The compact AXAGON USB network card easily turns a USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 port into a Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45). It offers fast and stable 10/100/1000 Mb/s connectivity, automatic installation on Windows 8.1+, support for Wake-on-LAN, VLAN 802.1Q, Energy Efficient Ethernet, and Jumbo frame – an ideal add-on for laptops and desktop PCs.
The AXAGON ADE-AR adapter adds a reliable Gigabit LAN port to your computer. Thanks to USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gb/s) support, you can utilize the full network throughput up to 1 Gb/s and maintain low latency even during demanding data transfers. On Windows 8.1 and newer, installation is completely automatic without an internet connection.
The device is equipped with advanced features for higher performance and efficiency: Checksum Offload (IPv4/IPv6) reduces CPU load, TCP Large Send Offload, Auto MDI/MDIX, IEEE 802.3x flow control, and Wake‑on‑LAN in various modes. EEE 802.3az minimizes idle power consumption, and LED indicators provide clear link status and activity feedback.
Main advantages:
- Gigabit RJ‑45 with 10/100/1000 Mb/s autonegotiation.
- Plug & Play and Hot Plug, automatic installation (CDC‑ECM).
- Wide compatibility: Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome OS.
- Advanced networking: VLAN 802.1Q, 802.1p priority, Jumbo frame.
- Energy saving: EEE 802.3az, ACPI, AOAC, LPM, and more.
- Compact design: only 58 × 24 × 16 mm, weight 22 g, 15 cm cable.
Specifications
- Input
- USB 5 Gb/s (USB 3.2 Gen 1 / USB 3.0), backward compatible with USB 2.0 (480 Mb/s) and USB 1.1, connection via USB-A (male)
- Output
- Gigabit Ethernet RJ-45 for UTP/STP cable
- Network speeds
- 10/100/1000 Mb/s, auto-detection
- Ethernet standards
- IEEE 802.3 10Base-T, IEEE 802.3u 100Base-TX, IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base-T
- Offload features
- IPv4/IPv6 Checksum Offload (IP/TCP/UDP/ICMP/IGMP, ICMPv6), TCP Large Send Offload v1/v2
- QoS and VLAN
- IEEE 802.1p Layer 2 priority, IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging
- Energy efficiency
- IEEE 802.3az EEE (Energy Efficient Ethernet)
- Jumbo frame
- Supported
- Duplex
- Full duplex with IEEE 802.3x flow control, half-duplex with backpressure
- Auto MDI/MDIX
- Detection and automatic crossover correction
- Error detection
- Hardware CRC, Pair Swap/Polarity/Skew Correction
- Plug & Play
- Full support for PnP and Hot Plug
- Drivers
- CDC-ECM – automatic installation on various OS
- Power
- From USB bus (no external power)
- Indicators
- 2× LED (link status and activity)
- Dimensions
- 58 × 24 × 16 mm
- Weight
- 22 g (including cable)
- Cable length
- 15 cm
- Chipset
- Realtek RTL8153
- Wake-on-LAN
- Magic Packet, Microsoft Wakeup Frame/Packet Detection, Link Change wake-up; ECMA-393 proxZzzy, RealWoW! (remote wake over the internet)
- Power Management
- ACPI, Power Management offload (ARP & NS), Microsoft AOAC, Intel CPPM, Link Power Management (LPM), OSPM, IEEE 802.3az EEE
- Supported OS
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome OS
