===== TL-WR1043ND DE =====

Installation of DD-WRT worked with the firmware **3.11**
The installation od DD-WRT on TL-WR1043ND with factory settings is quite straight forward:

1. Download the firmware "factory-to-ddwrt.bin" by entering "TL-WR1043ND" on [[http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database|this page]] \\
2. Connect the router with a network cable into one of the 4 network ports (now WAN) and enter http://192.168.1.1 into the browser \\
3. The router page will open. Go to **System Tools > Firmware Upgrade** and flash the router with "factory-to-ddwrt.bin" \\

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4. When the flashing process is ready, download the telnet client {{ http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html | putty.exe}} and use it to connect to 192.168.1.1 port 23. 
Login using the **username: root** \\
**password: your password** \\
and enter the following command:
<code> mtd -r erase nvram </code>
The router will reboot.

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5. Now use the browser to connect to DD-WRT by entering http://192.168.1.1