> why the device might show up with an additional MAC/IP at the upstream switch port
> the thing acts as an Ethernet bridge
A USB-C NIC has its own MAC and would thus get its own IP.
> the thing acts as an Ethernet bridge
A USB-C NIC has its own MAC and would thus get its own IP.
Maybe the device has a bigger "cousin" device, that includes "control via APP", and this feature was not properly/fully disabled on this one.