FebSmart X540T2 PCIe X8 2x 10GbE RJ45 Network Card — Intel X540-AT2, PCIe V2.1 (5.0 GT/s)

Overview: The FebSmart X540T2 is a PCI Express X8 network adapter that provides two 10GbE copper RJ45 ports. It is built around the Intel Ethernet Controller X540-AT2 to deliver reliable, high-speed 2X 10Gbps connectivity for Windows desktop PCs, Windows Servers, NAS devices, soft routers and Linux systems. Key specifications: Controller: Intel Ethernet Controller X540-AT2. Interface: PCIe V2.1 (5.0 GT/s), PCIE X8 Lane Interface. Ports: 2x 10GbE RJ45. Data Rate Each Port: 10GbE, 1GbE, 100Mb (10GBASE-T, 1GBASE-T, 100MBASE-T, 10MBASE-T). Storage Over Ethernet: iSCSI, FCoE, NFS. Cabling and reach: Use Category 6 cable for distances up to 55 meters; Category 6A supports up to 100 meters over the copper RJ45 links. Advanced features: Supports Wake Up on LAN. Hardware and virtualization support includes PCI-SIG SR-IOV, Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq), Flexible Port Partitioning, Intel Data Direct I/O Technology and Simplified I/O Virtualization. Auto-negotiation and standards support: IEEE 802.3 Auto-negotiation on IEEE 802.3an, 802.3, 802.3u, and 802.3ab. Compatible operating systems: Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012R2, 2012 and Windows 11, 10, 8.x, 7 (32/64bit). Linux drivers: IXGBE kernel drivers. RHEL: 7.9, 8.4 / 8.5, RHEL7.0 to 7.8 and 8.0 to 8.3. SLES: 12 SP5, 15 SP3, 12 SP4 and previous, 15 SP2 and previous. Ubuntu: 18.04 and later, Ubuntu 20.04 and later. FreeBSD: 12.2, 13, 12.1 and previous. Installation notes and important warnings: This card uses a PCIE X8 interface and is compatible with PCIE X8 and X16 slots. Confirm your machine has an active and open PCIE X16 slot with X8 or X16 lane availability before purchasing. The package includes a low profile bracket and the card ships with a full height bracket installed; switch to the low profile bracket when fitting into slim systems. If the target PCIE X16 slot does not provide X8 or X16 lanes, the X540T2 may not achieve the expected 2X 10GbE maximum throughput.