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TP-Link AC1300 Archer T3U Plus EU does not see android phone hotspot.
TP-Link AC1300 Archer T3U Plus EU does not see android phone hotspot.
2021-07-28 16:20:12 - last edited 2021-08-03 10:27:56
Model: Adapter  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: N/K

Hi
I have a new TP-Link AC1300 Archer T3U Plus EU and it connects like a dream to my ISP box.
I am trying to connect to my Android phone hotspot, which my portable does no problem, but with this adapter on my PC it does not see the hotspot at all.
I have tried every change I can find, every idea on the internet. .4Gh, 5.0Gh, nothing works.

Running Windows 10 x64

Driver dtd 21/08/2020   1030.41.514.2020

This driver is newer then the driver I find on TP-LInk's site for download.


Do I have a dud adapter?

 

Help please before I go mad.

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Re:TP-Link AC1300 Archer T3U Plus EU does not see android phone hotspot.-Solution
2021-08-03 10:27:48 - last edited 2021-08-03 10:27:56

@Solla-topee 

Hi,

I have tried the 2.4Ghz and that is channel 11 so should work.

 

Thanks for your help

David

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Re:TP-Link AC1300 Archer T3U Plus EU does not see android phone hotspot.
2021-08-02 10:06:27 - last edited 2021-08-02 10:09:40

@Squeezy Hello,  

Please confirm  T3U plus EU V1 see other Wi-Fi signals and also your Hotspot WiFi could be detected by other devices. 

 

May I know the model and OS of your Android phone, did you try both 2.4/ 5Ghz Hotspot?

If your hotspot allows changing Wi-Fi channels: 2.4Ghz Band Hotspot: Channel 1-11 ; 5Ghz Band Hotspot: Channel 36/40/44/48 are recommended 

Try to scan the Wi-Fi channel using Wi-Fi analyzer APP or software, and check which channel does the hotspot use?

 

 

 

 

 

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Re:TP-Link AC1300 Archer T3U Plus EU does not see android phone hotspot.
2021-08-02 10:24:48

@Solla-topee 

Hi,

AC1300 Mbps Archer T3U Plus V1

Hotspot works with my portable PC

Have trie2.4 and 5ghz

My phone is a Xiaomi Mi 9T Pro european version. Android 11

It is not documented what channel it uses for the hotspot.

I have written to Xiaomi and today they replied that a hotspot will not work with an adapter, the Wifi needs to be built in to the PC - strange.

T-Link gave me the channels it works with, which is a limited set of channels.

Cheers

David

Solla-topee wrote

@Squeezy Hello,  

Please confirm  T3U plus EU V1 see other Wi-Fi signals and also your Hotspot WiFi could be detected by other devices. 

 

May I know the model and OS of your Android phone, did you try both 2.4/ 5Ghz Hotspot?

If your hotspot allows changing Wi-Fi channels: 2.4Ghz Band Hotspot: Channel 1-11 ; 5Ghz Band Hotspot: Channel 36/40/44/48 are recommended 

Try to scan the Wi-Fi channel using Wi-Fi analyzer APP or software, and check which channel does the hotspot use?

 

 

 

 

 

Solla-topee wrote

@Squeezy Hello,  

Please confirm  T3U plus EU V1 see other Wi-Fi signals and also your Hotspot WiFi could be detected by other devices. 

 

May I know the model and OS of your Android phone, did you try both 2.4/ 5Ghz Hotspot?

If your hotspot allows changing Wi-Fi channels: 2.4Ghz Band Hotspot: Channel 1-11 ; 5Ghz Band Hotspot: Channel 36/40/44/48 are recommended 

Try to scan the Wi-Fi channel using Wi-Fi analyzer APP or software, and check which channel does the hotspot use?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Re:TP-Link AC1300 Archer T3U Plus EU does not see android phone hotspot.
2021-08-02 10:54:30 - last edited 2021-08-02 11:02:15

@Squeezy 

Thank you for your fast reply, if  you have a laptop or another Android phone, you could download Wi-Fi analyzer app and see which channel the Hotspot is ON, that may help figure out the issue. Different tp-link adapters could support different channel ranges, but lower channels for 5Ghz and 1-11 channels for 2.4Ghz are supported for most tp-link Wi-Fi adapters. 

 

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2021-08-02 17:43:35

@Solla-topee 

Hi,

found it, channel 149, way out of range of my adapter.

Can you advise one that will work please?

Cheers

David

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Re:TP-Link AC1300 Archer T3U Plus EU does not see android phone hotspot.
2021-08-03 10:02:16 - last edited 2021-08-03 10:03:35

@Squeezy Hello, 

Channel 149-165 are band 4  channels,  unfortunately tp-link adapters of (EU) version does not Band4 which is accord with CE certification, if your live in European countries you may need to consider adapter of another made.

Or you could consider connect to different Hotspot Wi-Fi which use lower 5Ghz channels or 2.4Ghz channels. 

Here is a related FAQ of 5Ghz channels :  https://www.tp-link.com/support/faq/763/

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Re:TP-Link AC1300 Archer T3U Plus EU does not see android phone hotspot.-Solution
2021-08-03 10:27:48 - last edited 2021-08-03 10:27:56

@Solla-topee 

Hi,

I have tried the 2.4Ghz and that is channel 11 so should work.

 

Thanks for your help

David

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Re:TP-Link AC1300 Archer T3U Plus EU does not see android phone hotspot.
2021-08-04 01:49:00

@Squeezy  Well done, yes thank you for your time~

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