The NEWlink USB 3.1 Active Extension Cable allows you to exceed the max distance of the USB C specification by 5 meters. The cable only works in one direction at the PC end it has a male USB Type C connector and at the device end it has a female USB Type C socket as well as a power socket. The extender is supplied with a 5V 2A external power supply. Specification USB 3.1 Type C Gen 1 (5Gbps) extension cable Backwards compatible with USB 2.0 Extend up to 5m with no signal degradation Plug and play Supplied with optional external power input Blue LED status indicator Supports Windows 10 and below Supports Linux 3.x/26.x Supports Mac OS X 10.5 to 10.13 and higher