06a9:0005 — WireSpeed Dual Connect Modem
Westell
- Vendor ID
- 06a9
- Product ID
- 0005
- Combined
- 06a9:0005
- Decimal
- 1705:5
What is this device?
This is the USB identifier for a WireSpeed Dual Connect Modem manufactured by Westell. The vendor ID 06a9 is registered to Westell with the USB Implementers Forum, and 0005 is the product ID that Westell assigned to this particular model. When you run lsusb on Linux, this device appears as 06a9:0005 Westell WireSpeed Dual Connect Modem.
How to identify it on your system
Linux
$ lsusb Bus 001 Device 004: ID 06a9:0005 Westell WireSpeed Dual Connect Modem
You can filter directly with lsusb -d 06a9:0005, or get the full descriptor dump with lsusb -v -d 06a9:0005. Kernel messages from dmesg show the same pair as idVendor=06a9, idProduct=0005.
Windows
In Device Manager, open the device, go to Details → Hardware Ids. This device reports:
USB\VID_06A9&PID_0005 USB\VID_06A9&PID_0005&REV_0100
From PowerShell: Get-PnpDevice | Where-Object InstanceId -match "VID_06A9&PID_0005"
macOS
$ system_profiler SPUSBDataType
WireSpeed Dual Connect Modem:
Product ID: 0x0005
Vendor ID: 0x06a9 (Westell)Driver help
Having driver issues with this device? Most USB devices are handled by a generic class driver; if yours shows up as an unknown device, confirm the ID above first, then check the manufacturer's downloads page.
Raw usb.ids entry
The exact lines this page is generated from, in the upstream source file:
06a9 Westell 0005 WireSpeed Dual Connect Modem