The Asus USB-BT500 upgrades your computer to use Bluetooth 5.0 technology, which enables up to double the data transfer speed and four times the range compared to previous Bluetooth versions. The USB-BT500 is also backward compatible with devices using Bluetooth 4.x, 3.x, and 2.1 versions.

Features:

• Bluetooth 5.0+EDR & Bluetooth Smart (Bluetooth low energy)
• Low power consumption
• Range up to 10 m (BT-BR/EDR); up to 40 m (BLE) in open space
• Transfer speed up to 3 Mbps
• Frequency: 2402~2480 MHz
• USB 2.0 interface
• Supported operating systems: Windows 10 / Linux
• Dimensions: 7.1 x 14.9 x 17.4 mm

Windows 10 supported profiles:

• Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP 1.3)
• Attribute Protocol (ATT)
• Audio/Video Control Transport Protocol Target (AVCTP 1.4)
• Audio/Video Distribution Transport Protocol (AVDTP 1.3)
• Audio/Video Remote Control Profile (AVRCP 1.6.1)
• Bluetooth Network Encapsulation Protocol (BNEP 1.0)
• Device ID Profile (DID 1.3)
• Dial-up Networking Profile (DUN 1.1)
• Generic Access Profile (GAP)
• Generic Audio/Video Distribution Profile (GAVDP 1.2)
• Hands-Free Profile (HFP 1.7.1)
• Hardcopy Cable Replacement Profile (HCRP 1.2)
• Human Interface Device Service (HIDS)
• Interoperability (IOP)
• Logical Link Control and Adaptation Protocol (L2CAP)
• Object Push Profile (OPP 1.1)
• Personal Area Networking User Profile (PANU 1.0)
• RFCOMM (1.1 with TS 07.10)
• Security Manager Protocol (SMP)
• Serial Port Profile (SPP 1.2)
• Service Discovery Protocol (SDP)

Linux supported profiles:

• Advanced Audio Distribution Profile (A2DP 1.3)
• Attribute Protocol
• Audio/Video Remote Control Profile 1.5
• Device Identification Profile 1.3
• Hands-Free Profile
• Human Interface Device Profile
• Object Push Profile
• Personal Area Networking Profile
• Serial Port Profile
• File Transfer Protocol
• Message Access Profile
• Phone Book Access Profile
• Proximity Profile
• Health Device Profile 1.0
• Health Thermometer Profile
• HID over GATT Profile
• Time Profile
• Cycling Speed and Cadence Profile