Archer T4U User Guide AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter REV3.1.
Contents About This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Chapter 1. Get to Know About Your Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. 1. 1. 2. Product Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 LED Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
About This Guide This guide is a complement to Quick Installation Guide. The Quick Installation Guide instructs you on quick Internet setup, and this guide provides details of each function and shows you the way to configure these functions appropriate to your needs. When using this guide, please notice that features of the adapter may vary slightly depending on the model and software version you have.
Chapter 1 Get to Know About Your Adapter This chapter introduces what the adapter can do and shows its appearance.
Chapter 1 1. 1. Get to Know About Your Adapter Product Overview TP-LINK’s Wireless USB Adapter connects your notebook or desktop computer to a wireless network for applications such as lag-free video streaming, online gaming, and secure Internet surfing. And the adpater has following features: • Supports 802.11ac standard • Seamlessly compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac products • USB 3.
Chapter 1 Get to Know About Your Adapter You can check the adapter’s working status by following the LED Explanation table. Status Off Indication The driver has not been installed. The adapter’s radio has been disabled. Flashing Slowly The driver has been installed but no data is being transmitted or received. Flashing Quickly Data is being transmitted or received. Tips: If the LED is off, try these troubleshooting tips: 1. Remove and reinsert the adapter. 2.
Chapter 2 Connect to a Computer
Chapter 2 Connect to a Computer Before you begin using your adapter, connect the adaptor to your computer. Option 1: Directly Option 2: Via the USB Extension Cable Note: 1. In Windows XP, a Found New Hardware Wizard window will appear when the adapter is detected. Please click Cancel. 2. The adapter provides the best performance with a USB 3.0 port and is also compatible wiht a USB 2.0 port or USB 1.1 port.
Chapter 3 Windows This chapter introduces how to install your adapter’s driver and utility, use your adapter to join a wireless network, manage your adapter, and uninstall your adapter in a Windows system. The adapter is equipped with a Setup wizard, which can guide you through the installation process.
Chapter 3 3. 1. Windows Install Driver and Utility To set up your adapter with several easy steps quickly: 1. Insert the resource CD into your CD drive and run the Autorun.exe from the pop-up AutoPlay window. Select Archer T4U and click Install Driver to begin. 2. Follow the step-by-step instructions of the Quick Setup to complete the initial configuration.
Chapter 3 Windows Note: The default setup type is Install Driver Only. You can also select Install TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility and Driver for more functions, such as joining a wireless network via TP-LINK Utility or WPS, and managing the adapter.
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Chapter 3 3. 2. Windows Join a Wireless Network You can join a wireless network via Windows built-in Wireless Utility. If you want to use Option 2: TP-LINK Utility or Option 3: WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) to join a wireless network, you need to install the TP-LINK Utility first. Option 1: Windows Wireless Utility You can use the Windows WLAN Autoconfig service (for Windows 7/8/8.1/10) and the Wireless Zero Configuration service (for Windows XP) to join a Wi-Fi network.
Chapter 3 Windows • Windows 7/8/8.1/10 1. Click , or (Network icon) on the taskbar. Select the Wi-Fi network you want to join, and click Connect. Enter the network password when prompted. 2. When the network icon changes to connection. or , it indicates a successful network Note: If you do not want to enter the Wi-Fi password, you can also join a wireless network either by pushing the WPS or QSS button on your router or AP, or entering the PIN of your router when the screen prompts you to do so.
Chapter 3 Windows 2. Select the network you want to join from the list on this screen and click Connect. If you want the adapter to automatically connect to the network next time, select the Connect automatically checkbox. Enter your Wi-Fi password when prompted. Note: If your Wi-Fi network is not displayed in the list, you can try to join it by WPS or by adding a profile in the Profile screen.
Chapter 3 3. 2. 3. Windows WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) WPS can be activated via PBC (Push Button Configuration) and PIN code. Please refer to PBCor PIN below. • PBC Option 1 3. Press the WPS/QSS button on your router or AP. Within 2 minutes, press and hold the WPS button on the adapter until the following screen appears. WPS NK TP-LI 4. The following screen indicates a successful connection by WPS. Click OK.
Chapter 3 Windows Option 2 5. Press the WPS/QSS button on your router or AP. 6. Open TP-LINK Utility and click WPS tab. Select Push the button on my access point or wireless router and click Connect. 7. The following screen indicates a successful connection by WPS. Click OK.
Chapter 3 Windows • PIN Option 1 1. Open TP-LINK Utility and click WPS tab. Select Enter the PIN of my access point or wireless router. Enter the PIN of your router or AP. Click Connect. Note: The default PIN of your router or AP is printed on the product label of your router or AP. If you generated a new PIN for your router, please enter the new one. 2. The following screen indicates a successful connection by WPS. Click OK.
Chapter 3 Windows Option 2 1. Open TP-LINK Utility and click WPS tab. Select Enter the PIN of this device into my access point or wireless router. The screen displays a PIN of the adapter, which is generated randomly. Click Connect. 2. Log in to the Web Management page of your router or AP. Go to the WPS page, enter the PIN of the adapter in the corresponding field and click Connect. 3. The following screen indicates a successful connection by WPS. Click OK.
Chapter 3 3. 3. Windows Management TP-LINK Utility provides you with an easy way to manage your adapter. It includes the following sections: Status - View the information of the current Wi-Fi network connection and of the adapter. Profile - Save or manage various connection settings of your Wi-Fi network. Advanced - Turn on or off the SoftAP mode and power saving mode, switch between TP-LINK Utility and Windows Wireless Utility (for Windows XP only).
Chapter 3 3. 3. 2. Windows Profile The Profile screen lets you save and manage different Wi-Fi connection settings as profiles so that you can quickly and simply connect to your network. Moreover, you can join a hidden Wi-Fi network that does not broadcast its SSID by adding a profile, provided that you know its wireless settings, such as SSID, security type, and encryption type.
Chapter 3 Windows • To add a new profile 1. Click the Add button, and then a new window will open. 2. Complete the settings as shown in the following figure, and click Save. Profile Name: Enter a name for your profile, such as Home, Office, Coffeehouse. Do not enter the profile name that already exists. SSID: Select your Wi-Fi network from the drop-down list or enter your Wi-Fi network name manually. Network Type: Select Infrastructure if you want to connect to a wireless router or an access point.
Chapter 3 Windows Infrastructure: If you select Infrastructure, you are asked to select or enter the corresponding wireless settings, which should be the same as those of your Wi-Fi network. ad hoc: If you select ad hoc, you are asked to configure the wireless settings for your network, including choosing the operating frequency band, the security type, the encryption type and setting a security key. Note: As for Key Index, you can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format from the drop-down list.
Chapter 3 3. 3. 3. Windows Advanced Select wireless configuration tool: In Windows XP, you can either use TP-LINK Utility or Windows wireless configuration tool. While in other operating systems, since you can use both TP-LINK Utility and Windows wireless configuration tool at the same time, this function is disabled. Wireless network adapter switch: If you’ve installed several adapters in your computer, you can switch to another adapter among the drop-down list.
Chapter 3 Windows After switching to SoftAP mode, the SoftAP icon appears in the utility. Click the SoftAP tab, and complete the settings, then click Apply for the settings to take effect. Soft AP mode: Select ON or OFF to enable or disable this function. Internet Connecting Share(ICS): Select a network connection that can access to the Internet from the drop-down list.
Chapter 3 Windows When another wireless device connects to the network shared by your adapter, it will be asked to enter the corresponding security key. IP Address: Displays the IP address of the adapter when it works in SoftAP mode. You can also check if the network shared by your adapter is working properly by checking this IP Address. For example, if the IP Address is 0.0.0.0, it means that the Internet connection is failed. 3. 3. 5.
Chapter 3 Windows Uninstall utility: Go to Start > All Programs > TP-LINK > Uninstall - TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstallation.
Chapter 4 Mac OS X This chapter introduces how to install your adapter’s driver and utility, use your adapter to join a wireless network, manage your adapter, and uninstall your adapter in Mac OS X.
Chapter 4 4. 1. Mac OS X Install Driver and Utility We take the steps in Mac OS X 10.10 as an example - the steps may vary slightly for other versions of Mac OS. 1. Insert the CD and run it manually. Open the Archer T4U folder. Note: The CD is included in the package. If your CD does not work or your computer doesn’t support the CD, you can also download the driver and utility from the TP-LINK website (http://www.tp-link.com). 2. Open the Mac OS X Driver folder.
Chapter 4 Mac OS X 3. Double-click to unzip the Mac OS X version.zip file according to your computer’s operating system. It will be unzipped into the Mac OS X Driver folder automatically. 4. Open the corresponding Mac OS X version folder, double click the Installer.pkg file to open the installation wizard. 5. The Install TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter Utility and Driver Wizard window will appear. Click Continue and follow the wizard to continue the installation.
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Chapter 4 Mac OS X Note: The language of this utility is in accordance with the language of your computer by default, and any change of it is invalid.
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Chapter 4 Mac OS X 6. After restarting the computer, the TP-LINK Utility icon will appear on the menu bar in the upper-right corner of the screen. To use the utility to join a Wi-Fi network with your adapter, refer to Join a Wireless Network. Note: If the TP-LINK Utility icon does not appear on the menu bar, make sure the USB wireless network adapter is connected properly and its LED is on. 4. 2. Join a Wireless Network There are two options of using the adapter to join a Wi-Fi network.
Chapter 4 Mac OS X When you are connected to the Internet, the network icon will change to . Option 2 on the menu bar, and then click Open Wireless 1. Click the TP-LINK Utility icon Utility at the bottom of the network list. 2. Select the network you want to join from the list and enter the network password when prompted. Click Join.
Chapter 4 4. 2. 2. Mac OS X WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) WPS can be activated via PBC (Push Button Configuration) and PIN code. Please refer to PBCor PIN below. • PBC Option 1 wps 1. Press the WPS/QSS button on your router or AP. Within 2 minutes, press and hold the WPS button on the adapter until the following screen appears. 2. The following screen indicates a successful connection by WPS. Click OK.
Chapter 4 Mac OS X Option 2 3. Press the WPS/QSS button on your router or AP. 4. Within 2 minutes, click the TP-LINK Utility icon WPS at the bottom of the network list.
Chapter 4 Mac OS X 5. Click PBC. 6. The following screen indicates a successful connection by WPS. Click OK. • PIN 1. Click the TP-LINK Utility icon of the network list.
Chapter 4 Mac OS X 2. Click PIN. 3. Within 2 minutes, log in to the web management page of your router or AP. Go to its WPS page, enter the PIN of the adapter in the corresponding field and click Connect. 4. The following screen indicates a successful connection by WPS. Click OK.
Chapter 4 4. 3. Mac OS X Management TP-LINK Utility provides you with an easy way to manage various connection settings of your Wi-Fi network. 1. Click the TP-LINK Utility icon on the menu bar, and then click Open Wireless Utility at the bottom of the network list. 2. TP-LINK Utility will pop up. Click the Profiles button to open the Profiles screen.
Chapter 4 Mac OS X 3. The Profiles screen lets you manage different Wi-Fi connection settings as profiles so that you can connect to your network easily. Preferred Networks displays the networks that you once connected to. The networks’ status and information are displayed on the table. • To join a Wi-Fi network If you want to join a Wi-Fi network that is listed on the profile screen, select the profile and click Apply in the bottom right corner.
Chapter 4 4. 4. Mac OS X Uninstall Driver and Utility 1. Insert the CD and run it manually. 2. Go to Archer T4U > Mac OS X Driver > Mac OS X version.zip > Uninstall.command. 3. As shown in the figure below, a command window will pop up. Please type the password of the root user to uninstall the software. 4. Wait till the “Process completed” shows up, then the uninstallation is complete.
Chapter 5 Linux
Chapter 5 Linux Visit the TP-LINK website at http://www.tp-link.com, and go to Archer T4U’s product page. Then find the compatible version of driver in the support page. Download and install the driver on your computer.
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