[SOLVED] Motherboards with Wifi 6E AX210 won't work on 2.4 or 5ghz

[Deleted member 2783327]

I have two motherboards with the Intel AX210 adapter. An MSI MPG Z590 Gaming plus and an Asrock Z590 Extreme Wifi 6E.
According to the specs for the AX210 it supports 2.4 and 5ghz. bands.

However, I can't get either of them to connect.

PCs are running Windows 10 x64 2019 LTSC.
I've downloaded the driver from the manufacturers site, and even downloaded the latest driver from the Intel site.
Signal strength is good. I have added the MAC addresses to my router on both bands. I have WAN radio enabled in UEFI
I know the password, but they just won't connect.
What am I doing wrong?

 

[kanewolf]

I have two motherboards with the Intel AX210 adapter. An MSI MPG Z590 Gaming plus and an Asrock Z590 Extreme Wifi 6E.
According to the specs for the AX210 it supports 2.4 and 5ghz. bands.

However, I can't get either of them to connect.

PCs are running Windows 10 x64 2019 LTSC.
I've downloaded the driver from the manufacturers site, and even downloaded the latest driver from the Intel site.
Signal strength is good. I have added the MAC addresses to my router on both bands. I have WAN radio enabled in UEFI
I know the password, but they just won't connect.
What am I doing wrong?

Start by setting your router to simple passwords temporarily.
Make sure you are broadcasting the SSIDs and don't MAC filter anything. Neither of these provide any significant security anyway.

 

[Deleted member 2783327]

Start by setting your router to simple passwords temporarily.
Make sure you are broadcasting the SSIDs and don't MAC filter anything. Neither of these provide any significant security anyway.

Ok, simple password. No MAC filtering, and Broadcast SSID. All done.
Still cannot connect.

To hopefully eliminate the router as the cause, I installed wireless drivers on my X299 Xpower Gaming AC. Worked first shot.

Also checked group policy - no device installation restriction exist.

 

[Deleted member 2783327]

Got it working. Three settings in the drivers advanced settings (See screen shot).
The latest Intel drivers don't work. After installation the events say "further installation is required".
Uninstalling doesn't work so had to use 3rd party utility to clean out the drivers.
Only the driver from the ASRock website work. And they are 3 years old.

Ok, can't post images.
The settings are

1. Wireless mode must be set to 802.11ac. It defaults to ax.
2. Preferred band 5ghz (or 2.4 if your router doesn't support 5ghz) - Defaults to 6ghz
3. Throughput booster Disabled - Defaults to Enabled