--- product_id: 48005763 title: "Alfa Network AWUS036AC Long-Range Dual-Band AC1200 Wireless USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter w/2x 5dBi Removable External Antennas for Extreme Distance Connections - 2.4GHz 300Mbps / 5Ghz 867Mbps - USB Cradle Dock Included - Standard's 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11N, 802.11ac" brand: "alfa network" price: "NT$3315" currency: TWD in_stock: true reviews_count: 13 category: "Alfa Network" url: https://www.desertcart.tw/products/48005763-alfa-network-awus036ac-long-range-dual-band-ac1200-wireless-usb store_origin: TW region: Taiwan --- # Dual-Band 2.4/5GHz USB 3.0 SuperSpeed Interface AC1200 Speeds up to 867Mbps Alfa Network AWUS036AC Long-Range Dual-Band AC1200 Wireless USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter w/2x 5dBi Removable External Antennas for Extreme Distance Connections - 2.4GHz 300Mbps / 5Ghz 867Mbps - USB Cradle Dock Included - Standard's 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11N, 802.11ac **Brand:** alfa network **Price:** NT$3315 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > ⚡ Unlock Extreme Wi-Fi Power & Range — Stay Ahead, Stay Connected! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Alfa Network AWUS036AC Long-Range Dual-Band AC1200 Wireless USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter w/2x 5dBi Removable External Antennas for Extreme Distance Connections - 2.4GHz 300Mbps / 5Ghz 867Mbps - USB Cradle Dock Included - Standard's 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11N, 802.11ac by alfa network - **How much does it cost?** NT$3315 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.tw](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/48005763-alfa-network-awus036ac-long-range-dual-band-ac1200-wireless-usb) ## Best For - alfa network enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted alfa network brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **Plug & Play Freedom:** USB 3.0 interface ensures effortless setup and lightning-fast data transfer. - • **Next-Level AC1200 Speeds:** Experience turbocharged wireless with up to 867Mbps on 5GHz and 300Mbps on 2.4GHz. - • **Enterprise-Grade Security:** Robust WPA2-PSK and legacy encryption keep your connection locked tight. - • **Customizable Antenna Power:** Two removable 5dBi antennas with upgrade options to dominate any Wi-Fi environment. - • **Blazing Dual-Band Connectivity:** Seamlessly switch between 2.4GHz and 5GHz for ultimate speed and range. ## Overview The Alfa Network AWUS036AC is a compact, high-performance dual-band AC1200 USB Wi-Fi adapter featuring removable 5dBi antennas for extended range, USB 3.0 for ultra-fast data transfer, and broad OS compatibility. Designed for professionals demanding reliable, high-speed wireless connectivity with enterprise-level security, it outperforms built-in laptop adapters and supports all major Wi-Fi standards including 802.11ac. ## Description Incredible Performance from 2 Dual-Band Antennas>b/> Alfa's AWUS036AC is designed for those with a serious need for wireless Internet speed. Its 2x dual-band antenna (2.4GHz / 5GHz) setup lets you connect to AC networks at a tire-burning 867Mbps and to N networks up to a whopping 300Mbps. As the new wireless draft 802.11ac technology was developed to optimize the handling of heavy data transfer demands like video streaming and large files syncing, the AWUS036AC is the ultimate tool for taking advantage of the next wave in wireless connectivity. Yet, despite all its power and speed, this little Alfa comes in a really small form factor akin to a USB thumb drive.Removable Rubber Duck Antennas for Powerful Flexibility The AWUS036AC ships with 2 detachable 5dBi dual-band dipole antennas. While these are powerful in their own right, the RP-SMA female antenna port can accept antenna upgrades to boost your wireless range and signal even more. Once your antenna of choice is connected, this turns into a standalone Wi-Fi receiver that puts the connected world at your fingertips. Alfa is also seriously invested in your privacy, it includes support for enterprise class wireless security WEP 64-Bit, WEP 128-Bit, WPA-PSK and WPA2-PSK.No Introductions Are Needed Whether you're using a desktop, laptop or a netbook, the Alfa AWUS036AC requires no more than a USB port. Slide it in, install the Utility, and Connect to your network. The USB 3.0 interface keeps the connection to your computer strong and snappy at super transfer speeds of 5Gbps. Best of all, the Alfa measures just 85mm x 26mm x 12mm and weighs in at a super-light 25 grams so that it goes anywhere you do and brings wireless wonder along. It also by far outperforms the wireless cards that are built into newer laptops, and enhances both the range and signal quality at longer distances. Review: The best I've owned by far! - I was looking for a solution to allow me to utilise my parents Virgin Media broadband about 20 meters (crows flight), window to window. This gave me around 30% on 2Ghz and about 30 other routers started displaying my list I’d not seen before. I’ve since had my own VM BB installed, 100MB and on 5GHZ I’m hitting just over 100MB down / 6MB up (limited) all day long no problem. I work with large files, I’m always streaming video in the background and I cannot tell the difference between WIFI / cable. I’ve tested in on Windows 8/10, OSX El Cap, Linux and it’s been no problem. The routed is situated blow my room about 6 meters away with 100%. I can only get 60% on built in WIFI on a laptop. It’s an old house, thick walls so I’m happy. I would recommend this product, it’s well built, the aerials can easily be replaced / upgraded. I’ll defo be taking this when I go away too, hotels always have black spots, this should work a treat! I had also bought a USB3 desertcart cable for it too, which is very well built! http://amzn.to/2a7F3By It’s a really high quality cable, no problems experienced. Review: Amazing, best purchase of the year! - So let me set the scene: a long long time ago I bought a budget gaming PC, nothing too fancy just enough to play some games from yesteryear...or even yester-decade...or even yester-century. Anyway it came with one of those mini-dongles that you could swallow with a glass of water and it was hopeless. Loses connection easily, and if there was another USB device plugged into the adjacent slot it wouldn't work at all. One of my problems is that I'm upstairs and the router is downstairs with no possibility of being moved. So I began a journey of finding a replacement wi-fi dongle and with mixed reviews everywhere...and some outrageous prices I decided to plump for this one. It was a little more expensive than what I set out to buy but ultimately, if it worked, it would be worth it. So far so great! Full strength and been using it for a few days now and no problems thus far. Will have to see how it holds up to the age of time, but I really recommend this for anyone who is having trouble maintaining a connection. ## Features - Amazing Data Transfer Speeds: N 300Mbps, AC 867Mbps - Wide Range: Includes 2 Dual-Band (2.4GHz / 5GHz) Removable 5dBi Rubber Duck Antennas - Wireless Security: WEP 64-Bit, WEP 128-Bit, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK - Supported Standard’s: 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11N, 802.11ac - Supports Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.1, Mac 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10 (10.10 Download required) & Linux ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | ASIN | B00MX57AO4 | | Best Sellers Rank | 20,972 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 167 in USB Computer Network Adapters | | Brand | ALFA Network | | Brand Name | ALFA Network | | Color | Black | | Colour | Black | | Compatible Devices | Desktop, Laptop, Netbook, Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.1, Mac 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, Linux | | Compatible Operating System Family | Windows | | Compatible devices | Desktop, Laptop, Netbook, Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.1, Mac 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, Linux | | Country of Origin | Taiwan | | Customer Reviews | 4.1 out of 5 stars 1,828 Reviews | | Data Link Protocol | USB | | Data Transfer Rate | 300 Megabits Per Second | | Data link protocol | USB | | Global Trade Identification Number | 00613635623584 | | Hardware Interface | USB | | Hardware interface | USB | | Item Dimensions L x W x H | 8.5L x 2.6W x 1.2H centimetres | | Item Weight | 25 Grams | | Manufacturer | ALFA Network | | Manufacturer Part Number | AWUS036AC | | Model Number | AWUS036AC | | Number of Items | 1 | | Number of Packs | 1 | | Product dimensions | 8.5L x 2.6W x 1.2H centimetres | | UPC | 613635623584 989898877362 | | Unit Count | 1.0 count | ## Product Details - **Brand:** ALFA Network - **Colour:** Black - **Compatible devices:** Desktop, Laptop, Netbook, Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8.1, Mac 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, Linux - **Data link protocol:** USB - **Data transfer rate:** 300 Megabits Per Second - **Hardware interface:** USB - **Item weight:** 25 Grams - **Number of Packs:** 1 - **Product dimensions:** 8.5L x 2.6W x 1.2H centimetres - **Unit count:** 1.0 count ## Images ![Alfa Network AWUS036AC Long-Range Dual-Band AC1200 Wireless USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter w/2x 5dBi Removable External Antennas for Extreme Distance Connections - 2.4GHz 300Mbps / 5Ghz 867Mbps - USB Cradle Dock Included - Standard's 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11N, 802.11ac - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51A9ri7hfHL.jpg) ## Questions & Answers **Q: Can this be used with windows 10 running Kali linux on VM** A: Hi I just got this delivered few days ago and saw this question. To answer it, I am a Kali and Linux noob. I got it working as intended with Kali in virtual box. I am trying to figure out how I can install it to a usb drive but not as a live install. Not too worried about wearing out the pen drive either, I just want something portable I can plug in and boot. Until usb ssd thumb drives become a thing. **Q: will this work on USB 2.0? or just 3** A: Crucialwifi - yes it will work with USB 2.0 but the naximum download speed will be throttled by the maximum speed if USB 2.0 **Q: i use a bt hot spot for my office in town. signal is weak, 1 bar at best sometimes my laptop can't even see the network. is this likely to help?** A: A public hotspot is likely to be affected by lots of variables such as the initial connection speed, the distance between your device and the router, channel/frequency of the WiFi, interference from walls or other sources and the amount of users connected. The outgoing connection from the router is the most important, which might give you an answer for your question, it probably won't. **Q: Can I put this outside or will rain etc damage it?** A: HI, i do not think it will be a good idea to put it outside. If the weather is good should be fine, but if it rains or is cold as it was not built for outside conditions - product could be damaged. But i think you can find antennas also that will work fine outside - built for rough weather ! ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The best I've owned by far! *by L***T on 17 July 2016* I was looking for a solution to allow me to utilise my parents Virgin Media broadband about 20 meters (crows flight), window to window. This gave me around 30% on 2Ghz and about 30 other routers started displaying my list I’d not seen before. I’ve since had my own VM BB installed, 100MB and on 5GHZ I’m hitting just over 100MB down / 6MB up (limited) all day long no problem. I work with large files, I’m always streaming video in the background and I cannot tell the difference between WIFI / cable. I’ve tested in on Windows 8/10, OSX El Cap, Linux and it’s been no problem. The routed is situated blow my room about 6 meters away with 100%. I can only get 60% on built in WIFI on a laptop. It’s an old house, thick walls so I’m happy. I would recommend this product, it’s well built, the aerials can easily be replaced / upgraded. I’ll defo be taking this when I go away too, hotels always have black spots, this should work a treat! I had also bought a USB3 Amazon cable for it too, which is very well built! http://amzn.to/2a7F3By It’s a really high quality cable, no problems experienced. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing, best purchase of the year! *by P***D on 13 August 2016* So let me set the scene: a long long time ago I bought a budget gaming PC, nothing too fancy just enough to play some games from yesteryear...or even yester-decade...or even yester-century. Anyway it came with one of those mini-dongles that you could swallow with a glass of water and it was hopeless. Loses connection easily, and if there was another USB device plugged into the adjacent slot it wouldn't work at all. One of my problems is that I'm upstairs and the router is downstairs with no possibility of being moved. So I began a journey of finding a replacement wi-fi dongle and with mixed reviews everywhere...and some outrageous prices I decided to plump for this one. It was a little more expensive than what I set out to buy but ultimately, if it worked, it would be worth it. So far so great! Full strength and been using it for a few days now and no problems thus far. Will have to see how it holds up to the age of time, but I really recommend this for anyone who is having trouble maintaining a connection. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Good, however lacks 'Out of the box Support' for certain Operating Systems *by L***N on 7 April 2016* The product arrived in a nice little box, and the actual adapter itself is pretty big and powerful. Also supplied was 2 reasonably sized antennas. To my surprise I found that as soon as plugging this into a USB 3.0 port on my PC running windows 10, Windows 10 installed the required driver instantly and I was able to connect to my 5ghz network out of the box achieving a very good signal and the full 150 megabits per second I pay for. Annoyingly the supplied USB dock is only USB 2.0 which makes no sense considering the actual adapter is USB 3.0 and can make full use of the benefits of USB 3 (I have uploaded a picture showing this) nevertheless, the box does state it is a free 'gift' so I'm not going to mark it down because of this. With Windows 8.1, you have to install the both the driver and the software in order to achieve full speeds. I found that the device was plug and play with windows 8.1 however you receive very poor performance without installing the driver from the Alfa website. Pictured, I have some speed tests. I have done an experiment and as you can see the adapter performs very weakly when the antennas are not connected. I get full speeds when connected from my bedroom - which is one floor and one room away from my router. For convenience sake, I have also added a 'real world' speed test conducting a download on a games client called Steam, pictured is the speed in MegaBYTES (not bits), of one of my games downloading. One megabyte is equivalent to eight Megabits so theoretically,according to my own speedtest, I should get a speed of around 19.8 megabytes which is more than accurate using this adapter. Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase, however because of the poor driver support in OS's other than Windows 10 and because of the fact the supplied cradle is only USB 2, and that the adapter performs poorly on its own without the aid of the antennas, I'm satisfied to give this product 4 stars ## Frequently Bought Together - Alfa Long-Range Dual-Band AC1200 Wireless USB 3.0 Wi-Fi Adapter w/2x 5dBi External Antennas - 2.4GHz 300Mbps / 5Ghz 867Mbps - 802.11ac & A, B, G, N - ALFA Network AWUS036ACS Wide-Coverage Dual-Band AC600 USB Wireless Wi-Fi Adapter w/High-Sensitivity External Antenna - Windows, MacOS & Kali Linux Supported - ALFA Network AWUS036ACM Long-Range Wide-Coverage Dual-Band AC1200 USB Wireless Wi-Fi Adapter w/High-Sensitivity External Antenna - Windows, MacOS & Kali Linux Supported --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.tw/products/48005763-alfa-network-awus036ac-long-range-dual-band-ac1200-wireless-usb](https://www.desertcart.tw/products/48005763-alfa-network-awus036ac-long-range-dual-band-ac1200-wireless-usb) --- *Product available on Desertcart Taiwan* *Store origin: TW* *Last updated: 2026-10-17*