8814au
Linux Driver for USB WiFi Adapters that are based on the RTL8814AU Chipset.
- v5.8.5.1 (Realtek) (20191029)
- Plus updates from the Linux community
Features
- IEEE 802.11 b/g/n/ac WiFi compliant
- 802.1x, WEP, WPA TKIP and WPA2 AES/Mixed mode for PSK and TLS (Radius)
- IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac Client mode
- Supports wireless security for WEP, WPA TKIP and WPA2 AES PSK
- Supports site survey scan and manual connect
- Supports power saving mode
- Supported interface modes
- IBSS
- Managed
- AP (see *Bridged Wireless Access Point- located in the main directory of this repo)
- Monitor
- USB mode control
- Log level control
- LED control
- Power saving control
- VHT control (allows 80 MHz channel width in AP mode)
- SU Beamformee control
- SU Beamformer control
Please check repo for more information and current support.
Tested Hardware
Compatible Devices
- ALFA AWUS1900
- ASUS USB-AC68 AC1900 Dual-Band USB 3.0 WiFi Adapter
- Edimax EW-7833 UAC AC1750 Dual-Band Wi-Fi USB 3.0 Adapter
- Numerous products that are based on the supported chipset
Installation
Debian (Ubuntu , Kali, Linux Mint etc.)
sudo apt install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential dkms git libelf-dev
git clone https://github.com/morrownr/8814au.git
**Note:*- please reboot after installation
Driver Options
A file called 8814au.conf
will be installed in /etc/modprobe.d
by default.
/etc/modprobe.d/8814au.conf
This file will be read and applied to the driver on each system boot.
To edit the driver options file, run the edit-options.sh
script.
Documentation for Driver Options is included in the file 8814au.conf
.
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