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

