NetComm NP920

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abgn (AN600)
Dual Band WiFi USB Adapter
NP920-hi-res-2.jpg
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Platform
BrandModelRev
NetComm NP920
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

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

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

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

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

Overview

The Windows driver for this device has three device IDs specified...

  • 0a5c:bd13 (default BCM4323 ID, probably)
  • 0a5c:bd16 (appears to be 2.4GHz only)
  • 0a5c:bd17 (default BCM43236 ID, probably)

Netcomm indicates this device is using BCM43236 in their datasheet, therefore, it is assumed it is using the default BCM43236 USB ID. The revision (BCM43236 / BCM43236B) is not known.

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