Guide: Choosing USB wifi card Alfa Network
This guide is intended to assist you in choosing your Alfa Network Wifi card. First, here is a comparison chart that includes their main characteristics:
| Model | Standard | Max flow | Chipset | Sensitivity | (up) Transmission power max | Compatible R36 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awus036H | 802.11 b/g | 54 Mbps | Realtek RTL8187L | -96 dBm | 1000 mW | Yes |
| Awus036NEH | 802.11 b/g/n | 150 Mbps | Ralink RT3070 | -92 dBm | 320 mW | Yes (by flashing the firmware) |
| Awus036NH | 802.11 b/g/n | 150 Mbps | Ralink RT3070 | -92 dBm | 2000 mW | Yes (by flashing the firmware) |
| Awus036NHR | 802.11 b/g/n | 150 Mbps | Realtek RTL8188RU | -92 dBm | 2000 mW | Yes (by flashing the firmware) |
| Awus036NHA | 802.11 b/g/n | 150 Mbps | Atheros AR9271 | -96 dBm | 1000 mW | No |
| Awus036NHV | 802.11 b/g/n | 150 Mbps | Realtek RTL8188EUS | -96 dBm | 1500 mW | Yes (by flashing the firmware) |
| Awus051NH | 802.11 a/b/g/n | 150 Mbps | Ralink RT3572 | -93 dBm | 500 mW | No |
| Awus052NH | 802.11 a/b/g/n | 300 Mbps | Ralink RT3572 | -95 dBm | 1000 mW | No |
| Awus052NHS | 802.11 a/b/g/n | 300 Mbps | MTK RT3572 | -95 dBm | 500 mW | No |
| Awus036EAC | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | 867 Mbps | Realtek RTL8812AU | NC | NC | No |
| Awus036AC | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | 867 Mbps | Realtek RTL8812AU | NC | 100 mW | No |
| Awus036ACH | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | 867 Mbps | Realtek RTL8812AU | -95 | NC | No |
Here is a guide compatibility, depending on operating systems:
| Modèle | Windows XP | Windows Vista | Windows 7 | Windows 8 | Windows 10 | Linux |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awus036H | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (may need to install the driver) |
| Awus036NEH | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (may need to install the driver) |
| Awus036NH | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (may need to install the driver) |
| Awus036NHR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (may need to install the driver) |
| Awus036NHA | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (may need to install the driver) |
| Awus036NHV | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (may need to install the driver) |
| Awus051NH | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (may need to install the driver) |
| Awus052NH | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (may need to install the driver) |
| Awus052NHS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (may need to install the driver) |
| Awus036EAC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (may need to install the driver) |
| Awus036AC | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (may need to install the driver) |
| Awus036ACH | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (may need to install the driver) |
| Modèle | OSx 10.4 | OSx 10.5 | OSx 10.6 | OSx 10.7 | OSx 10.8 | OSx 10.9 | OSx 10.10 | OSx 10.11 | OSx 10.12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awus036H | Yes | Yes | Yes | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO |
| Awus036NEH | Yes | Yes | Yes | untested | Yes | Yes | NO | Yes | NO |
| Awus036NH | Yes | Yes | Yes | untested | Yes | Yes | NO | Yes | NO |
| >Awus036NHR | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| >Awus036NHA | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | NO | |
| Awus036NHV | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Awus051NH | Yes | Yes | Yes | untested | untested | untested | untested | Yes | Yes |
| Awus052NH | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | untested | Yes | Yes |
| Awus052NHS | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | untested | >Yes | Yes |
| Awus036EAC | NO | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Awus036AC | NO | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Awus036ACH | NO | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
And finally, here for each wireless card after a summary of our testing and client testimonials.
Awus036H: This is a Wifi card whose main interest is high sensitivity. As such, it is ideal in difficult conditions when the signal is weak or when there are obstacles. It is recommended for travelers: holiday at the hotel, camper, boat, it will provide an internet connection anywhere using a suitable antenna. It is also appreciated by lovers of computer security and Linux users, for its performance in monitor mode.
Awus036NH: Thanks to support 802.11 b / g / n, it offers a theoretical maximum speed higher than the AWUS036H. In return, it is a little less sensitive.
Awus036NHR: The Awus036NHR is a wireless card that is particularly popular on Windows, or drivers really help make the most of its excellent performance. It will combine the advantages of AWUS036H with very good sensitivity, and AWUS036NH with a theoretical speed up to 150 Mbps.
Awus036NHA: The Awus036NHA is especially popular in Linux, or it will give excellent results after installing the appropriate driver.
Awus036NHV: Awus036NHV provides user to launch wireless network at 150Mbps in 2.4GHz band.
Awus036ACH: Wide range 802.11ac dual band USB wireless adapter AWUS036ACH brings extreme distances . Up to 300Mbps for 2.4GHz network and up to 867Mbps for 5.0GHz network, it connects to your PC with USB 3.0 with AC1200 Wi-Fi technology to provide superb performance.
Awus036AC: Alfa AWUS036AC(little sister of Awus036ACH) brings long range 802.11ac technology to PCs at an affordable cost it can acheive throughput speeds up to 867 Mbps almost three times that of the 802.11n maximum of 300 Mbps ,This adapter is backward compatible with 802.11b and 802.11g networks
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