Note for Windows 10 users: Drivers for the USB3-HUB3ME are pre-installed in Windows 10, and there is no need to download drivers. Just plug in your adapter, wait a moment while the driver is set up, then access the network. If you have any problems with this, please contact us at support@plugable.com.
Please note these drivers are currently only applicable to the new, v2 (October 2018 and later) USB3-HUB3ME. If you are looking for drivers for our ASIX-based Ethernet adapters, please find them here: https://plugable.com/drivers/network/
Click one of the buttons below to see drivers for that platform.
It does have latest drivers too. Everything is working in it after installing Bootcamp drivers except the sound. I just get a red cross on the Volume icon in system tray and when I click on it, Windows starts to troubleshoot and the result always points that the hardware change might not have detected and it's been fixed now. Linux driver (3.0) It only support kernel version under 3.18. If it couldn't compile successfully, please upgrate your kernel. New driver was keep update to kernel upstream(www.kernel.org). 5.18rc8 2018/08/08 4 MB.
WindowsIf you wish to pre-install drivers before your adapter arrives, just download and run the applicable package below:
After downloading, simply double-click on the setup.exe file to begin installation. You will receive a confirmation that the process has begun, and another upon successful completion- this should take less than a minute on most systems.
Realtek Driver For Mac Catalina
Note: ARM-based Windows 8/8.1 tablets such as the Microsoft Surface RT do not have drivers for the RTL8153 built in. Realtek does not provide a Surface RT compatible driver for installation.
Windows PC’s with internet access should automatically download and install drivers from Windows Update.
MacWhile it should not be required as the Realtek drivers are built into macOS, if you would like to install the Realtek 8153 driver on macOS 10.6 through 10.14, download the driver from the link below:
- Mac OS X Universal Binary Driver (DMG file format)
- For Mac OS X 10.6-10.14
Linux kernels 3.8 and earlier require rebuild of kernel module from source. Recent distributions running 3.9 or later should have the driver built-into kernel.
Chrome OSChrome OS supported with latest software updates installed. The drivers are included as part of the kernel used by Chrome OS.
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Latest drivers and other platforms
Please see the Realtek 8153 driver download page for complete list of the latest drivers and supported platforms for the RTL8153 chip in the Plugable USB3-HUB3ME, including minimal .inf packages for suitable for Windows deployment.
There are many USB Wirless devices that have the RTL8812bu chipset, so the device may not look like the illustration. Also as many of these devices come with the driver on a mini cdrom and people don't have cdrom drives on their computer or laptop these days, you'll need to get it from the internet.
Windows generic drivers for the Realtek 8812bu provided by Microsoft may cause stability issues or intermittently cause it to malfunction and causing instability in Windows. So, installing the drivers from Realtek are important if you are experiencing any issues like these.
Multi-system compatibility, support Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, XP, Vista, Mac.
Original Realtek RTL8812BU chipset inside, easy installation, high signal stability
Up to 1200 Mbps speed, dual band 5.8 GHz (867 Mbps) or 2.4 GHz (300 Mbps)
USB 3.0 interface, compatible with most laptops, desktops, projectors
Suitable for most routers, secure WFA WPA WPA2 WPS2.0 WAPI WiFi