Well well... this might just be the answer I'm looking for.
If you see my thread here:
http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/2294143

Those who are complaining about the dropouts are actually the ones connected to the 1043ND, and like you said, a reboot solves it for a while. They also get the 'slow loading page' problem (which may or may not be related to the 1043ND).

Mine is not flashed with the Unifi FW though.

Maybe those who don't have problems with the router are light users?
Mine is on 24/7, max number of clients is 12 or thereabouts. Always get that wifi problem. A reboot solves it long enough for everyone to do whatever they wanna do before the next reboot.

Just noticed this. I had this problem as well, I thought someone hacked into the router and changed the password. I solved it by doing a hard reset.. had to configure everything all over again.

Do you work with TPLINK?

1. Current Streamyx/Unifi Package?
Unifi VIP20

2. Exact firmware Ver No.?
Not UNIFI firmware. TL-WR1043ND_V1_110429.

3. General usage of internet?
Surfing, PPSHIT, Gaming.. basically everything common for students

4. Direct connection with cable to the router or Wireless?
Wireless. No chance for wired since the router is high up on the wall.

5. If Wireless, what's the approximate distance between your PC and the Router?
Distance is good enough to get 5 bars or just 4. Not relevant.

6. How many users using the router?
Around 12 clients.

7. What kind of disconnection are you talking about? Internet disconnect? Disconnection between BTU and Router? Disconnection between PC and Router?
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8. What are the problematic symptoms you're facing? Just disconnection? Slow browsing after a certain time? Bad signal? Etc?
- Can connect but limited connection, can't surf and all.
- Cannot connect to the router despite the SSID being visible and full bars.
- Very slow loading of pages all of a sudden
- Signal strength suddenly dropping
- Sudden disconnect from router, then can't reconnect
*When I tried with DDWRT last time (can't remember which build), the SSID would suddenly disappear after long periods without a reboot. This might be related to DDWRT itself though...


The solution is simple, just reboot the router. After my last hard reset I have yet to encounter the 'cannot login to router GUI' problem.


I use the 1043ND as an AP (wired to gateway). The gateway is WR941ND. There is also a WA901ND (wired as well) connected to the gateway. The clients connected to 941ND and 901ND do not have the said issues.

This post has been edited by cannavaro: Apr 24 2012, 12:36 PM

Can, but don't count on it. It's not reliable as a repeater. Use Broadcom based routers for best results. 1043ND is Atheros..

As they say... speak of the devil!

Anyways despite the issues I still purchased another 2 units of 1043ND (pre-flashed with Unifi firmware) recently to be the gateway for another 2 Unifi accounts. Replaced the antennas with TL-ANT2408C (8dBi) as well.
Got them up and running today and gonna post my findings, if any.

Bloody hell, I can't login to one router already! (I have turned off the other one earlier due to some non related issue)
The older one however (used as an AP and not gateway) is fine... for now.

Regarding the unable to login issue, I am pretty sure it's not TM's fault because there is no such problem on WR841ND (I use 2 of them on two VIP20 accounts) and TM's DIR615.
If the problem is from TM's end, surely the problem won't exist when I use the 1043ND as a mere AP and not gateway.

Anyways I just turned on the other new 1043ND that I mentioned earlier. Connection is up and running but no one will be using it... gonna see how it goes.

This is the setup of the other 1043ND that is having the login problem:
1043ND (gateway) <----wired----> WA901ND (AP)
<----wired----> WA901ND (AP)


Setup of the older units:
WR841ND (gateway) <---wired----> 1043ND (AP)
<----wired----> WA901ND (AP)
*The same setup applies to another floor, both have had the login problem but so far I've yet to encounter them again. Uptime however is not impressive, most of the time I checked, less than 1 day... this is because I told the users to restart the router if there is a connection problem.

You solved the unable to login to web gui issue? Mine is still there.

Last time after a lot of trial and error I managed to get it to work as a repeater (non WDS). It was bloody unstable, so I ditched it. Can't remember the DDWRT version though.
Here's one of the guides:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=604628

Yeah I experienced the same problem... check from the earlier pages of this thread.

Bad idea.
WDS only works well with routers that use the same chipset.