This product includes 1 x Gigabit Ethernet splitter, a user's manual and a USB-C to A power cable.
The splitter box is well built with an aluminum shell On one end there is the RJ45 input port which plugs into your router or other acceptable RJ45 sources such as described in the listing images.. On another end you have 2 output RJ45 ports. Each port supports up to 1 Gigabit (1000 Mbps). Bandwidth is shared of course, 1000 Mbps would be a total across both ports. To use this product it requires power. Just plug the USB-C end of the provided cable into the back and the USB-A end into a 5V USB source such as computer, laptop, 5V USB power supply or your own phone charger.
This splitter will provide simultaneous RJ45 connectivity to both ports. If the devices you want to use are close to the router, you would normally use individual RJ45 cables plugged into your router's ports, however if 1 or 2 of your devices is far from your router and you do not want to pass long cables behind walls or between floors, this product is for you.
Here is a scenario where I am using this product. I have a 4 port gigabit router in my bedroom. My computer is connected into the router through port 1 on the router. I have a Smart TV in the living room. Years ago I had done an installation of a long cable going from my router to the living room and coming from a hole in the floor at the back. This RJ45 cable goes into my Smart TV. Installing an RJ45 port on the wall would have been more complicated for me. Alongside my Smart TV, I have another device that uses internet, such as a BluRay player. This product would save me some time and avoid me having to pass another RJ45 cable from my router to the living room. So now I have my Smart TV connected on port 2 of my router, and that same RJ45 connector that would normally plug at the back of my Smart TV, would plug into this splitter. Output port 1 would plug to my Smart TV and Output port 2 would be available to use with any other device that requires internet connection, in this case, I use it with my BluRay player.
Passing direct RJ45 cables from individual ports to your router to devices in each room would be time consuming and in some cases require some tearing down wall and floor sections. Unless of course you already have RJ45 outlets in your home 🙂
Each port on the splitter provides a unique IP address to the device, so to me this is a switch.
In my case, I find this product useful, it avoids me a lot of time consuming cable routing, and I've always had preference for using wired over wireless connections for better latency and speed. This product worked as expected and has met my expectations.
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