Netgear A7000
Netgear A7000
Availability: now
Manuf (OEM/ODM): Delta Networks
FCC approval date: 30 June 2017
(Est.) release date: 16 August 2017
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD): $69.99
Country of manuf.: Taiwan
Interface: USB
USB 3.0
Connector: Male A
Form factor tags: dongle (w/ large antenna)
ID: 0846:9054
Windows: USB\VID_0846&PID_9054
FCC ID: PY317100368
IC ID: 4054A-17100368
WI1 chip1: Realtek RTL8814AU
Probable Linux driver
See this ew-7833uac driver on Edimax
See also aircrack-ng rtl8812au repo on GitHub
USB ID not yet observed in any mainline kernel /
this list (note: outdated)
(see also passys)
Windows driver
see Realtek's website
Antenna connector: none
abgn+ac, 3x4:3
Flags: 256QAM, flip-up antenna, DFS
For a list of all currently documented Realtek chipsets with specifications, see Realtek.
AC1900 WiFi USB Adapter
"2976556201" is silkscreened on the board in the FCC photos.
The Edimax driver EW-7833UAC_Linux_Driver_4.3.21 linked to on the right works with Ubuntu 16.04 Kernel 4.4.0-116 if you add the Netgear device ID.
Add the line
{USB_DEVICE(0x0846, 0x9054),.driver_info = RTL8814A}, /* Netgear - A7000 */
to the CONFIG_RTL8814A section in <driver source folder>/os_dep/linux/usb_intf.c.
It's line 213 in the version mentioned above.
Then make, and sudo make install as described in the readme.
