D-Link DWA-160 rev B2
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D-Link DWA-160 B2
Manuf (OEM/ODM): Alpha Networks WUS-ND12
FCC approval date: 15 December 2011
Country of manuf.: China
Interface: USB
USB 2.0
Connector: Male A
Form factor tags: dongle
ID: 2001:3c1a
Windows: USB\VID_2001&PID_3C1A
FCC ID: KA2WA160B2
WI1 chip1: Ralink RT5572
Probable Linux driver
rt2800usb (since kernel v3.10,
in backports) or rt5572sta
USB ID first seen in kernel v3.10 (2013-06-30)
(see also passys)
Windows driver
seems to have been removed from MTK's site
Older Ralink drivers have been removed.
See the Wayback Machine
for some older driver sets (filter by EXE/ZIP)
Antenna connector: none
abgn, 2x2:2
| Chip1 brand | Chip2 brand | |
|---|---|---|
| D-Link DWA-160 rev A1 | Atheros | Atheros |
| D-Link DWA-160 rev A2 | Atheros | Atheros |
| D-Link DWA-160 rev B1 | Ralink | Ralink |
| D-Link DWA-160 rev B2 | Ralink | |
| D-Link DWA-160 rev C1 | Ralink |
For a list of all currently documented Ralink chipsets with specifications, see Ralink.
Xtreme N Dual Band USB Adapter
• Support page
"8WUSND12.1A1G" is silkscreened on the board in the FCC photos.
Linux 3.11 dmesg
usb 1-2: new high-speed USB device number 5 using ehci-pci usb 1-2: New USB device found, idVendor=2001, idProduct=3c1a usb 1-2: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3 usb 1-2: Product: 11n Adapter usb 1-2: Manufacturer: Ralink usb 1-2: SerialNumber: 1.0 usb 1-2: reset high-speed USB device number 5 using ehci-pci ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00_set_rt: Info - RT chipset 5592, rev 0222 detected ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00_set_rf: Info - RF chipset 000f detected ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht' usbcore: registered new interface driver rt2800usb ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Loading firmware file 'rt2870.bin' ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00lib_request_firmware: Info - Firmware detected - version: 0.29
lsmod
rt2800usb 27005 0 rt2x00usb 20713 1 rt2800usb rt2800lib 79963 1 rt2800usb rt2x00lib 55238 3 rt2x00usb,rt2800lib,rt2800usb crc_ccitt 12707 1 rt2800lib mac80211 596961 3 rt2x00lib,rt2x00usb,rt2800lib cfg80211 479757 2 mac80211,rt2x00lib
iw info phy0
Wiphy phy0
Band 1:
Capabilities: 0x2f2
HT20/HT40
Static SM Power Save
RX Greenfield
RX HT20 SGI
RX HT40 SGI
TX STBC
RX STBC 2-streams
Max AMSDU length: 3839 bytes
No DSSS/CCK HT40
Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 2 usec (0x04)
HT RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15, 32
TX unequal modulation not supported
HT TX Max spatial streams: 2
HT TX MCS rate indexes supported may differ
Frequencies:
* 2412 MHz [1] (20.0 dBm)
* 2417 MHz [2] (20.0 dBm)
* 2422 MHz [3] (20.0 dBm)
* 2427 MHz [4] (20.0 dBm)
* 2432 MHz [5] (20.0 dBm)
* 2437 MHz [6] (20.0 dBm)
* 2442 MHz [7] (20.0 dBm)
* 2447 MHz [8] (20.0 dBm)
* 2452 MHz [9] (20.0 dBm)
* 2457 MHz [10] (20.0 dBm)
* 2462 MHz [11] (20.0 dBm)
* 2467 MHz [12] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
* 2472 MHz [13] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
* 2484 MHz [14] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
Bitrates (non-HT):
* 1.0 Mbps
* 2.0 Mbps (short preamble supported)
* 5.5 Mbps (short preamble supported)
* 11.0 Mbps (short preamble supported)
* 6.0 Mbps
* 9.0 Mbps
* 12.0 Mbps
* 18.0 Mbps
* 24.0 Mbps
* 36.0 Mbps
* 48.0 Mbps
* 54.0 Mbps
Band 2:
Capabilities: 0x2f2
HT20/HT40
Static SM Power Save
RX Greenfield
RX HT20 SGI
RX HT40 SGI
TX STBC
RX STBC 2-streams
Max AMSDU length: 3839 bytes
No DSSS/CCK HT40
Maximum RX AMPDU length 65535 bytes (exponent: 0x003)
Minimum RX AMPDU time spacing: 2 usec (0x04)
HT RX MCS rate indexes supported: 0-15, 32
TX unequal modulation not supported
HT TX Max spatial streams: 2
HT TX MCS rate indexes supported may differ
Frequencies:
* 5180 MHz [36] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
* 5190 MHz [38] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
* 5200 MHz [40] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
* 5210 MHz [42] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
* 5220 MHz [44] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
* 5230 MHz [46] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
* 5240 MHz [48] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
* 5250 MHz [50] (disabled)
* 5260 MHz [52] (disabled)
* 5270 MHz [54] (disabled)
* 5280 MHz [56] (disabled)
* 5290 MHz [58] (disabled)
* 5300 MHz [60] (disabled)
* 5310 MHz [62] (disabled)
* 5320 MHz [64] (disabled)
* 5500 MHz [100] (disabled)
* 5510 MHz [102] (disabled)
* 5520 MHz [104] (disabled)
* 5530 MHz [106] (disabled)
* 5540 MHz [108] (disabled)
* 5550 MHz [110] (disabled)
* 5560 MHz [112] (disabled)
* 5570 MHz [114] (disabled)
* 5580 MHz [116] (disabled)
* 5590 MHz [118] (disabled)
* 5600 MHz [120] (disabled)
* 5610 MHz [122] (disabled)
* 5620 MHz [124] (disabled)
* 5630 MHz [126] (disabled)
* 5640 MHz [128] (disabled)
* 5650 MHz [130] (disabled)
* 5660 MHz [132] (disabled)
* 5670 MHz [134] (disabled)
* 5680 MHz [136] (disabled)
* 5690 MHz [138] (disabled)
* 5700 MHz [140] (disabled)
* 5745 MHz [149] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
* 5755 MHz [151] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
* 5765 MHz [153] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
* 5775 MHz [155] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
* 5785 MHz [157] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
* 5795 MHz [159] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
* 5805 MHz [161] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
* 5825 MHz [165] (20.0 dBm) (passive scanning, no IBSS)
* 4920 MHz [-16] (disabled)
* 4940 MHz [-12] (disabled)
* 4960 MHz [-8] (disabled)
* 4980 MHz [-4] (disabled)
Bitrates (non-HT):
* 6.0 Mbps
* 9.0 Mbps
* 12.0 Mbps
* 18.0 Mbps
* 24.0 Mbps
* 36.0 Mbps
* 48.0 Mbps
* 54.0 Mbps
max # scan SSIDs: 4
max scan IEs length: 2257 bytes
Coverage class: 0 (up to 0m)
Supported Ciphers:
* WEP40 (00-0f-ac:1)
* WEP104 (00-0f-ac:5)
* TKIP (00-0f-ac:2)
* CCMP (00-0f-ac:4)
Available Antennas: TX 0 RX 0
Supported interface modes:
* IBSS
* managed
* AP
* AP/VLAN
* WDS
* monitor
* mesh point
software interface modes (can always be added):
* AP/VLAN
* monitor
valid interface combinations:
* #{ AP, mesh point } <= 8,
total <= 8, #channels <= 1
Supported commands:
* new_interface
* set_interface
* new_key
* new_beacon
* new_station
* new_mpath
* set_mesh_params
* set_bss
* authenticate
* associate
* deauthenticate
* disassociate
* join_ibss
* join_mesh
* set_tx_bitrate_mask
* action
* frame_wait_cancel
* set_wiphy_netns
* set_channel
* set_wds_peer
* Unknown command (84)
* Unknown command (87)
* Unknown command (85)
* Unknown command (89)
* Unknown command (92)
* testmode
* connect
* disconnect
Supported TX frame types:
* IBSS: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* managed: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* AP: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* AP/VLAN: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* mesh point: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* P2P-client: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* P2P-GO: 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
* Unknown mode (10): 0x00 0x10 0x20 0x30 0x40 0x50 0x60 0x70 0x80 0x90 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0 0xe0 0xf0
Supported RX frame types:
* IBSS: 0x40 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
* managed: 0x40 0xd0
* AP: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
* AP/VLAN: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
* mesh point: 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
* P2P-client: 0x40 0xd0
* P2P-GO: 0x00 0x20 0x40 0xa0 0xb0 0xc0 0xd0
* Unknown mode (10): 0x40 0xd0
Device supports RSN-IBSS.
HT Capability overrides:
* MCS: ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff
* maximum A-MSDU length
* supported channel width
* short GI for 40 MHz
* max A-MPDU length exponent
* min MPDU start spacing
Device supports TX status socket option.
Device supports HT-IBSS.
lsusb -v
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 2001:3c1a D-Link Corp. DWA-160 802.11abgn Xtreme N Dual Band Adapter(rev.B2) [Ralink RT5572]
Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
idVendor 0x2001 D-Link Corp.
idProduct 0x3c1a DWA-160 802.11abgn Xtreme N Dual Band Adapter(rev.B2) [Ralink RT5572]
bcdDevice 1.01
iManufacturer 1 Ralink
iProduct 2 11n Adapter
iSerial 3 1.0
bNumConfigurations 1
Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 53
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
MaxPower 450mA
Interface Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 4
bInterfaceNumber 0
bAlternateSetting 0
bNumEndpoints 5
bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class
bInterfaceSubClass 255 Vendor Specific Subclass
bInterfaceProtocol 255 Vendor Specific Protocol
iInterface 5 1.0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x01 EP 1 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x03 EP 3 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Endpoint Descriptor:
bLength 7
bDescriptorType 5
bEndpointAddress 0x04 EP 4 OUT
bmAttributes 2
Transfer Type Bulk
Synch Type None
Usage Type Data
wMaxPacketSize 0x0200 1x 512 bytes
bInterval 0
Device Qualifier (for other device speed):
bLength 10
bDescriptorType 6
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64
bNumConfigurations 1
Device Status: 0x0000
(Bus Powered)
Wi-Fi Certified : WFA13105 (as of 10/26/2011)
Images
- from the FCC
close up of the chip
