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Product Code: NWEL-064
MPN #: US2GA30
USB LAN Adapter | IEEE 802.3bz | 2.5 Gbps | Mac | Windows® | Linux
Add 2.5 GbE network access to your laptop, using the USB-A port on your laptop. This USB 3.0 Type-A to Gigabit network adapter gives you wired Ethernet network access.
Powerful 2.5 Gigabit Network Connections
Ideal for office or home use, the network adapter supports full 2.5 Gigabit bandwidth by harnessing the performance of USB 3.0. You can quickly access very large files over a 2.5 Gigabit network, saving valuable time every day.
Native Driver Support Makes Installation Easy
Get up and running quickly. Simply plug this USB-A to Ethernet adapter into the USB port on your laptop and connect to your network. The network adapter Realtek RTL8156 chipset provides native driver support for Mac OS and Linux. Any Windows operating systems without the driver will be automatically prompted to download the software directly from the adapter, ensuring a quick installation with no Internet access required.
Compact & Lightweight for Perfect Portability
Compact and portable, this USB Gigabit network adapter is the ideal desktop network adapter or laptop accessory. You don’t have to carry a power adapter with you to use it, because it’s powered directly from the host USB port.
The Choice of IT Pros Since 1985
StarTech.com conducts thorough compatibility and performance testing on all our products to ensure we are meeting or exceeding industry standards and providing high-quality products to IT Professionals. Our local StarTech.com Technical Advisors have broad product expertise and work directly with our StarTech.com Engineers to provide support for our customers both pre and post-sales.
The US2GA30 is backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.
The StarTech.com Advantage
| Ports & interfaces | |
| USB version | 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | 1 |
| Interface | Ethernet |
| Host interface | USB |
| Connectivity technology | Wired |
| Network | |
| VLAN tagging | Yes |
| Jumbo frames | 16000 |
| Jumbo frames support | Yes |
| Full duplex | Yes |
| Auto MDIX IEEE | Yes |
| Networking standards | IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3bz, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x |
| Maximum data transfer rate | 5000 Mbit/s |
| Design | |
| Certification | CE, FCC, REACH |
| Mean time between failures (MTBF) | 10000 h |
| LED indicators | Link, Speed |
| Chipset | Realtek - RTL8156 |
| Product colour | Black, Grey |
| Component for | PC/Laptop |
| Internal | No |
| System requirements | |
| Server operating systems supported | Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016 |
| Linux operating systems supported | Yes |
| Mac operating systems supported | Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura |
| Windows operating systems supported | Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64 |
| Operational conditions | |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) | 5 - 90% |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | -10 - 55 °C |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 0 - 70 °C |
| Weight & dimensions | |
| Weight | 39.7 g |
| Height | 16 mm |
| Depth | 30 mm |
| Packaging data | |
| Package height | 30 mm |
| Package depth | 175 mm |
| Package width | 145 mm |
| Technical details | |
| Compliance certificates | RoHS |
| Other features | |
| Cable length | 0.15 m |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | 0 - 70 °C |
| Quick start guide | Yes |
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