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Intel® Wireless Adapter Information Guide

This version of Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software is compatible with the adapters listed

next. Note that when using the Adminstrator Tool, the intention is to create packages and profiles

to be exported to client computers that may be using other Intel® wireless adapter not listed here.

 Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260

 Intel® Dual Band Wireless-N 7260

 Intel® Wireless-N 7260

With your WiFi network card, you can access WiFi networks, share files or printers, or even

share your Internet connection. All of these features can be explored using a WiFi network in

your home or office. This WiFi network solution is designed for both home and business use.

Additional users and features can be added as your networking needs grow and change.

This guide contains basic information about Intel adapters. It includes information about several

adapter properties that you can set to control and enhance the performance of your adapter with

your particular wireless network and environment. Intel® wireless adapters enable fast

connectivity without wires for desktop and notebook PCs.

 Adapter Settings

 Regulatory Information

 Specifications

 Important Information

 Support

 Warranty

 Glossary

Depending on the model of your Intel WiFi adapter, your adapter is compatible with 802.11a,

802.11b, 802.11g, and 802.11n (draft 2.0) wireless standards. Operating at 5GHz or 2.4GHz

frequency at data rates of up to 450 Mbps, you can now connect your computer to existing high-

speed networks that use multiple access points within large or small environments. Your WiFi

adapter maintains automatic data rate control according to the access point location and signal

strength to achieve the fastest possible connection. All of your wireless network connections are

easily managed by the WiFi connection utility. Profiles that are set up through the WiFi

connection utility provide enhanced security measures with 802.1X network authentication.

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.

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entities claiming the marks and names or their products. Intel disclaims any proprietary interest

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Intel Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in this document. Nor does

Intel make any commitment to update the information contained herein.

"IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR ALL USERS OR DISTRIBUTORS:

Intel wireless LAN adapters are engineered, manufactured, tested, and quality checked to ensure

that they meet all necessary local and governmental regulatory agency requirements for the

regions that they are designated and/or marked to ship into. Because wireless LANs are generally

unlicensed devices that share spectrum with radars, satellites, and other licensed and unlicensed

devices, it is sometimes necessary to dynamically detect, avoid, and limit usage to avoid

interference with these devices. In many instances Intel is required to provide test data to prove

regional and local compliance to regional and governmental regulations before certification or

approval to use the product is granted. Intel's wireless LAN's EEPROM, firmware, and software

driver are designed to carefully control parameters that affect radio operation and to ensure

electromagnetic compliance (EMC). These parameters include, without limitation, RF power,

spectrum usage, channel scanning, and human exposure.

For these reasons Intel cannot permit any manipulation by third parties of the software provided

in binary format with the wireless LAN adapters (e.g., the EEPROM and firmware).

Furthermore, if you use any patches, utilities, or code with the Intel wireless LAN adapters that

have been manipulated by an unauthorized party (i.e., patches, utilities, or code (including open

source code modifications) which have not been validated by Intel), (i) you will be solely

responsible for ensuring the regulatory compliance of the products, (ii) Intel will bear no

liability, under any theory of liability for any issues associated with the modified products,

including without limitation, claims under the warranty and/or issues arising from regulatory

non-compliance, and (iii) Intel will not provide or be required to assist in providing support to

any third parties for such modified products.

Note: Many regulatory agencies consider Wireless LAN adapters to be "modules", and

accordingly, condition system-level regulatory approval upon receipt and review of test data

documenting that the antennas and system configuration do not cause the EMC and radio

operation to be non-compliant."

January 28, 2013

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Adapter Settings

The Advanced tab displays the device properties for the WiFi adapter installed on your

computer.

How to Access

At the Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Connection Utility, Advanced Menu click Adapter

Settings. Select the Advanced tab.

WiFi Adapter Settings Description

Note: Not all settings described are available for all adapters. You may not see all settings listed

here.

Name Description

802.11ac Mode

(5GHz)

The 802.11ac standard builds on 802.11n standard. 802.11ac Mode delivers

up to 867Mbps (theoretical) by increasing channel bandwidth to 80MHz and

adding higher density modulation (256 QAM). Select Enabled or Disabled

to set the 802.11ac mode of the WiFi adapter. Enabled is the default setting.

This setting applies to 802.11ac capable adapters only.

802.11n Channel

Width (2.4GHz)

Set high throughput channel width to maximize performance. Set the

channel width to Auto or 20MHz. Use 20MHz if 802.11n channels are

restricted. This setting applies to 802.11n capable adapters only.

NOTE: This setting does not apply to the Intel® Wireless WiFi Link

4965AGN (uses 20 MHz channel width only).

802.11n Channel

Width (5GHz)

Set high throughput channel width to maximize performance. Set the

channel width to Auto or 20MHz. Use 20MHz if 802.11n channels are

restricted. This setting applies to 802.11n capable adapters only.

NOTE: This setting does not apply to the following adapters:

 Intel® WiFi Link 1000

 Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN

802.11n Mode The 802.11n standard builds on previous 802.11 standards by adding

multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO). MIMO increases data throughput to

improve transfer rate. Select Enabled or Disabled to set the 802.11n mode

of the WiFi adapter. Enabled is the default setting. This setting applies to

802.11n capable adapters only. Enabled is the default setting. This setting

applies to 802.11n capable adapters only. 802.11n Mode must be enabled to

support 802.11ac. Disabling 802.11n Mode will disabled 802.11ac.

NOTE: To achieve transfer rates greater than 54 Mbps on 802.11n

connections, WPA2*-AES security must be selected. No security (None)

can be selected to enable network setup and troubleshooting.

An administrator can enable or disable support for high throughput mode to

reduce power-consumption or conflicts with other bands or compatibility

issues.

Ad Hoc Channel

802.11b/g

Select Enabled or Disabled.

Ad Hoc QoS

Mode

Quality of Service (QoS) control in ad hoc networks. QoS provides

prioritization of traffic from the access point over a wireless LAN based on

traffic classification. WMM (Wi-Fi Multimedia) is the QoS certification of

the Wi-Fi Alliance (WFA). When WMM is enabled, the WiFi adapter uses

WMM to support priority tagging and queuing capabilities for Wi-Fi

networks.

 WMM Enabled (Default)

 WMM Disabled

Bluetooth® AMP Enable or disable Bluetooth® AMP. AMP stands for alternate MAC/PHY

and uses the 802.11 (Wi-Fi) as the highspeed tranport. If disabled, Bluetooth

HS is turned off.

HT Mode/VHT

Mode/Disabled

This settings lets you select HT Mode (High Throughput mode), VHT Mode

(Very High Throughput Mode) or to disable both modes. HT Mode supports

802.11n compatiblity, whereas VHT Mode supports 802.11ac compatiblity.

Fat Channel

Intolerant

This setting communicates to access points that this WiFi adapter does not

prefer 40MHz channels in the 2.4GHz band. The default setting is for this to

be turned off (disabled), so that the adapter does not send this notification. If

the access point continues to use 40MHz channels, the WiFi adapter will

also use 40MHz channels if the 802.11n Channel Width (2.4GHz) setting is

AUTO.

NOTE: This setting does not apply to the following adapters:

 Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AG_

 Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection

Mixed mode

protection

Use to avoid data collisions in a mixed 802.11b and 802.11g environment.

Request to Send/Clear to Send (RTS/CTS) should be used in an

environment where clients may not hear each other. CTS-to-self can be used

to gain more throughput in an environment where clients are in close

proximity and can hear each other.

Preferred Band In an environment with other radiating devices nearby (such as microwave

ovens, cordless telephones, access points, or client devices), in order to

reduce interference you may want prefer the 5GHz band over the 2.4GHz

band, or vice-versa. Your choices are:

 No Preference

 Prefer 2.4GHz band

 Prefer 5GHz band

Here are the various Wi-Fi bands:

 802.11 legacy - 2.4GHz

 802.11a - 3.7GHz and 5GHz

 802.11b - 2.4GHz

 802.11g - 5GHz

 802.11n - 2.4GHz and 5GHz

 802.11ac - 5GHz

Roaming

Aggressiveness

This setting lets you define how aggressively your wireless client roams to

improve connection to an access point. There are five avaialbe settings.

 3. Medium: This is the default. A balanced setting between not

roaming and performance.

 1. Lowest: Your wireless client will not roam. Only significant link

quality degradation causes it to roam to another access point.

 5. Highest: Your wireless client continuously tracks the link quality.

If any degradation occurs, it tries to find and roam to a better access

point.

Transmit Power Default Setting: Highest power setting.

Lowest: Minimum Coverage: Set the adapter to the lowest transmit power.

Enables you to expand the number of coverage areas or confine a coverage

area. Reduces the coverage area in high traffic areas to improve overall

transmission quality and avoids congestion and interference with other

devices.

Highest: Maximum Coverage: Set the adapter to a maximum transmit

power level. Select for maximum performance and range in environments

with limited additional WiFi radio devices.

NOTE: The optimal setting is for a user to always set the transmit power at

the lowest possible level that is still compatible with the quality of their

communication. This allows the maximum number of wireless devices to

operate in dense areas and reduce interference with other devices that it

shares the same radio spectrum with.

NOTE: This setting takes effect when either Network (Infrastructure) or

Device to Device (ad hoc) mode is used.

Wake on Magic

Packet

This setting, enabled, wakes the computer from a sleep state when it receives

a "magic packet" from a sending computer. The magic packet contains the

MAC address of the intended destination cmputer.

Enabling turns on Wake on Magic Packet. Disabling turns off Wake on

Magic Packet. Disabling this only disables the magic packet feature, not

Wake on Wireless LAN.

Wake on Pattern

Match

This feature wakes the computer from a sleep state when a particular wake

pattern is received at the adapter. This feature is supported by the Window*

7 and Windows 8. Such patterns typically are:

 Wake on new incoming TCP connection for IPv4 and IPv6 (TCP

SYN IPv4 and TCP SYN IPv6).

 Wake on 802.1x re-authentication packets.

Disabling this only disables the pattern match feature, not Wake on Wireless

LAN.

Wireless Mode Select which mode to use for connection to a wireless network:

 802.11a only: Connect the wireless WiFi adapter to 802.11a

networks only. Not applicable for all adapters.

 802.11b only: Connect the wireless WiFi adapter to 802.11b

networks only. Not applicable for all adapters.

 802.11g only: Connect the wireless WiFi adapter to 802.11g

networks only.

 802.11a and 802.11g: Connect the WiFi adapter to 802.11a and

802.11g networks only. Not applicable for all adapters.

 802.11b and 802.11g: Connect the WiFi adapter to 802.11b and

802.11g networks only. Not applicable for all adapters.

 802.11a, 802.11b, and 802.11g: (Default) - Connect to either

802.11a, 802.11b or 802.11g wireless networks. Not applicable for

all adapters.

OK Saves settings and returns to the previous page.

Cancel Closes and cancels any changes.

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Specifications

Although this release supports only the adapters listed below, specification information is

provided here for the family of Intel® wireless adapters.

 Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260

 Intel® Dual Band Wireless-N 7260

 Intel® Wireless-N 7260

Intel® Wireless Adapters

The following list may not be all inclusive.

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 100

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 105

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 130

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 135

 Intel® WiFi Link 1000

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2200

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230

 Intel® WiFi Link 5100

 Intel® Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150

 Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200

 Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205

 Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6230

 Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6235

 Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250

 Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300

 Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260

 Intel® Dual Band Wireless-N 7260

 Intel® Wireless-N 7260

Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 100, Intel® Centrino®

Wireless-N 105, Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 130 and

Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 135

Form Factor PCI Express* Half-Mini Card

Dimensions Half-Mini Card: Width 1.049 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in (26.64

mm x 30 mm x 4.5 mm)

Antenna Interface

Connector Hirose U.FL-R-SMT mates with cable connector U.FL-LP-066

Antenna Diversity On-board diversity

Connector Interface 52-pin Mini Card edge connector

Voltage 3.3 V

Operating

Temperature 0 to +80 degrees Celsius

Humidity 50% to 95% non-condensing (at temperatures of 25 ºC to 35 ºC)

WiFi

Frequency

Modulation 2.4GHz (802.11b/g/n)

Frequency band 2.400 - 2.4835GHz (dependent on country)

Modulation BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK

Wireless Medium 2.4GHz ISM: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

Channels All channels as defined by the relevant specification and country rules.

IEEE 802.11n Data

Rates

MIMO Configuration: 1X1

Tx/Rx: 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8,

45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2 Mbps

IEEE 802.11g Data

Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps

IEEE 802.11b Data

Rates 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps

Bluetooth Support

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 100: None

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 105: None

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 130: Bluetooth 2.1, 2.1 + EDR, 3.0,

3.0+HS

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 135: Bluetooth 4.0 (Bluetooth Low-

Energy and Bluetooth 3.0 +HS)

General

Operating Systems Windows* 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Wi-Fi Alliance*

certification

Wi-Fi* certification for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, WPA-Personal, WPA-

Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA2-Enterprise, WMM, WPS

Cisco Compatible

Extensions

certification

Cisco Compatible Extensions, v4.0

IEEE Feature Sets IEEE 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11e, 802.11i, 802.11d, 802.11h

Architecture Infrastructure or ad hoc (peer-to-peer) operating modes

Security

WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise,

AES-CCMP 128-bit, WEP 128-bit and 64-bit; 802.1X: EAP-SIM, LEAP,

PEAP, TKIP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-AKA

Product Safety UL, C-UL, CB (IEC/EN 60950-1)

Intel® WiFi Link 1000

WiFi / WiMAX

Form Factor PCI Express* Mini Card and Half-Mini Card

SKUs Intel® WiFi Link 1000 - 1X2 MC/HMC

Dimensions

Mini Card: Width 2.0 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in (50.80 mm x

30 mm x 4.5 mm)

Half-Mini Card: Width 1.049 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in

(26.64 mm x 30 mm x 4.5 mm)

Antenna Interface

Connector Hirose U.FL-R-SMT mates with cable connector U.FL-LP-066

Antenna Diversity On-board diversity

Connector Interface 52-pin Mini Card edge connector

Voltage 3.3 V

Operating Temperature 0 to +80 degrees Celsius

Humidity 50% to 90% non-condensing (at temperatures of 25 ºC to 35 ºC)

WiFi

Frequency Modulation 2.4GHz (802.11b/g/n)

Frequency band 2.41-2.474 GHz (dependent on country)

Modulation BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM, CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK

Wireless Medium 2.4GHz ISM: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

Channels All channels as defined by the relevant specification and country rules.

IEEE 802.11n Data

Rates

300, 270, 243, 240, 180, 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90,

86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2 Mbps

IEEE 802.11g Data

Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps

IEEE 802.11b Data

Rates 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps

WiFi General

Operating Systems Microsoft Windows* XP (32 and 64 bit) and Windows Vista* (32 and

64 bit), Ubuntu Linux*

Wi-Fi Alliance* Wi-Fi* certification for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, WPA-Personal,

certification WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA2-Enterprise, WMM, WPS

Cisco Compatible

Extensions certification Cisco Compatible Extensions, v4.0

WLAN Standard IEEE 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11n, 802.11d, 802.11e, 802.11i,

Architecture Infrastructure or ad hoc (peer-to-peer) operating modes

Security

WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise,

802.1X: EAP-SIM, LEAP, PEAP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS,

EAP-AKA

Encryption AES-CCMP 128-bit, WEP 128-bit and 64-bit, CKIP, TKIP

Product Safety UL, C-UL, CB (IEC/EN 60950-1)

Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2200 and Intel® Centrino®

Wireless-N 2230

Form Factor PCI Express* Half-Mini Card

Dimensions Half-Mini Card: Width 1.049 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in (26.64

mm x 30 mm x 4.5 mm)

Antenna Interface

Connector Hirose U.FL-R-SMT mates with cable connector U.FL-LP-066

Antenna Diversity On-board diversity

Connector Interface 52-pin Mini Card edge connector

Voltage 3.3 V

Operating

Temperature 0 to +80 degrees Celsius

Humidity 50% to 95% non-condensing (at temperatures of 25 ºC to 35 ºC)

WiFi

Frequency

Modulation 2.4GHz (802.11b/g/n)

Frequency band 2.400 - 2.4835GHz (dependent on country)

Modulation BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK

Wireless Medium 2.4GHz ISM: Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

Channels All channels as defined by the relevant specification and country rules.

IEEE 802.11n Data

Rates

MIMO Configuration: 2X2

Tx/Rx: 300, 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60,

57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2 Mbps

IEEE 802.11g Data

Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps

IEEE 802.11b Data 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps

Rates

Bluetooth Support

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2200: None

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230: Bluetooth 4.0 (Bluetooth

Low-Energy and Bluetooth 3.0 +HS)

General

Operating Systems Windows* 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Wi-Fi Alliance*

certification

Wi-Fi* certification for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, WPA-Personal, WPA-

Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA2-Enterprise, WMM, WPS

Cisco Compatible

Extensions

certification

Cisco Compatible Extensions, v4.0

IEEE Feature Sets IEEE 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11e, 802.11i, 802.11d, 802.11h

Architecture Infrastructure or ad hoc (peer-to-peer) operating modes

Security

WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise,

AES-CCMP 128-bit, WEP 128-bit and 64-bit; 802.1X: EAP-SIM, LEAP,

PEAP, TKIP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-AKA

Product Safety UL, C-UL, CB (IEC/EN 60950-1)

Intel® WiFi Link 5100 and Intel® WiFi Link 5300

Form Factor PCI Express* Full-Mini Card and Half-Mini Card

Dimensions

Full-Mini Card: Width 2.00 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in (50.95 mm

x 30 mm x 4.5 mm)

Half-Mini Card: Width 1.049 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in (26.64

mm x 30 mm x 4.5 mm)

Antenna Interface

Connector Hirose U.FL-R-SMT mates with cable connector U.FL-LP-066

Antenna Diversity On-board diversity

Connector

Interface 52-pin Mini Card edge connector

Voltage 3.3 V

Operating

Temperature 0 to +80 degrees Celsius

Humidity 50% to 95% non-condensing (at temperatures of 25 ºC to 35 ºC)

Frequency

Modulation 5GHz (802.11a/n) 2.4GHz (802.11b/g/n)

Frequency band 5.15GHz - 5.85GHz (dependent on

country)

2.400 - 2.4835GHz (dependent on

country)

Modulation BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK

Wireless Medium 5GHz UNII: Orthogonal Frequency

Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

2.4GHz ISM: Orthogonal Frequency

Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

Channels All channels as defined by the relevant specification and country rules.

IEEE 802.11n

Data Rates

Intel® WiFi Link 5300

450, 405, 360, 300, 270, 243, 240, 216.7, 195, 180, 173.3, 150, 144, 135,

130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7,

15, 14.4, 7.2 Mbps

Intel® WiFi Link 5100

300, 270, 243, 240, 180, 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667,

72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2 Mbps

IEEE 802.11a

Data Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps

IEEE 802.11g

Data Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps

IEEE 802.11b

Data Rates 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps

General

Operating Systems

 Microsoft Windows* XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

 Windows Vista* (32-bit and 64-bit)

 Windows* 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Wi-Fi Alliance*

certification

Wi-Fi* certification for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a, 802.11h, 802.11d, WPA-

Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA2-Enterprise, WMM,

WMM Power Save, EAP-SIM, LEAP, PEAP, TKIP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS,

EAP-TTLS, EAP-AKA

Cisco Compatible

Extensions

certification

Cisco Compatible Extensions, v4.0

WLAN Standard IEEE 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11n

Architecture Infrastructure or ad hoc (peer-to-peer) operating modes

Security

WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, AES-

CCMP 128-bit, WEP 128-bit and 64-bit; 802.1X: EAP-SIM, LEAP, PEAP,

TKIP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-AKA

Product Safety UL, C-UL, CB (IEC 60590)

Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030 and Intel® Centrino®

Advanced-N 6230

Form Factor PCI Express* Half-Mini Card

Dimensions Half-Mini Card: Width 1.049 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in (26.64 mm

x 30 mm x 4.5 mm)

Antenna Interface

Connector Hirose U.FL-R-SMT mates with cable connector U.FL-LP-066

Antenna Diversity On-board diversity

Network

Standards 802.11a/b/g/n (varies by adapter) and Bluetooth 3.0 + HS

Connector

Interface 52-pin Mini Card edge connector

Voltage 3.3 V

Operating

Temperature 0 to +80 degrees Celsius

Humidity 50% to 95% non-condensing (at temperatures of 25 ºC to 35 ºC)

WiFi Network

Standards

Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030: 802.11b/g/n

Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6230: 802.11a/g/n

Frequency

Modulation 5GHz (802.11a/n) 2.4GHz (802.11b/g/n)

Frequency band 5.15GHz - 5.85GHz (dependent on

country)

2.400 - 2.4835GHz (dependent on

country)

Modulation BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK

Wireless Medium 5GHz UNII: Orthogonal Frequency

Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

2.4GHz ISM: Orthogonal Frequency

Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

Channels All channels as defined by the relevant specification and country rules.

IEEE 802.11n

Data Rates

Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6230:

Tx/Rx (Mbps): 300, 270, 243, 240, 216.7, 195, 180, 173.3, 150, 144, 135,

130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7,

15, 14.4, 7.2

Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030:

Rx (Mbps): 300, 270, 243, 240, 180

Rx/Tx (Mbps): 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60,

57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2

IEEE 802.11a

Data Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps

IEEE 802.11g

Data Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps

IEEE 802.11b

Data Rates 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps

Bluetooth Bluetooth Version 3.0 + HS

General

Operating Systems

 Microsoft Windows* XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

 Windows Vista* (32-bit and 64-bit)

 Windows* 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Wi-Fi Alliance*

certification

Wi-Fi* certification for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a, 802.11h, 802.11d, WPA-

Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA2-Enterprise, WPS,

WMM, WMM Power Save, EAP-SIM, LEAP, PEAP, TKIP, EAP-FAST,

EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-AKA, P2P

Cisco Compatible

Extensions

certification

Cisco Compatible Extensions, v4.0

WLAN Standard IEEE 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11n

Architecture Infrastructure or ad hoc (peer-to-peer) operating modes

Security

WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, AES-

CCMP 128-bit, WEP 128-bit and 64-bit; 802.1X: EAP-SIM, LEAP, PEAP,

TKIP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-AKA

Product Safety UL, C-UL, CB (IEC/EN 60950-1)

Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6235

Form Factor PCI Express* Half-Mini Card

Dimensions Half-Mini Card: Width 1.049 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in (26.64 mm

x 30 mm x 4.5 mm)

Antenna Interface

Connector Hirose U.FL-R-SMT mates with cable connector U.FL-LP-066

Antenna Diversity On-board diversity

Network

Standards 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0

Connector

Interface 52-pin Mini Card edge connector

Voltage 3.3 V

Operating

Temperature 0 to +80 degrees Celsius

Humidity 50% to 95% non-condensing (at temperatures of 25 ºC to 35 ºC)

Frequency

Modulation 5GHz (802.11a/n) 2.4GHz (802.11b/g/n)

Frequency band 5.15GHz - 5.85GHz (dependent on

country)

2.400 - 2.4835GHz (dependent on

country)

Modulation BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK

Wireless Medium 5GHz UNII: Orthogonal Frequency

Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

2.4GHz ISM: Orthogonal Frequency

Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

Channels All channels as defined by the relevant specification and country rules.

IEEE 802.11n

Data Rates

Tx/Rx (Mbps): 300, 270, 243, 240, 216.7, 195, 180, 173.3, 150, 144, 135,

130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7,

15, 14.4, 7.2

IEEE 802.11a

Data Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps

IEEE 802.11g

Data Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps

IEEE 802.11b

Data Rates 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps

Bluetooth Bluetooth Version 4.0 (3.0 +HS )

General

Operating Systems Windows* 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Wi-Fi Alliance*

certification

Wi-Fi* certification for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a, 802.11h, 802.11d, WPA-

Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA2-Enterprise, WPS,

WMM, WMM Power Save, EAP-SIM, LEAP, PEAP, TKIP, EAP-FAST,

EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-AKA, P2P

Cisco Compatible

Extensions

certification

Cisco Compatible Extensions, v4.0

WLAN Standard IEEE 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11n

Architecture Infrastructure or ad hoc (peer-to-peer) operating modes

Security

WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, AES-

CCMP 128-bit, WEP 128-bit and 64-bit; 802.1X: EAP-SIM, LEAP, PEAP,

TKIP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-AKA

Product Safety UL, C-UL, CB (IEC/EN 60950-1)

Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250 and Intel®

Centrino® Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150

Form Factor PCI Express* Half-Mini Card

Dimensions Half-Mini Card: Width 1.049 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in (26.64

mm x 30 mm x 4.5 mm)

Antenna Interface

Connector Hirose U.FL-R-SMT mates with cable connector U.FL-LP-066

Antenna Diversity On-board diversity

Connector

Interface 52-pin Mini Card edge connector

Voltage 3.3 V

Operating

Temperature 0 to +80 degrees Celsius

Humidity 50% to 95% non-condensing (at temperatures of 25 ºC to 35 ºC)

WiFi

Frequency

Modulation

Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N +

WiMAX 6250

2.4GHz (802.11b/g/n), 5GHz

(802.11a/n)

Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N +

WiMAX 6150

2.4GHz (802.11b/g/n)

Frequency band 5.15GHz - 5.85GHz (dependent on

country)

2.400 - 2.4835GHz (dependent on

country)

Modulation BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK

Wireless Medium 5GHz UNII: Orthogonal Frequency

Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

2.4GHz ISM: Orthogonal Frequency

Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

Channels All channels as defined by the relevant specification and country rules.

IEEE 802.11n

Data Rates

Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150

MIMO Configuration: 1X2

Rx: 300, 270, 243, 240, 180 Mbps

Rx/Tx: 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8,

45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2 Mbps

Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250

MIMO Configuration: 2X2

Tx/Rx: 300, 270, 243, 240, 180, 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90,

86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2 Mbps

IEEE 802.11a

Data Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps

IEEE 802.11g

Data Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps

IEEE 802.11b

Data Rates 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps

General

Operating Systems

 Microsoft Windows* XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

 Windows Vista* (32-bit and 64-bit)

 Windows* 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Wi-Fi Alliance*

certification

Wi-Fi* certification for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a, 802.11h, 802.11d, WPA-

Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA2-Enterprise, WMM,

WMM Power Save, EAP-SIM, LEAP, PEAP, TKIP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS,

EAP-TTLS, EAP-AKA

Cisco Compatible

Extensions

certification

Cisco Compatible Extensions, v4.0

IEEE Feature Sets

Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150:

IEEE 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11e, 802.11i, 802.11h, 802.11d

Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250:

802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11e, 802.11i, 802.11h,

802.11d

Architecture Infrastructure or ad hoc (peer-to-peer) operating modes

Security

WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, AES-

CCMP 128-bit, WEP 128-bit and 64-bit; 802.1X: EAP-SIM, LEAP, PEAP,

TKIP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-AKA

Product Safety UL, C-UL, CB (IEC/EN 60950-1)

WiMAX General

Operating Systems

 Microsoft Windows* XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

 Windows Vista* (32-bit and 64-bit)

 Windows* 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Standard

Compliance 802.16e-2005 Corrigenda 2 (D4)

WiMAX System

Profile Feature set

Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150:

Mobile WiMAX release 1, Wave II. Supports 3A and 1A/B profiles

Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250:

Mobile WiMAX release 1, Wave II. Supports 3A, 5A/C, 1A/B, and 5BL

profiles

Security Key Management Protocol (PKMv2)

Encryption 128-bit CCMP (Counter-Mode/CBC-MAC) based on AES encryption

WiMAX

Frequency band

Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150: 2.3-2.4GHz / 2.496-2.690

GHz

Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250: 2.3-2.4GHz / 2.496-2.690

GHz / 3.4-3.8 GHz

Modulation

UL - QPSK, 16 QAM

DL - QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM

Wireless Medium

Duplex mode: TDD operations Scalable OFDMA (SOFDMA): 512

and 1024 FFT

sub-carrier permutation: PUSC Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N +

WiMAX 6150:

Channel bandwidths: 5 and 10 MHz

Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N +

WiMAX 6250:

Channel bandwidths: 5, 7, 8.75 and

10 MHz

WiMAX Network

Release Feature

set

SPWG/NWG Release 1.5

Rate Performance Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150:

Up to 10 Mbps DL and 4 Mbps UL @ peak rate

(OTA performance, 10MHz channel)

Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250:

Up to 20 Mbps DL and 6 Mbps UL @ peak rate

(OTA performance, 10MHz channel)

RF Transmitter

Output Power Compliance with Power class 2

Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200, Intel® Centrino®

Advanced-N 6205 and Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300

Form Factor

Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200, Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300:

PCI Express* Full-Mini Card and Half-Mini Card.

Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205: PCI Express* Half-Mini Card.

Dimensions

Full-Mini Card: Width 2.00 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in (50.95 mm

x 30 mm x 4.5 mm)

Half-Mini Card: Width 1.049 in x Length 1.18 in x Height 0.18 in (26.64

mm x 30 mm x 4.5 mm)

Antenna Interface

Connector Hirose U.FL-R-SMT mates with cable connector U.FL-LP-066

Antenna Diversity On-board diversity

Connector

Interface 52-pin Mini Card edge connector

Voltage 3.3 V

Operating

Temperature 0 to +80 degrees Celsius

Humidity 50% to 95% non-condensing (at temperatures of 25 ºC to 35 ºC)

Frequency 5GHz (802.11a/n) 2.4GHz (802.11b/g/n)

Modulation

Frequency band 5.15GHz - 5.85GHz (dependent on

country)

2.400 - 2.4835GHz (dependent on

country)

Modulation BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK

Wireless Medium 5GHz UNII: Orthogonal Frequency

Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

2.4GHz ISM: Orthogonal Frequency

Division Multiplexing (OFDM)

Channels All channels as defined by the relevant specification and country rules.

IEEE 802.11n

Data Rates

Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300:

Tx/Rx: 450, 405, 360, 300, 270, 243, 240, 216.7, 195, 180, 173.3, 150, 144,

135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9,

21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2 Mbps

Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200, Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205:

Tx/Rx: 300, 270, 243, 240, 180, 150, 144, 135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90,

86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30, 28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2 Mbps

IEEE 802.11a

Data Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps

IEEE 802.11g

Data Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps

IEEE 802.11b

Data Rates 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps

General

Operating Systems

 Microsoft Windows* XP (32-bit and 64-bit)

 Windows Vista* (32-bit and 64-bit)

 Windows* 7 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Wi-Fi Alliance*

certification

Wi-Fi* certification for 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a, 802.11h, 802.11d, WPA-

Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Personal, WPA2-Enterprise, WMM,

WMM Power Save, EAP-SIM, LEAP, PEAP, TKIP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS,

EAP-TTLS, EAP-AKA

Cisco Compatible

Extensions

certification

Cisco Compatible Extensions, v4.0

WLAN Standard IEEE 802.11g, 802.11b, 802.11a, 802.11n

Architecture Infrastructure or ad hoc (peer-to-peer) operating modes

Security

WPA-Personal, WPA2-Personal, WPA-Enterprise, WPA2-Enterprise, AES-

CCMP 128-bit, WEP 128-bit and 64-bit; 802.1X: EAP-SIM, LEAP, PEAP,

TKIP, EAP-FAST, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-AKA

Product Safety UL, C-UL, CB (IEC/EN 60950-1)

Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260

Form Factors Half-Mini Card and M.2 (Next Generation For Factor - NGFF)

Electrical interfaces PCIe and USB 2.0 for both form factors

Antenna Interface

Connector Hirose U.FL-R-SMT mates with cable connector U.FL-LP-066

Antenna Diversity On-board diversity

IEEE 802.11

Networking Standards

802.11ac, 802.11abgn, 802.11d, 802.11e, 802.11i, 802.11h, 802.11w

Operating Temperature 0 to +80 degrees Celsius

Humidity 50% to 95% non-condensing (at temperatures of 25 ºC to 35 ºC)

Frequency

Modulation 5GHz (802.11ac/n) 2.4GHz (802.11b/g/n)

Frequency band 5.15GHz - 5.85GHz (dependent on

country)

2.400 - 2.4835GHz (dependent on

country)

Modulation BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64 QAM,

256 QAM CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK

Wireless Medium

5GHz UNII: Orthogonal

Frequency Division Multiplexing

(OFDM)

2.4GHz ISM: Orthogonal

Frequency Division Multiplexing

(OFDM)

Channels All channels as defined by the relevant specification and country rules.

Spatial streams Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260: 2 X 2

Data Rates All data rates are theoretical maximums.

IEEE 802.11ac Data

Rates Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260: Up to 867 Mbps

IEEE 802.11n Data

Rates

Tx/Rx (Mbps): 300, 270, 243, 240, 216.7, 195, 180, 173.3, 150, 144,

135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30,

28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2

IEEE 802.11a Data

Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps

IEEE 802.11g Data

Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps

IEEE 802.11b Data

Rates 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps

Bluetooth Dual Mode Bluetooth* 2.1, 2.1+EDR, 3.0, 3.0+HS, 4.0 (BLE)

General

Operating Systems Windows* 7 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Wi-Fi Alliance*

certification

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED* for 802.11ac, a/b/g, n, WMM*, WPA*, WPA2*,

and WPS, WPS 2.0, Protected Management Frames. Wi-Fi Direct* for

peer-to-peer device connections.

Architecture Infrastructure and SoftAP; Supports simultaneous Client and SoftAP

modes

Cisco Compatible

Extensions certification Cisco Compatible Extensions, v4.0

Security

Authentication WPA and WPA2, 802.1X (EAP-TLS, TTLS, PEAP, LEAP, EAP-

FAST), EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA

Authentication

Protocols PAP, CHAP, TLS, GTC, MS-CHAP*, MS-CHAPv2

Encryption 64-bit and 128-bit WEP, AES-CCMP, TKIP

Wi-Fi Direct*

Encryption and

Authentication

WPA2, AES-CCMP

Product Safety UL, C-UL, CB (IEC/EN 60950-1)

Intel® Dual Band Wireless-N 7260

Intel® Wireless-N 7260

Form Factors Half-Mini Card, M.2 (Next Generation For Factor - NGFF)

Electrical interfaces PCIe, USB 2.0 for both form factors

Antenna Interface

Connector Hirose U.FL-R-SMT mates with cable connector U.FL-LP-066

Antenna Diversity On-board diversity

IEEE 802.11 Networking

Standards

Intel® Dual Band Wireless-N 7260

 Model 7260HMW AN - 802.11agn, 2x2, Bluetooth 4.0, PCIe,

USB, HMC

 Model 7260NGW AN - 802.11agn, 2x2, Bluetooth 4.0, PCIe,

USB, M.2

 Model 7260HMW NB - 802.11agn, 2x2, PCIe, USB, HMC

 Model 7260NGW NB - 802.11agn, 2x2, PCIe, USB, M.2

Intel® Wireless-N 7260

 Model 7260HMW BN - 802.11agn, 2x2, PCIe, USB, M.2

 Model 7260NGW BN - 802.11bgn, 2x2, Bluetooth 4.0, PCIe,

USB, M.2

Operating Temperature 0 to +80 degrees Celsius

Humidity 50% to 95% non-condensing (at temperatures of 25 ºC to 35 ºC)

Frequency Modulation 5GHz (802.11a/n) 2.4GHz (802.11b/g/n)

(See above, not all bands

supported by all

adapters)

Frequency band 5.15GHz - 5.85GHz (dependent

on country)

2.400 - 2.4835GHz (dependent on

country)

Modulation BPSK, QPSK, 16 QAM, 64

QAM, CCK, DQPSK, DBPSK

Wireless Medium

5GHz UNII: Orthogonal

Frequency Division Multiplexing

(OFDM)

2.4GHz ISM: Orthogonal

Frequency Division Multiplexing

(OFDM)

Channels All channels as defined by the relevant specification and country rules.

802.11n spatial streams All adapters: 2 X 2 spatial streams

Data Rates All data rates are theoretical maximums.

IEEE 802.11n Data Rates

Tx/Rx (Mbps): 300, 270, 243, 240, 216.7, 195, 180, 173.3, 150, 144,

135, 130, 120, 117, 115.5, 90, 86.667, 72.2, 65, 60, 57.8, 45, 43.3, 30,

28.9, 21.7, 15, 14.4, 7.2

IEEE 802.11a Data Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps

IEEE 802.11g Data Rates 54, 48, 36, 24, 18, 12, 9, 6 Mbps

IEEE 802.11b Data Rates 11, 5.5, 2, 1 Mbps

Bluetooth

Dual Mode Bluetooth* 2.1, 2.1+EDR, 3.0, 3.0+HS, 4.0 (BLE)

supported by the following adapters

 Model 7260HMW AN

 Model 7260NGW AN

 Model 7260NGW BN

General

Operating Systems Windows* 7 (32-bit and 64-bit), Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Wi-Fi Alliance*

certification

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED* for 802.11ac, a/b/g, n, WMM*, WPA*, WPA2*,

and WPS, WPS 2.0, Protected Management Frames. Wi-Fi Direct* for

peer-to-peer device connections.

Architecture Infrastructure and SoftAP; Supports simultaneous Client and SoftAP

modes

Cisco Compatible

Extensions certification Cisco Compatible Extensions, v4.0

Security

Authentication WPA and WPA2, 802.1X (EAP-TLS, TTLS, PEAP, LEAP, EAP-

FAST), EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA

Authentication Protocols PAP, CHAP, TLS, GTC, MS-CHAP*, MS-CHAPv2

Encryption 64-bit and 128-bit WEP, AES-CCMP, TKIP

Wi-Fi Direct*

Encryption and WPA2, AES-CCMP

Authentication

Product Safety UL, C-UL, CB (IEC/EN 60950-1)

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Regulatory Information

Although this release supports only the adapters listed below, regulatory information is provided

for the family of Intel® wireless adapters.

 Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260

 Intel® Dual Band Wireless-N 7260

 Intel® Wireless-N 7260

NOTE: Due to the evolving state of regulations and standards in the wireless

LAN field (IEEE 802.11 and similar standards), the information provided herein

is subject to change. Intel Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or

omissions in this document.

Intel® Wireless Adapters

The following list may not be all inclusive.

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 100

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 105

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 130

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 135

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1000

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 1030

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2200

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N 2230

 Intel® WiFi Link 5100

 Intel® Ultimate N WiFi Link 5300

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150

 Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6200

 Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6205

 Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6230

 Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N 6235

 Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250

 Intel® Centrino® Ultimate-N 6300

 Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260

 Intel® Dual Band Wireless-N 7260

 Intel® Wireless-N 7260

Intel WiFi/WiMAX Wireless Adapters

Information in this section supports the following wireless adapters:

 Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150

 Intel® Centrino® Advanced-N + WiMAX 6250

See Specifications for complete wireless adapter specifications.

NOTE: In this section, all references to the "wireless adapter" refer to all adapters

listed above.

The following information is provided:

 Information for the User

 Regulatory Information

 Information for OEMs and Host Integrators

INFORMATION FOR THE USER

Safety Notices

USA FCC Radio Frequency Exposure

The FCC with its action in ET Docket 96-8 has adopted a safety standard for human exposure to

radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy emitted by FCC certified equipment. The wireless

adapter meets the Human Exposure limits found in OET Bulletin 65, supplement C, 2001, and

ANSI/IEEE C95.1, 1992. Proper operation of this radio according to the instructions found in

this manual will result in exposure substantially below the FCC’s recommended limits.

The following safety precautions should be observed:

 Do not touch or move antenna while the unit is transmitting or receiving.

 Do not hold any component containing the radio such that the antenna is very close or

touching any exposed parts of the body, especially the face or eyes, while transmitting.

 Do not operate the radio or attempt to transmit data unless the antenna is connected; this

behavior may cause damage to the radio.

 Use in specific environments:

o The use of wireless adapters in hazardous locations is limited by the constraints

posed by the safety directors of such environments.

o The use of electronic devices equipped with wireless adapters on airplanes is

governed by rules for each commercial airline operator.

o The use of wireless adapters in hospitals is restricted to the limits set forth by each

hospital.

Explosive Device Proximity Warning

Warning: Do not operate a portable transmitter (including this wireless adapter) near

unshielded blasting caps or in an explosive environment unless the transmitter has been modified

to be qualified for such use.

Antenna Warnings

Warning: The wireless adapter is not designed for use with high-gain directional antennas.

Use On Aircraft Caution

Caution: Regulations of commercial airline operators may prohibit airborne operation of

certain electronic devices equipped with radio-frequency wireless devices (wireless adapters)

because their signals could interfere with critical aircraft instruments.

Other Wireless Devices

Safety Notices for Other Devices in the Wireless Network: See the documentation supplied

with wireless adapters or other devices in the wireless network.

Local Restrictions on 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, and 802.16e Radio Usage

Caution: Due to the fact that the frequencies used by 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n,

and 802.16e wireless LAN devices may not yet be harmonized in all countries, 802.11a, 802.11b,

802.11g, 802.11n, and 802.16e products are designed for use only in specific countries, and are

not allowed to be operated in countries other than those of designated use. As a user of these

products, you are responsible for ensuring that the products are used only in the countries for

which they were intended and for verifying that they are configured with the correct selection of

frequency and channel for the country of use. The device transmit power control (TPC) interface

is part of the Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Connection Utility Software. Operational restrictions

for Equivalent Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) are provided by the system manufacturer. Any

deviation from the permissible power and frequency settings for the country of use is an

infringement of national law and may be punished as such.

Wireless Interoperability

The wireless adapter is designed to be interoperable with other wireless LAN products that are

based on direct sequence spread spectrum (DSSS) radio technology and to comply with the

following standards:

 IEEE Std. 802.11b compliant Standard on Wireless LAN

 IEEE Std. 802.11g compliant Standard on Wireless LAN

 IEEE Std. 802.11a compliant Standard on Wireless LAN

 IEEE Std. 802.11n draft 2.0 compliant on Wireless LAN

 IEEE 802.16e-2005 Wave 2 compliant

 Wireless Fidelity certification, as defined by the Wi-Fi Alliance

 WiMAX certification as defined by the WiMAX Forum

The Wireless Adapter and Your Health

The wireless adapter, like other radio devices, emits radio frequency electromagnetic energy.

The level of energy emitted by the wireless adapter, however, is less than the electromagnetic

energy emitted by other wireless devices such as mobile phones. The wireless adapter operates

within the guidelines found in radio frequency safety standards and recommendations. These

standards and recommendations reflect the consensus of the scientific community and result

from deliberations of panels and committees of scientists who continually review and interpret

the extensive research literature. In some situations or environments, the use of the wireless

adapter may be restricted by the proprietor of the building or responsible representatives of the

applicable organization. Examples of such situations may include:

 Using the wireless adapter on board airplanes, or

 Using the wireless adapter in any other environment where the risk of interference with

other devices or services is perceived or identified as being harmful.

If you are uncertain of the policy that applies to the use of wireless adapters in a specific

organization or environment (an airport, for example), you are encouraged to ask for

authorization to use the adapter before you turn it on.

REGULATORY INFORMATION

USA - Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

This wireless adapter is restricted to indoor use due to its operation in the 5.15 to 5.25 and 5.470

to 5.75GHz frequency ranges. FCC requires this wireless adapter to be used indoors for the

frequency ranges 5.15 to 5.25GHz and 5.470 to 5.75GHz to reduce the potential for harmful

interference to co-channel mobile satellite systems. No configuration controls are provided for

Intel® wireless adapters allowing any change in the frequency of operations outside the FCC

grant of authorization for U.S. operation according to Part 15.407 of the FCC rules.

 Intel® wireless adapters are intended for OEM integrators only.

 Intel® wireless adapters cannot be co-located with any other transmitter unless approved

by the FCC.

This wireless adapter complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation of the device is subject

to the following two conditions:

 This device may not cause harmful interference.

 This device must accept any interference that may cause undesired operation.

Class B Device Interference Statement

This wireless adapter has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital

device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable

protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This wireless adapter

generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy. If the wireless adapter is not installed

and used in accordance with the instructions, the wireless adapter may cause harmful

interference to radio communications. There is no guarantee, however, that such interference will

not occur in a particular installation. If this wireless adapter does cause harmful interference to

radio or television reception (which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on), the

user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by taking one or more of the following

measures:

 Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna of the equipment experiencing the interference.

 Increase the distance between the wireless adapter and the equipment experiencing the

interference.

 Connect the computer with the wireless adapter to an outlet on a circuit different from

that to which the equipment experiencing the interference is connected.

 Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

NOTE: The adapter must be installed and used in strict accordance with the

manufacturer's instructions as described in the user documentation that comes

with the product. Any other installation or use will violate FCC Part 15

regulations.

Safety Approval Considerations

This device has been safety approved as a component and is for use only in complete equipment

where the acceptability of the combination is determined by the appropriate safety agencies.

When installed, consideration must be given to the following:

 It must be installed into a compliant host device meeting the requirement of UL/EN/IEC

60950-1 2nd edition including the general provisions of enclosure design 1.6.2 and

specifically paragraph 1.2.6.2 (Fire Enclosure).

 The device shall be supplied by a SELV source when installed in the end-use equipment.

 A heating test shall be considered in the end-use product for meeting the requirement of

UL/EN/IEC 60950-1 2nd edition.

Low Halogen

Applies only to brominated and chlorinated flame retardants (BFRs/CFRs) and PVC in the final

product. Intel components as well as purchased components on the finished assembly meet JS-

709 requirements, and the PCB / substrate meet IEC 61249-2-21 requirements. The replacement

of halogenated flame retardants and/or PVC may not be better for the environment.

Japan

Indoor use only in the 5Ghz band.

Korea

Taiwan

在5.25-5.35 秭赫頻帶內操作之無線資訊傳輸設備，限於室內使用。

Radio Approvals

To determine whether you are allowed to use your wireless network device in a specific country,

please check to see if the radio type number that is printed on the identification label of your

device is listed in the manufacturer's OEM Regulatory Guidance document.

Modular Regulatory Certification Country Markings

A list of countries requiring regulatory markings is available. Note that the lists include only

countries requiring marking but not all certified countries. To find the regulatory country

marking information for your adapter, perform these steps:

1. Open this web site: http://www.intel.com/support/wireless/wlan/

2. Click on the link for your adapter.

3. Click Document and Guides.

4. Under Regulatory Information, click Regulatory documents for your adapter.

INFORMATION FOR OEMs and HOST INTEGRATORS

The guidelines described within this document are provided to OEM integrators installing Intel®

wireless adapters in notebook and tablet PC host platforms. Adherence to these requirements is

necessary to meet the conditions of compliance with FCC rules, including RF exposure. When

all antenna type and placement guidelines described herein are fulfilled the Intel® wireless

adapters may be incorporated into notebook and tablet PC host platforms with no further

restrictions. If any of the guidelines described herein are not satisfied it may be necessary for the

OEM or integrator to perform additional testing and/or obtain additional approval. The OEM or

integrator is responsible to determine the required host regulatory testing and/or obtaining the

required host approvals for compliance.

 Intel® wireless adapters are intended for OEMs and host integrators only.

 The Intel® wireless adapter FCC Grant of Authorization describes any limited conditions

of modular approval.

 The Intel® wireless adapters must be operated with an access point that has been

approved for the country of operation.

 Changes or modification to Intel® wireless adapters by OEMs, integrators or other third

parties is not permitted. Any changes or modification to Intel® wireless adapters by

OEMs, integrators or other third parties will void authorization to operate the adapter.

Antenna Type and Gains

Only antennas of the same type and with equal or less gains as shown below may be used with

the Intel® wireless adapters. Other types of antennas and/or higher gain antennas may require

additional authorization for operation.

Antenna

Type

Antenna

Location

(Main/Aux

2.4GHz

Peak

Gain

in dBi*

2.6GHz

Peak

Gain

in dBi*

5.2GHz

Peak

Gain

in dBi*

5.5GHz

Peak

Gain

in dBi*

5.7GHz

Peak

Gain

in dBi*

PIFA

Main

Aux 3.24 3.47 3.73 4.77 4.77

MIMO

*All antenna gains include cable loss.

Antenna Placement Within the Host Platform

To ensure RF exposure compliance the antenna(s) used with the Intel® wireless adapters must be

installed in notebook or tablet PC host platforms to provide a minimum separation distance from

all persons, in all operating modes and orientations of the host platform, with strict adherence to

the table below. The antenna separation distance applies to both horizontal and vertical

orientation of the antenna when installed in the host system.

Intel® Wireless Adapter Minimum required antenna-to-user

separation distance

Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N + WiMAX 6150 18 mm

Intel® Centrino® Wireless-N + WiMAX 6350 17 mm

Simultaneous Transmission of Intel® Wireless Adapters with Other Integrated or

Plug-In Transmitters

Based upon FCC Knowledge Database publication number 616217

https://apps.fcc.gov/oetcf/kdb/forms/FTSSearchResultPage.cfm?id=33240&switch=P, when

there are multiple transmitting devices installed in a host device, an RF exposure transmitting

assessment shall be performed to determine the necessary application and test requirements.

OEM integrators must identify all possible combinations of simultaneous transmission

configurations for all transmitters and antennas installed in the host system. This includes

transmitters installed in the host as mobile devices (>20 cm separation from user) and portable

devices (<20 cm separation from user). OEM integrators should consult the actual FCC KDB

616217 document for all details in making this assessment to determine if any additional

requirements for testing or FCC approval is necessary.

Information To Be Supplied to the End User by the OEM or Integrator

The following regulatory and safety notices must be published in documentation supplied to the

end user of the product or system incorporating the Intel® wireless adapter, in compliance with

local regulations. Host system must be labeled with "Contains FCC ID: XXXXXXXX", FCC ID

displayed on label.

The Intel® wireless adapter must be installed and used in strict accordance with the

manufacturer's instructions as described in the user documentation that comes with the product.

Intel Corporation is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by

unauthorized modification of the devices included with the wireless adapter kit or the

substitution or attachment of connecting cables and equipment other than that specified by Intel

Corporation. The correction of interference caused by such unauthorized modification,

substitution or attachment is the responsibility of the user. Intel Corporation and authorized

resellers or distributors are not liable for any damage or violation of government regulations that

may arise from the user failing to comply with these guidelines.

Local Restriction of 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, and 802.11e Radio Usage

The following statement on local restrictions must be published as part of the compliance

documentation for all 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, and 802.11e products.