Hello.
I use RB751G-2HnD (6.13)
I plug USB WiFi WN722N(chipset AR9271)
Make restart.
It appears in reosurces->USB as 1:2 ATHEROS USB2.0 WLAN 12345 480Mbps.
But there is no interface in wlan interfaces (Just standart wlan0 for builtin wlan).
Please help me.
Thanks a lot!
Hello,
as I am right informed is MikroTik not supporting USB WLAN oder WiFi devices!
It can be might changing but as I know it, they don´t do so.
Is there any news on that?!
Can MT support WN722N(chipset AR9271)?
Would be nice to use that thing, surely would reise the hype for USB enabled RBs.
Please, answer if this dream can come true. 
Or not…
I,ve already ordered WN722N, if it is not going to be supported, I’ll send it as a gift to MT’s team
Anyone?
MT?
MikroTik not support WLAN over USB
Exactly this is confusing me.
I’ve bought an adapter (WN722N), and despite the wiki says that it is supported, it is not working. The behaviour is the same as in the 1st post.
According internet resources, this chipset (AR9271) used to be working although on 54g mode in versions of ROS below 6.0.
Any newer version is not supporting this usb device anymore.
Why MT drop this devices, since thyey are cheap, and used to work in some manner?
which package contains the usb support drivers?
Is it possible to downgrade only that package?
That way I should be able to backport the usb support.
MT should take into consideration the fact that usb wifi dongles ususaly are much cheaper than the minipci, and could be more versatile (using on laptos, desktops if neccesarry).
Even being not so reliable, it is the users’ choice to try it out. After all there’re a lot minipci cards, that are as much problematic as this one-and-only usb chipset 9271.
Normunds,
say something for christ’s sake!
To let you know, the last supported ROS version for the USB-Wifi is 5.17
Yes, sorry, I omit to not x86 systems.
WN722N are not listed and on 6.x version some drivers are removed… (check forum posts about this…)
What routerboard do you use? rb751G-2HnD?
What ROS do you use? Latest 6.15 with latest routerboot? If not, upgrade!
See tplink usb-wifi wn722N work in routerboard with ROS
Isn’t taht an error in the MT’s product phylosophy? Why removing this since the forums are alive about it?
I use rb751U-2HnD. ROS 6.15 wih latest firmware for that board: ar7240_3.13.fwf (see attachement)
Where can I see that tplink usb-wifi wn722N work in routerboard with ROS?
It’s strange that the system detects the usb device, but can not use it as an interface!
It’s strange that the system detects the usb device, but can not use it as an interface!
This can rally be, because MikroTik is only supporting the entire “Atheros chip set”
and not the whole device! And in normal as I am right informed, only x_86 devices
sorted with RouterOS are able to run them (USB WLAN apadters) if @honzam get it
working on a RouterBoard this might be not a guaranty for your self that it must be
running also at your RouterBoard!
P.S.
Mark thuis thread as a support call and then we will see what MikroTik staff is saying about this
situation!
You should be just right, but there are a lot of obvious records in the Web that wn722n used to work on RB like mine.
How to mark it as a support call?
Edit the first post in this thread and then click the angle under the subject and safe this again.
Submit this post as a bug report to MikroTik Technical Support:
Sorry after RouterOS 5.26 don’t support USB wlan because it caused system instability in RouterOS v6
done
I believe you, but can you plaese be so kind to provide the source of your information.
Does that mean there will be no support ever for the usb wlan?
Up & down. …
Does somebody knows if the USB wlan devices are working correctly on open wrt?
honzam - I’m very impressed ! Good job ! I will try …
mikrostart:
Can you try ROS 5.24 or older?
http://download2.mikrotik.com/routeros/5.24/routeros-mipsbe-5.24.npk
I have a RB951G-2HnD on ROS 5.26 and it works with the WN772N. 6.XX branch drops the functionality…