***Tested and working method as of July 2023.***
![Video Coming Soon, Place holder for video tutorial](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0071/3772/files/video-coming-soon.jpg?v=1689281397)
***Make sure you have the latest version of Virtual Box downloaded HERE.***
***The Virtual Box Kali Linux image can be downloaded HERE.***
defualt user/pass ~ kali/kali
***The Virtual Box Kali Linux image can be downloaded HERE.***
defualt user/pass ~ kali/kali
Step 1
Plug your AWUS036ACM into your computer.
![Plug AWUS036ACM into USB slot](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0071/3772/files/9_480x480.png?v=1689363536)
Step 2
Open the Virtual Box application and then open the settings.
![Virtual Box - Click settings](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0071/3772/files/1_080cda7c-788e-442a-aef1-3d13527e9150_480x480.png?v=1689363466)
Step 3
Click the USB option.
![Virtual Box USB settings](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0071/3772/files/2_2481cd07-642a-441e-928e-e505d791ca4b_480x480.png?v=1689363474)
Step 4
Enable USB Controller, select USB 3.0 (xHCI) Controller, and click the add USB filter icon.
![Virtual Box USB Settings](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0071/3772/files/3_c3a049be-4405-467b-bb50-3d642990e335_480x480.png?v=1689363480)
Step 5
Select "MediaTek Inc. Wireless" as a USB filter.
![Virtual Box USB filter MediaTek](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0071/3772/files/4_a61c4eec-dcdd-4b97-b770-1057b50cc0e1_480x480.png?v=1689363491)
Step 6
Click OK and then Unplug your AWUS036ACM from your computer.
![Unplug ACM from computer](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0071/3772/files/8_480x480.png?v=1689363527)
Step 7
Start your Virtual Box Kali Linux VM and login to Kali Linux.
Step 8
Plug the AWUS036ACM back into your computer.
![Plug ACM into computer](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0071/3772/files/9_480x480.png?v=1689363536)
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.
![Kali linux USB filter](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0071/3772/files/5_1b6e9272-a9b6-48db-b0b4-5766f9e02419_480x480.png?v=1689363497)
Step 10
You can also confirm Kali Linux is seeing your Wi-Fi USB adapter by opening terminal and typing "ifconfig" or "iwconfig".
![terminal ifconfig & iwconfig](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0071/3772/files/7_c5071bf4-1aa6-44dd-ad59-662029f55b14_480x480.png?v=1689363518)
***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.***