iPad Pro Has anyone tried using Ethernet on iPad Pro?

[Perene]

I just want the speed. I am tired of WiFi that never gives the speed they promise, and getting an access point and place it in my room is not worth it then i can just get the Ethernet adapter.

Good news is that support confirms that USB-C to Ethernet is supported for the new Ipad Pros.

I forgot to add the fact that only the gigabit adapter is also capable of giving me FULL internet speed. I have 120/10 Mbps and it is limited to 90 for the non-gigabit adapter (from Belkin). Full SPEED measured in speedtest.net (the iOS app) only for the Anker + USB 3 adapters.

The difference is not enough to justify using Anker, in my opinion. I mean, it's not something that impairs normal use. At least I didn't notice.

As for not getting good wi-fi speeds, you need to invest in a good router, and those with gigabit support are usually much better (you get what you pay for). Of course that also depends what wi-fi channel you use, and the obstacles/distance from the router (or if you are in a dead zone from your house).

2.4 Ghz as everyone here knows is limited in terms of channels, so a lot easier to suffer from interference (from neighbors). It's better than 5 Ghz in terms of range.

5 Ghz of course is the opposite: more channels available and limited distance to get a good signal. It is the only one I use for wi-fi, though.

 

[Perene]

Update: I read the thread mentioned before... again:

https://us.community.samsung.com/t5...laxy-Tab-S3/m-p/288790/highlight/false#M10504

In it the user says the Galaxy Tab S3 (which uses USB-C) cannot work with a USB splitter. In other words once you use a wired headphone you can't plug the USB-C to ethernet adapter, or the iPAD charger.

For the S3 (and S4) this isn't a problem since the headphone jack is still there. For the new iPADs (like the Pro 11, released in Oct 2018), with the removal of the headphone jack that means (if confirmed) what I said earlier: a bluetooth headphone would have to be used if the goal is to select the ethernet mode. Or you would have to download the whole thing first and play offline.

USB splitter = I mean this:

I still don't know if the S4 will work with the 2 adapters mentioned by the above thread, or if I can just buy a random gigabit adapter. Anker didn't reply to me yet and in other forums no one knows the answer.

Update: Samsung has just confirmed a gigabit ethernet adapter would work with the Tab S4. And Anker did the same.

Here's what Samsung said to me:

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I'm Praveen from Samsung Technical Support.

This is in response to your email about the Ethernet compatibility for Tab S4.

We can use Ethernet only instead of a Wi-Fi on the Tablet for internet and it supports Gigabit speed. As there are no Ethernet adapters available from Samsung, you can use any regular Type C to Ethernet cable for the Tablet. Regarding the speeds, they always vary on you network strength and the adapter you use with the Tablet.
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And Anker:

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Thanks for your interest.

Please know you could use the following link to the ethernet adapter to help your Galaxy Tab S4 get access to the Internet:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ZZ6NW5E

Hope this helps
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Let's see if that is the case with the new iPAD Pro 11 (October 2018), and if this really works with the S4.

 

[Perene]

This review has just confirmed ethernet works with the new IPP 11 (October, 2018):
https://mobilesyrup.com/2018/11/05/ipad-pro-2018-review/

It says: "To my surprise, a third-party Anker ethernet adapter I tested out worked perfectly with the Pro, giving the tablet wired internet access".

However it does not inform if this gigabit. Since I haven't found any non-gigabit model this is good news...

https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Aluminum-1-Gigabit-Compatible-ChromeBook/dp/B00ZZ6NW5E

However that doesn't answer my question:

- Can we use this gigabit ethernet adapter AND the USB-C headphone adapter from Apple?

Or:

- Can we use this gigabit ethernet adapter AND the USB-C iPAD charger?

With some random USB-C hub? At the same time?

Also I want to check what are the gigabit speeds. The max was 100, 120 MB/s with the old gigabit adapter.

 

[Tinototem]

A few hours ago i picked up my USB-C to Ethernet adapter and USB-C to HDMI will give both a try on Wednesday.

 

[Tinototem]

Just got my iPad Pro 11" and i can confirm my USB-C to Ethernet adapter works and also my USB-C to HDMI.

Its nice to get 320 Mbit/s internet and 1 Gbit/s local network connection.

One thing that is strange is that even if USB-C to Ethernet adapter is plugged in it will send trafic over WiFi, but if i turn off WiFi it will go over the Ethernet adapter. Do i really have to turn of WiFi manually each time?

Edit: Also noted that if your iPad gets turned of it takes a while before it establish internet connection when using Ethernet.

 

[Perene]

No word yet if there’s a HUB that can allow to use this Ethernet gigabit adapter and the Apple’s headphone adapter at the same time? With the IPP 10.5 I can use both at the same time, since there’s the headphone jack.

Up to this day I have not seen any USB-C hub for these new iPads that would allow that. That means I would have to rely on the iPad speakers, not the EarPods, while using the internet or simply connected to my network, to listen to my stuff. That would mean I would have to download the things I want and listen to them offline more often.

But I don’t want that. I don’t want to use WiFi over Ethernet and even less wireless headphones. If this situation doesn’t change I am not investing in a new iPad in the future. I have terabytes of contents stored in free Google Drive accounts (hundreds of them, each one offers 15 GB). I use a video player app like nPlayer or infuse to play them.

A few files have several gigabytes and that’s just the movie. I can easily stream them with Ethernet. So no, I don’t want to rely on downloading things more often just because there’s no way to use Ethernet and a wired headphone at the same time.

@Tinototem have you done any test to check the local gigabit speeds? Using a software to measure? With WiFi I would say it’s impossible to beat the same speed you get with such adapter, provided of course your router is gigabit and you are using at least CAT 5-E or better.

 

[Tinototem]

@Tinototem have you done any test to check the local gigabit speeds? Using a software to measure? With WiFi I would say it’s impossible to beat the same speed you get with such adapter, provided of course your router is gigabit and you are using at least CAT 5-E or better.

I have synced movies with the Plex app from my synology NAS. I were able to use all of the gigabit speed possible, peak at a file transfer of 110+ MB/s.

 

[Perene]

I was told there is a hub that can provide both gigabit ethernet and the use of a wired headphone, for the new iPADs (released October 2018).

Here's what the company said:

Why not get this instead and be done with all the dongles and adapters? It has gigabit ethernet, 3.5mm headphone jack, power delivery pass-through charging and 8 other ports!

https://www.hypershop.com/collectio...timate-usb-c-hub-for-macbook-pc-usb-c-devices

From the looks of it it seems cumbersome... but it would solve my complaint about wanting to use a gigabit ethernet USB-C adapter and Apple's USB-C to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter.

However there are reports of wi-fi issues at least with Apple's USB-C to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter, and one user said it's draining too much battery:

https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-headphone-adapter-wifi-interference.2155178/

https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ne-adapter-draining-a-lot-of-battery.2156206/

Look into these threads for further info. Since this has been reported (at least the wi-fi problem) by multiple users I think it would be wise to get the headphone adapter from another brand.

I have no idea if this hub would work with the new iPADs, yet no reason why it shouldn't.

And about the previous iPADs/iPhones not using USB-C, but lightning port instead, I discovered something interesting today:

I left my iPAD Pro 10.5 (256 GB, wifi+cell) with the non-gigabit combo:

- The Belkin USB 2.0 Ethernet Adapter (F4U047bt). It can be seen here:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00E9655LU/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

- The Lightning to USB Camera Adapter from Apple:

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MD821AM/A/lightning-to-usb-camera-adapter

They are both connected to a CAT-6 ethernet cable, and the router is also gigabit. And the iPAD doesn't have wi-fi, bluetooth or cellular data on. Airplane mode is disabled to avoid iOS warnings.

Well, here's the thing: I left my house at 9, 10 AM... the iPAD was fully charged or at least close to 100%. When I returned 4 or 5 PM it was down to 50%.

I also leave the iPAD with these settings:

- Auto sleep after 15 minutes
- Wake and sleep when the Smart Cover is open/closed.

I didn't left the iPAD doing anything. So that means it will continue to drain battery if we leave ethernet plugged. It doesn't need to be used, the mere fact it was plugged to the lightning port was enough to drain the iPAD's battery.

Of course that is not an issue with the gigabit "combo", since it will also charge the iPAD.

Since this is the case with these adapters I also wonder if with the new iPADs and any gigabit ethernet adapter it would behave the same. As you can see from the graph the battery was reduced to 50% without any use at all. So it was really the ethernet adapters that did this.

 

[WilliamG]

These are my gigabit results with CenturyLink fiber on iPad Pro 11"

 

[mcalict]

Will Ethernet work on an iPad running iOS 9? (note this is the max iOS this iPad will upgrade to; and please don't suggest upgrading to a new iPad as that doesn't answer the question or help).

 

[happyslayer]

Not sure on iOS 9 (nor would I know how you’d do it, I’ve not seen a lightning to Ethernet cable.) It totally works great on iOS 12 on the 12.9”, and I use it to setup routers and such for my job. Love the USB-C support on these devices!

 

[ecschwarz]

Will Ethernet work on an iPad running iOS 9? (note this is the max iOS this iPad will upgrade to; and please don't suggest upgrading to a new iPad as that doesn't answer the question or help).

If I remember correctly, iOS 10 was when everyone started seeing support (although the early versions didn't have any sort of configuration—you'd get DHCP only), and you'd need the Lightning->USB Camera Adapter and a USB ethernet dongle of some sort.

If your iPad maxes out at iOS 9, I'm guessing it's either an iPad 2 or third-generation (aka Retina iPad) and has a Dock Connector. There was a USB Camera Adapter for the Dock Connector, but I haven't seen anyone report that as working for ethernet use.

 

[EugW]

Using an Anble multi-function 6-in-1 aluminum USB-C adapter/hub with Ethernet —> USB 3 to USB-C adapter —> Apple Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter —> 10.5” iPad Pro

Will Ethernet work on an iPad running iOS 9? (note this is the max iOS this iPad will upgrade to; and please don't suggest upgrading to a new iPad as that doesn't answer the question or help).

Not sure on iOS 9 (nor would I know how you’d do it, I’ve not seen a lightning to Ethernet cable.) It totally works great on iOS 12 on the 12.9”, and I use it to setup routers and such for my job. Love the USB-C support on these devices!

If I remember correctly, iOS 10 was when everyone started seeing support (although the early versions didn't have any sort of configuration—you'd get DHCP only), and you'd need the Lightning->USB Camera Adapter and a USB ethernet dongle of some sort.

If your iPad maxes out at iOS 9, I'm guessing it's either an iPad 2 or third-generation (aka Retina iPad) and has a Dock Connector. There was a USB Camera Adapter for the Dock Connector, but I haven't seen anyone report that as working for ethernet use.

Dunno about iOS 9, but the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter works on these model iPads:

• iPad Air (3rd Generation)
• iPad mini (5th Generation)
• iPad Pro 10.5-inch
• iPad (6th Generation)
• iPad (5th Generation)
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd Generation)
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st Generation)
• iPad Pro 9.7-inch
• iPad mini 4
• iPad mini 3
• iPad mini 2
• iPad mini (1st Generation)
• iPad Air 2
• iPad Air (1st Generation)

As I demonstrated above, you can plug an Ethernet adapter into that Lightning USB adapter and get Gigabit Ethernet speeds. WiFi is automatically disabled when the Ethernet connection is active.

 

[tps3443]

Apple released the USB to lightning adapter, and also the USB to Ethernet adapter recently. Has anyone tried connecting their iPad Pro to Ethernet using these adapters?
All I can find online is that it should theoretically work, but nobody has actually tried it.

Ive used it several times on my iPad Pro 11”

My home internet options are limited, so using WiFi is really slow and laggy online gaming with results in the 1,000MS+ Latency range when playing games online using WiFi only. When running an Ethernet cable directly from my modem to my iPad Pro, it would reduce this to a much better latency, but still very very high in the 200’s ms latency, But playable at least.

I have satellite home internet so it is not very good.

But, since I have a cellular iPad I have not used Ethernet in a while, as my latency is on the 40’s MS latency on just my iPads pre paid network.

Previously I would run a 35ft Ethernet cable directly to my iPad for online gaming. And that’s all I used about everyday before. It was ok at the time, my internet just wasn’t good lol! Unfortunately I don’t need it anymore.

Luckily I have a smoking fast cellular plan, even out in the country!
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Using an Anble multi-function 6-in-1 aluminum USB-C adapter/hub with Ethernet —> USB 3 to USB-C adapter —> Apple Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter —> 10.5” iPad Pro

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Dunno about iOS 9, but the Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter works on these model iPads:

• iPad Air (3rd Generation)
• iPad mini (5th Generation)
• iPad Pro 10.5-inch
• iPad (6th Generation)
• iPad (5th Generation)
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd Generation)
• iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st Generation)
• iPad Pro 9.7-inch
• iPad mini 4
• iPad mini 3
• iPad mini 2
• iPad mini (1st Generation)
• iPad Air 2
• iPad Air (1st Generation)

As I demonstrated above, you can plug an Ethernet adapter into that Lightning USB adapter and get Gigabit Ethernet speeds. WiFi is automatically disabled when the Ethernet connection is active.

Is that your home internet?!! I’m so jealous! Baller fast lol. I see why a WiFi only iPad works at your house.

My home internet puts out maybe 25mbps to a device on WiFi, 50 plugged in on a good day lol.

 

[EugW]

Is that your home internet?!! I’m so jealous! Baller fast lol. I see why a WiFi only iPad works at your house.

My home internet puts out maybe 25mbps to a device on WiFi, 50 plugged in on a good day lol.

Yes that is my home internet plan on Rogers cable. Note however I only get max 30 Mbps upload.

If on Bell fibre optic FTTH it’s now >900 Mbps upload. I had Bell fibre optic before (with 100 Mbps up Back then) but I could not renew for a decent price so I switched. For the most part it doesn’t matter but it does throw wrench in my plan to get a Terabyte iCloud plan. With just 20-30 Mbps up, the cloud backups are gonna take a very long time.

BTW, at my desk I get 500 Mbps over WiFi from the iPad Pro. I set up a nice multiple AirPort Extreme WiFi network in the house to accomplish this.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/extreme-overkill-airport-mesh.2171677/#post-27165673

 

[mrkapqa]

On Ipad Pro 1st gen. with IOS 9.3.5 the Ethernet functionality was given (and also the recharging at the same time) when using the newer Lightning to USB 3 Adapter.

 

[happyslayer]

I have a little Anker branded USB-C to gigabit ethernet adapter for my 3rd gen 12.9 pro and it works great. I've used it to setup two of my customers' routers. Was very happy this worked as I can use it to do my job!

Edit: This is the one...
https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Ethern...c+to+ethernet&qid=1554870399&s=gateway&sr=8-1

 

[BenTrovato]

I have a little Anker branded USB-C to gigabit ethernet adapter for my 3rd gen 12.9 pro and it works great. I've used it to setup two of my customers' routers. Was very happy this worked as I can use it to do my job!

Edit: This is the one...
https://www.amazon.com/Anker-Ethern...c+to+ethernet&qid=1554870399&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Thanks! I might give this one a try

 

[Donfor39]

If I attempt Ethernet from 11" ipad
It could be fun as my master b.t, socket is in a different location from my router.
Which means moving router with plug extension and only then could I consider attempting Ethernet from iPad.
Is there any one cable solution yet or does it still require camera adaptor etc...
I wouldn't mind purchasing if one iPad to Ethernet adaptor or cable is made available. Thanks

 

[mixel]

I’ve used ethernet on my iPad Pro 9.7 and my old iPhone 6+ to speed up downloading the entire Photos iCloud library. Back when I was experimenting with it while it was less reliable and I had to keep turning it off and on again. Previews would sometimes corrupt, with Ethernet it was much faster and more reliable.

To do it on mine I have to double dongle. (The lightning to usb adaptor with an extra lightning socket for power + the Ethernet adaptor) I guess on a new pro using my dongles id have to triple dongle? Which is hilarious.

I know it’s not very Apple but I wish the new pros had lightning *and* usb3. It’s not like lightning is a bad format.

 

[rohizzle121]

If someone tries this latency test on iOS 13 with steam link or the sort, that would be awesome! I am super curious to see if ethernet improves the local latency for games

 

[baldspur]

Looks like you have been able to do it for a while, I think the difference is that the iPad Pro 12.9 supports USB3 so that you can get gigabit speed over LAN. Found an old video showing how to hook it up for other apple devices:

I have got all Apple products to do this and my iPad is at version 12 yet no matter how or where I plug it all in I just get a message saying accessory not supported due to too much power!
I’m using the adapters and still this doesn’t work! Any ideas?

 

[mixel]

I have got all Apple products to do this and my iPad is at version 12 yet no matter how or where I plug it all in I just get a message saying accessory not supported due to too much power!
I’m using the adapters and still this doesn’t work! Any ideas?

For me it works but I have to use an adaptor that also has the power in port (in my case lightning, which I plug into a mains charger) - then it works fine. Works on iPad Pro and iPhone here.

 

[baldspur]

For me it works but I have to use an adaptor that also has the power in port (in my case lightning, which I plug into a mains charger) - then it works fine. Works on iPad Pro and iPhone here.

I have tried all of that. I have a camera adaptor USB 2 with the lightning connection . I have an apple charger and apple ethernet adapter and no matte what I try, every single time I get the message that the accessory uses too much power. Could it be the router? It’s a Sky Q hub?

 

[mixel]

I have tried all of that. I have a camera adaptor USB 2 with the lightning connection . I have an apple charger and apple ethernet adapter and no matte what I try, every single time I get the message that the accessory uses too much power. Could it be the router? It’s a Sky Q hub?

Odd, is it a 1amp Apple charger like the iPhone comes with or a 2amp Apple charger like comes with (some?) iPads? And is it a Apple (or trustworthy brand like amazon basics or anker) lightning cable? Maybe those things make a difference. It shouldn’t be related to the router.