Solo 2.5G USB-C 2.5Gb Ethernet Adapter

Compact, bus-powered 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet adapter for computers with USB-C or Thunderbolt ports.

Faster Transfers Across Existing Cabling
Have you recently installed a new Ethernet switch capable of supporting 2.5 Gb Ethernet (NBASE-T)? Interested in more than doubling network performance at every desk — economically — using the existing Cat 5e cabling already in your office walls? Sonnet has what you need — Solo2.5G™, an inexpensive USB-C to 2.5 Gb Ethernet adapter that adds an RJ45 port with superfast 2.5 Gigabit network connectivity to Mac, Windows, Chromebook and Linux computers with USB-C® or Thunderbolt™ ports, and iPad tablets with USB-C or Thunderbolt ports.

Featuring NBASE-T technology (also known as multi-Gigabit Ethernet), Sonnet’s compact Solo2.5G adapter supports 2.5 Gb/s link speeds (2.5GBASE-T) over common Cat 5e or better cabling when used with a compatible 2.5 Gb Ethernet switch or 10 Gb Ethernet switch with NBASE-T support. Very affordable 2.5 GbE models from Asustor, Cisco, D-Link, Netgear, QNAP, TP-Link, TRENDnet, and others are available now.

Connected to the right switch, you can get great performance gains — 250 percent the speed of Gigabit Ethernet — without rewiring! In case you’re connecting to a switch without NBASE-T support, the Solo2.5G also supports 1 Gb/s and 100 Mb/s link speeds.

Upgrade to 2.5G Ethernet with Existing Cat 5e Cable
No need to rewire your building; existing wiring already supports up to 2.5Gbps

Form Factor
USB-C adapter

External Connectors
One RJ45 port

2.5GbE Controller
Realtek RTL8156

Network Support
2.5GBASE-T, 1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX
(100 meters using Cat 5e [or better] cabling)

Packets
Maximum packet size: up to 9000 bytes (Jumbo Frames)

Data Rates Supported
2.5 Gb/s, 1 Gb/s, 100 Mb/s