Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 (7260HMW)

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abgn+ac (AC1200)
Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 Card
Homepage	Product page
Platform
Brand • Model • Rev	Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260
Model Part Number	7260HMW
Interface	Mini PCIe
Connector	Mini PCIe
Form factor	(half)
ID:8086:08b1 (2 addl. devices) SS: 8086:4070 Windows: PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_08B1&SUBSYS_40708086
FCCID	PD97260H, PD97260HU, MSQ7260H
ICID	1000M-7260H
Chip1	Intel W308AK1L
OUI: 0C:8B:FD (-, 2 W), FC:F8:AE
Antenna Connection	U.FL
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 4.0 LE, DFS
Probable Linux driver iwlwifi, k3.10+ (in backports) PCI ID first seen in kernel v3.9 (2013-04-29) (see also passys)
Retail
Availability	common
FCC approval date	04 April 2013
FCC ID ASUS PCE-AC55BT MSQ7260H PD97260H AppNeta PathView microAppliance m35 PD97260H Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I rev 2.0 PD97260H Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 (7260HMWDTX1) PD97260H Intel Dual Band Wireless-N 7260 (7260HMW AN) PD97260H Intel Dual Band Wireless-N 7260 (7260HMW NB) PD97260H Intel Wireless-N 7260 (7260HMW BN) PD97260H   FCC ID Gigabyte GC-WB867D rev1.0 PD97260HU Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I rev 1.0 PD97260HU   FCC ID ASUS PCE-AC55BT MSQ7260H PD97260H
Chip1 brand Chip2 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, Mini PCIe (half)

"WP2 P9", "PB # G83449-001", and addl. PCB text (date code 4712, Nov. 2012)

is silkscreened on the back of the module in the FCC photos.

• FCC ID PD97260H is presumably the standard 7260HMW model.

FCC ID PD97260HU is presumably for the 7260HMW model (7260HMWU?)

for vendors using BIOS lockdown of wireless module.

• The ASUS FCC ID for this card is MSQ7260H.
• The Dell FCC ID for this card is E2K7260WY.

Per a CIIPC made 08/19/2013, Dell appears to be using the modules in certain Wyse thin clients.

The PCI ID used in this entry is for one card of unknown provenance.

It is, however, marked as follows...

• Model: 7260HMW
• TA: G94295-003
• SPS: 710661-001 0C
• CMIT ID: 2013AJ0758

• Wi-Fi Certified : WFA19658 (as of 06/11/2013)

• The card is certified under the following additional IDs...

WFA17147, 11/26/2012, a/b/g/n, 2x2

WFA19388, 04/15/2013, a/b/g/n, 2x2, w/ WPS and Wi-Fi Direct noted

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

Links of Interest

• Product Brief

Review of Linux Compatibility

• Intel Wireless-AC 7260.HMWG (Wi-Fi, 802.11ac, Dual Band, Bluetooth, HMC)

The Intel Wireless-AC 7260 is a PCIe Half Mini 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).

However, the driver needs a special iwlwifi firmware which is normally part of the Linux distribution (see firmware-iwlwifi).

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

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