BT Dual-Band Wi-Fi Dongle N 600

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BT Dual-Band Wi-Fi Dongle 600
BT Dual band 2x2 Wireless USB Dongle for Windows
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Platform
BrandModelRev
BT Dual-Band Wi-Fi DongleN 600
Model Part Number
075715
Interface
USB 2.0
Connector
Male A
Form factor
dongle
ID:0a5c:bd17 (1 addl. devices)
Windows: USB\VID_0A5C&PID_BD17
FCCID
none specified
Chip1
Broadcom BCM43236

OUI: none specified

MIMO status
2x2:2
Wireless Standards
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n
802.11n
up to 300/300 Mbps
802.11g
up to 54 Mbps
802.11b
up to 11 Mbps
802.11a
up to 54 Mbps
Operating Frequency
2.4 or 5 GHz
Other
Manuf/OEM/ODM
SGE WNA699U5N3 .GW82-5.8G

Probable Linux driver
presumably none
brcmfmac (in backports)
supports rev. 3 chips, which appear to be
43236B's non-B chips appear to be rev. 2 only and
do not use the fullmac driver model
USB ID first seen in kernel v3.4 (2012-05-20)
(see also passys)

Windows driver
try 5.100.68.46 (possibly 6.30.145.26) for XP
note: 5GHz support disabled as it seems to be broken - replace BCM43XNGD with BCM43XNMD in .inf file for your device if you wish to test it
or 5.100.68.46 for Vista/Win7
not working? let me know

Retail
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD) $53.50
EAN 5016351515167
(UPC DB, On eBay)
ASIN B00D84GVF8 Flag of the United Kingdom (1-2).svg
multiple uses
 Chip1 brandChip2 brand
BT Dual-Band Wi-Fi Dongle AC 900Broadcom
BT Dual-Band Wi-Fi Dongle N 600Broadcom

For a list of all currently documented Broadcom chipsets with specifications, see Broadcom.

For a list of all currently documented BT device with specifications, see BT.

300 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.),
300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = AN600 class

Overview

This is a Broadcom BCM43xx based adapter (0a5c)

43a0	BT Wi-Fi Dongle
43a1	BT Dual-Band Wi-Fi Dongle
43a2	BT 802.11ac Wireless USB Adapter

Possible USB IDs follow...

  • USB\VID_0A5C&PID_BD13 (default BCM4323 ID)
  • USB\VID_0A5C&PID_BD16 (default BCM4319 ID)
  • USB\VID_0A5C&PID_BD17 (BCM43236 802.11abgn 2T2R)
appears to be used by the BT Dual-Band Wi-Fi Dongle N 600
  • USB\VID_0A5C&PID_BD1D (BCM43526 802.11abgn/ac 2T2R) usb
appears to be used by the BT Dual-Band Wi-Fi Dongle AC 900
  • USB\VID_0A5C&PID_BD1E (default BCM43143 ID) usb
  • USB\VID_0A5C&PID_BD1F (default BCM43242 ID) usb
  • USB\VID_0A5C&PID_43A0 (BCM43235 2.4GHz band only, 802.11bgn)
appears to be used by the BT Wi-Fi Dongle N 300
  • USB\VID_0A5C&PID_43A1 (unknown, dual band, 802.11abgn)
  • USB\VID_0A5C&PID_43A2 (unknown, dual band, 802.11abgn/ac)

For some unknown reason, with driver will also install WinPcap along with it.

It is likely similar to the AirTies Air 2410.

Links of Interest

Support page (alternate)
Drivers (alternate)
WinXP drivers available via Windows Update (.cab file)
On shop.bt.com
Datasheet

USB ID seems to be the default 43236 ID (0a5c:bd17),
but it's a rev. 2 chip - not a 43236b

Notes

Additional specifications, per BT's datasheet

  • Weight: 12.5 g
  • Dimension:: 80 mm x 28 mm x 9 mm
  • Giftbox barcode: 5016351515167
  • Overpack (40x Giftbox) barcode: 05016351822265