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 update
sudo apt install -y linux-headers-$(uname -r) build-essential dkms git libelf-dev
mkdir ~/src && cd ~/src
git clone https://github.com/morrownr/8814au.git
sudo ./install-driver.sh

**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.

sudo ./edit-options.sh

Documentation for Driver Options is included in the file 8814au.conf.

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