Alfa AWUS1900 is a network card with four 802.11ac Wi-Fi antennas that offers connection speeds up to 1300 Mbps for 5 Ghz + 600 Mbps for 2.4 Gz . It is compatible with Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, Mac OS X 10.7-10.12, Linux operating systems.
Dual band technology Antenna allows you to use both 2.4 and 5Ghz radio bands on 802.11ac routers for a combined maximum connection speed 1900mbps .
The antennas can be detached and extended or upgraded (extension requires optional coax extension cable, not included in package).
The set includes a clip enabling the installation of a network card directly to, for example, a laptop screen.
The card supports monitor mode on Linux.
The awus1900 card should work in the latest version of Kali Linux without the need to install drivers, but if you are using an older version you can enter the command:
sudo apt install realtek-rtl8814au-dkms
You can also install drivers from GitHub, in our tests the best ones were: https://github.com/morrownr/8814au
Specification
Interfaces | USB 3.0 |
frequency range | 2.412GHz - 2.472GHz 5.15GHz - 5.825GHz |
Connectors | RP-SMA Female |
Date-Rate | 802.11b: up to 11Mbps 802.11g: up to 54Mbps 802.11n: up to 600Mbps 802.11ac: up to 1300Mbps |
Antenna | 4x External detachable dual-band 2.4GHz+5GHz 5dBi antenna |
chipset | Realtek RTL8814AU |
OS Support | Windows 2000, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10 Mac OS X 10.7-10.12 Linux |