This USB (Universal Serial Bus)-C Hub with 100W USB (Universal Serial Bus) Power Delivery pass-through adds four USB (Universal Serial Bus) 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) ports (2x USB (Universal Serial Bus)-A, 2x USB (Universal Serial Bus)-C) to a USB (Universal Serial Bus)-C enabled computer. Connect the USB (Universal Serial Bus) hub to a USB (Universal Serial Bus)-C port on a laptop, using the built-in 1ft (30cm) USB (Universal Serial Bus)-C host cable. Charge a host laptop by connecting the host laptops USB (Universal Serial Bus)-C power supply to the USB (Universal Serial Bus) Power Delivery (PD) 3.0 port. Backward compatible with USB (Universal Serial Bus) 2.0 (480 Mbps) devices ensures support for a wide range of modern & legacy USB (Universal Serial Bus) peripherals (e.g., external storage devices
- thumb drives, HDDs/SSDs, HD cameras, mice, keyboards, webcams, & audio headsets). The USB (Universal Serial Bus) hub supports Wake on USB (Universal Serial Bus) & is compact in size, facilitating portability when travelling. USB (Universal Serial Bus) Power Delivery Pass-Through This USB (Universal Serial Bus) hub features USB (Universal Serial Bus) Power Delivery 3.0 pass-through (up to 100W). This features enables the USB (Universal Serial Bus) Type-C Hub to provide the option to use one of the downstream USB (Universal Serial Bus)-C ports to connect a USB (Universal Serial Bus)-C power source (up to 100W) to power & charge a laptop. PD 3.0 features Fast Role Swap (FRS) to prevent USB (Universal Serial Bus) data disruption when switching power sources (USB (Universal Serial Bus)-C power adapter to bus power). The USB (Universal Serial Bus) Hub can operate with a USB (Universal Serial Bus)-C power adapter connected or with bus-powered alone. It draws up to 15W of power from the USB (Universal Serial Bus)-C host computer thats dynamically shared across the downstream ports. For added protection to this USB (Universal Serial Bus) hub & the connected host device, the USB (Universal Serial Bus) hub features Overcurrent Protection (OCP). OCP prevents faulty USB (Universal Serial Bus) peripherals from drawing more power than is safely allocated. Plug & Play This device is compatible with all major operating systems, including Windows, mac OS, Chrome OS, iPad OS, & Android. The Hub is automatically detected, configured, & installed upon connection to a host computer. This ensures automatic installation & setting configuration with any USB (Universal Serial Bus)-C laptop, including Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt 4 & USB4 computers such as Apple Mac Book (Intel/M1/M2), Lenovo X1 Carbon & Dell XPS. The built-in extra-long 1 ft. (30 cm) USB (Universal Serial Bus)-C host cable ensures easy setup & reduces connector strain on 2-in-1 devices such as the Surface Pro 7, iPad Pro, HP Elite X2 & laptops on riser stands. Enhance Productivity & Device Management with the Star Tech.com Connectivity Tools Application Developed to improve performance & security, Star Tech.com Connectivity Tools is the only software suite on the market that is compatible with a wide variety of IT connectivity accessories. The applicable software for this product is the USB (Universal Serial Bus) Event Monitoring Utility. Use this utility to track & log any connected USB (Universal Serial Bus) devices.