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TP-Link TL-WR1043N Login Instructions

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This page shows you how to login to the TP-Link TL-WR1043N router.

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This is the login guide for the TP-Link TL-WR1043N v2 Kibosh. We also have the following guides for the same router:

Find Your TP-Link TL-WR1043N Router IP Address

Before you can log in to your TP-Link TL-WR1043N router, you need to figure out it's internal IP address.

Known TL-WR1043N IP Addresses
192.168.10.1
192.168.0.1

Choose an IP address from the list above and then follow the rest of this guide.

If the IP address you picked does not seem to work, then simply try a different one. I will not hurt anything to try different IP addresses.

If you try all of the above IP addresses and still cannot find your router, then try the following:

Now that you have your router's internal IP Address, we are ready to login to it.

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Login to the TP-Link TL-WR1043N Router

Your TP-Link TL-WR1043N is managed through a web-based interface. The way you manage it is by using a web browser like Firefox, Edge, or Chrome.

Enter TP-Link TL-WR1043N Internal IP Address

Type the internal IP address that you picked above in the address bar of your web browser. The address bar looks like this:

Press the Enter key on your keyboard. You will be prompted for your TP-Link TL-WR1043N password.

TP-Link TL-WR1043N Default Username and Password

You must know your TP-Link TL-WR1043N username and password in order to log in. Just in case the router's username and password have never been changed, you may want to try the factory defaults. All of the default usernames and passwords for the TP-Link TL-WR1043N are listed below.

TP-Link TL-WR1043N Default Usernames and Passwords
UsernamePassword
adminadmin

Enter your username and password in the window that pops up. You should be able to try them all.

router login screen
This is the login page from your TP-Link TL-WR1043N router.

TP-Link TL-WR1043N Home Screen

Once you are logged in you will see the TP-Link TL-WR1043N home screen, like this:

router status mac address internet IP
This is the status page from your TP-Link TL-WR1043N router.

If you see this screen, then you know that you are logged in to your TP-Link TL-WR1043N router. You are ready to follow any of our other guides for this router.

Solutions To TP-Link TL-WR1043N Login Problems

If you cannot get logged in to your router, here a few possible solutions you can try.

TP-Link TL-WR1043N Password Doesn't Work

Your router's factory default password might be different than what we have listed here. Start by trying all of the other known TP-Link passwords. Here is our list of all TP-Link Passwords.

Forgot Password to TP-Link TL-WR1043N Router

If your ISP provided your router, then you may have to call them to get your login information. They will most likely have it on file.

How to Reset the TP-Link TL-WR1043N Router To Default Settings

If you still cannot get logged in, then you are probably going to have to reset your router to its default settings. Your last option when you are unable to get logged in is to reset your router to factory default settings.

Other TP-Link TL-WR1043N Guides

Here are some of our other TP-Link TL-WR1043N info that you might be interested in.

This is the login guide for the TP-Link TL-WR1043N v2 Kibosh. We also have the following guides for the same router: