ASUS USB-AX56

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abgn+ac+ax (AX1800)
AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 USB 3.0 Adapter
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Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	ASUS USB-AX56 V1 (A1)
Serial number prefix	90IG06H0-MO0R00
Interface	USB 3.0
Connector	Male A
Form factor	dongle
ID:0b05:19af Windows: USB\VID_0B05&PID_19AF
FCC ID	MSQ-USBAXJM00
Board ID	1244-01001252-50Z
Chip1	Realtek RTL8832AU
OUI: none specified
MIMO status	2x2:2
Wireless Standards	IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
802.11ax	up to 574/1201 Mbps
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
Flags: Wi-Fi 6, WPA3, MU-MIMO, BSS Coloring, DFS
Additional chips 16MB SPI NOR Flash;Macronix;MX25L12833F;MXIC MX, 25L12833F, M2I-10G;1;
Probable Linux driver rtw89 USB ID not yet observed in any mainline kernel / this list (note: outdated) (see also passys)
Windows driver Win 10
Retail
FCC approval date	27 October 2021
(Est.) release date	January 2021
(Est.) initial retail price (in USD)	$185
ASIN	B0974YT6XC
Country of manuf	China
FCC ID ASUS USB-AX56 Nano MSQ-USBAXJM00
Chip1 brand Chip2 brand ASUS USB-AX56 Realtek ASUS USB-AX56 Nano Realtek

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.

• 574 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11ax (40MHz chan., 256-QAM),

• 1201 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11ax (80MHz chan., 1024-QAM) = AX1800 class

Overview

"1244-01001252-50Z" and "2115" is silkscreened on the board.

• ASUS USB-AX56 (AX1800) • Wi-Fi 6 USB 3.2 (Gen 1)

FCC ID: MSQ-USBAXJM00 (2021-10-27) • (WPA3, Win10)

Realtek RTL8832AU (2T2R) 802.11ax • 90IG06H0-MO0R00

See also: ASUS and List of ASUS Wireless Adapters

Realtek#ax RTL8832AU Wi-Fi 6 (USB 3.0)

0b05:1997 - USB\VID_0B05&PID_1997

0b05:19fb - USB\VID_0B05&PID_19FB

0bda:8832 - USB\VID_0BDA&PID_8832

0bda:885c - USB\VID_0BDA&PID_885C

Links of Interest

• ASUS USB-AX56 USB 3.0 Adapter - CES2021 on EdgeUp Asus
• New AX1800 USB 3.0 WiFi 6 Adapters on 24wireless.info (JP)

WiFi 6 Module for PC • WiFi 6 USB Dongles

Models

• ASUS USB-AX56 (AX1800) • Wi-Fi 6 USB 3.2 (Gen 1)

FCC ID: MSQ-USBAXJM00 (2021-10-27) • (WPA3, Win10)

Realtek RTL8832AU (2T2R) 802.11ax • 90IG06H0-MO0R00

• ASUS USB-AX56 Nano (AX1800) • Wi-Fi 6 USB 3.2 (Gen 1)

Realtek RTL8832AU (2T2R) 802.11ax

Drivers

• Driver rtl8852au (Larry Finger - GH) • rtw89

The driver supports rtl8832au/rtl8852au chipsets.

This driver currently handles the following devices:

• ASUS USB-AX56 with USB ID 0b05:1997
• ASUS USB-AX56 Nano with USB ID 0b05:19fb
• Buffalo WI-U3-1200AX2 with USB ID 0411:0312
• D-Link DWA-X1850 with USB ID 2001:3321 *
• Fenvi FU-AX1800P with USB ID 0bda:885c
• Realtek Demo Board with USB ID 0bda:8832
• Realtek Demo Board with USB ID 0bda:885a
• Realtek Demo Board with USB ID 0bda:885c

Realtek#ax RTL8832AU/RTL8852AU • Wi-Fi 6 (USB 3.0)

0b05:1997 - USB\VID_0B05&PID_1997 (ASUS)

0b05:19fb - USB\VID_0B05&PID_19FB (ASUS)

0bda:8832 - USB\VID_0BDA&PID_8832 (Realtek)

0bda:885c - USB\VID_0BDA&PID_885C (Realtek)

Realtek#ax RTL8832BU/RTL8852BU • Wi-Fi 6 (USB 3.0)

0bda:b832 - USB\VID_0BDA&PID_B832

0bda:b83a - USB\VID_0BDA&PID_B83A

0bda:b852 - USB\VID_0BDA&PID_B852

0bda:b85a - USB\VID_0BDA&PID_B85A

Pictures

Retail Images

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See also

WiFi 6 Wireless Adapters • List of ASUS Wireless Adapters

• ASUS PCE-AX3000 - AX3000 Dual Band PCIe WiFi 6 Adapter

Supporting 160MHz, Bluetooth 5.0, WPA3, OFDMA and MU-MIMO

• ASUS PCE-AX1800 - AX1800 WiFi 6/BT 5.2 PCIe Adapter • PPage

MediaTek MT7921LEN (2T2R) 802.11ax • AzureWave AW-XB468NF

• ASUS PCE-AX58BT - AX3000 Dual Band PCIe WiFi 6 Adapter

Supporting 160MHz, Bluetooth 5.0, WPA3, OFDMA and MU-MIMO

• ASUS PCE-AXE58BT - AX3000 Dual Band PCIe WiFi 6E Adapter • PR

Supporting 6GHz, 160MHz, Bluetooth 5.2, WPA3, OFDMA and MU-MIMO

• ASUS USB-AX56 - AX1800 Dual Band USB 3.0 WiFi Adapter • PR

Realtek RTL8832AU (2T2R) 802.11ax

• ASUS USB-AC57 • Realtek RTL8812BU

FCC ID: MSQ-USBACRU00 • 0b05:1841

• ASUS USB-AC58 • Realtek RTL8812BU

FCC ID: MSQ-USB8C00 • 0b05:19aa

• ASUS USB-AC68 • Realtek RTL8814AU

FCC ID: MSQ-USBR700 • 0b05:1817

• ASUS USB-BT500 • Bluetooth 5.0 Adapter

Realtek RTL8761B (RTK_BT_5.0) • 0b05:190e

WiFi 6 USB 3.0 / PCIe Adapters (Acelink/AzureWave/Buffalo/COMFAST/D-Link/EDUP/Fenvi/TP-LINK)

• Acelink EW-7822UTX (AX1800) • Wi-Fi 6 USB 3.0

Acelink (Acelink Technology Co., Ltd) • Edimax

Realtek RTL8832AU (2T2R) 802.11ax

• AzureWave AW-XB468NF (AX1800) • ASUS PCE-AX1800

MediaTek MT7921LEN (2T2R) 802.11ax

• AzureWave AW-XB473NF (AX1800) • PR

Realtek RTL8852AE (2T2R) 802.11ax

• AzureWave AW-XB503NF (AX1800) • PR

Realtek RTL8852AE (2T2R) 802.11ax

• Buffalo WI-U3-1200AX2 (AX1800) • Wi-Fi 6 (USB 3.0) • PR
• COMFAST CF-AX180 (AX1800) • Wi-Fi 6 (USB 3.0)

WiFi 6 Dongle (2T2R) 802.11ax

• COMFAST CF-957AX (AX1800) • Wi-Fi 6 (USB 3.0)

Realtek RTL8832AU (2T2R) 802.11ax • 2x 2dBi ant.

• D-Link DWA-X1850 rev A1 (AX1800) • Wi-Fi 6 (USB 3.0)

FCC ID: KA2WAX1850A1 (2021-07-29) • (WPA3, Win10)

Realtek RTL8832AU (2T2R) 802.11ax

• EDUP EP- AX1688S (AX1800) • Wi-Fi 6 (USB 3.0) • PPage
• EDUP EP-AX1696S (AX1800) • Wi-Fi 6 (USB 3.0)

EDUP (Shenzhen EDUP Electronics Technology Co., Ltd.)

Realtek RTL8832AU (2T2R) 802.11ax

• EDUP EP-AX1697S (AX1800) • Wi-Fi 6 (USB 3.0) • PPage
• EDUP EP-AX1800 (MT7921) • Wi-Fi 6 (NGFF M.2 2230) • PPage

MediaTek MT7621LEN (2T2R) 802.11ax (BT 5.2)

• EDUP EP-AX9655GS • Wi-Fi 6 (PCIe x1) • PPage

MediaTek MT7621LEN (2T2R) 802.11ax (BT 5.2)

• EDUP EP-AX200T • Wi-Fi 6 (PCIe x1) • PPage

Intel AX200NGW Card (2T2R) 802.11ax (BT 5.1)

• EDUP EP-AX210 (GS) • Wi-Fi 6E (NGFF M.2/PCIe) • PPage

Intel AX210NGW Card (2T2R) 802.11ax (BT 5.2)

• EDUP EP-AC1698 (AC1300) • Wi-Fi 5 (USB 3.0) • PPage

• Elecom WDC-X1201DU3-B (AX1800) • Wi-Fi 6 (USB 3.0) • PR • PPage
• Fenvi FU-AX1800P (AX1800) • AX1800 WiFi 6 USB 3.0 Adapter
• Fenvi FV-AX3000 (AX3000) • AX3000 WiFi 6 PCIe/Mini PCIe Adapter
• TOTOLINK X6100UA (AX1800) • AX1800 Dual Band Wireless USB Adapter

• TP-LINK Archer TX20U Plus (+) • AX1800 Wi-Fi 6 USB Adapter • PR • PPage

TP-LINK Archer TX20UH - AX1800 High Gain Wireless USB Adapter • PPage

TP-LINK Archer T4U Plus (+) • AC1300 Dual Antennas High Gain Wireless USB Adapter • PPage

TP-LINK Archer T3U Plus (+) • AC1300 Dual Band High Gain Wireless USB Adapter • PPage

• TP-LINK Archer TX50E • AXE5400 (PCIe), Wi-Fi 6E, BT 5.2
• TP-LINK Archer TXE75E • AXE5400 (PCIe), Wi-Fi 6E, BT 5.2
• TP-LINK Archer TX3000E • AX3000 (PCIe)