Alfa Network Alfa USB Adapter AWUS036ACS

Was looking for a USB network adapter not Made in China and after some web research decided to give ALFA a go and while it doesn't specifically say Made in Taiwan on the box (see image), I doubt you'd get anything from Mainland China that says Taiwan on it and the website promises Made in Taiwan, so I'm good with that. Works fine, installation from CD is a tad clunky - fortunately we still have CD-ROM drives on our desktops but going forward, ALFA should make the download driver files a bit easier to find on their website (they're there, under Support > Downloads > WiFi USB adapter > [select model], but not linked from the product description). Still, all in all, very happy. Addendum: So we bought a second one for the office because for some reason the inbuilt Intel wireless struggled to maintain a stable link to the new fibre internet). The second dongle was a bit more of a faff, a) the CD-based installation failed to install the Realtek utility and I had to use the online driver and b) for some reason it wasn't showing all networks even though the PC right next to it was. On the bright side, tech support was very responsive and the problem went away by itself. But in the process I did find out that their recommendation is to have 3-5m distance between dongles. So if you're having issues and have more than one in close proximity, that may be an issue.

After setting up on parrot os it works as described the size is compact makes it easy to carry its plug and play works straight out the box and the range is incredible and picks up every network around my area even networks phones can’t pick up so in all fairness value for money and easy to install defo recommend

Good product, this brand is a guaranty. It doesn't work out-of-the-box with all OS, specially for Linux OS distributions. But the drivers installation is pretty easy. Definitely value for money.

This item works perfectly fine. Save much money instead of buying other expensive ones. Monitor Mode for VM Kali Linux. But note: you have to download some realtek latest drivers online or use the various snytas to update your machine for it work fine.

I needed a USB wifi adapter use on more than one Linux system. I selected this one as it has a well-known Realtek chipset and was reasonably priced. As I'd hoped, the device was instantly recognized by the OS in each case, so there was no messing about to get it up and running. Operationally, it has great specs and is far superior to the built-in wifi in terms of range and flexibility. Would be happy to recommend.

Good

Works great with kali raspberry pi. You need to install a driver but it definitely works. Nice product

Sounded like a nice compact alternative to the other Alfa adapter I have. Unfortunately although VMWare recognises it is a removable device. It does not appear in the settings even if connected.

Alfa network è famosa da sempre per la qualità e l'affidabilità dei suoi prodotti, e, anche in questo caso posso di per certo affermare che non si smentisce affatto, commercializzando, tra l'altro, un prodotto tanto compatto quanto potente. L' AWUS036ACS, basato sul chipset realtek rtl8812au, si presenta come un piccolo adattatore wireless di tipo usb 2.0, è compatibile con i più comuni standard wifi 802.11ac/a/b/g/n quindi di tipo dual band (può rilevare e collegarsi a reti wireless con bande a 2.4 e 5 ghz). Ho acquistato questo adattore prettamente per scopi didattici legati al penetration testing, in questo campo infatti l'adattatore svolge egregiamente il proprio lavoro essendo, tra l'altro, pienamente compatibile con la modalità monitor. Dal punto di vista dei driver, almeno per ciò che riguarda l'ambiente linux, ho avuto modo di testare l'adattatore in diverse distribuzioni: in alcuni casi (kali linux, blackarch), l'installazione dei driver potrebbe risultare difficoltosa, in quanto molte delle guide che possono essere reperite in rete fanno riferimento a procedimenti che finiscono col rilevarsi non funzionanti... è comunque imperativo, in questi specifici casi, utilizzare il terminal ed impartire il giusto comando. In altri casi invece (vedi ad esempio parrot os security, versione più recente al dì odierno) sono rimasto piacevolmente sorpreso dal fatto che l'adattatore viene riconosciuto automaticamente, senza quindi alcun bisogno di driver aggiuntivi. ultima nota che faccio è il prezzo (che attualmente oscilla tra 20-25€), che reputo contestualizzato all'articolo, ponderando qualità e specifiche del prodotto.

Works as advertised and in a small form factor. Easy to bring along and recognized by Kali Linux.

Very easy to install with kali linux. Monitor mode works perfectly.

I liked about it's packageing and install software easy to install no worrys better you would install old wireless usb driver after that you install this one

ALFA is one of the remaining high quality Taiwanese manufacturers of consumer wifi equipment. And this thing is reliable, I have never had it drop a connection. When I go to cafes or in my backyard I always receive a top notch connection on account of the big antenna. An activity indicator light lets you know when the device is active, and in the dark illuminates the antenna giving it a feeling of your data beaming into the air. It is an older spec device but it is still as fast as USB 2.0 will allow it, I have observed speeds up to the specified 444 UL/DL. I recommend ALFA to all the people I meet at hobby events.