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Activist's avatar
Activist
Aspirant
Jan 13, 2019

A6210 USB 3.0 Not Showing 802.11ac

Hi,

Just purchased Netgear A6210 AC1200 WiFi USB Adapter (USB 3.0). I am using Windows 7 and latest drivers from the website. In command prompt I ran "netsh wlan show drivers" and it is not showing 802.11ac as supported radio type, please see below

 

 

I used same command on my laptop with it's own built-in WiFi adapter and it shows 802.11ac, please see below

 

Why is it that A6210 is not showing 802.11ac? Do I need to get some other drivers or patch?

 

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3 Replies

  • Activist's avatar
    Activist
    Aspirant
    Jan 14, 2019
    I connected on 5Ghz network but with 802.11n protocol. How to connect with 802.11ac protocol? My office laptop connects on same 5Ghz network with 802.11ac protocol.
    • michaelkenward's avatar
      michaelkenward
      Guru - Experienced User
      Jan 14, 2019

      Why is the exact protocol important to you?

       

      I work on the basis that if something connects at 2.4Ghz and/or 5Ghz, I don't care how it does it, so long as it manages the required encryption.

       

      Do you have devices that need a particular protocol?

       

      Could it be that whatever you are using to analyse the wifi isn't that clever?

       

      • Activist's avatar
        Activist
        Aspirant
        Jan 14, 2019
        Hi, it is advertised to able to connect as "AC", also there's difference in speed as well on same network compared with my laptop which connects as "AC". Moreover, there are other forum posts I found yesterday where people had similar experiences and the moderator PM'd them some patch which fixed the issue.