C7 and no wired ethernet

[tim.ocallag]

My son bought the C7 (not doing his research) and found out that it doesn't have wifi connection.
The C8 wasnt out at the time he purchased....not sure if he could return/upgrade as its new.....
but assuming that not to be the case
is there a ethernet to wifi adapter I can plug into the C7 and make it usable ?

[csteele]

[2.2.5] - Use USB WiFi dongle with your C5/C7 hub

There is now a way to use some WiFi dongles with your C5/C7 hub. As of now, earlier models are not supported - they run a very different version of the operating system. Since there is no separate USB port, connecting an external USB device requires an OTG + power cable. The link points to the particular cable I've used, but there probably are others out there. For the sake of full disclosure, we do not earn commissions from any of the devices mentioned in the links. Connect USB power cable to…

I have one for a C-7 I tried it out on years ago. Worked fine for me, but it was just a lark. The hub I added it to was already hard wired so I didn't need WiFi. I really just wanted to be able to, and have all the pieces, should I have a need to wander around my house with a Hub in my hand

[bertabcd1234]

Adding to the above, you can also find this documented at:

Network Setup

You can do this on any model C-5 or newer; you just need a wired connection to set it up first on any model older than a C-8.

[tim.ocallag]

Any specifics on the wifi dongle you used?

Thanks all the info!

[672southmain]

See paragraph 4 in the above-linked post for the list of supported dongles, with links to them.

Current version supports TP-Link long range , TP-Link mid-range , and TP-Link nano USB WiFi adapters. Pick one that best suits your range and packaging requirements.

[tim.ocallag]

thanks much ...that looks do-able !