Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter REV3.0.
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CONTENTS Chapter 1 Product Overview ................................................................................. 1 1.1 Introduction ............................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Features .................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 LED Status ..............................................................................................................
Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.1 Introduction The TP-LINK Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter connects your notebook or desktop computer over Wi-Fi to an 11ac or other network for applications such as lag-free video streaming, online gaming, and secure Internet surfing. 1.2 Features Supports 802.11ac standard Seamlessly compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac products USB 3.
Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 2 Connect to a Computer Before you begin using your adapter, connect the adapter to your computer. Option 1: Directly Insert the adapter into a USB port on your computer directly. Option 2: Via the USB Extension Cable Connect the adapter and your computer with the provided USB extension cable. Note: In Windows XP, a Found New Hardware Wizard window will appear when the adapter is detected. Please click Cancel.
Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 3 Windows 3.1 Install Driver and Utility The Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation procedure. We use the procedures in Windows 7 as an example - the procedures may vary slightly for other versions of Windows. 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 and Utility to begin. Note: The CD is included in the package.
Archer T4U 3. AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide Choose a setup type. It is recommended to select Install TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility and Driver. Click Next. 4. If you want to change install location, click Change to specify the location for the software installation. Or you can leave it default. Click Next. 5. Click Install. After a few minutes, the installation completes. Click Finish.
Archer T4U 6. AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide TP-LINK Utility pops up after installation. Its icon appears on the desktop as and on the taskbar as . You can use the TP-LINK Utility to join a Wi-Fi network with your adapter. For more information, please refer to Join a Wireless Network. 3.2 Join a Wireless Network There are three options of using the adapter to join a Wi-Fi network.
Archer T4U 3.2.1 AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide TP-LINK Utility 1. Open TP-LINK Utility . The Network screen displays. 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.
Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide PBC Option 1 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. Option 2 1. Press the WPS/QSS button on your router or AP. 2. Open TP-LINK Utility and click WPS tab. Select Push the button on my access point or wireless router and click Connect.
Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 3. The following screen indicates a successful connection by WPS. Click OK. 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.
Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 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. 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.
Archer T4U 3.2.3 AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide Windows Wireless Utility Follow the instructions in the appropriate section below to use your computer system’s built-in wireless utility: Windows 7/8/8.1/10, Windows XP. Windows 7/8/8.1/10 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. That’s it, you are connected! The network icon will change to or .
Archer T4U 3.3 AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 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).
Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 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.
Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide Note: As for Key Index, you can select ASCII or Hexadecimal format from the drop-down list. ASCII_64 - Please enter 5 ASCII characters. ASCII_128 - Please enter 13 ASCII characters. Hexadecimal_64 - Please enter 10 Hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, excluded space). Hexadecimal_128 - Please enter 26 Hexadecimal digits (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, excluded space).
Archer T4U 3.3.3 AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 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.
Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 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. For example, if your computer is connecting to the Internet via an Ethernet cable, you should select the corresponding Local Area Connection so as to share the network with other wireless devices.
Archer T4U 3.4 AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide Uninstall Driver and Utility The software uninstallation steps vary a bit in different systems, please follow the appropriate instructions for your Windows operating system: Windows 8/8.1/10, Windows XP/7. Windows 8/8.1/10 Uninstall driver: Go to Start > Apps, and find the TP-LINK application. Click Uninstall - TP-LINK Archer T4U Driver, then follow the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstallation.
Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 4 Mac OS X 4.1 Install Driver and Utility We take the procedures in Mac OS X 10.10 as an example - the procedures 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.
Archer T4U 3. AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide Double-click to unzip the Mac OS X version.zip file according to your computer’s operating system. It will be unzipped into the Download folder automatically. 4. Open the corresponding Mac OS X version folder, double click the Installer.pkg file to open the installation wizard.
Archer T4U 5. AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide The Install TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter Utility and Driver Wizard window will appear. Click Continue and follow the wizard to continue the installation.
Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 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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Archer T4U 6. AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 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.
Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide Option 2 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. Select the network you want to join from the list and enter the network password when prompted. Click Join.
Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide Note: If your Wi-Fi network is not displayed in the list, you can try to join it by WPS or by clicking Join Other on the above screen, and then follow the on-screen instructions to join the network. 4.2.2 WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) WPS can be activated via PBC (Push Button Configuration) and PIN. Please refer to PBC or PIN below. PBC Option 1 1. Press the WPS/QSS button on your router or AP.
Archer T4U 2. AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide The following screen indicates a successful connection by WPS. Click OK. Option 2 1. Press the WPS/QSS button on your router or AP. 2. Within 2 minutes, click the TP-LINK Utility icon at the bottom of the network list.
Archer T4U 3. AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide Click PBC.
Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 4. The following screen indicates a successful connection by WPS. Click OK. PIN 1. Click the TP-LINK Utility icon on the menu bar, and then click WPS at the bottom of the network list.
Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 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. 4.3 The following screen indicates a successful connection by WPS. Click OK. Management TP-LINK Utility provides you with an easy way to manage various connection settings of your Wi-Fi network.
Archer T4U 1. Click the TP-LINK Utility icon AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 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.
Archer T4U 3. AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 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 the Apply button in the bottom right corner.
Archer T4U 4. AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide Wait till the “Process completed” shows up, then restart your computer to finish the uninstallation. 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).
Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 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.
Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide Appendix A: Specifications Normal Interface USB 3.0 Interface Standards IEEE802.11a; IEEE802.11b; IEEE802.11g; IEEE802.11n; IEEE802.1x, IEEE802.11ac Operating System Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 Mac OS X 10.6–10.11 Linux Throughput 2.4GHz: 400Mbps (Maximal) 5GHz: 867Mbps (Maximal) Data Security WEP, WPA / WPA2, WPA-PSK / WPA2-PSK Frequency* 2.4 ~ 2.4835 GHz, 5.15~5.25GHz, 5.25~5.35GHz, 5.475~5.725GHz, 5.
Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide Appendix B: Glossary 802.11ac - IEEE 802.11ac is a wireless computer networking standard of 802.11.This specification will enable multi-station WLAN throughput of at least 1 gigabit per second. This is accomplished by extending the air interface concepts embraced by 802.11n: wider RF bandwidth, more MIMO spatial streams, multi-user MIMO, and high-density modulation (up to 256 QAM). 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.
Archer T4U AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name. See also Wireless Network Name and ESSID. WEP - (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard. To gain access to a WEP network, you must know the key.
