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ALFA AWUS036ACM Kali Virtual Box Instructions - Rokland

Rokland offers free U.S. shipping and discounted rates for EU and global customers. The document provides detailed instructions for setting up the ALFA AWUS036ACM Wi-Fi USB adapter with Kali Linux on Virtual Box, including steps for enabling USB passthrough. It also notes potential issues with Virtual Box recognizing the adapter and offers troubleshooting tips.

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ALFA AWUS036ACM Kali Virtual Box Instructions - Rokland

Rokland offers free U.S. shipping and discounted rates for EU and global customers. The document provides detailed instructions for setting up the ALFA AWUS036ACM Wi-Fi USB adapter with Kali Linux on Virtual Box, including steps for enabling USB passthrough. It also notes potential issues with Virtual Box recognizing the adapter and offers troubleshooting tips.

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Alfa Network (/collections/alfa-network) Arduino (/collections/arduino-1) Helium (/collections/802-11ah-wi-fi-halow)

ALFA AWUS036ACM Kali Virtual Box


Instructions

(https://store.rokland.com/collections/wi-fi-usb-adapters/products/alfa-

awus036acm-802-11ac-dual-band-2-4-5-ghz-wifi-usb-adapter)

(https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads) (https://www.kali.org/get-

kali/#kali-virtual-machines%20defualt%20user/pass%20~%20kali/kali)
***Tested and working method as of July 2023.***
***Make sure you have the latest version of Virtual Box downloaded HERE
(https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads).***
***The Virtual Box Kali Linux image can be downloaded HERE (https://www.kali.org/get-
kali/#kali-virtual-machines).***
defualt user/pass ~ kali/kali

Step 1
Plug your AWUS036ACM into your computer.

Step 2
Open the Virtual Box application and then open the settings.
Step 3
Click the USB option.

Step 4
Enable USB Controller, select USB 3.0 (xHCI) Controller, and click the add USB filter icon.
Step 5
Select "MediaTek Inc. Wireless" as a USB filter.

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Step 6
Click OK and then Unplug your AWUS036ACM from your computer.

Step 7
Start your Virtual Box Kali Linux VM and login to Kali Linux.

Step 8
Plug the AWUS036ACM back into your computer.

Step 9
If successful the USB filter icon will have a red dot on it and the LED on the AWUS036ACM will
not light up.
Step 10
You can also confirm Kali Linux is seeing your Wi-Fi USB adapter by opening terminal and typing
"ifconfig" or "iwconfig".

***Note - Virtual Box can be temperamental with USB passthrough at times. If Virtual Box is still
not recognizing the Wi-Fi USB adapter you may need to unplug it, close out / shutdown the VM,
start up the VM again then login, and then plug the Wi-Fi USB adapter back into the computer.***

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