setup-TP-Link_Wifi-USB_Archer-T2U.md

Setup Steps for TP-LINK WiFi-USB AC600 Archer T2U

Identifier

idVendor=148f, idProduct=761a (148f:761a) MT7610U Ralink Technology, Corp. Manufacturer: MediaTek

Official Driver

The official support site is http://www.tp-link.com/en/download/Archer-T2U.html.

It has 2 versions

• Version 2 -> no link to download anything
• Version 1 (this device) -> all drivers, Linux driver (kernel 2.6-3.16

Unofficial Driver

• Main source code chenhaiq/mt7610u_wifi_sta_v3002_dpo_20130916 (master branch)
• Most mentioned, but not up-to-date Maria-de/mt7610u_wifi_sta_v3002_dpo_20130916
• Patch for Kernel 4.13 by ifduyue changes
  • tested & working
• Patch for making it works with NetworkManager (kernel>=4.4) pull request
• Instructions and changes for Ubuntu 16.10 by Hygens changes

Disable Debug Mode

modify file os/linux/config.mk

diff --git os/linux/config.mk os/linux/config.mk
index f1a0157..e339c13 100644
--- os/linux/config.mk
+++ os/linux/config.mk
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ endif
 # config for STA mode
 
 ifeq ($(RT28xx_MODE),STA)
-WFLAGS += -DCONFIG_STA_SUPPORT -DSCAN_SUPPORT -DDBG
+WFLAGS += -DCONFIG_STA_SUPPORT -DSCAN_SUPPORT
 
 ifeq ($(HAS_HDR_TRANS_SUPPORT),y)
 WFLAGS += -DHDR_TRANS_TX_SUPPORT

and file sta/sta_cfg.c

diff --git sta/sta_cfg.c sta/sta_cfg.c
index 0123732..77d491b 100644
--- sta/sta_cfg.c
+++ sta/sta_cfg.c
@@ -4574,8 +4576,8 @@ INT RTMPQueryInformation(
 }
 
 
-#ifdef DBG
-/* 
+/*#ifdef DBG*/
+/*
     ==========================================================================
     Description:
         Read / Write MAC
@@ -5014,13 +5016,13 @@ LabelOK:
 		os_free_mem(NULL, msg);
 	if (arg != NULL)
 		os_free_mem(NULL, arg);
-	
+
 	DBGPRINT(RT_DEBUG_TRACE, ("<==RTMPIoctlE2PROM\n"));
 	return;
 }
 
 
-#endif /* DBG */
+/*#endif*/ /* DBG */
 
 
 #ifdef RT65xx