Upgrade your Wi-Fi with premium connectivity & versatility

Use the HW17ACU to instantly increase the speed of your network via USB port. Make the move to the Wireless-1750AC network standard. The powerful design of the HW17ACU is perfect for upgrading your laptop or desktop with the blazing fast speeds of Wireless-1750AC. Maximize your networking flexibility, giving yourself greater range and overall performance. The perfect addition for your computers, the HW17ACU packs a powerful punch, giving speeds faster than 802.11n built-in Wi-Fi adapters. The HW17ACU also supports 802.11a/b/g/n backwards compatibility, meaning you can still connect to older routers/repeaters/access points that are not yet on the 802.11ac standard. Stay portable while you are at home or on the go. The HW17ACU will deliver convenient and consistent Wi-Fi coverage for seamless HD streaming, gaming and other data-intensive activities.

Wireless-AC

2.4 GHz Wireless 802.11b/g/n is the most commonly used wireless standard. Because of this popularity, interference and lag are common in the 2.4 GHz network, especially in areas with a lot of wireless networks. 5 GHz Wireless-AC was designed to get past this interference. Using a different frequency allows 5 GHz Wireless-AC to maintain high speeds and throughput. The trade off of 5 GHz Wireless-AC is the range is reduced when compared to 2.4 GHz wireless networks. Wireless-AC is built on a Dual-Band standard. Dual-Band technology provides maximum flexibility allowing selection of the popular 2.4 GHz frequency for long range applications or selection of the faster, less-crowded 5 GHz frequency for data intensive applications.

Wi-Fi multimedia

The HW17ACU supports WMM (WMM Wireless QoS). This means that this feature, when enabled on your supported router, gives priority to voice and video traffic over Wi-Fi. Any Wi-Fi devices that are video messaging or watching streaming video will have higher priority over other internet traffic. This should allow a smoother and clearer video for the user.