StarTech.com USB 3.0 Type-A to 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Adaptor 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

- HIGH PERFORMANCE: 2.5GbE USB A to Ethernet Adapter allows you to securely connect to high-speed Networks and is backwards compatible with existing Gigabit LANs
- NBASE-T & 2.5GBASE-T: USB 3.1 Ethernet adapter offers bandwidth for content creators & power users on high performance Laptops/Workstations incl. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Dell XPS HP EliteBook/ZBook
- USB 3.0/3.1 Type-A

Features


HIGH PERFORMANCE: 2.5GbE USB A to Ethernet Adapter allows you to securely connect to high-speed Networks and is backwards compatible with existing Gigabit LANs


NBASE-T & 2.5GBASE-T: USB 3.1 Ethernet adapter offers bandwidth for content creators & power users on high performance Laptops/Workstations incl. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Dell XPS HP EliteBook/ZBook


USB 3.0/3.1 Type-A


1x RJ45


5 Gbps Multi-Gigabit


3 Speed 2.5G/1G/100 Mbps auto-negotiation



Design


Chipset

Realtek - RTL8156


Mean time between failures (MTBF)

10000 h


Product colour

Black, Grey


Internal

No


Component for

PC/Laptop


Certification

CE, FCC, REACH


LED indicators

Link, Speed



Weight & dimensions


Height

16 mm


Depth

30 mm


Weight

39.7 g



Logistics data


Master (outer) case width

435 mm


Master (outer) case height

415 mm


Products per master (outer) case

70 pc(s)


Harmonized System (HS) code

85176990


Master (outer) case length

420 mm



Sustainability


Sustainability certificates

RoHS



Network


Networking standards

IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3bz, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x


Auto MDIX IEEE

Yes


Jumbo frames

16000


VLAN tagging

Yes


Maximum data transfer rate

5000 Mbit/s


Full duplex

Yes


Jumbo frames support

Yes



Other features


Quick start guide

Yes


Cable length

0.15 m



Operational conditions


Operating temperature (T-T)

0 - 70 �C


Operating relative humidity (H-H)

5 - 90


Storage temperature (T-T)

-10 - 55 �C



Ports & interfaces


USB version

3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)


Host interface

USB


Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports

1


Connectivity technology

Wired


Interface

Ethernet



System requirements


Server operating systems supported

Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016


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


Linux operating systems supported

Yes



Packaging data


Package height

30 mm


Package depth

175 mm


Package width

145 mm