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Wi-Fi FTM Hardware

We confirmed Wi-Fi FTM to work on a variety of commercially available hardware.

Summary

In summary, we confirmed the following products support Wi-Fi FTM either as an initiating or responding station.

Wi-Fi Card Device Initiator Responder
Intel AC-8260 Compulab WILD Yes Yes
Intel AC-8265 None Yes Yes 1
Intel AC-9260 None Yes Yes 1
Intel AX-200 None Yes Yes 1
Intel AX-210 None Yes Yes 1
Broadcom BCM4375B1 Samsung Galaxy Note 10 (SM-N970U) Yes No
Broadcom BCM4398 Google Pixel 8 (GA04803) Yes No
Qualcomm WCN3990 Google Pixel 4 XL (G020J) Yes No
Qualcomm QCA6390 Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G (M2007J3SY) Yes No
Qualcomm IPQ4018 ASUS RT-ARCH13 AP (MSQ-RTACRH00) No Yes
Qualcomm IPQ4019 Google Wi-Fi AP (A4RAC-1304) No Yes
Qualcomm QCS404 Google Nest AP (A4R-H2D) No Yes

1 Responding only on the 2.4 GHz frequency band.

Intel Wi-Fi Cards

We confirmed the following Intel cards support Wi-Fi FTM:

  • Intel AC-8260, Intel AC-8265, Intel AC-9260, Intel AX-200, and Intel AX-210.

In order to enable support for Wi-Fi FTM, see the instructions for Intel Wi-Fi Cards.

Wi-Fi Card Linux Kernel Driver 1,2 Firmware 3,4 iw 5
Intel AC-8260 Version 4.14.41 Core 33 Version 31, 36 Patched 6
Intel AC-8265 Version 4.9.140 Core 33 Version 34, 36 Patched 6
Intel AC-9260 Version 4.9.140 Core 43 Version 46 Version 5.3
Intel AX-200 Version 4.9.140 Core 50 Version 53 Version 5.4
Intel AX-200 Version 5.4.0 Core 56 Version 53, 55, 57, 58 Version 5.8
Intel AX-200 Version 5.0.0 Core 56 Version 53, 55, 57, 58, 59 Version 5.8
Intel AX-200 Version 5.8.0 Core 59 Version 59 Version 5.8
Intel AX-210 Version 5.11.0 Core 62 Version 62, 63 Version 5.9
Intel AX-210 Version 5.11.0 Core 63 Version 66 Version 5.9
Intel AX-210 Version 5.11.0 Core 64 Version 67 Version 5.9
Intel AX-210 Version 5.18.0 Core 71 Version 68, 71, 73 Version 5.16

1 https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/iwlwifi

2 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/backport-iwlwifi.git/

3 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/tree/

4 https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/support/articles/000005511/wireless.html

5 https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jberg/iw.git

6 http://www.winlab.rutgers.edu/~gruteser/projects/ftm/Setups.htm

We purchased the NGW models and evaluated them on a variety of systems supporting the M.2 2230 form factor, for example:

  • Compulab WILD, NVIDIA Jetson Nano, Dell Latitude E5470, and Lenovo ThinkPad P1.

Smartphones

We tested for support on the following Android smartphones:

Device Wi-Fi Card 1 Android
Google Pixel 4 XL (G020J) Qualcomm WCN3990 Android 10, 11, 12, 13
Xiaomi Mi 10T 5G (M2007J3SY) Qualcomm QCA6390 Android 11 (MIUI 12.5.1.0)
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 (SM-N970U) Broadcom BCM4375B1 Android 11, 12
Google Pixel 8 (GA04803) Broadcom BCM4398 Android 14

1 Though not explicitely stated by the vendors, kernel debug messages refer to these respective cards.

Presumably Android 9 and up support Wi-Fi FTM, though not all versions were explicitely tested.

For more information on Android, see the instructions for Android.

Access Points

We tested for support on the following access points.

Device Wi-Fi Card Advertised
ASUS RT-ARCH13 AP (MSQ-RTACRH00) Qualcomm IPQ4018 No
Compulab WILD Intel AC-8260 Yes
Google Wi-Fi AP (A4RAC-1304) Qualcomm IPQ4019 Yes
Google Nest AP (A4R-H2D) Qualcomm QCS404 Yes

Note not all APs advertise support for Wi-Fi FTM, for example the ASUS RT-ARCH13 AP (reference).

Not Supported

While certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance or Android-based smartphones, we were not able to verify support on the following devices.

Device Wi-Fi Card Notes
TP-LINK Archer T4U v3 Realtek RTL8812BU No public driver and firmware support.
Linksys WRT3200ACM NXP 88W8964 No public driver and firmware support.
Motorola Nexus 6 (XT1103) Broadcom BCM4356
Samsung Galaxy S10e (SM-G970U1) Broadcom BCM4375B1
LG V40 ThinQ (V405UA) Qualcomm (Unknown Model)

If you are able to confirm support or believe this is a mistake, please contact us.

Additional Resources

The following resources list additional supported hardware: