{
  "id": "tp-link/tl-wdr4300-v1-0-v1-1-v1-2-v1-3-v1-4-v1-5-v1-6-v1-7",
  "vendor": "TP-Link",
  "model": "TL-WDR4300 v1.0 / v1.1 / v1.2 / v1.3 / v1.4 / v1.5 / v1.6 / v1.7",
  "category": "router",
  "identifiers": {
    "chips": [
      "Atheros AR9344"
    ],
    "fcc_id": [
      "TE7WDR4300"
    ]
  },
  "status": "open-firmware",
  "projects": [
    {
      "name": "OpenWrt",
      "url": "https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wdr4300_v1",
      "kind": "firmware",
      "license": "GPL-2.0"
    }
  ],
  "install": [
    {
      "project": "OpenWrt",
      "method": "vendor-upload",
      "guide": "https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wdr4300_v1",
      "installer": "https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=25.12.1&target=ath79%2Fgeneric&id=tplink_tl-wdr4300-v1",
      "difficulty": "easy",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with a web browser"
      ],
      "opens_device": false,
      "brick_risk": "low",
      "notes": "Table of Hardware method: GUI OEM (upload the factory image through the stock firmware's upgrade page). Table of Hardware note: For TFTP, rename -factory image to wdr4300v1_tp_recovery.bin"
    },
    {
      "project": "OpenWrt",
      "method": "other",
      "guide": "https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wdr4300_v1",
      "installer": "https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=25.12.1&target=ath79%2Fgeneric&id=tplink_tl-wdr4300-v1",
      "difficulty": "medium",
      "tools": [
        "Computer with a TFTP server",
        "Ethernet cable"
      ],
      "opens_device": false,
      "notes": "Table of Hardware method: U-Boot TFTP recovery (send the image to the bootloader's network recovery over TFTP). Table of Hardware note: For TFTP, rename -factory image to wdr4300v1_tp_recovery.bin"
    },
    {
      "project": "OpenWrt",
      "method": "serial",
      "guide": "https://openwrt.org/toh/tp-link/tl-wdr4300_v1",
      "installer": "https://firmware-selector.openwrt.org/?version=25.12.1&target=ath79%2Fgeneric&id=tplink_tl-wdr4300-v1",
      "difficulty": "hard",
      "tools": [
        "USB-serial adapter (3.3 V)",
        "Computer with a TFTP server",
        "Ethernet cable"
      ],
      "opens_device": true,
      "notes": "Table of Hardware method: U-Boot TFTP + serial recovery (flash from the bootloader over a serial console). Table of Hardware note: For TFTP, rename -factory image to wdr4300v1_tp_recovery.bin"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "sources": [
      "openwrt"
    ]
  },
  "updated": "2026-10-17"
}