TP-LINK Archer T4U

TP-LINK Archer T4U v1
Availability: common

FCC approval date: 09 February 2014
UPC: 845973050863 (UPC DB, On eBay)
Country of manuf.: China

Amazon image

ASIN
B00JBJ6VG8 (, On Amazon, On CCC)
multiple revisions of this device, use caution

Interface: USB

USB 3.0
Connector: Male A
Form factor tags: dongle

ID: 2357:0101 (1 addl. devices)
Windows: USB\VID_2357&PID_0101

FCC ID: TE7T4U
IC ID: 8853A-T4U

WI1 chip1: Realtek RTL8812AU

Additional chips
5GHz Power Amplifier IC;Skyworks;SE5022T;SiGe, 5022T, 503CH;2;

Probable Linux driver
Realtek vendor driver (8812au)
Driver version 5.3.4 available on Edimax site
(select EW-7811UAC on Edimax download page)
See also aircrack-ng rtl8812au repo on GitHub
USB ID not yet observed in any mainline kernel /
this list (note: outdated)
(see also passys)

Windows driver
see Realtek's website

Antenna connector: none

abgn+ac, 2x2:2

Flags: DFS

OUI: none specified

	Chip1 brand	Chip2 brand
TP-LINK Archer T4U	Realtek
TP-LINK Archer T4U v2	Realtek
TP-LINK Archer T4U v3	Realtek
TP-LINK Archer T4U v3.2	Realtek
TP-LINK Archer T4UH	Realtek
TP-LINK Archer T4UH v2	Realtek
TP-LINK Archer T4UHP	Realtek

For a list of all currently documented Realtek chipsets with specifications, see Realtek.

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• 866Mbps - 2-stream 802.11ac device (433Mbps per stream),

• 300Mbps - 2-stream 2.4GHz channel = 1200 Mbps class

AC1200 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter

Product page • Support page

"2052500409" and the TP-LINK logo is silkscreened on the board in the FCC photos.

The USB ID for this device is per the driver set for the Amped Wireless ACA1.

The device description matches up with TP-LINK's tag line for this device.

• TP-LINK Archer T4U Teardown on MakerForce (internal images)

WIP Linux Driver: rtl8821au • rtl8821au • rtl8812au • rtl8812au_rtl8821au

Review of Linux Compatibility

TP-Link Archer T4U is a USB WiFi adapter for WiFi connections to 802.11ac standard.

The stick supports USB 3.0 and has the USB ID: 2357:0101

BUS 002 Device 023: ID 2357:0101

The stick bases on the Realtek RTL8812AU chipset, which currently

is not automatically recognized by the Linux kernel.

Edimax Driver

• A driver for the Realtek chipset of the T4U is provided by Edimax.

However, the USB ID of the TP-Link Archer T4U is not known to this driver.

Therefore, a patched version of the Edimax driver exists, where the USB ID was added.

Open Source Driver

There is also an open source driver under development. This driver can be downloaded from GitHub:

git clone https://github.com/abperiasamy/rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux.git
cd rtl8812AU_8821AU_linux/

As of Oct 16, 2016 this driver contains the USB ID of the Archer T4U.

The driver can be compiled and installed with:

make
sudo make install

If the TP-Link Archer T4U is plugged in, the kernel module rtl8812au should be loaded automatically:

usb 1-1: new high-speed USB device number 2 using ehci-pci
usb 1-1: New USB device found, idVendor=2357, idProduct=0101
usb 1-1: New USB device strings: Mfr=1, Product=2, SerialNumber=3
usb 1-1: Product: 802.11n NIC
usb 1-1: Manufacturer: Realtek
usb 1-1: SerialNumber: 123456
cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
8812au: module verification failed: signature and/or  required key missing 
      - tainting kernel
cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
cfg80211:   (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
cfg80211:   (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
cfg80211:   (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
cfg80211:   (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
cfg80211:   (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
cfg80211:   (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
usbcore: registered new interface driver rtl8812au

See also

• TP-LINK Archer T4U v1 - AC1200 Wireless Dual Band USB 3.0 Adapter

FCC ID: TE7T4U (02/09/2014) - RTL8812AU (2357:0101) • (Download)

• TP-LINK Archer T4U v2 - AC1300 Wireless Dual Band USB 3.0 Adapter

FCC ID: TE7T4UV2 (12/27/2016) - RTL8812AU (2357:010d) • (Download)

• TP-LINK Archer T4UH - AC1300 High Gain Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter

FCC ID: TE7T4UH (11/05/2014) - RTL8812AU (2357:0103) • (PPage)

• TP-LINK Archer T4UH v2 - AC1300 High Gain Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter

FCC ID: TE7T4UHV2 (03/31/2017) - RTL8812AU (2357:010e) • (PPage)

• TP-LINK Archer T4UHP - AC1300 High Power Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter

FCC ID: TE7T4UHP (12/16/2016) - RTL8812AU (2357:010f) • (PPage)

Images

• from TP-LINK
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  angled, upright

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  angled, USB conn. side

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  angled, top

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  angled, front USB conn. side

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  packaging

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