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Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260

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

Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260

Ultra Wi-Fi. Ultra Features. Ultra Connected Experience

The Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 802.11ac, dual band, 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth* adapter lets you move at the speed of life with faster speeds (up to 867 Mbps

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), higher capacity, broader coverage and longer battery life. Combined with 4

th

Gen Intel ® Core™ processors and exceptional Intel wireless innovations, the Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC

7260 dramatically reshapes your connected experience at home, work or on the go.

Next-Gen 802.11ac Wireless

More Speed

Better Coverage

Larger Capacity

802.11ac, Dual Band, 80MHz, 2x2

Bluetooth 4.0* Smart Ready

(Low Energy)

Delivers dramatically faster Wi-Fi speeds (up to 867 Mbps 1 ) than 802.11n, with more bandwidth per stream 433 Mbps), more capacity for more users (extended channel bonding 80MHz), broader coverage and better battery life (more data transmit efficiencies reduce power consumption).

Dual mode Bluetooth 4.0* connects to the newest low energy Bluetooth* products as well as your familiar devices, such as headsets, keyboard, mice and more.

Intel® Power Optimizer 2

HMC and M.2 Form Factor s

Experience the Intel Difference

Your Ultrabook™ On Your TV

Intel ® Wireless Display 3

Always Ready to Go

Intel® Smart Connect Technology 4

Instant Internet Worldwide

Intel® WiFi Hotspot Assistant 5

Business-Class Wireless

Intel ® vPro™ Technology 6

Optimized power modes during periods of activity and inactivity to improve platform battery life for greater mobility and convenience. Dramatically lower power consumption than previous generation products.

Single sided HMC and M.2 modules support multiple connectors for flexible system configuration and platform usages. The new M.2 form factor (2230 and 2226 Solder Down) delivers a smaller, lower profile, more flexible form factor for thin-and-light designs.

Watch your PC or Ultrabook™ content instantly without wires on the big HD screen with stunning image clarity and sound. Intel® Wireless Display gives you a serious entertainment upgrade. Stream movies, videos, games, photos, connect with friends, and more—experience it all, bigger and better than ever before.

Stay current with automatic, no-wait updates to your email and social networks, even when your device is asleep. Combine it with Intel® WiFi HotSpot Assistant and automatically connect to millions of free and paid hotspots to refresh your content in more locations worldwide.

Delivers instant Internet connectivity at millions of free and paid hotspot worldwide. After accepting a one-time only terms and conditions (T&C) login, your Internet connections are on auto-pilot as you roam the Wi-Fi hotspot universe—even as your Ultrabook™ sleeps. Combine it with Intel® Smart Connect

Technology and your favorite cloud content (email, social networks, news, etc.) is automatically refreshed as you roam.

Supports Intel’s hardware-based security and management features built into Intel® Core™ vPro™ processors and chipsets that enables IT to manage PCs virtually anywhere, anytime while reducing deployment costs, improving security and ROI.

Intel ® Active Management Technology 7 Using integrated platform capabilities and popular third-party management and security applications, networked computing assets. Intel® AMT is a feature of 3rd generation Intel® Core™ processors with

Intel® vPro™ technology.

Intel ® PROSet/Wireless Software 8 Combines simplified user interface design with advanced IT tools to improve security, reduce complexity and save IT time and money. Streamlines client deployments and allows remote management of wireless settings and profiles by IT managers.

Intel Location Based Service 9

Enables seamless Wi-Fi indoor location service capability for employees to see campus maps with reference to their location, locate the nearest resource (printer, conference, room, elevator, etc.), or for asset tracking.

Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 Technical Specifications

General

Dimensions (H x W x D)

Weight

Diversity

Radio ON/OFF Control

Connector interface

LED Output

Operating Temperature (Adapter Shield)

Humidity Non-Operating

Operating Systems

Wi-Fi Alliance

IEEE WLAN Standard

Architecture

Roaming 10

HMC: 26.80 mm x 30 mm x 2.4 mm Max (Top Side) / 1.35 mm Max (Bottom Side) Single Sided

M.2 2230: 22 mm x 30 mm x 2.4 mm [1.5mm Max (Top Side)/ 0.1mm Max (Bottom Side)]

M.2 2226: 22 mm x 26 mm x 2.4 mm [1.5mm Max (Top Side)/ 0.1mm Max (Bottom Side)]

HMC: 3.0g

M.2 2230: 2.3g

M.2 2226: 2.2g

Supported

Supported in both hardware and software

HMC: PCIe, USB

M.2: PCIe, USB

On/Off

0º to +80° C

50% to 90% RH non-condensing (at temperatures of 25°C to 35°C)

Microsoft Windows 7*, Microsoft Windows 8*, Linux* (most features not available on Linux)

Wi-Fi CERTIFIED* for 802.11ac, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED* a/b/g, Wi-Fi CERTIFIED* n, WMM*, WPA*, WPA2*, and WPS, WPS 2.0,

Protected Management Frames,

Wi-Fi Direct* for peer to peer device connections

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

Infrastructure and SoftAP; Supports simultaneous Client and SoftAP modes

Supports seamless roaming between respective access points

(802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a/b/g, 802.11a/b/g/n, and 802.11ac)

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

Security 11

Authentication

Authentication Protocols

Encryption

Wi-Fi Direct* Encryption and Authentication

Product Safety

Management Frame Protection

Compliance

Government

Retail (Credit Card Processing)

Product Name

WPA and WPA2, 802.1X (EAP-TLS, TTLS, PEAP, LEAP, EAP-FAST), EAP-SIM, EAP-AKA

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

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

WPA2, AES-CCMP

UL, C-UL, CB (IEC 60950-1)

802.11w (WFA- Protected Management Frames)

FIPS 12 , FISMA

PCI, CISP

Model Number Version

Intel ® Dual Band Wireless-AC 7260 7260HMW

7260NGW

7260SDW

802.11ac, 2x2, Bluetooth 4.0, PCIe, USB, HMC

802.11ac, 2x2, Bluetooth 4.0, PCIe, USB, M.2 2230

802.11ac, 2x2, Bluetooth 4.0, PCIe, USB, M.2 2226 Solder Down

For more information on Intel® Wireless products, visit intel.com/wireless

1 Based on the theoretical maximum bandwidth enabled by 2x2 802.11ac implementations. Actual wireless throughput and/or range will vary depending on your specific operating system, hardware and software configurations.

Check with your PC manufacturer for details.

2 Actual platform battery life savings will vary depending on your specific operating system, hardware and software configurations. Check with your PC manufacturer for details.

3 Intel® Wireless Display requires an Intel® Wireless Display enabled PC, tablet, or smartphone, a compatible adapter, and a TV. 1080p and Blu-Ray* or other protected content playback only available on select Intel® processors with built-in visuals enabled. Consult your PC manufacturer. For more information, see www.intel.com/go/widi

4 Intel® Smart Connect Technology requires a select Intel® processor, Intel® software and BIOS update, Intel® Wireless adaptor, and Internet connectivity. Solid state memory or drive equivalent may be required. Depending on system configuration, your results may vary. Contact your system manufacturer for more information.

5 Intel WiFi Hotspot Assistant requires an Intel wireless adapter, Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software v15.6 or later, and an Internet connection for initial setup with the Easy WiFi* network.

6 Intel® vPro™ Technology is sophisticated and requires setup and activation. Availability of features and results will depend upon the setup and configuration of your hardware, software and IT environment. To learn more visit: http://www.intel.com/technology/vpro

7 Requires activation and a system with a corporate network connection, an Intel® AMT-enabled chipset, network hardware and software. For notebooks, Intel® AMT may be unavailable or limited over a host OS-based VPN, when connecting wirelessly, on battery power, sleeping, hibernating or powered off. Results dependent upon hardware, setup & configuration. For more information, visit http://www.intel.com/technology/platform-technology/intel-amt

8 Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software may not be supported by your PC manufacturer. Check with your PC manufacturer for details on availability.

9 Intel Location Based Service requires selected Intel wireless adapters and Intel® PROSet/Wireless WiFi Software v15.6 or later on Intel® 4 th Gen Core processor-based PCs only.

10 Roaming is supported only within each respective band and mode of access points.

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Some security solutions may not be supported by your PC’s operating system and/or by your PC manufacturer. Check with your PC manufacturer for details on availability.

Microsoft Windows 7 and Microsoft Windows 8.

Software and workloads used in performance tests may have been optimized for performance only on Intel microprocessors. Performance tests, such as SYSmark and MobileMark, are measured using specific computer systems, components, software, operations and functions. Any change to any of those factors may cause the results to vary. You should consult other information and performance tests to assist you in fully evaluating your contemplated purchases, including the performance of that product when combined with other products.

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