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Go to SolutionI tried to upgrade my Dell XPS8930 running Windows 11with an Intel AX210 Wi-Fi 6E card and while the "upgrade" went fine I it only worked in dual band 2.5 and 5 GHz. Upgraded to the latest Intel drivers and try as I might I could not get the 6 GHz band to work. Seems it may be that something Dell is restricting.
I don't think Dell is restricting anything. For 6 GHz wifi to work, you need a 6GHz compatible router/AP, which are still rare to find. You may have to buy one. You can check link negotiation speed from RUN > ncpa.cpl
Double click wifi adapter & it will show you current link speed. Get very close to the router to get that negotiation speed up.
Also from Device Manager>Network>WiFi card - double click, advanced/properties. You'll have option of preferring 6GHz conn.
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Posted June 14th, 2021 05:00
Yes, it should work, I have it in two of my Dell systems. At the present time, the 6 GHz radio is not being used but that could change at any moment. The card will work fine with the 2.4 and 5 GHz networks.