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AI7688H User Manual
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Wi-Fi chipset) is used in the following example, but the process is similar if you’re using a
different Wi-Fi dongle.
Before you start to install related packages to enable the Wi-Fi dongle, it’s recommended
to install a package called usbutils that provides information on the Wi-Fi dongle. To
install usbutils, you need to configure the AI7688H to the Station mode first and then
execute the opkg update:
and opkg install usbutils commands to install the utility:
After the utility is installed, you’ll need to install the driver package for the Wi-Fi dongle.
Insert the Wi-Fi dongle into the USB port of the AI7688H and type the command lsusb to
see the product information of the dongle:
You’ll see the Wi-Fi dongle is based on Ralink RT2870 Wi-Fi chipset from the output of
the lsusb command. This information is important to identify the correct driver to be
installed. Next, type the opkg list | grep Ralink command and you’ll see all available
packages related to Ralink, as shown below: