Due to poor performance with them, we moved away from recommending micro usb 
for 2.4 only clients...  We now recommend a 802.11ac 2x2 USB adapter, typically 
the Linksys  (AC1200) WUSB6300. To provide the best user experience possible, 
we always keep a couple on hand to issue out for affected students. The big 
downfall we have found with these is the size, but for the price point you 
can't beat the performance.


T.J. Norton
Wireless Network Architect
Network Operations

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On Aug 28, 2017, at 6:47 PM, Johnson, Christopher 
<cbjo...@ilstu.edu<mailto:cbjo...@ilstu.edu>> wrote:

Good Evening,


1.       Has anyone had any experience and would recommend a particular 5GHz 
Wifi Micro USB adapter for students that have a Windows Laptop with a 2.4GHz 
only integrated adapter?

2.       How is the quality/performance of a 5GHz Micro USB Adapter?

a.       I can’t imagine it performing as well as a laptop with Wi-Fi antennas 
integrated throughout the monitor.

b.       Would it be better to recommended the internal Wi-Fi NIC be swapped 
out for another compatible model – although I could see this being an issue if 
the antennas weren’t dual-band capable.

Thank you and have a great night!

Christopher Johnson
Wireless Network Engineer
AT Infrastructure Operations & Networking (ION)
Illinois State University
(309) 438-8444
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