Compatible/Incompatible USB Wireless

The following list contains adapters tested by the community (additional to QNAP's official list at http://www.qnap.com/en/index.php?lang=en&sn=4062). QNAP does not take any liability for the correctness.

Please note that vendors may change the used chipset in new versions without changing the product name.

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Compatible USB Wireless

Brand	Model	H/W Ver.	F/W Ver.	QNAP Model	QNAP F/W Ver.	Reporter	YYYY.MM	Chipset	Comments
Planet	WNL-U553			NMP1000	1.1.3	Q	2009.10	Ralink RT2770 chipset
Linksys	WUSB600N	-	V2	TS-210	3.8.1	-=V@STV$T=-	2013.01	Ralink RT3572 chipset	Sometimes needs a restart of the qnap system but 99% of the time it works like a charm!
Planet	WNL-U554			NMP1000	1.1.3	Q	2009.10	Ralink RT3070 chipset
Planet	WNL-U554A			NMP1000	1.1.3	Q	2009.10	Ralink RT3070 chipset
Digitus	DN-7043-2			NMP1000	1.1.3	Q	2009.10	Ralink RT3070 chipset
Digitus	DN-7044-1			NMP1000	1.1.3	Q	2009.10	Ralink RT3070 chipset
D-Link	DWA-131	A1	1.20	TS-412 TS-210	3.7.3 Build 20120801 3.8.1 Build 20121205	Q2 LLcoolS	2012.08 2013.01	Realtek RTL8191SU	This one is nice because it's micro in size and doesn't protrude from the unit (not likely to snap etc).
Monoprice	MS-WN687N1			TS-412	4.0.2	Vincent	2014.08	Realtek RTL8188	Monoprice PID 8072. Sometimes reports not getting an IP, but a restart does the trick.

                                                                                                           

Incompatible USB Wireless

Brand	Model	H/W Ver.	F/W Ver.	QNAP Model	QNAP F/W Ver.	Reporter	YYYY.MM	Chipset	Comments
Digitus	DN-7054			NMP1000	1.1.3	Q	2009.10	Ralink RT2870 chipset
D-Link	DWA-142	A1	V1	TS-210	3.8.1	-=V@STV$T=-	2013.01	Chip 1: Marvell 88W8362 chipset /Chip 2: Marvell 88W8060
Linksys	WUSB300N	-	V1	TS-210	3.8.1	-=V@STV$T=-	2013.01	Chip 1: Marvell 88W8362 chipset /Chip 2: Marvell 88W8060
2COM	WIFISTICK	usb 2.0	V1	TS-210	3.8.1	-=V@STV$T=-	2013.01	unknown (wild guess is atheros-chipset am not sure i didn`t detroy the antenna)	Radiated power 30dBm 5 Meter USB extension Range up to 2.5 KM Waterproof and corrosion-resistant Very suitable for outdoor applications 2.4GHz with data transmission rate up to54Mbps IEEE Standards support: IEEE 802.11b / g Advanced security features zoals WEP, WPA and WPA2 USB 2.0 interface compliant with USB 1.1 Compatible with Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, VISTA, MAC, Linux and Windows 7
Edimax	EW-7811Un			TS-412	3.7.3 Build 20120801	Q2	2012.8	Realtek RTL8188CUS
ASUS	USB-AC56	A1		TS-669L	4.1.0 Build 20140612	Q2	2014.07	https://wikidevi.com/wiki/ASUS_USB-AC56	You can see the hardware is detected by dmesg, however nothing shows up in the wireless tab