Hardware and Software Requirement

Hardware and Software Requirement:

Please finish reading through the entire document before you decide to buy any hardware or install any software. Then, you should make your decision based on your own judgment.

• Hardware:
  • Wi-Fi Router:
    • Suggest TP-Link AC1750

• Other routers probably also OK, if they support WPA, WPA2, and RADIUS.
• You probably do not want to use the Wi-Fi router in your home, as we will do some experiments for hand-on practice. If you use the existing Wi-Fi router in your home, other users may not able to access the Internet when you do the experiments.
• USB Wireless Interface Card:
  • Suggest Alfa AWUS036ACH AC1200

• If you have others, make sure it uses either Atheros AR9271 or Realtek AR8812AU chipset. Please watch this if you are interested: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lqRZ3MWPXY
• If possible and budge allows, please buy Alfa AWUS036ACH AC1200. It works smoothly with my computer.
• You need to order the NIC as soon as possible if you want to buy it online, because it takes time to ship to your home. That is the reason I send you this document on the first day of the class.
• Both MacOS and Windows drivers can be found from the optical disk of the product. If the disk is missing, you can get all file in the disk from “Alfa” folder in my Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ape6rjigp6sq2xp/AACTh7Vx8NDBCWm7eyDEFveia?dl=0

After installing the driver, test if the new Wi-Fi NIC can access your Wi-Fi network.

It works well in my computer.

• A computer (desktop or laptop)
  • Either running MacOS or Windows 10.
  • Windows 10 is preferred.
  • MacOS should also work, but I did not walk through the assignments in MacOS. If you have question and meet some problems, we can discuss, for sure.
• Software
  • We need to use Kali Linux.
    • You can make a dual booting system. If you select this option, please refer the following link and go to step “Install the driver of realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms” given below.

• If you do not want a dual booting system, then you can use VirtualBox
  • Install VirtualBox-6.1.6-137129
    • Other versions may work, but not guaranteed. I suggest you use VirtualBox 6.1.6 for Kali Linux 2020.1b, because other VirtualBox and Kali Linux versions may not match and some issue may occur.
    • If you cannot find VirtualBox-6.1.6-137129: you can download it from my Dropbox: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ape6rjigp6sq2xp/AACTh7Vx8NDBCWm7eyDEFveia?dl=0

Both Windows (VirtualBox-6.1.6-137129-Win.exe) and MacOS (VirtualBox-6.1.6-137129-OSX.dmg) are given you.

• If you are working with Linux (but not Kali): please go to here: https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Linux_Downloads for your VirtualBox. Linux host is not tested, so you are on your own. While, it worth to testing.
• Then, you need to install the VirtualBox Extension Pack. According to the official webpage of VirtualBox “please install the same version extension pack as your installed version of VirtualBox”. So, I suggest you install the VirtualBox in my Dropbox (given you above). And, in the same link, the VirtualBox Extension Pack is also given you: “Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-6.1.6.vbox-extpack”. The extension pack works atop VirtualBox, so it works for both Windows and MaxOS, as long as you have installed the main VirtualBox application.
• In the VirutalBox with extension pack, create a virtual machine of the Kali Linux 2020.1b. The iso file of this Kali Linux is also given you in my Dropbox link above. You can refer to this for more detailed steps:

There are some different steps of Kali 2020.1b from the above video, but I believe you can figure out yourself (as you are in your 4^th year). Or, simply keep the default option if you are not sure. Or, see the next step.

• If you do not want to install Kali Linux 2020.1b by yourself, you can download my VirtualBox image from https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ape6rjigp6sq2xp/AACTh7Vx8NDBCWm7eyDEFveia?dl=0

This image is 5GB created from my VirtualBox 6.1.6. So, you can “Import Appliance” from “File” tab of you VirtualBox and browse your downloaded “Kali-Linux-2020-b1.ova” file. For my Kali image, you can use username root with password toor.

• Run your Kali Linux with USB 3.0.

• Install the driver of realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms:
  • (IMPORTANT) Make sure the chipset is Realtek AR8812AU. If your chipset is not Realtek AR8812AU, please help yourself to find other drivers. Alfa AWUS036ACH AC1200 has Realtek AR8812AU chipset.
  • If you import the appliance using my Kali-Linux-2020-b1.ova, the driver is already installed. While, if your chipset is not Realtek AR8812AU, please help yourself to find other drivers.
  • We use the version 5.3.4, which is the most recent stable version of realtek-rtl88xxau-dkms. Yes, there is a version 5.6.4.2, but it is not stable. Go to here for this version https://github.com/aircrack-ng/rtl8812au/tree/v5.3.4. Follow the instruction on the page to download and install the driver in your Kali Linux, no matter it is a dual booting Kali or the Kali in VirtualBox.
• Testing NIC
  • If you are using dual booting system, directly go to “Using ‘ifconfig’ to see you wlan0”
  • If you are using VirtualBox.
    • Reboot your Kali Linux, with USB 3.0, and USB Wi-Fi NIC plugged in your computer.
    • At the bottom of your virtual machine window, there is USB icon
    • Right click this icon, you will see your USB NIC listed as an option

• Choose the Realtek 802.11n NIC, then the VirtualBox will take over the control of the NIC. The USB icon should now have a round-dot blinking.
• Using “ifconfig” to see you wlan0
  • In terminal of Kali Linux, type ifconfig and hit enter. You should see wlan0 is listed in the output:

• This is the end of the document. You need to think about what you need to buy and install to prepare for this course. After reaching this step, you are ready for the

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