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Archer T4UH AC1200 High Gain Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter REV2.1.0 1910011365...
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Specifications are subject to change without notice. is a registered trademark of TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Other brands and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders. No part of the specifications may be reproduced in any form or by any means or used to make any derivative such as translation, transformation, or adaptation without permission from TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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This is a class B product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, 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 the countries mentioned below: Country...
5250-5350 MHz Country Restriction Reason/remark Planned Bulgaria implemented Croatia License required General authorization required if used outside own Italy premises General authorization required for network and service Luxembourg None supply (not for spectrum) Russian Federation No info 5470-5725 MHz Country Restriction Reason/remark Planned...
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 device meets all the requirements of the Canadian interference-causing equipment regulations.
Safety Information When product has power button, the power button is one of the way to shut off the product; when there is no power button, the only way to completely shut off power is to disconnect the product or the power adapter from the power source. ...
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY For the following equipment: Product Description: AC1200 High Gain Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter Model No.: Archer T4UH Trademark: TP-LINK We declare under our own responsibility that the above products satisfy all the technical regulations applicable to the product within the scope of Council Directives:...
Chapter 1 Product Overview 1.1 Introduction The TP-LINK Archer T4UH AC1200 High Gain 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.
Archer T4UH AC1200 High Gain Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 2 Connect to a Computer Before you begin using your adapter, insert the adapter into a USB port on your computer using the USB cable provided. ...
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 (www.tp-link.com). In some operating systems, the CD screen will pop up automatically. Otherwise, run the CD ...
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Archer T4UH AC1200 High Gain 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. If you want to change install location, click Change to specify the location for the software installation.
There are three options of using the adapter to join a Wi-Fi network. Option 1: TP-LINK Utility TP-LINK Utility lets you easily connect the adapter to a Wi-Fi network and manage the adapter. Option 2: WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is a network security standard for easily adding computers and other devices to a home network.
TP-LINK Utility Double-click (TP-LINK Utility icon). The Network screen displays. 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.
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The following screen indicates a successful connection by WPS. Click OK. Option 2 Press the WPS/QSS button on your router or AP. Open TP-LINK Utility and click WPS tab. Select Push the button on my access point or wireless router and click Connect.
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The following screen indicates a successful connection by WPS. Click OK. Option 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.
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The following screen indicates a successful connection by WPS. Click OK. Option 2 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.
Windows XP Right-click (TP-LINK Utility icon) on the system tray. (If you do not see the icon, click the hidden icons arrow on the system tray.) Select Switch to Windows wireless configuration tool. Or you can open the TP-LINK Utility, select Advanced tab, then select Use Windows wireless configuration tool.
Archer T4UH AC1200 High Gain Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 3.3 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.
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Archer T4UH AC1200 High Gain Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide To add a new profile Click the Add button, and then a new window will open. Complete the settings as shown in the following figure, and click Save.
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Archer T4UH AC1200 High Gain 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.
3.3.3 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.
3.3.5 About You can view the adapter’s information in the About screen, such as the UI version (Utility version) and the Driver version. Right-click (TP-LINK Utility icon) in the system tray and select About, then the About screen displays.
Windows XP/7 Uninstall driver: Go to Start > All Programs > TP-LINK > Uninstall - TP-LINK Archer T4UH Driver. Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the uninstallation. Uninstall utility: Go to Start > All Programs > TP-LINK > Uninstall - TP-LINK Wireless Configuration Utility.
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 (www.tp-link.com). Open the Mac OS X Driver folder.
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Open the Mac OS X 10.7_10.10 folder, double click the Installer.pkg file to open the installation wizard. 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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Archer T4UH AC1200 High Gain 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 T4UH AC1200 High Gain Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide...
There are two options of using the adapter to join a Wi-Fi network. Option 1: TP-LINK Utility TP-LINK Utility lets you easily connect the adapter to a Wi-Fi network and manage the adapter. Option 2: WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) is a network security standard for easily adding computers and other devices to a home network.
4.2.1 TP-LINK Utility Double-click (TP-LINK Utility icon) and select Available Network tab. Then select the network you want to join from the list and click Connect. The wireless network security properties screen displays. If your network uses wireless security, you will be prompted to enter the Wi-Fi password of the network in the blank field next to Network key, and enter it again in the blank field next to Confirm network key.
Archer T4UH AC1200 High Gain Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide After successfully connecting to your network, it will switch to Link Status screen automatically, which will show the network status. If you select Available Network tab, you will see a symbol in front of your network’s SSID, which indicates a successful...
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AC1200 High Gain Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide The following screen indicates a successful connection by WPS. Click OK. Option 2 Press the WPS/QSS button on your router or AP. Within 2 minutes, open TP-LINK Utility and click WPS tab. Click PBC.
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Archer T4UH AC1200 High Gain Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide The following screen indicates a successful connection by WPS. Click OK.
AC1200 High Gain Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide Open TP-LINK Utility and click WPS tab. Mark down the PIN displayed on the screen, and click PIN. 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.
Archer T4UH AC1200 High Gain Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 4.3.1 Link Status You can view the signal strength of the Wi-Fi network, the MAC address of the adapter and other information of the link status as shown in the following figure.
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Archer T4UH AC1200 High Gain Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide To add a new profile Click the Add button, and then a new window will open. Complete the settings as shown in the following figure, and click OK.
4.4 Uninstall Driver and Utility Insert the CD and run it manually. Go to Archer T4UH > Mac OS X Driver > Mac OS X 10.7_10.10.zip > Uninstall.command. As shown in the figure below, a command window will pop up. Please type the password of the root user to uninstall the software.
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AC1200 High Gain Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 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 (www.tp-link.com).
Archer T4UH AC1200 High Gain Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide Chapter 5 Linux Please visit the TP-LINK support website, find and download the compatible version of driver for your Archer T4UH at www.tp-link.com.
Archer T4UH AC1200 High Gain 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 Mac OS X 10.7 - 10.10...
Archer T4UH AC1200 High Gain 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...
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Archer T4UH AC1200 High Gain Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter User Guide 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.