USB 3.2 to 5GbE adapter (WP-UT5) Realtek RTL8157

Attention: After testing, the drivers provided by Realtek for Windows 7 & 10 are not stable, and we do not recommend using them. Windows only recommends Windows 11.

Features

• Chip: Realtek RTL8157. All support 10/100/1000/2500/5000 Mbps links and consumes under 1.5 watts, against 0.7W for 2.5 GbE networking.
• Hyper Fast 5Gbps Networking– provides stable connection to save you from weak network trouble.
• Easily portable, ideal for working, traveling and business – WP-UT5 is so compact and lightweight that makes it perfect for working, traveling and business.
  Wide compatibility for USB 3.2 port – Compatible with Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux. Conveniently upgrade your NAS, laptop or desktop to hyper fast 5G transfer speed
• No more smudge or corrosion – The stylish aluminum case provide premium protection of corrosion, and no more worry about tearing or fraying from everyday use with the high quality nylon-braided cable.
• Split cable design, provides A-C and C-C cable backup, compatible with all USB 3.2 Gen2 data ports

Hardware

• Supports USB 3.2 Gen1/2 and USB2.0
• Supports 5G Lite (2.5G data rate) mode, 2.5G Lite (1G data rate) and GlGA Lite (500M data rate) mode
• Auto-Negotiation with Extended Next Page capability (XNP)
• Compatible with NBASE-T TM Alliance PHY Specification
• Supports pair swap/polarity/skew correction
• Crossover Detection & Auto-Correction
• Supports CDC-ECM & CDC-NCM
• Supports hardware CRC (Cyclic Redundancy Check) function
• Supports ECMA-393 ProxZzzy Standard for sleeping hosts

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• Compatible with IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE802.3ab
• Supports lEEE 802.1P Layer 2 Priority Encoding
• Supports IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging
• Supports lEEE 802.3az (Energy Efficient Ethernet)
• Supports IEEE 802.3bz (5G Base-T)
• Supports Full Duplex flow control (802.3x)

Software Offload:

• Microsoft NDIS5, NDIS6 Checksum Offload (IPv4, IPv6, TCP, UDP) and Segmentation Task
• offload (Large send v1 and Large send v2)support
• Supports jumbo frame to 16k bytes
• Supports Protocol Offload (ARP & NS)
• Microsoft AOAC (Always On Always Connected)/Modern Standby
• Supports 32-set 128-byte Wake-Up Frame pattemn exact matching
• Supports link change wake up

Supports Microsoft WPD (Wake Packet Detection)

• Intel CPPM (Converged Platform Power Management)
• Supports L1 with 3ms BESL (USB 2.0)
• Dynamic LTM messaging (USB 3.2Gen1/2)
• Supports U1/U2/U3 (USB 3.2 Gen1/2)
• Supports selective suspendo

Temp

• Ambient Operating Temperature TA: 70°C
• Storage Temperature:-55~+125°C

System Requirements

• Windows
• Linux
• MacOS 10.7 or later
• Synology DSM / QNAP QTS*
• Proxmox VE (PVE)*

            * Unofficial support, see wiki for details

Package Contents

• 1 x USB 3.2 5G Base-T Ethernet Adapter 
  
• 1 x 15cm USB 3.2 C-C
• 1 x 15cm USB 3.2 A-C
• 1 x User Manual

Realtek Driver Download

https://www.realtek.com/Download/List?cate_id=585

Wiki Link

https://wiki.wisdpi.com/network/usb-3.2-5gbps-wired-base-t-ethernet-adapter

Q&A:

Q: What chip does it carry ?

A: Realtek RTL8157

Q: Does WP-UT5 support Windows 10 ?

A: Yes. However, the Win10 driver provided by Realtek currently is very unstable. It is not recommended to use it, or you can wait for Realtek to update the driver.

Q: Does WP-UT5 support Mac OS or iOS ?

A: Yes. WP-UT5 support Mac OS and iOS. We have tested on Macbook Air M2, Macbook Mini M3, iPad Air, iPhone 15 and so on.

Q: Does WP-UT5 support Synology NAS ?

A: Yes. You can visit our wiki link for details.

Q: Does WP-UT5 support general Network Switch ?

A: The WP-UT5 is compatible with most 10Gbps RJ45 network ports, as well as 10Gbps SFP RJ45 modules. If you are unsure if the switch is functioning properly, it is recommended to use it with the WisdPi 10Gbps 5-speed SFP module.

Q: What's the maximum speed connected to a USB 3.2 gen 2, 10GB

A: About 4.7Gbps