iPad Ethernet Rig

Note: iOS 9.x adjusted the sensitivity to USB bus power and so some older hubs don't work any more.
We tested it with a new Belkin F4U073 and it worked.


Items Needed:
  • iOS Device
  • Powered USB Hub
  • USB Ethernet Adapter
  • USB A to USB B Cable or a USB A to USB A Cable (An A-A cable would be unusual, but will depend on the hub. Use the cable that came with the USB Hub)
  • Lighting to USB Adapter
  • Ethernet Switch/Router

Process: (In no specific order)

  • Disable WiFi and cellular data on the iOS Device.
  • Connect one end of the ethernet cable into a free port on the switch, and the other end into the ethernet port on the USB Ethernet Adapter.
  • Connect the USB end of the adapter to any of the USB ports on the USB hub.
  • Connect the USB A cable to the USB hub.
  • Connect the power cable for the USB hub to the hub and plug the other end into a wall outlet.
  • Connect the USB end of the Lighting to USB Adapter to the other end of the USB cable that came with your USB hub.
  • Connect the Lightning end of the adapter into your iPad.

Craig Cohen

As the President & CEO of HCS Technology Group, Craig is a creative decision maker with skills in business development, personnel and project management.

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