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Integrates on-chip USB3.0 PHY and controller compliant to USB Spec 3.0,2.0 and 1.1
Supports USB Super/High/Full Speed modes with Self-Power device auto-detect capability
Support dual port Gigabit ethernet
Supports IEEE802.3az (Energy Efficient Ethernet)
IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, and IEEE802.3ab compatible
Integrates 10/100/1000Mbps Gigabit Ethernet PHY
Supports crossover detection and auto-correction
Supports power down/link down power saving
Support IPv4/IPv6 packet Checksum Offload Engine (COE) to reduce CPU loading, including IPv4 IP/TCP/UDP/ICMP/IGMP&IPv6 TCP/UDP/ICMPv6 checksum check& generation
Supports TCP Large Send Offload V1
Supports full duplex operation with IEEE802.3x flow control and half duplex operation with back-pressure flow control.
Supports IEEE802.1P Layer 2 Priority Encoding and Decoding.
Supports IEEE802.1Q VLAN tagging
Supports jumbo frame
Upstream port: USB3.0 type B
Chipset: ASIX AX88179&VL820
Supports Operating systems: Linux 2.6.x~4.x,Mac OS 1.9 and above, Windows CE/XP/Win7/Win8/Win8.1/Win10/Win11 and etc
Function Table
Product Name USB3.0 AX88179 Dual-Port Gigabit Network Adapter
Upstream type USB3.0 TYPE B
Downstream type 2-RJ45
USB3.0 Transmission speed 5Gb/s
USB compatible USB3.0/USB2.0/USB1.1
Network transmission speed 1000M/100M/10Mbps
Network protocol IEEE802.3az, IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.3ab, IEEE802.1P Layer 2, IEEE802.1Q, IEEE802.3x
LED indicator support
Power Consumption Max 3W
Operation temperature 0~70
Storage temperature -40~125
Hardware size 73*70*25mm
Operation system Linux 2.6.x and above
WindowsClient :XP/Win7/Win8 /Win8.1/Server2012/Win10/Win11
WindowsServer:Server2008 R2/Server2012/server2016/server2019/ server2022
MAC OS 10.9 and above
Package content
1 x USB3.0 AX88179 Dual-Port Gigabit Network Adapter
1 x Users Manual
1 x CD
1 x USB3.0 type-B cable
System Requirements
Linux 2.6.x and above
WindowsClient :XP/Win7/Win8 /Win8.1/Server2012/Win10/Win11
WindowsServer:Server2008 R2/Server2012/server2016/server2019/ server2022
MAC OS 10.9 and above
One available USB3.0 TYPE A slot
Hardware installation
1.Turn on the computer and get it into the system
2.Plug the USB3.0 adapter into your computers USB port
3.Insert the network cable into the RJ45 port
Install Drivers and software
Windows Operating Systems
For Windows XP/Vista/Win7/Win8/Win8.1/Win10
1.Please insert the CD driver bound into your CD-ROM drive.
2.Find the driver files corresponding to the system, for example:
For Windows XP, Vista (32/64 bit)
Type AX88179/Windows/WinXP,Vista/Setup.exe double click it.
For Windows 7 (32/64 bit)
Type AX88179/Windows/Win7/Setup.exe double click it.
For Windows 8,8.1 (32/64 bit)
Type AX88179/Windows/Win8,Win8.1/Setup.exe double click it.
For Windows 10 (32/64 bit)
Type AX88179/Windows/Win10/Setup.exe double click it.
3.Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
To Verify Windows® Driver Installation
Click on the Device Manager tab in System Properties, which you access from the Windows Control Panel. If you has installed successfully, you should see ASIX AX88179 USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapterinstalled under Network Adapter item.