M.2 802.11ax WiFi 6E Kit

Description

The Protectli M.2 802.11ax WiFi 6E module for the VP2430 and VP2440 is a high performance, Dual Band (2.4 GHz & 5/6GHz), WiFi module that supports 802.11ax, MU-MIMO, MU-OFDMA. Bluetooth is not supported. Average power consumption is 5W with a maximum of 8W.

The kit includes 3x internal micro coax cables (IPEX) and 3x tri-band WiFi antennas.

This module and drivers are supported by OpenWrt, Ubuntu/Debian Linux distributions, and other operating systems.

Note that it is not supported in pfSense® CE and OPNsense due to very limited WiFi support in the underlying FreeBSD operating system! This card is NOT supported with Windows!

This Wi-Fi module is only compatible with the VP2430 and VP2440.  For modules that will work on other platforms, click here.

Instructions on how to configure this module on OpenWRT here.

Features:

• Chipset/Driver: Mediatek MT7916AN Chipset (Ubuntu: mt7915e, OpenWrt: kmod-mt7916-firmware)
• Specification: WiFi 802.11 ax,ac,a,b,g,n at 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, 6GHz
• RF Bands: 2.412GHz~2.462 GHz, 5G Bands:5.15GHz ~5.875GHz, 6G Bands: 5.925 ~ 7.125 GHz (20/40/80/160MHz)
• Communication Standard: PCIe device fully compliant to PCIe v2.1 specification
• Size: 30mm(W) x 50.95mm(L) x  5.1mm(H) (M.2 3052 A+E Key)
• Transmission Rate: 3000 Mbps (max)
• Bandwidth support: Supports 20/40MHz bandwidth in G-band, and 20/40/80/160MHz bandwidth in A-band
• Access Technology: MU-MIMO (2T2R), MU-OFDMA
• PHY rate: G-band 2T2R + A-band 2T3R 2ss, dual-band dual concurrent (DBDC) with PHY rate up to 3000Mbps
• Modes: Support greenfield, mixed mode, legacy modes
• Security: WFA WPA/WPA2/WPA3 personal, WPS2.0