Review on 🔌 EW-7822ULC: Edimax AC1200 Wi-Fi USB Adapter with Web 2 & MU-MIMO Support for Windows, Mac OS, Linux by Jeffrey Mosqueda

Works but very crappy software driver and support. You can get it to work, but the speeds aren't as advertised. See below. Updated Review: Remember this is USB 2.0 so there is a speed bottleneck even when connected to 802.11AC. Claimed speeds are ".to". 300 Mbit/s at 2.4 GHz and 866 Mbit/s at 5 GHz. On a 2012 MacBook Pro with Mojave 10.14 I get 173.5 Mbps on the 5 GHz band and 144.4 Mbps on the 2.4 GHz band. For comparison, when I use the built-in Wi-Fi, which is 802.11n, I get 217Mbps on 5GHz and the same on 2.4GHz. So if you're thinking of boosting the speed of your local Wi-Fi by using it in place of the existing 802.11n radio in your computer, it seems you (and I) are out of luck. Better stick to the on-board radio. It remains to be seen if the USB 3.0 adapter will deliver faster speeds, but this one is coming back to Revain. BTW, I got this adapter working with Linux Ubuntu by downloading the generic Linux driver. Original Review: Driver download from Edimax website. and trying to install it on Mac OS X will drive you crazy. The reason is that the installation package uses WPS and I flashed DDWRT on the Asus RT-AC6600. I spent several hours and finally found a solution. Not sure if this part is needed, but if you're using DDWRT or Tomato, open the router page and make sure the enable reset button is set to 'enable'. If you are NOT using a DDWRT firmware router, note that the standard Asus and other router firmware often support WPS, which is insecure but useful). You can then use the PBS button on the router to connect or enter the PIN code that appears on the screen after installing the Edimax software. But with DDWRT the driver installation didn't work. I have a blinking PIN that I couldn't enter anywhere because DDWRT doesn't support WPS. If you're in the same boat, here's what to do.1. Download and install the Pacifist app.2. Go to Edimax website and download the zip file "EW-7822ULC_Mac_Driver".3. Unzip the .zip file but don't install it yet.4. Instead, open Pacifist and select "Install Package" and then navigate to "Installer.pkg" in the unzipped folder. After the installation is complete, restart your Mac.6. You will get a WPS dialog with a changing PIN and an option to use PBS. I think I pressed the button on the router just in case, but the dialog box stayed.7. You should now see a new green cigar icon in the menu bar. If you click on that, you should see available networks. So turn off your Mac's Wi-Fi and connect to the desired network using the new entry in the menu bar. The cigar function changes to a bar graph of connection strength, and you're now connected via 802.11ac if your router supports that protocol (Wave 2 with Edimax, by the way, which is good). It took me a long time to discover it. Thanks to ATechpoint on YouTube for this solution! And to the person who mentioned it elsewhere in a comment on a similar device. I hope this helps and saves you a lot of time looking for a solution. For your health!