Looking for a macOS 15.3.2 compatible USB WiFi Dongle

[carlcaulkett]

• Mac Mini M1 - 16GB Ram
• macOS 15.3.2 Sequoia
• TP-Link TL-WN823N v4.0 - USB WiFi Adapter

I have a situation where the WiFi available where I live is quite weak. It is powerful enough for my iPhone, iPad and Linux laptop to connect and use, but it the signal is not being detected by my Mac Mini M1. I figured that a cheap way to try to solve this problem would be to obtain a USB WiFi Dongle and see if that can pick up the signal.

To this end, I've just taken delivery of a `TP-Link TL-WN823N` USB WiFi Dongle, but after trying and failing to get it to install, I learn from contacting TP-Link's support that the drivers are not suitable for any macOS version > 10.15 😮

So, does anyone know of a brand of USB WiFi Dongle that is completely compatible with macOS 15.3.2?

I should add that I am running an Apple Mac Mini (Silicon).

This is the error I got when the installation process "finished"...

 

[Bigwaff]

So, does anyone know of a brand of USB WiFi Dongle that is completely compatible with macOS 15.3.2?

As far as I know, there is not an officially supported USB WiFi adapter product that works with Sequoia. There are Realtek USB WiFi adapters which can work with macOS, however, you will have to disable some security features and install an unsupported driver. You can read about it here -

USB Wireless Adapters for Big Sur, Monterey, Ventura, Sonoma and Sequoia

UPDATE: 2/13/25 You can still use this method with Sequoia 15.x but it requires a new method to disable Gatekeeper. sudo spctl --master-disable no longer works to accomplish that. Chris1111 has a small script that helps you do this...

www.tonymacx86.com

Update: I just realized you have an Apple Silicon Mac. The Realtek driver "hack" is for macOS Intel only. Sorry.

 

[Grumpus]

Many wireless "range extenders" can also behave as access points. This tp-link re450 worked well for me as an AP in the past, but there are many other examples.

 

[carlcaulkett]

Hi, @chris1111 if you are around, is there any chance of some advice on this issue, since you seem to know this subject from front to back? 😉

 

[Fishrrman]

Just wondering, but is ethernet available?
If it is, just use that instead.

 

[carlcaulkett]

Sadly, not at the moment. It's a complicated situation...