• Chipset: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9880-BR4A
• Antenna: 3xIPEX connectors, 3T3R
• Interface: PCIe
• Output Power up to 20dBm
• Support: Linux, OpenWRT

Product Overview

 WPEA-352ACNRB is a IEEE 802.11ac wireless adapter that operates in 2.4GHz and 5 GHz bands, available in PCIe mini card form factor. Featuring QCA9880 chipset, the WPEA-352ACNRB dramatically increases the overall throughput up to 1.3Gbps with 3 x 3 MIMO technique. Leveraging the revolutionary WiFi 5 technology, WPEA-352ACNRB sets a new benchmark in throughput and range, making it ideal for consumer and enterprise applications, such as video, voice and data transmission. The WPEA-352ACNRB is backward compatible with 802.11a/n and fully supports industry standards compliant security.

 It supports 3T3R (3×3) technology, which runs up to 433Mbps (11an MSC15) and 1.3Gbps (11ac VHT MCS9). The WPEA-352ACNRB supports 20/40/80MHz and 256-QAM to maximize bandwidth efficiency. Adopting the latest 802.11ac solution, WPEA-352ACNRB is ideal for next-generation high throughput enterprise networking solution.  Incorporated with advanced security encryption, such as 64/128-bits WEP, WPA, WPA2, and 802.1x, it helps prevent users’ devices from malicious attacks. 

• Chipset: Qualcomm Atheros QCA9882-BR4A
• Antenna: 2xIPEX connectors, 2T2R
• Interface: PCIe: WLAN
• Output Power up to 20dBm
• Support: Linux, OpenWRT

The WPEQ-256ACN is powered by Qualcomm Atheros QCA9882 radio chip and features 2×2 WiFi 5 technology for higher throughput performance, reliability and range. It is designed to meet the demanding performance requirements of critical embedded applications.

 The WPEQ-256ACN dramatically increase the overall throughput up to 867Mbps. Leveraging the revolutionary WiFi 5 technology, WPEQ-256ACN sets a new benchmark in throughput and range, making it ideal for consumer and enterprise applications, such as point of sale, gaming machine and medical equipment.

 Chipset: Qualcomm Atheros QCN9072

• Antenna: 2 x IPEX connectors, 2T2R
• Form Factor: Mini PCIe
• Interface: PCIe
• Support: Linux (Open Source) - Linux driver adapts open source driver ath11k, minimum kernel version requirement is 5.17.

 Categories: AP Specialized, Full Size Mini PCIe, Mini PCIe, PCIeTags: 11ax, 2T2R, Popular, Wifi 6, Wifi 6E

In deed it’s considered as the next generation of the QCA9280 ( WLE200NX ). But the driver is different, so it’s not directly replacement without any integration effort. 

802.11ac/a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Combo Half Mini PCIe Module (WiFi 5), Qualcomm QCA6174A-5, 2T2R

• Chipset: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174A-5
• Antenna: 2 x IPEX connectors, 2T2R
• Interface: PCIe: WLAN
• Output Power up to 18dBm
• Support:Windows 7/8.1/10, Linux (Open Source), Recommend Kernel v4.0+

802.11ac/a/b/g/n Wi-Fi Combo Half Mini PCIe Module (WiFi 5) Qualcomm QCA6174A-5, 2T2R

• Chipset: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174A-5
• Antenna: 2 x IPEX MHF4 connectors, 2T2R
• Form Factor: Half Mini PCIe
• Interface: PCIe: WLAN
• Output Power up to 18dBm
• Support:Windows 7/8.1/10, Linux (Open Source), Recommend Kernel v4.0+