Zyxel NWD2205 WiFi dongle Plug and Play OK

Now I am testing the other WiFi dongle Zyxel NWD2205.  I plugged the thing in and rebooted.  Again, surprise!  The WLAN is automatically connected! This time a new IP addresses is assigned.  So I jumped to the conclusion that Debain is smart to do the folowing.

1.  If the same dongle is plugged into two RPi's then two IP addresses will be assigned.

2.  If a new dongle is plugged in, a new IP addressed will be assigned.

I first thought that my old dongles seems not that up to date and if I should buy a new one, for about 100 dollars.  But now I found that this two dongles has a big advantage - that is, they have a LED to indicate if the device is connected to WLAN and also if there is any data transfer.  The Zyxel dongle has one more advantage of using the LED push button to do WPS connection.

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Zyxel NWD-2205, 300MB USB WLAN CHF 24.90

https://shop.klingler.net/product-details.php?productid=10021

Zyxel NWD-2205 300MB Mini USB WLAN Stick

Description

The compact, lightweight design of the ZyXEL NWD2205 Wireless N-lite USB Adapter offers excellent portability. Users can easily plug NWD2205 to a USB connector on desktop or laptop computers to upgrade the network speed instantly.

In addition, the bundled USB cable makes it convenient for users to adjust the direction of NWD2205.


This adapter was tested directly on the Raspberry Pi B without requiring external power supply through USB hub.


Warranty: 12 months bring-in


Technical data

Compliant with 802.11n standard

Backwards compatible with 802.11 b/g

Datarate Transmit: 300Mbps

Datarate Receive: 300Mbps

Power consumption Transmit: 315mA

Power consumption Receive: 250mA

Wireless security: WEP, WPA (WPA-PSK), WPA2 (WPA2-PSK), 802.1x

Soft AP mode support

Wirless peer-to-peer connection support

Dimension: 36mm x 18mm x 6mm

Weight: 3g

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