Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 (7260NGW)

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Platform
BrandModelRev
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260
Model Part Number
7260NGW
Interface
M.2
Connector
M.2
ID:8086:08b1 (2 addl. devices) SS: 8086:c070
Windows: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_08B1&SUBSYS_C0708086
FCCID
ICID
Chip1
Intel W308AK1L
Antenna Connection
MHF4
MIMO status
2x2:2
Wireless Standards
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
802.11ac
up to 867 Mbps
802.11n
up to 300/300 Mbps
802.11g
up to 54 Mbps
802.11b
up to 11 Mbps
802.11a
up to 54 Mbps
Operating Frequency
2.4 or 5 GHz
Other
Flags:
Bluetooth, DFS
Retail
Availability common
Country of manuf China
 FCC ID
Intel Dual Band Wireless-N 7260 (7260NGW AN)PD97260NG
Intel Dual Band Wireless-N 7260 (7260NGW NB)PD97260NG
Intel Wireless-N 7260 (7260NGW BN)PD97260NG
 Chip1 brandChip2 brand
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 (7260HMW)Intel
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 (7260HMWDTX1)Intel
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 (7260NGW)Intel
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 (7260SDW)Intel

For a list of all currently documented Intel chipsets with specifications, see Intel.

For a list of all currently documented Intel device with specifications, see Intel.

867 Mbps - 2SS 5GHz 802.11ac (80MHz chan.),
300 Mbps - 2SS 2.4GHz 802.11n (40MHz chan.) = AC1200 class

Overview

802.11abgn+ac, 2x2, Dual Band Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 4.0, NGFF

"PB # G83453-001", "WP2 NGFF PCIe B1 E5", and addl. PCB text (date code
4712, Nov. 2012) is silkscreened on the back of the module in the FCC photos.

FCC ID PD97260NGU (approval 04/22/2013) is presumably for the 7260NGW model

(7260NGWU?) for vendors using BIOS lockdown of wireless module.

FCC ID PD97260NG (approval 04/17/2013) is presumably the standard 7260HMW model.

There is an 00:15:00 OUI on the label pictured on the device in the FCC label shots.

Per the photos @ the Sony SVF13NA1EL 's FCC filing, it's using W308AK1L.
The antenna connectors used are MHF4.

Links of Interest

Product Brief

Notes

Devices likely using this module

  • A Class II permissive change made 07/02/2013 states that the module
was approved for use in the Samsung Armor3-13T tablet PC
(using Skycross B130110 and B130111 antennas).
The label shot shows a device with a model NP940X3G (940X), which
appears to be the Samsung ATIV Book 9 Plus (on Ultrabook News).
  • Another C2PC made 10/21/2013 notes the Dell T07G is covered
(and using Acon antennas APP6P700913 + APP6P700914)

Linux driver

The Intel Wireless-AC 7260 is a PCIe NGFF (M.2) Card which supports 802.11ac and Bluetooth connections.

The card has the PCI ID 8086:08b1
lspci
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless 7260 [8086:08b1] (rev 6b)
    Subsystem: Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 [8086:c070]
    Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
    Kernel modules: iwlwifi

and is fully supported by the Linux kernel (tested under Arch Linux 1.4 with Linux kernel of version 4.1.0).

The WiFi driver (iwlwifi) is loaded automatically:
dmesg
Intel(R) Wireless WiFi driver for Linux
Copyright(c) 2003- 2015 Intel Corporation
iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: enabling device (0000 -> 0002)
iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: loaded firmware version 25.27.13.0 op_mode iwlmvm
iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: Detected Intel(R) Dual Band Wireless AC 7260, REV=0x144
iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Disabled
iwlwifi 0000:02:00.0: L1 Enabled - LTR Disabled

The Bluetooth chipset is internally connected via USB and has the USB ID 8087:07dc

lsusb
Bus 002 Device 002: ID 8087:07dc Intel Corp.

The chipset is fully supported and is automatically activated by the kernel:

dmesg
Bluetooth: Core ver 2.20
NET: Registered protocol family 31
Bluetooth: HCI device and connection manager initialized
Bluetooth: HCI socket layer initialized
Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
Bluetooth: SCO socket layer initialized