New adapter from Alfa?? And the name of it AWUS036ACH and it has RTL8812AU chip as they say. Well it looks prety nice.
Hardware Specification Interface USB 3.0 Micro-B Antenna Connector Detachable RP-SMA female connector Antenna High-sensitivity dual-band dipole antenna Wireless Specification Standard Wireless IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11ac Frequency 2.4GHz / 5GHz Data Rate 802.11a : 6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54Mbps 802.11b : 1, 2, 5.5, 11Mbps 802.11g : 6,9,12,18,24,36,48,54Mbps 802.11n : up to 300Mbps802.11ac: up to 867Mbps Wireless Security WEP 64/128 bit,WPA-PSK,WPA2-PSK, Cisco CCX OS supported Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.1 32/64bit MacOSX Intel-based 10.4 or later Linux kernel 2.4 or later http://www.alfa.com.tw/products_show.php?pc=137&ps=225 @Muzanill appears so? http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2240801
To all intents and purposes, it looks the same spec as the AWUS036AC (RTL8812au), but in a palm style adapter case design. The native USB 3.0 port means if your still rocking USB 2 ports then you won't maximize any potential speeds to be had unless you add in a PCI/PCIe USB 3 card and connect that way instead. Putting it in a larger palm style case however, may mean more potential that the power can be cranked up and things should run cooler/with better component spacing. But starting with the AC series, ALFA no longer seems to be inclined to supply power level information in their documentation on their adapters anymore only grandiose claims of speed which you'll never attain unless your sat on top of the router. This wasn't the case before with the 036NHV and below ilk. They did specify power levels for prior models, although if you're unlucky enough to be in europe it's all a con on those specifications anyway. RTL8812AU still doesn't support monitor mode in Linux. Your still in practically the same boat as the 036AC/036NHV. Which means no deauth, no handshakes, and no WEP cracking. Only good use is for Windows/MAC. And if you already own an 036AC already I just don't see the point unless it fits in a squid holder which the 036AC doesn't. * Although the ACH is now listed at ALFA's official site, there's also these models too available but no official announcements @alfa. http://www.alfanetwork.no/Alfa-Netw...ng-Range-USB-Adapter/cat-p/c1000028/p10500286 052NH (Same casing as 036ACH but orange and black, although the RT3572 chipped 052NH listed there is specced as 802.11ac which I have serious doubts about the validity of that) (And for all intents your getting the same chip as the 051NH v2 RT3572 except with extra dual antennas with the 052NH, if that's the case there's no point in having an 051NH v2 model for the same chip with a single antenna) and... http://www.alfanetwork.no/Alfa-Netw...-USB-adapter-cd-free/cat-p/c1000028/p10500203 036NHC (Which has actually been up a few months already and looks kind of interesting with an inbuilt signal amplifer) Since the 036ACH actually went official and they use the same casing design for all three, it should only be a matter of time before the others appear (or so you would think).
052NH contains some output power numbers and some sensitivity ones http://www.alfanetwork.no/Alfa-Netw...ng-Range-USB-Adapter/cat-p/c1000028/p10500286
Which seem ok as for output power on N networks but sensitivity are a bit lower than NHV? Do we know if 052NH supports monitor and injection?
It should as it's Ralink RT3572 (same as 051NH v2) but with an extra antenna. RT2770/3070/3572 should all be covered by the rt2800usb linux driver. Attention: AWUS036ACH has USB 3.0 port is not compatible with older USB standards. Source : http://translate.googleusercontent....036ach&usg=ALkJrhhsHgQEp3KEG1SSlD255AeJSl65Vg Being only on USB 2.0 ports at the most personally, that's me out the picture from buying one. I can't justify the extra cost of having to buy a PCIe USB 3.0 card while at the same time having to shell out for the adapter as well.
So 052NH seems like an interesting purchase when it comes to shops. What's your comments about sensitivity and output power?
Hi all, what is the sensitivity for the below 3 channels for this product? 11b: -dBm 11g: -dBm 11n: -dBm Thanks in advance!
hi there im actually looking for a new wifi adapter as mine previous 1 is dead any suggestion i have been following up with alfa product but i dont see the rtl8187l chipset product or any other brand im looking for a 1 time investment as i dont have much cash to put into this adapters --- Double Post Merged, 26 Apr 2016, Original Post Date: 21 Apr 2016 --- Bump --- Double Post Merged, 1 May 2016 --- Any1 tested the adapter?? Looking for suggestions for a new adapter please help
Hello. How would you compare the Alfa AWUS036ACH to other 802.11ac models? (power, sensitivity, speed) COMFAST CF-7500AC 1200M TP-Link Archer T4UH Asus AC1300 USBAC56R All of them are considered good on some review but they are not compared against each other, and some don't publish are specs.
