External ports
The following table lists the external ports on your Inspiron 5406 2-in-1.
Table 6. External ports
Description Values
USB ports
● Two USB 3.2 Gen 1 ports
● One USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C with DisplayPort
Audio port
One headset (headphone and microphone combo) port
Video port
One HDMI 1.4 port
Media-card reader
One SD-card slot
Power-adapter port
One 4.5 mm x 2.9 mm DC-in
Security
One security-cable slot (Noble lock)
Internal slots
The following table lists the internal slots of your Inspiron 5406 2-in-1.
Table 7. Internal slots
Description Values
M.2
● One M.2 2230 slot for WiFi and Bluetooth combo card
● One M.2 2280 slot for solid-state drive/Intel Optane
NOTE: To learn more about the features of different
types of M.2 cards, see the knowledge base article
SLN301626 at www.dell.com/support.
Wireless module
The following table lists the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) module specifications of your Inspiron 5406 2-in-1.
Table 8. Wireless module specifications
Description Option one Option two Option three
Model number
Intel AX201 Intel 9560 Intel 9462
Transfer rate
Up to 2400 Mbps Up to 1733 Mbps Up to 433 Mbps
Frequency bands supported
2.4 GHz/5 GHz 2.4 GHz/5 GHz 2.4 GHz/5 GHz
Wireless standards
● WiFi 802.11a/b/g
● Wi-Fi 4 (WiFi 802.11n)
● Wi-Fi 6 (WiFi 802.11ax)
● WiFi 802.11a/b/g
● Wi-Fi 4 (WiFi 802.11n)
● Wi-Fi 5 (WiFi 802.11ac)
● WiFi 802.11a/b/g
● Wi-Fi 4 (WiFi 802.11n)
● Wi-Fi 5 (WiFi 802.11ac)
Encryption
● 64-bit/128-bit WEP
● AES-CCMP
● TKIP
● 64-bit/128-bit WEP
● AES-CCMP
● TKIP
● 64-bit/128-bit WEP
● AES-CCMP
● TKIP
14 Specifications of Inspiron 5406 2-in-1