Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 (7260HMW)


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 * 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


 * 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.

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