ALFA AWUS036AXML 802.11axe WiFi 6E USB 3.0 adapter AXE3000, Tri Band 6 GHz, Gigabit Speed up to 3Gbps, TAA Compliant
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Product Description
New WIFi 6E Technology
AWUS036AXML is a new WiFi 6e (802.11axe) tri-band 2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz WiFi USB adapter. It supports speeds up to 3000Mbps when used with a compatible WiFi 6E router (there are various stream models of WiFi 6E routers, 800- 1200 mbps will be a more common speed with most routers).
USB 3 high speed
It comes with a 2-in-1 USB-C / USB-A cable, so even your laptop/PC does not have USB-C, you can use standard USB-A.
The dual RP-SMA antenna connectors allow for changing the higher gain or directional antenna to increase the connection distance.
Detachable Antennas
Boost speed for home computers, travel, or gaming
Designed for Microsoft Windows 11, it is also compatible with Microsoft Windows 10. It’s MediaTek MT7921AUN chipset also makes it a compatible Linux solution. It is the perfect upgrade for your home computer, laptop, or PC gaming system to bring them up to the latest standard.
Technical Specifications
Chipset MediaTek MT7921AUN IEEE 802.11 standards a/b/g/n/ac/ax Frequency 2.4 GHz (20 / 40 MHz); 5 GHz (20 / 40 / 80 MHz); 6 GHz (20 / 40 / 80 MHz) Data rate 2.4 GHz up to 600 Mbps; 5 GHz up to 1200 Mbps; 6 GHz up to 1200 Mbps USB connector USB Type-C Antenna connector 2x RP-SMA (female) for WiFi Antenna 2x 5 dBi external antennas Dimensions 85 x 63 x 20 mm (3.4 x 2.5 x 0.8 inches) Operating temperature -25°C – 75°C (-13°F – 167°F) Operation voltage 5 V OS support Windows / Linux
Connect to the WiFi 6E 6 GHz band for increased throughput speed on your laptop or desktop computer.
Features special Mediatek chipset originally designed to boost throughput in video intensive streaming televisions- with beamforming technology and 6 GHz channels, WiFi has never been faster!
Fast AXE3000 WiFi speed, up to 3Gbps, 2.5x faster than WiFi 5, backwards compatible with 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac WiFi.
Includes 2x detachable 5 dbi gain antennas- powerful reception included or upgrade to compatible directional or higher gain antennas. No limits!
USB 3.0 cable includes USB-C and USB-A connectors, suitable for all modern laptop and desktop computers.
Compatible with any router or mesh WiFi system; works best with WiFi 6E routers. Requires WiFi 6E router to access 6GHz. This is what is known as a client or receiver, and connects to your computer or laptop. It is not a WiFi router and not compatible with cell phones or televisions.
Requires Microsoft Windows 10, 11 (32/64-bit). For connecting to 6GHz WiFi band Windows 11 is required. Windows 10 only supports 2.4/5GHz. Best performance with USB 3.0; backward compatible with USB 2.0. Eco-friendly packaging does not include CD disc as most modern computers do not have CD drive. Enclosed Quickstart guide contains driver download link.
Note: No driver to support Mac OS version beyond 10.15, nor support M1/M2 chipset.
Supports WPA3, the latest WiFi security standard.
Customers say
Customers like the quality of the network interface controller adapter, saying it’s well made and provides a stable connection. They also say it’ll work with OpenWRT and is rock solid. However, some customers have reported issues with performance and ease of use. They say it didn’t work for them, stopped working after 4 months of daily use, and was difficult to setup on Linux OS.
AI-generated from the text of customer reviews
Andrew Dodd –
Rock solid with OpenWRT
I use this in combination with a GL.iNet GL-MT3000 travel router to rebroadcast a local wifi signal on my own SSID – this allows me to avoid having to log every device into the network, solves the incompatibility of Chromecasts with hotel captive portal setups, and have all of the connected clients tunnel through a VPN even if they don’t directly connect to the VPN themselves. This plugs into the router’s USB port, and connects to the local site AP, while all clients connect to the MT3000.This device is supported well in OpenWRT’s master branch (and maybe the 23.x releases?)The only minor issue, and it’s kind of a known quantity for Alfa’s high-power long-range units, is that it’s a power hog and will not work reliably with the MT3000 using that router’s stock power supply which is undersized – you need to inject extra power into the system to have it be stable. But that’s more of an issue with the MT3000 than this product.
Amazon Customer –
Excellent choice!
I have nothing bad to say about this product. It was plug and play on my raspberry pi 5 and instantly had the fastest wifi in the house and i have 2 kids on summer break during a heatwave sucking all the wifi they see up. Excellent buy! I would buy it again and recommend it to everyone
ssouth –
Did not work for me.
After many failed attempts, driver downloads, and lenghty tech support; it never installed correctly in Windows 11. I subsequent purchase from another manufacturer installed without issue.
A customer –
Works with Debian
I use this to give Debian-based guest VMs running in KVM/QEMU a way to get internet access without involving the host, by plugging it into a USB port and assigning it to the VM. The insane magic incantations required to get some Alfa Realtek adapters to work on Linux is not needed. This provides a nice, stable, strong connection when working on the laptop two floors away from the access point.
Diego Ilan Tevelev Tenenbaum –
Doesn’t support monitor mode
The quality looks nice and the feel looks of superb quality. I was dissapointed that it doesn’t support monitor mode on Kali. Apart from that all was good.
lee –
5.5 Stars. This is a nice adaptor.
Kali linux
Alexander P. –
Triggers a bug in some OpenWrt access points
This WiFi adapter comes with a long USB-C cable and accessories that help mount it in a spot with a good signal – e.g., high on the wall. The experience is plug-and-play on Linux, but a driver needs to be installed on Windows. A link to the driver download is given within a leaflet that comes with the adapter. Windows 11 complains that not many people run the driver installer and that it could be malicious, which is, of course, false.I previously left a one-star review highlighting a weak transmitter and very slow upload speeds as compared to AWUS036ACM, especially under Windows (AWUS036ACM: 193 Mbits/sec, AWUS036AXML: 33.7 Mbits/sec). This turned out to be caused by a long-standing bug in the access point (Linksys E8450 reflashed to OpenWrt). OpenWrt was driving the wireless card in the AP into advertising an out-of-spec 160 MHz mode, which somehow worsened the connection even though the 160 MHz bandwidth was not actually used.I hereby correct the review, as it is unfair to punish a wireless adapter for a bug in the access point firmware. The OpenWrt bug applies to 802.11ax access points and routers based on MediaTek chipsets. Avoid such routers, or search the Open forum for a fix (thread: “802.11ax worse than 802.11ac with mt76 driver?”), or do not install OpenWrt on them, and this wireless adapter will serve you well.
DH –
Works out of the box in Linux
MT7922 chip has in kernel drivers in recent kernels. Worked in x86_64 arch Linux and a RaspiOS bullseye install on an Rpi3. Tested via hostapd to make an access point, and everything was just plug play, charge the config text file and bam DIY access point. For bonus stability, disable Bluetooth if you don’t need it.Power is decent, made it about 25m through 3 walls from the house to the garage on 2.4ghz, about as good as my old R7000 router could do.Alfa stuff is not the cheapest out there, but it is well made.
jorge –
La uso con Kali Linux y es plug&play, coge mucha señal y es perfecto para auditorÃas wifi 100% recomendado
Géraldine –
Ik heb deze nog maar even kunnen testen maar het stelt me helaas toch een klein beetje teleur tot op heden alvast. Vrij omslachtige instelling, nochtans prachtig en handig ontwerp om in the field te gebruiken, dit ga ik dan ook volgende week testen. Hopelijk doet het wat het moet doen. Beetje twijfelachtig momenteel qua verbinding ook. Ik vind het echt jammer want het zou héél makkelijk zijn zeker voor mensen die veel fieldwerk moeten doen.
JEREMY –
Excellente sensibilité, très performant
baldassare daidone –
Salve vi comunico che dovete migliorare i driver x windows 10/11. perche riscontro una maggiore velocita in upload e minore in download, essendo lontano un paio di metri dal router wifi 6.
sebrem –
Die Installation unter Debian war mit einem aktuellen Kernel und dem entsprechenden Firmwarepaket problemlos möglich.