ASUS USB-AC55

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abgn+ac (AC1300)
Wireless-AC1300 Dual Band USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter
Homepage	Product page
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	ASUS USB-AC55
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	ASUS USB-AC55 A1
Interface	USB 3.0
Connector	Male A
Form factor	dongle w/ cradle
ID:0b05:17eb Windows: USB\VID_0B05&PID_17EB
FCCID	MSQ-USBAC55
Chip1	MediaTek MT7612U
OUI: none specified
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
Other
Flags: 256QAM, desktop cradle
Probable Linux driver mt76 (WIP) USB ID first seen in kernel v4.19 (2018-10-22) (see also passys)
Windows driver see MediaTek's website
Retail
Availability	common
FCC approval date	14 November 2014
Newegg	9SIA4RE8C91033
ASINs	B00Q6KRLUU B016YJQ3L0
Country of manuf	China
FCC ID ASUS USB-AC54 MSQ-USBAC55
Chip1 brand Chip2 brand ASUS USB-AC55 MediaTek ASUS USB-AC55 B1 Realtek

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

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

• 867 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan.),

• 400 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan., 256-QAM) = AC1300 class

Overview

• 802.11ac 5th generation chipset gives dual-band 2.4/5 GHz for up to 867Mbps
• 256QAM technology increases wireless-N data rate from 300Mbps to 400Mbps
• 2.4/5 GHz selectable dual bands increase signal clarity for HD multimedia
• USB 3.0 connection for wireless networking with desktop and notebook PCs

• ASUS USB-AC55 • FCC ID: MSQ-USBAC55 (11/14/2014)

Wireless-AC1300 USB 3.0 Adapter • MediaTek MT7612UN

• ASUS USB-AC55 B1 • FCC ID: MSQ-USBACRU00 (05/07/2018)

Wireless-AC1300 USB 3.0 Adapter • Realtek RTL8812BU

See also: List of ASUS Wireless Adapters

Links of Interest

Drivers

• Wireless-AC1300 ASUS USB-AC55 (0b05:17eb) on Ubuntuforums

Pictures

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