The compact AXAGON ADE-ARC USB‑C adapter turns your USB 3.2 Gen 1 port into Gigabit Ethernet with 10/100/1000 Mb/s speeds. It offers stable and fast wired connectivity, automatic driver installation on Windows 8.1+ without internet, support for Wake‑on‑LAN, VLAN (802.1Q), Energy Efficient Ethernet (802.3az), and other smart features for reliable operation on Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome OS, and Android.
A reliable network adapter for laptops, ultrabooks, and desktops that easily adds a missing RJ‑45, replaces a faulty NIC, and ensures fast and stable connectivity via USB‑C. Thanks to the Realtek RTL8153 chipset, it supports jumbo frames, full/half duplex with flow control, Auto MDI/MDIX, and hardware checksum offload to reduce CPU load.
Installation takes moments – Plug & Play, Hot Plug, and on Windows 8.1 and newer it provides automatic installation without internet access (CDC‑ECM). The adapter is bus‑powered, has status LEDs, and with dimensions 58 × 24 × 16 mm and weight of just 20 g, it’s perfect for travel.
Key advantages:
- Gigabit RJ‑45 via USB‑C 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), compatible with USB 2.0/1.1 and Thunderbolt 3/4.
- Support for IPv4/IPv6 checksum offload, TCP Large Send Offload, 802.1P QoS, 802.1Q VLAN, EEE 802.3az.
- Wake‑on‑LAN (Magic Packet, Microsoft Wake Frame/Packet, Link Change), RealWoW!, ECMA‑393.
- Broad OS compatibility: Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome OS, Android*
- No external power, durable build, 15 cm USB cable.
* For Android devices, check Ethernet support with the device manufacturer.Specifications
- Input
- USB 5 Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 1 / USB 3.0), backward compatible with USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) and USB 1.1; compatible with Thunderbolt 3/4; USB‑C male connector.
- Output
- Gigabit Ethernet RJ‑45 for UTP/STP cable; speeds 10/100/1000 Mb/s; autonegotiation 10/100/1000.
- Ethernet standards
- IEEE 802.3 10Base‑T, IEEE 802.3u 100Base‑TX, IEEE 802.3ab 1000Base‑T, IEEE 802.3x flow control, IEEE 802.3az EEE.
- Offload features
- IPv4/IPv6 Packet Checksum Offload (IP/TCP/UDP/ICMP/IGMP, ICMPv6), TCP Large Send Offload v1/v2, CRC checking.
- QoS and virtualization
- IEEE 802.1P Layer 2 priority, IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging, Jumbo frames.
- Link automation
- Auto MDI/MDIX (crossover detection and autocorrection), pair swap/polarity/skew correction, full/half duplex.
- Wake‑on‑LAN
- Magic Packet, Microsoft Wakeup Frame/Packet Detection, Link Change wake‑up, RealWoW!, ECMA‑393 proxZzzy.
- Power management
- USB bus‑powered, advanced power‑saving modes when idle and with cable disconnected; ACPI, Power Management offload (ARP & NS), Microsoft AOAC, Intel CPPM, LPM, OSPM, IEEE 802.3az EEE.
- Installation
- Plug & Play, Hot Plug, CDC‑ECM – automatic driver installation on supported OS; Windows 8.1+ without internet.
- OS compatibility
- Windows, macOS, Linux, Chrome OS, Android (verify Ethernet support with the device manufacturer).
- Indicators
- Two LEDs – network activity and link status.
- Chipset
- Realtek RTL8153.
- Dimensions
- 58 × 24 × 16 mm.
- Weight
- 20 g (including cable).
- Cable length
- 15 cm.
