MA86XE

AXE5400 Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.2 PCIe Adapter

Unstoppable Tri-Band Speed —  Speeds up to 2402 Mbps (6 GHz) + 2402 Mbps (5 GHz) + 574 Mbps (2.4 GHz)

WiFi 6E Standard — Expand to the clearer, broader 6 GHz band

Reliable Connections — The latest Intel® Wi-Fi 6E chipset

Wider Signal Coverage — Two high-performance antennas

Bluetooth 5.2 — The latest Bluetooth technology achieves faster speeds and broader coverage

Improved Security — The latest security enhancement, WPA3, provides enhanced protection in personal password safety

Backward Compatibility — Full support for 802.11ax/ac/a/b/g/n standards

Windows Compatible Supported operating system: Windows 10, 11 (64 bit), and currently 6 GHz Band only supported on Windows 11.

 

Please note: MA86XE is not compatible with the low-profile bracket because of the fixed antennas.

Upgrade Your PC to WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2

AXE5400 Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.2 PCIe Adapter

MA86XE

Bluetooth 5.2

Intel® Wi-Fi 6E Chipset

WPA3

Tri-band 5400 Mbps

Windows Compatible

MU-MIMO

OFDMA

Upgrade Your WiFi to 6E

WiFi 6E means WiFi 6 extended to the 6 GHz band, a newly-opened frequency band that adds more bandwidth, faster speeds, and lower latency. This opens up resources for future innovations in AR/VR, 8K streaming, and more.

  • Minimized Congestion

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  • Wider Lanes for Faster Speeds

    6GHZ has a wider band than 5GHz
  • Improved Capacity with More Spectrum

    More Spectrum

Unstoppable Speeds up to 5.4 Gbps

MA86XE arms your PC with Wi-Fi 6E technology and the brand-new 6 GHz band, unlocking your Wi-Fi 6E router's full potential. Experience the unblocked network on the exclusive band to Wi-Fi 6E devices, which prevents drops in speed and interference from legacy devices.†‡

Super Fast WiFi Reception

By combining OFDMA and MU-MIMO, MA86XE brings your PC’s WiFi reception to the next level. This ensures the efficiency of your PC’s WiFi connection by allowing more devices to communicate with your router simultaneously, rather than waiting in turn for data.

  • WiFi reception without MU-MIMO is 867 Mbps 867 Mbps

    Without MU-MIMO

    2x2 80 MHz WiFi 5 PCIe Adapter

  • WiFi reception of traditional gigabit wired connection is 1000Mbps 1000Mbps

    Traditional Gigabit Wired Connection

  • WiFi reception with MU-MIMO is 2.4 Gbps WiFi 6E Router 2.4 Gbps with PCIe MA86XE with PCIe MA86XE

    With MU-MIMO

    2x2 160 MHz WiFi 6E PCIe Adapter

Lower Latency, Higher Experiences

Equipped with WiFi 6E, MA86XE brings a ultra low latency that is reduced by 75% to achieve incredibly smooth real time gaming or immersive VR experiences. §*

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    WiFi 6E

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    2×2 MU-MIMO

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    OFDMA

Strong WiFi 6E Chipset from Intel®

Combined with the intel® Wi-Fi 6E chipset, MA86XE maximizes sppeds, latency and reliability benefits of Wi-Fi 6 across new radio frequencies free from legacy device interference. You can dramatically improve your connected experience at home, work, or on the go.§

Bluetooth 5.2 Connect Everything

MA86XE makes your PC Bluetooth-capable with ultra-fast Bluetooth 5.2 which achieves more stable connection, farther range and faster transmission speeds than Bluetooth 4. Just connect your Bluetooth devices to your computer and enjoy with ease.***

The Latest WPA3 Protects Your Personal Network

The latest security standard, WPA3, offers improved comprehensive WiFi protection to defend your devices and private information against brute-force attacks4.

  • Protect Against Brute-Force Attacks

    Delivers robaust protection even when you are using a weak password

  • Advanced Forward Secrecy

    Prevents data from being snooped even if a cracker compromises a session’s secret keys

  • Unbreakable 128-Bit Encryption

    Creates an active defense against security threats and intruders

Compatible with Windows Operating System

MA86XE fully supports for the latest Windows 11. Just simply upgrade your PC to the newest WiFi 6E by MA86XE.

*Support:

Windows 11, 64-bit

Windows 10, 64-bit

Maximum wireless signal rates are the physical rates derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual wireless data throughput and wireless coverage, and number of connected devices are not guaranteed and will vary as a result of network conditions, AP limitations, and environmental factors, including building materials, obstacles, volume and density of traffic, and AP location.

Use of Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E, and features including OFDMA, MU-MIMO, 1024-QAM, or HE160 require APs to also support the corresponding features. 160 MHz channels may not be all available in the 5GHz or 6 GHz band in some regions/countries due to regulatory restrictions.

Functionality of MA86XE may be restricted on some computing systems and platforms. Please try to update the device‘s driver for feature compatibility.

§Based on IEEE 802.11ax specification Intel Engineering simulation. 160 MHz channels and Wi-Fi 6/6E technology advantages related to network managed traffic enable lower latencies, more efficient operation, and higher reliability vs. random contention-based traffic of standard Wi-Fi 5 networks. Intel and the Intel logo are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other countries.

* "Up to 75% lower latency" is based on Intel simulation data of 802.11ax with and without OFDMA using 9 clients. Average latency without OFDMA is 36 ms, with OFDMA average latency is reduced to 7.6 ms. Latency improvement requires that the AP and all clients support OFDMA.

**Use of WPA3 requires APs to also support the corresponding feature.

***Several new features are introduced in the Bluetooth Core Specification 5.0 and 5.2 Release, including 2× faster speed and 4× broader coverage compared with Bluetooth 4.2.

*Maximum wireless signal rates are the physical rates derived from IEEE Standard 802.11 specifications. Actual wireless data throughput and wireless coverage are not guaranteed and will vary as a result of 1) environmental factors, including building materials, physical objects, and obstacles, 2) network conditions, including local interference, volume and density of traffic, product location, network complexity, and network overhead, and 3) AP limitations, including rated performance, location, connection quality, and AP condition. *To ensure compatibility, you may need to update the adapter’s drivers after an OS update. You can find our latest drivers in the download center at http://www.mercusys.com/en/support.

Actual network speed may be limited by the rate of the product's Ethernet WAN or LAN port, the rate supported by the network cable, Internet service provider factors and other environmental conditions.

Wireless
Wireless Standards

IEEE 802.11 a/ac/ax 5 GHz
IEEE 802.11 b/g/n/ax 2.4 GHz

WiFi Speeds

2402 Mbps on 6 GHz
2402 Mbps on 5 GHz
574 Mbps on 2.4 GHz

Reception Sensitivity

6 GHz:
11ax HE160 MCS0:-86 dBm
11ax HE160 MCS11:-56 dBm

5 GHz:
11ax HE80 MCS0: -90 dBm
11ax HE80 MCS11: -59 dBm
11a 54Mbps: -77 dBm
11ac VHT80 MCS0: -92dBm
11ac VHT80 MCS9: -64dBm

2.4 GHz:
11ax HE40 MCS0: -91 dBm
11ax HE40 MCS11: -60 dBm
11g 54Mbps: -76 dBm
11n HT40 MCS7: -72dBm

Wireless Security

WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK/WPA3-SAE

Hardware
Dimensions

8.9 × 4.8 × 0.85 in (226.3 × 120.8 × 21.5 mm)

Antenna Type

2× Fixed High-Performance Omni-Directional Antennas

Others
Package Contents

AXE5400 Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.2 PCIe Adapter (MA86XE)
Bluetooth Header Cable
Quick Installation Guide
Resource CD

Environment

Operating Temperature: 0°C~40°C (32°F~104°F)
Operating Humidity: 10%~90% Non-Condensing
Storage Humidity: 5%~90% Non-Condensing

System Requirements

Supported operating systems include Windows 10, 11(64-bit)