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How a Virtual CIO Can Save Your Business Money on IT
22 Feb, 2026

£76.94 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
If you’re using an HP Z4/Z6/Z8 G4 workstation setup with ZCentral 4R, this cable adapter is one of those “boring, necessary” bits that just saves you time and grief. The fact it’s specific to HP’s ecosystem matters: you’re buying fewer compatibility surprises and a cleaner route to get remote management working reliably (the kind of reliability that matters when you’re deploying systems across a site or replacing parts). At £64.37 ex-VAT, it’s not exactly cheap, but for a reseller it’s fairly priced for a low-volume, platform-specific accessory—assuming it’s the correct adapter for your exact chassis/version.
Who should buy it: IT teams and engineers standardising on HP Z workstations that already run ZCentral 4R and need a guaranteed, supported way to connect/enable the remote controller interface. Who should *not* buy it: anyone with a different HP generation, a mixed fleet, or who’s hoping it’ll “probably work” across similar controllers—these niche adapters can be money wasted if the mapping isn’t exact. If you can’t confirm the specific workstation/controller pairing and what ports it’s meant to bridge, don’t order yet—double-check against your service/parts guide first.

STARTECH
StarTech.com Citrix EW3Z0000586 Compatible SFP+ Module, 10GBASE-LR, 10GbE Single Mode (SMF) Fiber SMF Optic Transceiver, 10GE Gigabit Ethernet SFP+, LC 10km, 1310nm, DDM, Mini GBIC SFP+ - Lifetime Warranty (EW3Z0000586-ST) - SFP+ transceiver module (equivalent to: Citrix EW3Z0000586) - 10GbE - 10GBase-LR - LC single-mode - up to 10 km - 1310 nm

STARTECH
StarTech.com HPE JG325A Compatible QSFP+ Module, 40GBASE-SR4, 40GbE Multimode Fiber Optic Transceiver, 40GE Gigabit Ethernet QSFP+, MPO 150m, 850nm, DDM, HPE 5900AF, 11908, FlexFabric - Lifetime Warranty (JG325A-ST) - QSFP+ transceiver module (equivalent to: HP JG325A) - 40GbE - 40GBASE-SR4 - MPO multi-mode - up to 150 m - 850 nm - for HPE 5900AF-48, FlexFabric 1.92, 11908

ATEN
ATEN UE3310 - USB extension cable - USB Type A (M) to USB Type A (F) latched - USB 3.1 Gen1 - 10 m - active - black - for ATEN US3344I

HP
HP Poly - USB adapter - USB-C to USB