Have you managed yo get your TP-Link TL-WR1043ND with OpenWrt to work with UNiFi?
If you're having problems, do ask. I may be able to help.

I've succesfully flashed OpenWrt Attitude Adjustment 12.09 Final on my WR1043ND (hardware version v1.10).
UNiFi & IPTV is working perfectly.

By the way, my BTU is also the silver unit with white LEDs. I believe it's the same unit as yours.

My WR1043ND on OpenWrt Attitude Adjustment 12.09 Final working with UNiFi.


This post has been edited by sHawTY: Dec 21 2013, 03:50 AM

Pros:
* Much more stable firmware compared to the stock TP-Link firmware.
* You can also make the router download torrents directly into your external harddrive, no longer need to use PC or laptop to download torrent.
* The capability of running the router anyway you want.
* More: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/what-is-openw...-for-my-router/

Cons:
* Nothing.

The WR1043ND in my shop locks up every 24 ~ 48 hours when it's on stock firmware.

Now with AA 12.09 Final, everything has been smooth for the past few months, no disconnection nor lockups.
By the way, what version is your WR1043ND? Mine is v1.10.
Bought a WDR4300 to upgrade my 2 years old WR1043ND few months ago, but it's even worse than the old WR1043ND.
Even OpenWrt couldn't help save the WDR4300.

You should move to ASUS bro, like me.
Using RT-AC68U now.
That's the best router I've ever use.

Previously was using RT-N16, also a very good router.
Have been using RT-N16 for nearly a year before I upgrade.
The first 4 months without any electricity blackout, the router never had any lock ups, intermittent WiFi & UniFi disconnection. I'm on VDSL, not Fibre. Using stock firmware.

ASUS also has their own tech support guy in this forum, so any problem can just ask him.

RM680 from Lelong.
You get what you pay for.

I wouldn't mind paying extra as long as it's reliable.
Also, if RM700 is too expensive for you, you still have a choice of RT-N16. It's around RM3**, but you still get a hardware that's much more stable than the TL-WR1043ND.

And if Gigabit Lan is not important to you, ASUS still have other models that's less than RM200.

To each his own.

If your WR1043ND is working fine for you, then good.
To me, I am never going to buy TP-Link again.

Get WR1043ND.
If possible, get revision V1, not the V2.

Attitude Adjustment 12.09 Final is only available for V1.
V2 is still under Barrier Breaker.

V1:


V2:

Barrier Breaker RC3 is released for TP-Link TL-WR1043ND V1.

Factory Flash:
http://downloads.openwrt.org/barrier_break...hfs-factory.bin

System Upgrade:
http://downloads.openwrt.org/barrier_break...-sysupgrade.bin

RC4 or Final should be released within 2 weeks.

Barrier Breaker 14.07 Final has been released.

TP-Link TL-WR1043ND v1 Factory:
https://downloads.openwrt.org/barrier_break...hfs-factory.bin

TP-Link TL-WR1043ND v1 System Upgrade:
https://downloads.openwrt.org/barrier_break...-sysupgrade.bin

Only tested this firmware for 10 minutes, because I no longer use this router.
Upgraded to AC68U since a few months ago, so the screenshot below is just me testing the new firmware.



This post has been edited by sHawTY: Oct 1 2014, 09:16 PM

Nope, but it's no longer has (RC) wording on it, so I assume it's stable.
It's the same thing as Attitude Adjustment, they took quite some time to publish it on their "news" page.

I noticed with Barrier Breaker, the internet seems quite lagging if IPV6 is not connected, but since IPV6 is not implemented yet in my area, I just delete it from the Interface page. After deleting it, internet works fine.

But then again, I've only tested the firmware for a few minutes.

Since you're already on OpenWrt, just use the "sysupgrade" firmware.
Remember to reset the settings to default before flashing.

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Oct 1 2014, 09:14 PM

Is IPV6 already working in your area?
If not, delete IPV6 WAN from the interface page.

Not sure if this method will help you but it helped me.

Looks like the theme for the LUCI gui is missing or corrupted.
You'll need to use PuTTY to install a theme through SSH.

Edited - Better yet, re-install the whole LUCI gui.

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Oct 11 2014, 12:26 AM

Do remember that I said "Not sure if this will help".
Because I've already stopped using TP-Link routers & OpenWRT firmwares altogether.

Found a guy who manage to run DD-WRT with both UniFi & IPTV working on his TP-Link TL-WR841ND router.
Dem, I wish I still have my WR1043ND, would love to try it out.

I prefer DD-WRT over OpenWRT.

djhenry91 wanna try bro?

Source: http://taukeke.com/2014/10/hypptv-on-dd-wrt/

This post has been edited by sHawTY: Oct 11 2014, 07:27 PM

I'm sure lots of people in here would appreciate if you could provide some guide on how to setup 2 VLAN on WR1043ND running DD-WRT.
It'll be even better if you've somehow manage to check if it really works on WR1043ND.

I don't know if the method is the same because I did try once, for hours.
But I gave up and switched to OpenWRT because it's easier setting up VLAN there. LOL!.

If I still have my WR1043ND, I would try it right away.

1. Reset to default.
2. Revert to stock firmware.
3. Flash OpenWRT.