Waveshare AC8265 Wireless NIC Module for Jetson Orin Nano/NX Supports 2.4GHz / 5GHz Dual Band WiFi and Bluetoth 4.2

Reliable dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.2 module for Jetson Orin Nano/NX—compact, affordable, and easy to integrate. Great for AI edge projects.

Easy to install, easy to find drivers online Works great in my thin client! 5G,24G N,B,G networks!

Works perfectly well in my Jetson. The wifi works great. I used a wifi dongle before but sometimes they seem to have a slight delay. An internal wifi works magnificently better.

I recently purchased this Waveshare AC8265 Wireless NIC Module for Jetson Nano and when I went to attach the included IPEX antenna connectors, only one IPEX connector would stay connected. A computer friend who deals with IPEX antenna connectors verified that the one IPEX connector that would not stay connected to the Waveshare module was badly damaged, but also verified that the male connector on the Waveshare module was ok and undamaged. I therefore suspect that I received a returned product and not a brand new Waveshare module as the damaged IPEX antenna connector did not have its attachment hardware installed which was laying in the bottom of product box. I was able to salvage the Waveshare module by purchasing a replacement IPEX antenna connector that fit the Waveshare module. A friend of mine later purchased a Waveshare module, from Waveshare, that came with all of the components (module, IPEX antenna connectors, and antennas) in one large anti-static bag with the Waveshare module in its own anti-static bag therefore proving that I received a returned product. The Waveshare WiFi module works great in my Jetson Nano SBC and I would recommend this WiFi module to anyone who needs to add WiFi to their Jetson Nano. The Jetson Nano Ubuntu Mate OS found the module right away and allowed me to connect to my home WiFi router without a problem.

I purchased this module specifically for the Jetson Nano, and it works perfectly, but I noticed that the board fits M.2 headers which means it could easily be used for any M.2 equipped device.

⚠️ Heads up for Jetson Orin Nano buyers: this card does NOT work on JetPack 6.2. NVIDIA stripped wireless drivers out of their kernel, the card is detected by lspci but no wlan0 ever appears. Bluetooth works, Wi-Fi doesn’t. Same issue affects all M.2 PCIe Wi-Fi cards, not just this model. The hardware itself is fine, works great on a normal Linux machine, but the Orin Nano compatibility claim in the listing is no longer accurate.

Note: After it is all installed, make sure the center part of connector with cable attached has not begun to unscrew itself from the rest of the connector. Its easy to fix, but an easy problem to miss if you do not know it is a 2 piece connector.

One of the challenges of living on the bleeding edge with new platforms like the Jetson Nano is that you never know what will work and what will not work. I purchased this wifi kit, and was pleased to see it works very well, and connects directly to the Nano. You will use certain words you should not when you try and get the little antenna connector snapped onto the board. Very tricky as you do not want to bend the connector, but it does take a lot of force. Just the nature of these connectors. Worked great for me.

Another flawless product that works!

Me sorprendió la rapidez de la entrega a pesar de que viene desde China. La tarjeta funciona muy bien con la Jetson Nano.

Installation très simple (éteindre et debrancher le Jetson, enlever 4 vis, brancher (il y a des encoches donc impossible de se tromper) Revisser et rallumer : la carte est reconnue automatiquement, il suffit juste de se connecter au réseau wifi. La portée est correcte

La reconoce sin instalar ningún driver adicional.

Works flawlessly with the Jetson Nano, which is to be expected seeing as that is it's intended use. Just slapped it on the board and there was no setup needed. I wish everything was this easy when it comes to development. Using it with the metal WaveShare case for the Jetson Nano has no compatibility issues either, it SMA-RP connectors fit perfect and once tightened, are nice and snug. Only disadvantage to the metal case is the fact it is screwed shut, so if you wanted to switch between USB & DC Barrel jack, you will need to unscrew the case to make the change. Also, makes it harder to access any other headers you may need access to and the headers are angled to the side, so there is the possibility for compatibility issues if using something designed to sit on the bare board.