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Your cart is empty. The Panda AC1200 Dual Band Wireless 802.11ac USB Adapter (Model: PAU0C) upgrades the WiFi
interface on your computer to the latest 802.11ac standard. Your computer can get a higher connection speed on your 5GHz
network if you live in an apartment where the airwaves might be congested by a lot of WiFi routers operating in 2.4GHz band.
Features
- Panda PAU0C upgrades any computer to the latest 802.11ac standard
- Max data rate up to 867 Mpbs with any 802.11ac/n 2.4GHz & 5GHz networks
- Internal antennas are better suited for picking up weaker signals
- Backward compatibility with 802.11b/g wireless networks and compatibility with 802.11a/ac/n wireless networks
- Low power consumption to extend the battery life of your laptop or portable device
- Supports state of the art standards-based security features: 64b/128bit WEP, WPA, WPA2 (TKIP+AES) and WPA3 to prevent
unauthorized users to access your wireless network.
Comptability
- Any PC with an available USB port, 1GHz CPU, and 1GByte Memory
- Any brand 802.11ac/b/g/n router operating on 2.4GHz & 5GHz bands
- Compatible with 32-bit and 64-bit Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11/2019/2022 and the latest Linux distributions
- Won’t work with Xbox 360, PS3, Blu-Ray, Roku, TV, etc.
- NOT COMPATIBLE with any device that does not run an operating system specified above unless otherwise stated.
What's in the package
- 1 x Panda PAU0C Adapter
- 1 x User's Manual
- 1 x Installation CD
Note: The latest manuals and drivers are available on Panda Wireless web site.
Warranty
Panda PAU0C adapter is backed by 1-year limited warranty. Please contact Panda Wireless if you have any question.
Wayne B
Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2025
Great customer service..contacted them before changing my Windows 10 machine to Chrome Flex OS..very helpful and works like a charm after install..no more windows!!..A great product... PNP..device!!Fyi..Disable your internal WiFi card thru your computer Bios..that way it will only use the Panda USB adapter..no conflict....works great..
Tony Palmer
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2025
Excellent device. Works once plugged in with Linux 6.x as drivers already available with the kernel. No other driver download/build/install needed. Add passwords for any wireless connections that require them for this new wireless interface to connect. Uses MediaTek chip -- good with Linux.
PatriciaJH
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2024
Plugged it in, looked at the single-sheet Quickstart Guide, found the Linux section, went to the Settings location, realized I needed to move the switch next to the "mediatek" field at the top of the window to ON...and it took a couple more minutes to realize that at that point, I was online, because Fedora went ahead and logged me onto my usual wireless access point using the usual password.Sweet! Plug-and-play indeed!This is on Fedora Linux 34 (Workstation Edition), Lenovo ThinkPad T560; my internal wireless card died, and there's a stripped screw so I can't get the baseplate off without a lot of hassle, so I ordered the Panda.
Richard Mulina
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2024
This review is based on using the antenna to power the Tails OS. I bought this antenna specifically for an Asis computer that had a built in antenna that was incompatible with tails. This plug in WiFi antenna did work with the current versions of Tails as of this review.Idk what they were thinking when they decided how wide to make this antenna. If you put the antenna in a USB port that has another USB port next to it, you won’t have enough room to use that USB port next to the antenna because of its size. It’s too wide. The antenna is easily bent up and down. I sometimes set my computer down on uneven surfaces at work and I ended up bending the antenna pretty good. Still works though.It’s gets the job done. I’ve had connectivity issues here and there. There have been times when pages just wouldn’t load while connected through this antenna. I don’t remember having those issues with an Ethernet cable.
Smart Shopper
Reviewed in the United States on August 14, 2024
After installing Chrome OS Flex on an old HP 2000 notebook, it did not see Wifi. I slowly started learning about wifi support on Windows vs Mac vs Linux. Even on Linux, most wifi adaptors only support Linux 6.x kernel or greater. ChromeOS is built on a Linux 5.x kernel. There is very little documentation about this when ordering wifi adaptors. So after purchasing 6 different adaptors that did not work, this one did on both 2.5 and 5GHZ!
GB
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2024
Panda PAU0C AC1200 works direct from box in Linux Mint 22 and LMDE6. Appears as Mediatek MT7612U chip using the mt76x2u kernel driver. Device works on both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz.
Nu
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2023
This Panda Wireless® PAU0C AC1200 Dual Band Wireless-AC USB Adapter works overall, but I had to upgrade from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. It comes with a compact disc for installation, but I think only for older windows. It did not work when I still had windows 8.1, so I upgraded to Windows 10, and did not have to install or use to come back this at all. It comes on as a Wi-Fi 2, when my original Wi-Fi stopped working. I think it stopped working because the new internet provider could not be found using the older router. Nevertheless, it is $35, and solved my problem.
Andrew R Hoff
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2023
The PAU0C is my third Panda usb wireless adapter. I previously purchased the PAU07 and PAU0A, the former in about 2016. I have been using fedora linux since 2003 and have previously always found it very difficult to find a compatible usb wireless adapter. The abovementioned three nics have all worked directly out of the box. I live in Australia and based on my experience, none of the major PC/notebook manufacturers provide support for linux operating systems. Panda's tech support is unbelievably good and they will provide all the assistance you could possibly require for as long as it is needed. The PAUOC is the most recent version of the Panda product line. It is very fast and a tiny bit larger than the PAU07. Panda have provided and continue to provide an invaluable service to the linux community for which I am very grateful.
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