Mar 18

WRITTEN BY: Peter Martin
Friday, March 18, 2011 

 In the good old days, before some bright spark decided to introduce RP types there were just two types of SMA and other similar connectors. The plug had a male pin and the jack had a female pin. Too easy.

The reverse SMA plug, RP-SMA plug,  instead, has a female pin (4th pic down) and the reverse SMA jack has a male pin (3rd pic down). Unfortunately there seems to be an increasing tendency to refer to the RP-SMA plug as "RP-SMA male". We use the term RP-SMA plug female pin , because, from what we know of sex, there are no male elements at all in RP-SMA plugs.   

RF Connectors Overview
	SMA Connector, Plug, Conventional male pin SMA3xxx-yyyy (yyyy describes cable type eg 0316 =RG316, 0058 =RG58)  SEE ITEMS ON CART
	SMA Connector,Jack, Conventional  female pin SMA8xxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART
	RP-SMA Connector, jack male pin SMA9xxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART
	RP-SMA Connector, plug female pin SMA6xxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART
	TNC Connector, Conventional, Plug Male Pin TNC3xxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART
	TNC Connector, Conventional, jack female pin TNC8xxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART
	RP-TNC Connector, Jack Male pin TNC9xxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART
	RP-TNC Connector, Plug female pin TNC6xxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART
	BNC Connector , Plug Conventional (shown) has male pin BNC3xxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART RP has female pin BNC6xxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART
	BNC Connector jack Conventional (shown) has female pin BNC8xxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART RP has male pin BNC9xxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART
	MMCX Connector, plug Conventional (left) has male pin MMCX3xxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART     RP   has female pin MMCX6xxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART
	MMCX Connector, jack Conventional has female pin MMCX8xxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART     RP has male pin MMC9xxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART
	N Connector,  plug Conventional  (shown) has male pin N3xxxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART RP has female pin N6xxxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART
	N Connector, jack Conventional (shown) has female pin N8xxxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART RP has male pin N9xxxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART
	MCX Connector, plug Conventional (shown) has male pin MCX3xxxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART RP has female pin MCX6xxxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART
	MCX Connector, jack Conventional (shown) has female pin MCX8xxxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART RP has male pin MCX9xxxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART
	SMB Connector Plug Conventional (shown) has female pin SMB3xxxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART RP has male pin SMB6xxxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART
	SMB Connector jack Conventional (shown) has male pin SMB8xxxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART RP has female pin SMB9xxxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART
	MC Connector Plug MC3xxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART male pin
	FME Connector, jack, female pin FME8xxxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART
	FME Connector, plug, male pin FME3xxxx-yyyy SEE ITEMS ON CART

What connector do I have on my card or Access point?

This is the best information we have on what connector you might need. However, we don't take any responsibility for the accuracy of this list so you'll need to check it out yourself or with your supplier. Sending us a photo of the connector can save a lot of time.

Please email any additional information, or corrections.

You'll also need to think about sex. :-) Usually, but not always, its RP jack (malepin) or conventional female jack  on the equipment and so you'll need RP plug  female pin or conventional male plug on the pigtail.

see also Connectors Overview

Wireless Product	Radio Connector
ORiNOCO and Avaya
ORiNOCO	MC Card
3Com
3Com Airconnect Access Point 3CRWE747A	MMCX
Apple
Apple	MC Card
Airport Extreme	MCX-Plug (Male)
Belkin
PC Card	RP-SMA
Breezecom / Avarion
Breezecom AP/SA/WB-10D	Prop SMA
Buffalo
Buffalo	MC Card
Cisco / Aironet
Cisco Aironet Bridges 340/350/1200, PCI card	RP-TNC
Cisco Aironet Bridges, PCI card	RP-TNC
Cisco Aironet PC Card	MMCX
D-Link
D-Link Air DWL-520, DWL-900AP, DI-713, DI-714, DI-614, PCI 520+	RP-SMA
Dell
Truemobile 1150 PC Card	MC Card
Enterasys Roamabout / Cabletron
Enterasys	MC Card
Enterasys Filotex	MC Card
HyperLink Routers SR2400
SR2400	RP-TNC
IBM
IBM Wireless PC Card	MC Card
IBM Wireless AP500	MC Card
Intel
Intel PRO/Wireless AP WEAP2011BK	RP-BNC
Intel PRO/Wireless AP WPCI5000	RP-SMA
Linksys
Linksys WAP11	RP-TNC male
Linksys WET11, WMP11 (PCI), WPS	RP-SMA male
Linksys WMP11 PCI Card	RP-SMA male
Netgear
All Access Points	RP-SMA male
Nokia
Nokia PC Card	SMA Right Angle
Proxim
Proxim RL/2 Bridge	RP-SMA
Proxim RL/2 PC Card	MMCX
Proxim Harmony 802.11 PC Card	RP-MMCX
Proxim Harmony 802.11 PCI Card	Rev Thread SMA
Proxim Harmony 802.11 AP	RP-TNC
Proxim Stratum MP	RP-TNC
Samsung MagicLAN
Samsung MagicLAN PC Card	MMCX
Samsung MagicLAN AP/PCI	Rev Thread SMA
SMC
SMC AP/Bridge	RP-TNC
SMC 2655W	MCX-Plug (Male)
SMC 2665W	MCX-Plug (Male)
Symbol
Symbol AP	RP-BNC
Symbol PC Card	MMCX
Toshiba
Toshiba AP	MC Card
US Robotics
USR Access Point	RP-TNC
USR 8022	RP-SMA
WaveAccess
WaveAccess 132	RP-SMA
Clarion Wireless LAN
Clarion M10	SMA Male
GRE
GRE Gina	RP-SMA
Lucent WaveLAN®
WaveLAN® Legacy	WaveLAN Proprietary
Maxtech
Maxtech	RP-SMA
Wi-LAN
Wi-LAN AWE22/45	RP-TNC
Wi-LAN AWE120-24	TNC-Male
Wi-LAN AWE120-58	N-Male
Zcomax
Zcomax XI300/1000	MMCX
Zcomax WL420/431/450	RP-SMA
Zoomair
Zoomair PC Card 4105	RP-SMA

Other useful sources of information.

http://madwifi.org/wiki/Compatibility

http://www.hyperlinktech.com/web/radio_to_connector_list.php