I just got my new TPLink TL-WR1043ND v2. I followed the quick setup and everything is well. My knowledge regarding router open firmware is not great but I've read some open firmware like DDWRT etc2.
Should I upgrade to one of these open firmware? or should I stick with the official firmware? If so, which one should I flash with and why?
Here is the current one I have
Firmware Version:
3.15.31 Build 130925 Rel.32445n
Hardware Version:
WR1043 v2 00000000
Thanks!
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Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING
I just got the TP-LINK's Archer D7 AC1750 today, i just looked at the open firmware database but mine is not listed, I would not flash one of those anyway unless i was having a problem and my return/refund time had expired.
My notebook is connecting at 866.5Mbps and i did a download benchmarked at 35Mbps of my 38Mbps fiber/cable connection, so that`s not bad, but i have returned quite a few routers from Netgear, D-link, and Belkin and they were no good, this TP-Link router seems like the best so far.
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@edwardamin13
As a rule 3rd party firmwares offer more options but usually at a cost of lower performance. Had you really needed a 3rd party firmware you would have known about it - it's not the sort of thing you ask about. So my advice - stick to the most recent TP-Link factory firmware (that are actually good at firmware support) unless you run into some issues ot are in need of more features. If that's the case - ask away, we'll try to figure out the best solution.
While we're talking solutions - your current firmware is not the most recent. There is a more recent one that has been released in June 2014. Changelog: Improved wireless performance and fix some minor problem. Remember not to update firmware via Wi-Fi!
@Tinderbox (UK)
I'm slightly confused - Archer D7 is a ADSL/router combo - what fiber/cable connection are you talking about? Ot is it an Archer C7 which is a router only? -
Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING
I bought the D7 the Adsl Modem Router as i might need a Adsl connection at some time and it`s not much more, I just plug my Fiber modem in to the LAN/WAN port and configured for wireless router mode only which is easy on the TP-Link compared to the D-Link i last had, sorry to confuse you
Also my HP Rove Tablet/Notebook has an "Broadcom BCM4352HMB 802.11ac 2x2 Wi-Fi Adapter" gets an 866.5Mbps connection, though my D7 router goes up to 1300Mbps if i had the right card in my Tablet/Notebook but it`s enough with my 38Mbps Fiber/Cable connection.
I only got 25Mbps with my ISP supplied router, that why i bought my own.
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Just curious, what kind of extra features that people need that was offered by these open firmware? Also the USB port in this router, will it function as a kind of cloud storage for my place? -
You can attach a HDD to the USB port to stream music on movies and run FTP on it. It won't offer good performance though - NTFS volumes are not something Linux based routers like and the CPU in this router is not meant to power a Nas but a router so it's not powerful enough.
As for the features of 3rd party firmware - there are lots of those. Visit DD-WRT website, OpenWRT website (this firmware is too confusing for a novice) and Gargoyle website (this one is based on OpenWRT but a bit more friendly) to check out features. There are simply too many to list them here - from print-servers to traffic monitoring - pretty much everything you can imagine and more.edwardamin13 likes this. -
Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING
Does anybody else have problems getting on the TP-Link websites,i keep getting "server not found" , i only got on the Uk one late last night, it was down all day for me, also some of the other international ones don't seem to work either, i used an few website down checker and they all say the websites are working OK, what is going on?
Will you try the UK TP-Link below and see if it`s working for you.
Welcome to TP-LINK
EDIT : it seems to be working ok now
John.
new TPLink TL-WR1043ND v2, should I upgrade the firmware? Options?
Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by edwardamin13, Aug 6, 2014.