0cf3:1002 TP-Link TL-WN821N v2 / TL-WN822N v1 802.11n [Atheros AR9170]

Qualcomm Atheros Communications

Vendor ID
0cf3
Product ID
1002
Combined
0cf3:1002
Decimal
3315:4098

What is this device?

This is the USB identifier for a TP-Link TL-WN821N v2 / TL-WN822N v1 802.11n [Atheros AR9170] manufactured by Qualcomm Atheros Communications. The vendor ID 0cf3 is registered to Qualcomm Atheros Communications with the USB Implementers Forum, and 1002 is the product ID that Qualcomm Atheros Communications assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 0cf3:1002 Qualcomm Atheros Communications TP-Link TL-WN821N v2 / TL-WN822N v1 802.11n [Atheros AR9170].

How to identify it on your system

Linux

$ lsusb
Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0cf3:1002 Qualcomm Atheros Communications TP-Link TL-WN821N v2 / TL-WN822N v1 802.11n [Atheros AR9170]

You can filter directly with lsusb -d 0cf3:1002, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 0cf3:1002. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=0cf3, idProduct=1002.

Windows

In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:

USB\VID_0CF3&PID_1002
USB\VID_0CF3&PID_1002&REV_0100

From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_0CF3&PID_1002"

macOS

$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
    TP-Link TL-WN821N v2 / TL-WN822N v1 802.11n [Atheros AR9170]:
      Product ID: 0x1002
      Vendor ID: 0x0cf3  (Qualcomm Atheros Communications)

Driver help

Having driver issues with this device? Most USB devices are handled by a generic class driver; if yours shows up as an unknown device, confirm the ID above first, then check the manufacturer's downloads page. Qualcomm Atheros Communications official support →

Raw usb.ids entry

The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:

0cf3  Qualcomm Atheros Communications
	1002  TP-Link TL-WN821N v2 / TL-WN822N v1 802.11n [Atheros AR9170]

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