Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

TL-WR1043ND v1

Gone quiet well evidenced

no firmware for long enough to stand out against its own record

4577 days since the last release against a median gap of 112 (40.7x)

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Last firmware
19 March 2014 (13 years ago)
Releases seen
11
Update rhythm
about every 4 months
Support observed
≥4 years
Vendor's promise
no support period we can evaluate
Patch latency
not measurable — its changelogs name no CVE ids

Which one do I have?

TP-Link ships this model in more than one hardware revision, and they do not share firmware. The revision is printed on the label on the underside, usually after the model — Ver 1.0, V4.6. Getting it wrong is the easiest way to read the wrong answer here.

Firmware history

  1. TL-WR1043ND_V1_140319 19 March 2014

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Fixed some vulnerabilities and improved security.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  2. TL-WR1043ND_V1_130325 25 March 2013

    Release notes — disclosure 0.32 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Removed default dial-up information under PPPoE\PPTP\L2TP\BigPond mode;Fixed some vulnerabilities and improved security;

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  3. TL-WR1043ND_V1_120926_sg 26 September 2012

    Release notes — disclosure 0.44 
    Notes: 1.The Firmware supports Normal Mode and exStream mode.2.Normal Mode is just the same as the general firmware which used globally.3.exStream Mode is used for IPTV service (MioTV) provided by Singtel and only LAN1 port is used for IPTV connecting, the other ports are still used for Internet surfing.4.If you already apply Singtel's IPTV service, you can download this firmware for a try. Otherwise, you can ignore this version of firmware.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  4. TL-WR1043ND_V1_120605_MY 16 July 2012

    Release notes — disclosure 0.34 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: For TL-WR1043ND hardware version 1 only.Supports Unifi users and general users.1.DDNS status display modification;2.Improved virtual server function;3.Fixed Daylight Saving time bug;4.Improved multicast function;5.Improved QSS/WPS function;6.Improved USB function module;

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  5. TL-WR1043ND_V1_120405 5 April 2012

    Release notes — disclosure 0.38 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Added print server function in the USB module;Improved the support of Apple's bonjour protocol; Improved backup function;

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  6. TL-WR1043ND_V1_120210 20 February 2012

    Release notes — disclosure 0.33 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: DDNS status display modification;Improved virtual server function;Fixed Daylingt Saving time bug;Improved multicast function;Improved QSS/WPS function;Improved USB function module;

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  7. TL-WR1043ND_V1_110906 6 September 2011

    Release notes — disclosure 0.32 
    Notes: For TL-WR1043ND hardware version 1 onlySupports Unifi users and general users

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  8. TL-WR1043ND_V1_110429 6 May 2011

    Release notes — disclosure 0.39 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Support FTP Server function on USB port with up to 2 FTP clients downloading or uploading simultaneously;Support Media Server function to share up to 100 media files;Optimize network USB storage function;Virtual server support different internal/external port;Optimize the access control feature;Router can be accessed by "tplinklogin.net";Router can detect the IP conflict between WAN and LAN port;Add step MAC Clone in Quick setup;Support daylight saving time.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  9. TL-WR1043ND_V1_100820 20 August 2010

    Release notes — disclosure 0.33 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Improve PPTP/L2TP performance.Improve wireless performance and stability.Add IGMP support.Add RTSP pass through.Add support to DHCP Option 249.Some web page display modifications.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  10. TL-WR1043ND_V1_100609 9 June 2010

    Release notes — disclosure 0.33 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Add DHCP static route suppot (Dual Access Function);Improved the performace of L2TP;Fixed a bug of tracert.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  11. TL-WR1043ND_V1_100427 27 April 2010

    Release notes — disclosure 0.35 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Add WDS function.Support DHCP Host Name option.Optimize wireless module, make high-def video watching smoother when using multicast.The USB light will flashing when read/write the USB device.Fix a problem that the NAS service will not start automatically occasionally.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Evidence

One archived page sits behind this record, the earliest read on 1 August 2026. Everything above was read from it, and each is kept byte for byte so it can be checked after the vendor edits the original.

Identifiers: marketing_name TL-WR1043ND

Judged by lifecycle-1 on 29 September 2026. How these verdicts are computed.

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