ASUS USB-AC56

abgn+ac (AC1300)
Wireless-AC1300 Dual-Band Wi-Fi USB 3.0 Adapter
Homepage	Product page
WikiDevi.wi-cat.ru	ASUS USB-AC56
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	ASUS USB-AC56R v1.4
Serial number prefix	90IG00A0-BM0N00
Interface	USB 3.0
Connector	Male A
Form factor	dongle
ID:0b05:17d2 Windows: USB\VID_0B05&PID_17D2
FCCID	MSQ-USBAC56
ICID	3568A-USBAC56
Board ID	1246-01000119-50U
Chip1	Realtek RTL8812AU
OUI: D8:50:E6 (1 E, 1 W)
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
Other
Manuf/OEM/ODM	Edimax
Additional chips 5GHz Power Amplifier IC;Skyworks;SE5003L1;5003L1, 215DT, 1216 MY;2;
Probable Linux driver Realtek vendor driver (8812au) Driver version 5.3.4 available on Edimax site (select EW-7811UAC on Edimax download page) See also aircrack-ng rtl8812au repo on GitHub USB ID not yet observed in any mainline kernel / this list (note: outdated) (see also passys)
Windows driver see Realtek's website
Retail
FCC approval date	12 September 2013
(Est.) release date	30 September 2013
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD)	$70
UPC	886227407484 (UPC DB, On eBay)
EAN	4716659407508 (UPC DB, On eBay)
ASINs	B00FB45USW B00GGLL5TC

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

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

"1246-01000119-50U" and "USB-AC56 V1.4" appears to be silkscreened on the board in the FCC photos. This adapter is using two Skyworks (SiGe) SE5003L1 High Power 802.11ac (5GHz) WLAN Power Amplifiers.

The other RFICs may be from Epicom..

The USB ID for this device is found in the driver set for Edimax EW-7822UAC.

Realtek Linux driver set for the 8812au states the manufactuer is Edimax.

• Warning: The ASUS USB-AC56 adapters sold in the EU do not support channels higher than 140 under Windows 10. There are no relevant settings to configure, so the only solution is to return the adapter. Adapters sold directly by Amazon (US) do not have this limitation.

Links of Interest

Reviews

• Featured in SmallNetBuilder's AC1200 USB WiFi Adapter Roundup
• Images and stuff on The Tech Revolutionist

dongle form factor, RP-SMA connector w/ external 5dBi antenna

See also

• List of ASUS Wireless Adapters
• ASUS AC products Tables
• ASUS Wireless AC Networking Solutions