TP-Link N300 Wireless Extender, Wi-Fi Router (TL-WR841N) - 2 x 5dBi High Power Antennas, Supports Access Point, WISP, Up to 300Mbps
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Features
- Supports Multi Modes: Wireless Router, Range Extender, Access Point, WISP, N300 WiFi speed for faster Internet
- 2 x 5dBi antennas greatly increase the wireless robustness and stability
- Fast ethernet ports (10/100 Mbps) allow you to directly connect your wired devices
- WPA/WPA2 secure your WiFi connection, Guest Network/Parent Control secure your WiFi access
- Industry leading 2-year and FREE 24/7 technical support
- J. D. Power Ranked TP-Link "Highest in Customer Satisfaction for Wireless Routers" in 2017
- TP-Link offers a 2 year and Free 24/7 technical Support
- System ram type: ddr3_sdram
- Wireless N speed up to 300Mbps ideal applications for video streaming, online gaming VoIP, web browsing and multi-tasking
- Two 5dBi antennas greatly increase the wireless robustness and stability
- Easy Setup Assistant provides quick & hassle free installation
- Features parental control function managing the internet access of children or employee's computer
- IP based bandwidth control allows administrators to determine how much bandwidth is allotted to each PC and internet devices
- Easily setup a WPA/WPA2 encrypted secure connection at a push of the WPS button
- Backward compatible with 802.11b/g products
- TP-LINK Live 24/7 Technical Support
Description
TP-Link N300 Wireless Extender, Wi-Fi Router - 2 x 5dBi High Power Antennas, Up to 300Mbps (TL-WR841N)
Brand: TP-Link
Model Name: TL-WR841N
Special Feature: Access Point Mode, WPS
Frequency Band Class: Single-Band
Wireless Communication Standard: 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
Compatible Devices: Personal Computer
Recommended Uses For Product: Gaming
Included Components: 300mbps Wireless N Router
Connectivity Technology: Ethernet, Wi-Fi
Color: White
Other Special Features of the Product: Access Point Mode, WPS
Frequency Band Class: Single-Band
Wireless Compability: 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
Compatible Devices: Personal Computer
Antenna Location: Gaming
Connectivity Technology: Ethernet, Wi-Fi
Operating System: 0, Microsoft Windows 10/8.1/8/7/Vista/XP/2000/NT/98SE,MAC OS, NetWare, UNIX or Linux
Security Protocol: WPA2-PSK, WPS
Number of Ports: 5
Control Method: App
Data Transfer Rate: 300 Megabits Per Second
LAN Port Bandwidth: 10/100 megabits per second
Maximum Upstream Data Transfer Rate: 300 Megabits Per Second
Smart Home Compatibility: Smart Home Compatible
Wi-Fi Generation: Wi-Fi 4
Has Internet Connectivity: Yes
Router Network Type: hybrid
Is Modem Compatible: No
Connectivity Protocol: wi-fi
Coverage: Standard Home/Small Office Coverage
Controller Type: vera
Is Electric: No
Frequency: 2.4 GHz
Brand: TP-Link
Model Name: TL-WR841N
Built-In Media: 300mbps Wireless N Router
Model Number: TL-WR841N
UPC: 845973051242
Manufacturer: TP-Link
Mfr Part Number: TL-WR841N (UK)
Item Part Number: TL-WR841N
Unit Count: 1.0 Count
Warranty Description: 2-year warranty
Item Weight: 8.82 Ounces
Item Dimensions L x W x H: 4.6"L x 6.9"W x 1.3"H
Color: White
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Top Amazon Reviews
Just received this Home Router with the ARRIS / Motorola SB6121 DOCSIS 3.0 Cable Modem and it took no time at all to hook everything up, sync with cable company and enjoy faster speeds than I was seeing before. The problem started when an aging DOCSIS 2.0 modem/router combo kept dropping internet connection randomly and frequently. Speeds used to be reasonable at 20 Mbps download and 10 Mbps Upload but then after the cable company activated some new cable boxes by sending a signal to the home the problem began and speeds (when working) dropped down to 7 Mbps down and 7 Mbps up. I had attached a separate older router to the modem/router combo which did increase speed but with the constant dropping of internet this was not the solution. I have a Linksys WRT54G2 router that I bought a few years ago and it worked great but now with newer technology and higher demand for wireless this router is not adequate enough for what I need. Signal started to be a problem with this router as it lacks external antennae but when I lived in a 1 bedroom apartment it was fine. I saw the TP-Link TL-WR841N Wireless N300 Home Router was not only more than what I needed but highly liked and reviewed as well as extremely reasonable in price. My old router still costs 3 times as much as this router does. Set-up was super simple. The signal was recognized by my phone, I connected to the network using the password printed on the bottom of the router and went to the set-up page that the quick install directions had instructed me to do. The quick install was very quick without needing any software. Like I said I set up the wireless network from my smart phone. You just have to set an SSID, put in a new password, and save everything and your done. The process was less than 5 minutes including opening the package and plugging everything in. Signal strength was the first thing I noticed as being strong to very strong even two stories above the router which is in the basement. The second thing I noticed was speed. I did not run this router with the older modem so I can not say that it is faster in comparison but the top speed is 300 Mbps which I do not subscribe to but I was getting 40+Mbps download (50 Mbps subscription) and about 15 Mbps upload. This is more than enough to play on XBOX live and stream HD videos to multiple devices without hesitation. I am very happy with this product. ***UPDATE*** After 2 months of use I am still happy with this product. I still regularly see speeds in the 40+ Mbps for download but I average about 35 Mbps, and I see speeds up to 15 Mbps for uploads but average about 13 Mbps. I use the OOKLA app on my Samsung GS4 more often then my other devices, and I am quoting my average and top speeds based on that device but I will note that my iPad and my Mac Mini see slightly higher speeds as I believe the wifi radio is better in those devices. I do see better results also when I am above the wireless router (located in the basement) then when I am at the perimeter of the house. This is actually great news for me as I was worried about the signal not being able to penetrate through 2 floors and remain strong but I see better speed test results in my bedroom (2nd floor) where my Mac Mini, Xbox reside then in the living room (1st floor)where my iPad and GS4 usually are at. More often with my phone lately I am having problems with my wifi dropping because it is telling me that an authentication error occurred. I merely just reselect my home wifi from the list and it connects but then randomly it will give me that error. I looked into it and it appears GS4 phones have this problem but mine just started doing this. I will reset the router and my phone and see if that solves the problem which is a common solution. Other than this small issues, which sounds like my phones problem, I really like this router. For the price it is hard to beat.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2014 by Eric Wentz
When I recently paid for higher internet speeds, I realized I was capping my speeds due to my old router. It was making my Google Chromecast HDMI Streaming Media Player nearly useless with constant buffering, and it could not keep up with all of the devices in my household. I bought this TP-LINK N300 as a replacement. I was drawn to it because the price was right, but the specs also seemed appropriate for what I was doing. At any given time in my house, I am using a smart t.v. (hooked straight to the router), a laptop, multiple phones, a Chromebook, and the Chromecast. I don't mean I, personally...there are other people in the house. In addition, I sometimes sit outside and away from the router. My old router was great for distance, but otherwise needed an upgrade. This router has been able to handle the capacity issue. As soon as I set it up, I was getting speeds of 30 Mbps or more pretty quickly. The lag and buffering of my Chromecast also reduced by quite a bit. For a router on a budget, this worked fine for speed and just handling bandwidth. The range on it was not nearly as good as I hoped. Even from my bedroom, I would sometimes drop from wifi on my phone. I tinkered with wifi settings, but it was clearly just a distance thing. I am not a billionaire real estate tycoon with a 75 room mansion. I live in a modest three-bedroom house, so there is not much distance between the router (on one end of the house) and my bedroom. As I mentioned, my old router handled distance **much** better. Nonetheless, for the most part I was always connected. Setup was a breeze, and I feel like TP-LINK setup is a bit easier than some other brands. If you know what you are doing, anything is going to be fine, but when I was setting this up I kept my parents in mind. It was easy enough that they could do it, and that is saying something. This is a nice, efficient model that is probably best for the casual user with a few devices. I wanted something a bit nicer, but the price was right. I am speaking in past tense throughout some of this review because I ended up upgrading to D-Link DIR-813 AC750 Wi-Fi Router last week and have moved to that. I prefer it, particularly because it has a 5 gHz band for my phones. Still, this TP-LINK worked efficiently. You get a bit more than what you pay for with it, in my opinion. Still, it has a few shortcomings that might be worth considering. If price is a major factor to you, then definitely go with this one!
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Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2015 Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2015 by It's Me, Sven!
I bought this router to circumvent the horrible wi-fi that comcast provides with their combo router. It serves that purpose very well, especially considering the purchase price of 20 dollars. The set up is easy, taking easily less than 10 minutes. Here are the steps I followed: 1) Rotate the antenna's to vertical, connect the power cord and plug in. 2) Connect an Ethernet cable from cable router to TP-Link WAN port (colored blue on mine) 3) Connect a computer to the TP-link using an Ethernet cable 4) Open a browser to http://tplinklogin.net a) Others have reported problems with this url, you can use 192.168.0.1 instead. Both worked for me 5) For UserID, enter: admin For Password, enter: admin 6) My router went immediately to Quick Setup, if yours doesn't, you can select it from a list on the left side of the page 7) Click "Next" to take you to wireless settings 8) Make sure Wireless Radio selection is set to "Enabled" 9) Make up an SSID name (your access point name) and enter it where it says Wireless Network Name, I like to use VIRUS ALERT: Infected Network 10) Pick a password you can easily remember and enter it 11) Finish It says you are done, but you are NOT DONE 12) From the main menu, select System Tools, this reveals sub-selections, pick Password 13) Change the userID and password to something other than admin. Why? You may be susceptible to "man in middle" attacks if you don't. You can google "man in the middle attacks TPlink", and you will might be a little frightened. Hackers can access your router remotely with the default password then sniff all your traffic, inserting themselves in the middle, potentially grabbing your online banking credentials or other invaluable information. TP link says it has closed the security holes, but this step and the next one is for your extra peace of mind. 14) Logout, close your browser, restart your computer. Apparently there are some sites that can grab the new userID and passowrd from your browser, even if you said not to save the password, if you happen to navigate there after selecting the new password. This vulnerability lasts until you close your browser after setting the new password. Is this true? I read it on the internet, so it must be true. Anyway, restart seems a small price to pay for a little more peace of mind. Call me paranoid. Now you are DONE (yay) My results: My horrible comcast wi-fi, which I was trying to get around, was clocking in at speeds ranging from as slow as 0.1 Mbps to rarely above 2Mbps according to the cnet internet speed test. I am paying for 25 Mbps, which I can achieve when connected to the comcast router via Ethernet cable. With the comcast wi-fi disabled, and this router attached via one of the comcast ethernet ports, I am seeing wifi speeds ranging from 5 Mbps to 22 Mbps. Keep in mind that comcast caps my speed at 25 Mbps. I mainly use wifi for working remotely, attaching to unix/linux servers back at the salt-mine where I am employed. I don't need super fast streaming speeds, but latency is very important to me, and they tend to go hand in hand. When my comcast wi-fi dropped below 0.4 Mbps, my connection to work became unbearable, with keyboard lag in the 10's of seconds, and finally lost connections. With the TP-link router I have had none of those problems, 5 Mbps performance is great, no perceptible difference from being physically at my office. Just for kicks, I also tested netflix on my laptop with it connected wirelessly. I streamed "House of Cards" at a crystel clear 080P with no buffering. We have multiple smart phones, laptops, and a wireless printer all connected wirelessly with no problems. We have ROKU and a VOIP phone connected to the TP-LINK via an Ethernet cable. All are working fine. We are staying in an apartment complex with many wireless access points, so I suspect there is lots of clutter on the 2.4 Ghz wi-fi frequency, and I blame the slower than expected TP-LINK wi-fi speeds on that clutter. Maybe I am letting TP-LINK off the hook too easily, but I would have given 5 stars if I reliably got speeds of 16 Mbps, which seems to be the norm based on other reviews. I don't, so, only 4 stars. If I later experience the need to frequently recycle power, as other reviewers have reported, or something else bad happens, I will edit this review. Otherwise, you can figure that I am still happy and sitting at 4 stars.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2015 by CR
For what ever reason, the WiFi environment in my living room recently changed. I live in a high rise in Manhattan. Think lots of concrete and steel. MY ISP's modem and my router (Linksys/Cisco E3000) are located in a back bedroom. The Wifi signal in the living room was weak to nonexistent. I bought a Netgear WiFi extender and that pretty much gave me enough signal strength to stream HD video on my or my wife's iPads & phones. Worked fine for well over a year. But like I said something recently changed and I was getting little to no signal from the extender. At first I thought the extender had fried but that doesn't seem to be the case. My wife and I had just recently signed up for HBO Now so we could stream Game of Thrones. I'd connect an iPad to my TV with an adapter and HDMI cable. An occasional glitch here and there but the it was still watchable but then it went to hell. I'm thinking that one of my neighbors is running some 2.4 or 5.0 Ghz device that's interfering with my WiFi signal. I had to find a way to get a robust signal out in the living room and in a hurry. I get a LAN ethernet signal to both my TVs, two Blue-ray players, two Roku boxes and my Tablo DVR (highly recommended by the way) via a Netgear Powerline AV500. Slow as I am, it dawned on me that if a buy another Powerline module I can get an ethernet signal at any electrical outlet in the living room. I bought the TP-Link Powerline adapter because I had purchased one for our primary bedroom over a year ago and have had no complaints/problems with it. It truly is plug and play; plus, it seems to run cooler than the Netgear Powerline module (and it's smaller as well). So now I needed to find a router to use as an access point. Went on line (here and other places) and this unit seem to come with a slew of good reviews. Admittedly there are some clinkers in there as well but for $19.99 I thought: "What the hell.". Let me say that on a scale of one to ten (one being the lowest) in computer savvy, I rate about a four. Yeah, I can set up a router and a couple of other rudimentary things but I don't try to push it. But I found a couple of questions answered on this sight and others that made me think this was within my range. The support page on TP-Link also has detailed (detailed for me anyway) instructions on how to use this unit in several different ways including how to set it up as an access point. After the third or fourth try (all my fault as I didn't understand setting up the IP address range) the unit fired up and I was getting 24 Mbs download in the living room. I only pay my ISP for 25 Mbs. Needless to say, I was happy as a pig in poop. That night my wife & I streamed two episodes of GoT flawlessly. Not a hitch. Not even a hiccup. As good a signal as I get through the ethernet. Some of the biggest complaints that I've seen about this router is it's longevity. I've only had this thing up & running for about 2 weeks now and so far no problems. I have it in a spot where I think it shouldn't get too hot so hopefully that'll help. If this thing fails prematurely, I'll be sure to post an update. But my thinking right now is: "$19.99! You can't beat that with a stick.".
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Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2015 by Ken G
Instructions for setting up the TPLink WR841N wireless router as a repeater: This is a great unit for a ridiculously low price. It can be used as a repeater (a.k.a. WiFi range extender). Setting this unit up as a repeater is pretty simple, but the manufacturer doesn't provide step-by-step instructions. I noticed some other instructions posted in these reviews had a number of steps that were not necessary, and were missing some steps. Being an Engineer, I couldn't help but proposing an improvement... These instructions assume you are connecting to a WiFi access point (AP) with a working Internet connection. Abbreviations: [example] = example values used during my setup. Yours might be a bit different. SOURCE-AP = the access point / router generating the wireless signal you want to repeat. REPEATER-AP = the access point / router repeating the wireless signal, the one that we are setting up. SOURCE-NET = the SSID (network name) of the wireless signal you want to repeat. REPEATER-NET = the SSID (network name) of the repeated wireless signal. Before starting, gather the following information: - the LAN/wireless side IP address of the control interface for the SOURCE-AP [192.168.3.1] - the subnet the SOURCE-AP is using on the LAN/wireless side. [192.168.3.x] - the SOURCE-NET name [GROUND] - the encryption type and password [WPA-2 PERSONAL, xxxx] - the channel the wireless signal to be repeated is on. [3] To determine the LAN/wireless IP address and subnet of the SOURCE-AP, look at the IP address and default gateway of a device directly connected to the SOURCE-AP. (Open the Network connections folder, click change adapter settings, and view status and then details in Windows). For the channel, it is preferable to go to the SOURCE-AP and set the channel to 3 instead of "auto" so it does not change, and uses an unpopular channel likely to have less interference. If you don't control the SOURCE-AP (e.g. you are connecting to your neighbor's WiFi), you can find out what the channel is during the setup steps below. Here we go: 1. Plug the power into the REPEATER-AP. If any settings have already been changed on the device, press and hold the reset button on the back for ten seconds until all lights are illuminated to indicate reset happening. Reset is not necessary if the unit is fresh out of the box. 2. Plug a PC into a LAN port on the REPEATER-AP with the supplied LAN patch cable. I used my laptop. Make sure the LAN adapter is set to get an IP address automatically. (Open the Network connections folder, click change adapter settings, and view properties in Windows). Make sure the LAN adapter is the only one enabled. Disable the wireless adapter. 3. Open a browser and go to tplinklogin dot net (replace dot with a . - amazon doesn't allow URLs here...) or 192.168.0.1, the default address of the control interface of REPEATER-AP. The default username, password is admin, admin. Don't do the quick setup. 4. Click "Wireless" on the left column menu. On the Wireless Settings page that appears: a. Under the dropdown list for "Channel", select the channel the wireless signal to be repeated is on. [3] If you don't know, skip this step and the unit will force you to select the correct one after the "Survey" step below. b. Click the "Enable WDS bridging" checkbox. c. Click "Survey". A list of SSIDs appears. Click "connect" on the one that is SOURCE-NET. [GROUND] All of the fields are automatically populated except for the password. d. Enter the password and click Save. Wait ten seconds for the processing to finish. e. At the top of the page beside Wireless Network Name, enter an name for REPEATER-NET [R1] and click Save. 5. Click "Wireless Security" on the left column menu. Select Personal WPA2-PSK, AES encryption and enter a password for REPEATER-NET. 6. Click "DHCP" on the left column menu. Click the DHCP disable radio button. Click Save. Ignore the reboot warning. 7. Click "Network" on the left column menu. 8. Click LAN. Change the IP address to one in the SOURCE-AP subnet that is not being used by any other device and click Save [192.168.3.200]. A reboot warning will appear. Click OK and let the unit reboot. 9. The address in the browser will magically change to the IP address you entered in the previous step. This is the new IP address for the control interface on REPEATER-AP. You will be prompted to log in again. You should now have Internet connectivity! There is no "half-hour waiting period" others have noted. Perhaps that was due to misconfiguration. Open a new tab in your browser and go to news.google.com to verify. Wireless devices can now connect to REPEATER-NET. Wired devices can connect to REPEATER-AP. Both get Internet access through SOURCE-AP. Ain't life grand? Troubleshooting: It is possible that it may take some time to negotiate the wireless link between SOURCE-AP and REPEATER-AP. Wait two minutes, then refresh the news page. If that doesn't work, power REPEATER-AP off and on. Try news.google.com again. If that doesn't work, wait two minutes, then refresh again. If it still doesn't work, enter the LAN/wireless side IP address of the control interface for the SOURCE-AP [192.168.3.1] in a browser and hit Enter. If you see the control interface for SOURCE-AP, the wireless link is working! Try entering an Internet IP address, like [...] (one of my sites). If you see a page with content loaded, you have Internet connectivity (hooray), but your computer needs to be told a DNS server to use. In Windows, open the Network connections folder, click change adapter settings, properties, IPv4 properties, advanced, and in the Gateway area type in the IP address of the SOURCE-AP [192.168.3.1], click OK, OK, Close and try again. But none of that should be necessary. I have written these instructions with the unit beside me, following my own instructions and it worked first time. I have actually gone beyond these instructions to set up a chain of four of these units to provide wireless coverage from the basement to the fourth floor of a 150-year-old church with stone walls. And it worked! Good luck! P.S. Don't forget to go back in to REPEATER-AP and change the password. The menu item is hiding under System Tools on the left.
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Reviewed in the United States on February 9, 2015 by Eric C
UPDATE: Router worked fine first day. Next day I noticed slowness and speed test result was 1.5 mbps! (60 mbps yesterday) When I unhooked the router and just ran the pc through the modem only, I got my 60 mbps back. Hooked up the TP-Link again, 1.5 mbps. Reinstalled my old Linksys WRT54G2 v1 router, I had 60 mbps again. That's all the troubleshooting I'm doing. I am returning the TP-Link to amazon while I still can. I will probably look locally for a more up to date router (the Linksys suffers from WPS vulnerability). My original review was 4 stars: "Some trouble getting set up, a few minor complaints, but a good deal for $20" Unlike most others, it seems, I had to do some troubleshooting getting this router set up. It comes with a flier with special instructions for error messages relating to cable internet so I am not the only one with this problem. First I just tried inserting the cd and following the directions but it failed. In case of failure it gives you an option to go back and try a cloning process which also failed. Then I tried starting at the beginning again and doing the Easy Setup with cloning, no go. I followed the troubleshooting for cable instructions (several pages of fine print but not as bad as it looked), again no go until the very last step (to be followed if all else has failed) of rebooting both modem and router, then finally Bingo. Perhaps rebooting would have taken care of it earlier in the process. My modem takes a long time to get up to speed and I had already unplugged it before attempting to install this router so I was hoping to avoid doing it again. I was also hoping to see full speed on my Nexus 7. I am getting 60 mb on my wired pc. With this router I am getting 26 on the Nexus vs. 18 previously, so an improvement, but not what I was hoping for. I am measuring the speed when the nexus is practically right next to the router. The Quality of Service, aka Bandwidth Control setting, is not at all intuitive. Other reviewers rave about it but I don't have a clue even though I am looking at the manual. I'm fairly savvy about computers but this process calls for entering "IP range," "port range," and egress and ingress measurements in Kbps. I'm not sure how bandwidth is allocated if I do not set up any controls. Not a big issue for me but one I had hoped to experiment with. The sideways power block required me to get an extension cord to plug this thing in. Oh, and the port colors are exactly opposite of my old router (blue/yellow) and are labeled as and referred to as "WAN" and "LAN" rather than ethernet and internet. Not too hard to just follow the illustration but my cables are blue and yellow so it's a little mind-boggling to set them up opposite. This router comes with one fairly short cat 5 cable in neutral beige. My product was brand new in a plastic-sealed box. Can't tell about longevity or customer service at this point. I cannot find anything indicating a warranty anywhere on the box, on the paperwork that came with it, or online, but at this price point it doesn't matter much. Most companies require you to send in the defective product at your own expense which nearly negates any benefit. There is a toll-free 24/7 customer service number. In case you need it when you're offline, it's 1-866-225-8139, but I did not try it myself.
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Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2015 by alooknac
Giving 3 Stars because it's so inexpensive, and when it works it works fine. GOOD: -- Very cheap. -- Easy setup. -- Handles networks with not many devices very well; I'm getting all the speed I'm supposed to be getting, unlike with my old router which broke down and had to be replaced. BAD: After a few months it began to stop working occasionally, requiring a reboot. That wasn't so bad, but then it developed a new problem where it would it suddenly give me a DNS error message and not let me connect no matter how many times I rebooted. After looking around online and trying a few different things, I finally hit on a solution of going into the router page and changing the MTU Size -- I have no idea why this worked, and it didn't seem to matter what I changed it to as long as it changed. This was annoying but tolerable, until it began to happen more and more frequently, sometimes several times a day. One day it began happening endlessly, with only short breaks of a few minutes between outages, even stopping me from loading the router page. Bah. So I went to reset it to factory defaults, but the reset button on the back of the router doesn't work! It literally did nothing. If I hadn't been able to rush to the router page and reset it from there during a 90-second window, I'd probably have an unfixable brick on my desk right now. Anyway, after the reset it started working again, but I'm pretty sure it's just a matter of time before I have to replace this with a more expensive model. Maybe the one you buy won't be a lemon, but it's from a sure thing.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2016 by VarlosZ
For all those that are concerned because the V9 hardware won't support DD-WRT - stop it. DD-WRT supports the V9 version of this router. It really does. Just go to the DD-WRT site and use the router database search feature and search on TP-Link or something like that to to find the DD-WRT build for the TL-WRT841 V8 version. Yes, I said v8. It will take you to a download page for v8. Then choose "Other downloads", then there are folders broken up into years. Then choose the 2014 folder, and look for the latest release date. Once you select that, a number of router models will display (which seems counterintuitive, I know) - find the link to "tplink_tl-wr841ndv9". That will lead you to the factory-to-ddwrt.bin you need. I installed the 06-23-2014-r24461 package. That is for V9 hardware. And a few seconds later - wham! A super cheap DD-WRT router. I have purchased a number of routers, and although I use an Asus RT66U AC1750 router mostly in my house, I do have a TP-Link range extender (using powerline networking to feed it) and a TP-Link travel router - and I really like both of those - which led me to purchase this router. Unlike the Asus, which commands a premium price, the TP-Link equipment seems to lead the bang for the buck category, giving solid, reliable performance for not much money. 80% of the performance of my Asus for 15% of the price. Anyway, I only flashed the router last week and turned it over to my daughter, so I am not able to comment on the longevity, but I absolutely like what I see so far, and I'm a fairly picky fellow when it comes to these sorts of things. I'm thinking of buying 1 or 2 more for spares. For $20, this is an unbelievable deal. *UPDATE* 09/26/14 A month or so later, this router still works great. Please note, I recommended this router to a friend, and he had issues, and they came down to simply not doing the 30-30-30 reset when he flashed. You MUST DO THIS. Every router, every flash, just follow the 30-30-30 reset rule (Google it). *UPDATE* 03/30/15 Router still works great - good throughput, rock solid, never needs to be cycled. One note of caution - my daughter called me and said the router stopped working right around the time she got a new printer. I asked her if she used the WPS feature to try and set up the new printer and she indicated she had. Problem is, one button on the back does double duty - press it for under 5 seconds and it initiates the WPS feature. Press it for longer than 5 seconds and (you guessed it) you will enjoy a factory reset to defaults. One of the truly stupid ideas in terms of design engineering. Really, I'm speechless. That being said, since I've never dreamed of using WPS and would never trust it, I suppose it wouldn't matter to many people who feel like I do about WPS, but it's something to think about. Also, reference a recent comment, I certainly didn't mean to suggest that you should use dd-wrt version r24461 as an absolute - it was the latest available at the time of my deployment, so it was appropriate to use and name specifically. I would think most people who feel comfortable enough to think about flashing their router with dd-wrt would understand that it is somewhat implied that one should start with the latest version of any software (assuming it's in the same release class, not alpha versus RC, for example). The latest version I found for that router as of today is r25697 (dated 12-22-14).
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Reviewed in the United States on August 19, 2014 by Amazon Customer