Manual TP-Link Archer T4U

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter Rev: 1.0.0 1910010919 ...

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    COPYRIGHT & TRADEMARKS Specifications are subjec t to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other br ands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of t heir respective holders. No part of the specifications ma y be reproduced in any form or by any mean s or used to make any derivativ ...

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    FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. Thes e limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a re sidential installation. Th is equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequenc y energy and, if ...

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    in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. National Restrictions This device is intended for home and office use in all EU countries (and other countries following the EU directive 1999/5/EC) without any limitation except for t he countries mentioned below: Country Restriction Reason/remark Bulgaria None General authorization ...

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    Industry Canada Statement Complies with the Canadian ICES-003 Class B specifications. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada. This device complies with RSS 210 of Industry Canada. This Class B de vice meets all the requirements of the Canadian interfer ence-causing equipment regulations. Cet appareil numé ...

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    Safety Information z When product has power button, the power butto n is one of the way to shut off the product; when there is no power button, the only way to co mpletely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source. z Don’t disassemble the product, or make repairs yourself. You run the risk of electric ...

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    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Building 24 (floors 1, 3, 4, 5), and 28 (floors 1-4) Central Science and Technology Park, Shennan Rd, Nanshan, Shenzhen, China DECLARA TION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter Model No.: Archer T4U T rademark: TP-LINK We declare und ...

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    CONTENTS Package C ontents .................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 Product O verview ................................................................................. 2 1.1 Introduc tion .......................................................................................... ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 1 Package Contents Please verify that all the pack age contents below are available. ¾ One Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter ¾ Quick Installation Guide ¾ USB Cable ¾ One Resource CD for Archer T4U, including: • TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility (TWCU) and Drivers • User Guide • ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 2 Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.1 Introduction The adapter is a dual band 802. 11ac client device designed to deliver a high-speed wireless performance for your desktop. With a faster wireless connection, you can get a better Internet experience, such as downloading, gaming, and video streaming. Wit ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 3 1.3 Hardware Overview LED status: Status Working Status Off The driver has not been installed; The adapter's radio has been disabled. Flashing Slowly The driver has been installed but no dat a is being transmitted or received. Flashing Quickly Data is being transmitted or received. ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 4 Chapter 2 Installation Please install the adapter into your computer bef ore installing the driver and utility software from the Resource CD. 2.1 Hardware Inst allation There are two methods: Method One: Plug the adapter into an available USB interface on your comput er directly. Method Two: Conn ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 5 Figure 2-1 Found New Hardware Wizard in Windows XP 2.2 Sof tware Inst allation The adapter’s Setup Wizard will guide you through the installation procedures for Windows XP, Windows 7 and Windows 8. The procedures in d iffe rent systems are quite similar, therefore here we use the procedures in ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 6 Figure 2-3 3. Choose a setup type. It is recommended to select Install TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility and Driver . Selecting Install Driver Only can only install driver. Click Next to continue. Figure 2-4 4. Click Change to specify the destination location for the software or you can leav ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 7 Figure 2-5 5. Click Install to continue the setup. Figure 2-6 6. The utility and drivers will inst all. It may take 1~2 minutes. ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 8 Figure 2-7 7. After all the steps above, y ou will see the screen below. Click Finish to complete the setup. Figure 2-8 8. After installation, the utili ty configuration page will automat ically pop up as shown in the following figure and the icon will appear in your system tray. To connect to a ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 9 Figure 2-9 ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 10 Chapter 3 Connect to a Wireless Network With both the hardware and software successfully in stalled into your computer, you can quickly connect to a wireless network usi ng one of the following methods. ¾ Method One: To connect using TWCU (TP- LINK Wireless Configuration Utility ) Archer T4U us ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 11 Figure 3-2 3. You will be prompted differ ent windows when you choose wireless netwo rk of different security types. 1) Wireless network of WPA/WPA2-Personal If you selected a wireless network of the security type WPA/WPA2-Personal, you will be prompted to enter the password in the security key ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 12 Certificate as your aut hentication, you need to sele ct one specific cert ificate from the drop-down list, as shown in Figure 3-4. With Passw ord as your authentic ation, you should enter the right user name and pa ssword in the corresponding fiel d, as shown in Figure 3-5. Figure 3-4 Figure 3- ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 13 4. Please wait a few minutes for the connection process. Figure 3-6 5. You have now successfully c onnected to your network. Click Close to enjoy the Internet. Figure 3-7 6. To view more information about t he network currently connected, click Status in the tools section and the page will displ ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 14 Figure 3-8 3.2 T o connect using WPS WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) f unction allows you to add a new wireless device to an existing network quickly. If your wireless Router supports WPS or QSS (Quick Security Setup), you can establish a wireless connection between wireless card and Router using ei ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 15 Figure 3-9 3. The adapter will be connecti ng to the target network. Figure 3-10 4. When the following window appears, you hav e successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-1 1 ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 16 3.2.2 PIN method There are two ways to confi gure the WPS by PIN method: 1) Enter the PIN from your Router or AP device. 2) Enter a PIN into your Router or AP device. Following are the detailed configur ation procedures of each way. 3.2.2.1. Enter the PIN from your Router or AP device 1. Open TW ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 17 3.2.2.2. Enter a PIN into your AP device 1. Open TWCU and click WPS tab. Select Enter the PIN of this device into my access point or wireless Router . In the field beside PIN, you w ill see the PIN value of the adapter which is randomly generated. Click Connect to continue. Figure 3-14 2. Open y ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 18 Figure 3-16 Figure 3-17 3.3 T o connect using Windows built-in wireless utility 3.3.1 In Windows XP Windows XP users may use the built-in wire less utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Right-click on the utility icon in your system tray (lower-right corner). Select Swi t ch to Windows wireless co ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 19 Or double-click the utility icon to load the utility co nfiguration page. Click Advanced in the tools section and then select Use Windo w s wireless configuration tool in the figure shown below. Click OK when Figure 3-20 appears to continue. Figure 3-19 Figure 3-20 2. Right-click on the wireless ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 20 Figure 3-22 4. If the network is security-enabled, you will be prompted to enter the key as shown below. If not, you will connect to the network directly without entering a key. Figure 3-23 3.3.2 In Windows 7 Windows 7 users may use the built-in wi reless utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Left ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 21 Figure 3-24 2. If the network you would lik e to connect is encrypted, enter the same security key o r passphrase that is on your R outer. Or push the WPS/QSS button on the Router or access point (You will be prompted to push the button on the window if WPS function is supported as shown in the ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 22 3. You have now successfully connected to the network. Figure 3-26 3.3.3 In Windows 8 Windows 8 users may use the built-in wi reless utility. Follow the steps below. 1. Click the icon at the bottom of your screen, and a network list will appear at the right side of your screen. Select your targe ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 23 Figure 3-28 ) Note: You can also push the WPS/QSS button on your router as hinted “You can also connect by pushing the button on the router”. Then click Next to continue. 3. When Connected appears behind the SSID (as shown below), you have successfully connected to the target network. Figure ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 24 Figure 3-30 ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 25 Chapter 4 Management This section will show you how to configure your Archer T4U adapter using the TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility (TWCU). The Archer T4U adapter uses the TP-LINK Wireless Configur ation Utility as the management software. The utility provides us ers with an easy interface ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 26 Figure 4-2 Figure 4-3 The following items can be found on the screen. ¾ Profile Name: Enter a name for your profile (e.g . Home, Office, Coffee Shop). The same name is not allowed. Please also note t hat no space is allowed between words. ¾ SSID: Select the target network from the drop-down li ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 27 ) Note: You will see Figure 4-2 if you selected the security type WPA-PSK/WPA2-PSK ; while, if you selected the security type WPA/WPA2 , Figure 4-3 will be displayed. ¾ Encryption Type: From the drop-down menu, select the encryption type that is the same as on your Router or access point. ¾ Se ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 28 4.1.1.2. Add a profile in ad hoc mode If you are connecting to another wirele ss client such as an adapter, select ad hoc as the Network Type in the screen that appears and follow the instructions below to finish the setting. Figure 4-6 The following items can be found on the screen. ¾ Profile ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 29 • For 64-bit encryption - You can enter 10 hexadecimal digi ts (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not permi tted) or 5 ASCII characters. • For 128-bit encryption - You can enter 26 hexadecimal digi ts (any combination of 0-9, a-f, A-F, zero key is not per mitted) or 13 ASCII char ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 30 4.1.2 Modify a profile You may edit an existing profile by clicking the Modify button from the Profile page. For instance, you may like to change the profile name from Home to Home1 or you ma y want to specify another SSID for profile Ho me. After all the changes, click Save to make the changes ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 31 Here you can switch to another adapter installed in your computer. The adapters successfully installed in your computer will be listed in the drop-down list if the adapters are supported by this utility. 3) To switch to SoftAP mode. Once enabled, the adapter will be able to work as an AP. 4) To ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 32 Chapter 5 AP Mode In Soft AP mode, the adapt er will work as an AP. Suppose that only one computer in your house can access the Inter net for various reasons like only one WLAN port is available on your wired broadband Router, howev er, other wireless-capable devices also want to share t he Inte ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 33 The Soft AP icon then will appear beside Advanced icon in the utility. Figure 5-3 Figure 5-4 ¾ SoftAP mode: Select to enable or disable the function. ¾ Internet Connecting Share (ICS): Specify a connection thro ugh which devic es connected to your AP can access the Internet. ¾ SSID: Enter the ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 34 Having completed the above settings, click Apply ; then Figure 5-4 will pop up, where you click OK to make Soft AP mo de take effect. ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 35 Chapter 6 Uninstall Software 6.1 In Windows XP/7 The software uninstall steps are similar in Windows XP, and Windows 7, here we just use Windows 7 as an example. 6.1.1 Uninstall the utility soft ware from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, click All programs Æ TP-LINK , ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 36 3. It may take a few minutes to undergo the whole un-installation process. Figure 6-3 4. Click Finish when the figure below appears. Figure 6-4 ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 37 6.1.2 Uninstall the driver software from your PC 1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, click All programs Æ TP-LINK , and then click Uninstall-TP-LINK Archer T4U Driver . Figure 6-5 Uninstall Driver 2. Click Yes to start uninstalling the driv er software from your PC. Figure 6-6 ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 38 3. It may take a few minutes to undergo the whole un-installation process. Figure 6-7 4. Click Finish when the figure below appears. Figure 6-8 6.2 In Windows 8 6.2.1 Uninstall the utility so ftware from your PC 1. Enter the Apps interface, and find the TP-LINK application, then click Uninstall- ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 39 Figure 6-9 2. Click Yes to start uninstalling the utility software from your PC. Figure 6-10 3. It may take a few minutes to undergo the whole un-installation process. Figure 6-1 1 ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 40 4. Click Finish when the figure below appears. Figure 6-12 6.2.2 Uninstall the driver software from your PC 1. Enter the Apps interface, and find the TP-LINK application, the n click Uninstall-TP-LINK Archer T4U Driver . Figure 6-13 2. Click Yes to start uninstalling the driv er software from yo ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 41 3. It may take a few minutes to undergo the whole un-installation process. Figure 6-15 4. Click Finish when the figure below appears. Figure 6-16 ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 37 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 Throughput 2.4GHz: 300Mbps (Maximal) 5GHz: 867Mbps (Maximal) Data Security WEP, WPA / WPA2, WPA-P ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 38 Appendix B: Glossary ¾ 802.11ac - IEEE 802.11ac is a wireless computer networking standar d 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 interfa ce concepts embraced by 802.11n: wider RF bandwi ...

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    Archer T4U TP-LINK Wireless USB Adapter User Guide 39 ¾ Infrastructure Network - An infrastructure network is a group of computers or other devices, each with a Wireless Adapter, connected as an 802. 11 wireless LAN. In infrastructure mode, the wireless devices communicate with each ot her and to a wired network by first going through an access po ...

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