With the adapter plugged in, a scan for networks lists those available but I can't connect to the one I need. The SSID has a space in it which I believe is a known issue? I can't change the SSID just for the scope as everything else in the house would stop working. So the answer to my original question is I suspect it will work, just that it can't work with my configuration at the moment. Well, it was only £5 and maybe they will fix the problem in the future.