ALFA Network AWUS036AC

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AC1200 Wireless USB 3.0 Adapter with External Antenna
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Platform
BrandModelRev
ALFA Network AWUS036AC
Interface
USB 3.0
Connector
Male A
Form factor
dongle
ID:0bda:8812 (3 addl. devices)
Windows: USB\VID_0BDA&PID_8812
FCCID
Chip1
Realtek RTL8812AU

OUI: none specified

Antenna Connection
RP-SMA
MIMO status
2x2:2
Wireless Standards
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
802.11ac
up to 867 Mbps
802.11n
up to 300/300 Mbps
802.11g
up to 54 Mbps
802.11b
up to 11 Mbps
802.11a
up to 54 Mbps
Operating Frequency
2.4 or 5 GHz

Additional chips
5GHz Power Amplifier IC;Skyworks;SE5022T;SiGe, 5022T, <...>;2;

Windows driver
see Realtek's website

Retail
FCC approval date 26 August 2014
UPC 989898877362
(UPC DB, On eBay)
Newegg 9SIA8UD38E3211
ASIN B00MX57AO4 Flag of the United States.svg
 Chip1 brandChip2 brand
ALFA Network AWUS036ACRealtek
ALFA Network AWUS036ACHRealtek
ALFA Network AWUS036ACMMediaTek

For a list of all currently documented Realtek chipsets with specifications, see Realtek.

For a list of all currently documented ALFA Network device with specifications, see ALFA Network.

867 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan.),
300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = AC1200 class

Overview

"AWUS036AC-V020" is silkscreened on the board in the FCC photos.

802.11ac AC1200 USB 3.0 Wireless Adapter with External Antenna
USB 3.0 Male A , USB ID: 0bda:8812 , FCC ID 2AB878812
AC1200 Wide Range USB 3.0 Wireless Adapter with External Antenna
USB 3.0 Female Micro-B , USB ID: 0bda:8812 , FCC ID ???
Picture of AWUS036ACH v020 circuit board an other informations
Tested driver for kernel < 4.x.x. until now
Tested driver for kernel => 4.x.x until now
802.11ac AC1200 Dual-Band USB 3.0 Adapter
USB 3.0 Male A , USB ID: 0bda:8812 , FCC ID ???

See also ALFA Network AWUS036 series..

Notes

Linux driver

  • There is a linux driver available directly from ALFA's own
Downloads page which was last updated on 5/7/2015.
lsusb output:
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0bda:8812 Realtek Semiconductor Corp.

Device Descriptor:
bLength 18
bDescriptorType 1
bcdUSB 2.00
bDeviceClass 0 (Defined at Interface level)
bDeviceSubClass 0
bDeviceProtocol 0
bMaxPacketSize0 64

idVendor 0x0bda Realtek Semiconductor Corp.
idProduct 0x8812
bcdDevice 0.00
iManufacturer 1 Realtek
iProduct 2 802.11n NIC
iSerial 3 123456
bNumConfigurations 1

Configuration Descriptor:
bLength 9
bDescriptorType 2
wTotalLength 53
bNumInterfaces 1
bConfigurationValue 1
iConfiguration 0
bmAttributes 0x80
(Bus Powered)
MaxPower 500mA