ASUS USB-AC56

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abgn+ac (AC1300)
Wireless-AC1300 Dual-Band Wi-Fi USB 3.0 Adapter
ASUS USB-AC56.jpg
Homepage Product page
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Platform
BrandModelRev 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;

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 Flag of US.svg
B00GGLL5TC Flag of United Kingdom.svg
Country of manuf China

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

For a list of all currently documented ASUS devices 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

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

See also