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Adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct
Adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct
2019-02-23 23:21:43 - last edited 2021-12-16 02:14:34

Hi all,

 

Does TP-Link have a USB Wi-Fi Adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct?  If not can someone recommend another brand that does.

 

TIA

 

Greg

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Re:Adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct
2019-02-26 08:55:40 - last edited 2021-12-16 02:14:34

Hi Greg,

 

Archer T4U, Archer T4UH and Archer T9UH support Direct WiFi.

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Re:Adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct
2019-02-28 21:41:22 - last edited 2019-02-28 21:42:28

You have some great information here about everything you need to know about wireless adapters. https://www.gamingfeature.com/best-wireless-adapter/

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Re:Adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct
2019-03-01 09:15:16

Hi Greg,

 

TL-WN725N also support it.

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Re:Adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct
2020-04-03 05:51:09 - last edited 2020-04-03 05:51:58

@Kevin_Z   hello Kevin,I bought a TL-WN725N for my lenovo T430,I am on Win7, but I couldn't find the WIFI-Direct function. Could you help give me instruction on how to set it up?

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Re:Adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct
2021-02-06 21:38:19

 

Kevin_Z wrote

Hi Greg,

 

TL-WN725N also support it.


@Kevin_Z not sure I see an indication on its spec for that. What am I possibly missing? 

https://www.tp-link.com/en/home-networking/adapter/tl-wn725n/#specifications

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Re:Adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct
2021-02-06 22:01:52 - last edited 2021-02-06 22:02:19

Same about the archer t4u models, how can you tell these models support it? it's not listed as a feature on the spec or there's another name for this feature there

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Re:Adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct
2021-02-07 01:25:53

@matanster 

 

Thank you for bring this up again.

 

Whether the adapters support Wi-Fi Direct is not listed on the official website now, we will ask the related department to evaluate if we can do this.

 

BTW, as far as I can confirm, to turn on Wi-Fi Direct, you can go into Settings -> Connections -> Wi-Fi on the computer then tap on the Wi-Fi Direct tab at the top. Your smartphone will start scanning for devices that you can connect to. Unlike with Bluetooth, there is no button or anything that you need to tap to turn Wi-Fi Direct on. Please confirm if you can find this.

 

Have a nice day.

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Re:Adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct
2021-02-07 13:47:45

Thanks @Kevin_Z it's nice to know these models mentioned on this thread do support it, if I understand correctly. I have already verified that my current adapter does not support it, but not on Windows but rather linux.

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Re:Adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct
2021-02-08 02:19:54

@matanster 

 

Yes, the models mentioned previously do support the Wi-Fi Direct, while we may not provide a guide how to enable it on Linux, we hope you could figure it out. You may search online on some open source websites.

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Re:Adapter that supports Wi-Fi Direct
2021-12-13 17:38:17

While we don't have a guide for enabling Wi-Fi Direct on Linux, there are some open source websites that can help you figure it out. You may also search online for more information.

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