D-Link DWA-131 Wireless N-300 Mbps USB Wi-Fi Network Adapter

BrockLyfe: Works great with VCM2. Needs two for it to work correctly, one for the laptop (even if the laptops has Bluetooth) and one for the VCM. Ford tech here that bought my own VCM2 and wanted to go wireless and I use this, my laptop and VCM2 3-4 times a day. Not an issue at all, highly recommend over the same thing on the rotunda website for 4x the money.

United States on Apr 16, 2023

MT: La clé ne s'active plus après upgrade en windows 10.
Pas de drivers compatible sur le site de D-Link :(

France on Oct 11, 2015

ClinchMtnMan: Once installed this worked well. The installation was on an older Windows XP desktop. I could not get it to connect to a brand new D-Link router. After fiddling with it for some time I called D-Link Tech Support. The Tech was VERY patient and helpful. After going through all the normal steps he finally asked me to reset (restart) the router. That seemed to do the trick. Likely installation on a newer PC would have been easier. High praise for excellent D-Link tech support! I would still recommend this unit as it does the job and good tech support is, to me, the reason I stay with D-Link products.

United States on Jan 04, 2014

V: If you wrote a negative review for this, you should be ashamed! This little baby works flawlessly... As for it getting hot like some people complained, you guys are really little girls.. it barely gets hot at all, just WARM. What do you expect from such a tiny piece lol.

As for the signal problems or people saying it disconnects.. um YEAH If you are just starting up the computer don't expect it to be insta-connected, it takes a little bit but it's well worth it. Not once has it DISCONNECTED On me, show some patience people. This may also happen when you come out of sleep mode so don't be impatient.

Although I haven't tested it at super ranges, it serves it's purpose very well connecting my desktop in another room to the other side of the house. Very good product I HIGHLY Recommend it. Enjoy being wireless :D

United States on Oct 29, 2010

John M Lindsey: I purchased this because my Belkin Wireless-G USB adapter was sticking out about 4 inches from my laptop and suffered from frequent clumsy-hand bumps and disconnects. I saw this on sale and it seemed perfect. I got it in one day with my free Prime 2-day shipping (thanks for being on the ball Amazon!). This thing is fantastic. It's as small as you think it is, and it sticks out less than an inch from my laptop. The blue activity light on it is a little bright, but I got used to it quickly. Signal quality is outstanding; much better than my laptop's previous internal wifi, and it sees 26(!) networks in my vicinity (my Belkin adapter saw 12). This has been worth every penny so far.

United States on Jul 19, 2010

Juan A. Baez III: This is a great little adapter. It gets pretty good reception throughout my apartment and in hotels that I've been in. I haven't really seen how far it will go but where I've gone it's been perfect. The d-link software is pretty seamless, and very unobtrusive. All you see is the little taskbar icon pop up when you boot, not some huge splash screen like the belkin I had previously.

On the downside, while at Origins game fair there was a public 'g' network that it could not connect to. Once I removed it and used my laptop's native 'g' connection I connected with no troubles. The d-link just wasn't having it. Everywhere else I've been it connecting quickly with no issues though. The other downside is that after using it a while it gets pretty hot to the touch. Doesn't affect it's performance, just something I noticed.

Pros: Tiny, Unobtrusive software, Good range
Cons: It gets hot, Sometimes has trouble with non 'n' networks

United States on Jul 13, 2010