Alfa Long-Range Dual-Band AC1200 Wireless USB 3.0 Type-C Wi-Fi Adapter w/2x 5dBi External Antennas – 2.4GHz 300Mbps/5GHz 867Mbps – 802.11ac & A, B, G, N
$64.99
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Description
Price: $64.99
(as of Sep 02, 2024 10:18:34 UTC – Details)
Product Description
Plug into incredible wireless performance.
Alfa’s powerful, long-range, dual-band AWUS036AC Wi-Fi adapter delivers blazing-fast wireless speeds for even the most demanding data hogs. This is the ideal solution for any home or office in need of dependable connectivity. It is small, lightweight and more capable that any wireless card built into your PC and laptop. The USB 3.0 interface provides for an easy connection to your laptop, desktop, or other compatible device, and brings you all that heavy-lifting capacity for streaming, gaming, and downloading.
Highly Secure Access
The little Alfa is an alpha performer in the wireless security arena, supporting WEP 64-Bit, WEP 128-Bit, WPA-PSK, and WPA2-PSK standards. Now you can operate freely knowing that your privacy is protected with the most up-to-date protocols.
Small; Big on Convenience
The largest speed boosts really do come in the smallest packages! Measuring in at a compact 85 x 26 x 12mm and weighing in at a lightweight 25g, this adapter easily stows away for travel and conveniently hides away under your desk, etc.
Plug & Play Power
No cables to pull and no prayers to the Wi-Fi gods necessary. Just connect the included USB 3.0 cable, plug the other end into your device, install the driver, and enjoy hassle-free performance. Includes quick setup guide and driver install CD.
Unmatched Performance
Thanks to the high-performance 802.11ac AC1200 chipset, support for the most demanding Internet activity is built right in. Go ahead: Binge-watch your favorite show, game away, stream large video files, and even handle heavy sync jobs.
Dual Removable Antennas
Two high-gain 5dBi dual-band antennas supersede all performance benchmarks of wireless cards and other network connectivity solutions. Their removable design also adds flexibility and upgrading to accommodate even greater signal range.
Driver support for Windows XP/ Vista / 7 / 8 / 8.1 and Windows 10, Apple MacOS 10.4 to 10.12 and Linux
Built-in signal amplifier dramatically extending the signal coverage
Customers say
Customers like the quality, signal strength, and range coverage of the network interface controller adapter. For example, they say it’s built for the future of Wi-Fi, has excellent range, and picks up long distance signals. That said, some complain about the connectivity, compatibility, and ease of setup. For instance, they mention that the connection completely dropped off, and that the drivers are not well supported. Opinions are mixed on ease of set up.
AI-generated from the text of customer reviews
Amazonian –
Works fantastic
My Wifi Antennas were connected to the back of my PC. And my PC was in a cabinet. Needless to say not the ideal situation for a good signal. The signal would massively fluctuate down to no bars at times. Always stayed connected though. But couldn’t even get my full internet speed.I started looking around for Wifi Adpaters so I can place one on top of the cabinet and out in the open. I figured I might as well spend the extra money and get a good one. I also got a new USB 3 hub. And bought a short USB 3 adapter so I can plug the Alfa into it and have it standing straight up for great reception (see attached photo).My computer is on the 3rd floor, and my router is on the 2nd floor in the Kitchen. The signal has to go through sheetrock, marble tile, some thick cork underlayment, and really tough bamboo flooring. It’s working beautifully. The signal is rock solid. I’m actually getting faster internet speeds than I even thought I had. I’m only using the 5 Ghz wireless N though right now. I don’t have an AC router yet. But since AC works off the 5 Ghz spectrum it should be great too.I should note that my photo shows different Antennas, that’s because I had some other pretty robust ones I put on instead of the stock ones. The Stock ones are totally fine though. I’m not sure it mattered, it’s just I already had them and the wire inside looked to be thicker, I figured maybe it offers less resistance and that could help. So I threw them on. The stock ones are plenty good quality though and were working great.I wish Amazon would put this one higher on the search results, I had to go pretty far to find this. I almost bought an older one that was cheaper but didn’t look as good or have the newest specs.It’s USB 3, it’s wireless AC, it’s the newest version. It works fantastic. Spend the little bit of extra money and get this one.*I’d also like to note that I did NOT install any of the drivers or software or anything on the CD. I just plugged it in and Windows 10 did everything instantly. I’d suggest you also do the same. You should really never use CD drivers or software. It’s almost always out of date for anything you are installing. Either let windows do it or go download the latest and most up to date from a manufactures website.
Glenn Janssen –
Much improved signal strength and reliability!
The Alfa Long-Range Wi-Fi Adapter has greatly improved the signal strength and the reliability of the connection. It works great and has extended my range for working in a challenging environment with a router in the main building and our work environment in a separate building.
jpn311 –
Fast connection in a pinch
My main desktop computer died and all I had was an older desktop with no wireless built in. Running ethernet was not an option for me, so I purchased this item and just moved the hard drives over. Set up was fast and easy, and it connected to my router without issue. It worked well enough that I put off replacing the desktop and I still use it for the internet connection for it today. I mostly use a laptop now, but I still rely on this unit when I need to access my larger archive drives. The speeds stay consistent and it has never once dropped the connection like I have experienced with some other brands.
Gary Gregg –
Works Great, but is a Challenge to Set Up with Linux
This is a great little product. My old Dell desktop had been Internet capable using an Ethernet cable only, no WiFi. However, it is no longer my primary computer for software development activities. I have a new developer-edition laptop for my desk, along with a large external monitor. The old desktop is still quite usable, but needed to be moved away from a wired connection. So I bought this product. I had bought the desktop system in approximately 2009, and it had had Windows Vista installed. The system had become unusable due to slow response, and I had become disgusted with the poor quality of many Windows releases. So I saved-off a lot of files using a thumb drive, erased Vista, and installed Ubuntu Linux back in 2013. So…back to this product. It is advertised for compatibility with Windows and MacOS, and comes with an install disk for these systems. The disk appeared also to contain a driver for Linux, but I could not install it this way…an error occurred for which there were no specifics. However, I did find instructions on the Internet for downloading a compatible driver, using “sudo apt install…” Something like that. Just look it up if you need to; I don’t remember specifically what I did. But it can be done. So I am typing on this system right now using the wireless connection. The system and I are downstairs, but my modem is upstairs.
Jonas Laurio –
Beware Linux users! Not so Linux friendly.
First I would like to say that it is possible to get this product to work on Linux, but it definately is NOT OOB supported! Even the box says Linux kernel 2.4 or more recent, which I doubt that is true…There are different drivers for the Alfa, some are hacked or forked and those simply do not work well. I could not get the “official” drivers from the manufacturer website to install (requires kernel module compilation and that fails).For Ubuntu or Mint users there is a version of the driver that is installable and works great – however it requires you to have two development files installed which are not installed by default. SO you have to already have the driver and those two files downloaded or backed up somewhere to get internet. Why are these not installed by default??? I have no idea, but it’s definately not good.If anyone needs the info, these are the required files to be downloaded before install (I use Linux Mint 19.2):rtl8812au-dkms_4.3.8.12175.20140902+dfsg-0ubuntu8_all.deblibc6-dev_2.27-3ubuntu1_amd64.deblibc-dev-bin_2.27-3ubuntu1_amd64.debYou install the libc dev files first. If dkms build fails upon install of the rtl8812au driver, then open a terminal and go to the /usr/src/rtl8812au-4.3.8.12175.20140902+dfsg directory and do a “make install” manually. I tested it on default 4.15 and 5.0 kernels.On Windows 10 it is configured by default, but the performance is pathetic. After automatic install and a reboot, Windows Update pulls a new driver for the Alfa and that new one (in my case 7/19) work ok.Not what I expected, but once properly installed and configured it has some great performance 🙂
Matt –
Fully compatible with Linux mint. Very directional compared to my laptop so depending where I am have to adjust and the speeds werenât significantly higher (I have a good wifi card so itâs not surprising).With an upgrade available you get WPA3 security and fairly decent range although I might opt to swap out for dual 10dbi gain antennas.Packet injecting and monitor mode definitely supported
Jesús –
En mi caso la estoy usando en parrot sec, y por lo que se no tiene problemas con kaliFunciona genial la inyeccion de paquetes y el modo monitor, ningun problema con aireplay-ng ni nada de esoAhora respecto a los drivers en linux solo busca el modelo en la pag oficial de alfa y en la seccion de descargas te muestra como instalar o verificar si los tienes instaladosResuemen: la quieres para pentesting wireless?Es una buena eleccion
Asif –
Very good product, learning internet security.
Tachyony –
Impressive for so little price. Works straight off on Windows 11. Not tested on Linux, but other reviews say it will work with a driver install.
vagedis –
works well with kali 2022.4, but drivers will most likely become an issue in future releases for this realtek chipset