Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

Deco M4R v2

Gone quiet well evidenced

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

1336 days since the last release against a median gap of 105 (12.7x)

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Last firmware
1 February 2023 (4 years ago)
Releases seen
10
Update rhythm
about every 3 months
Support observed
≥3 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. Deco M4R(US)_V2_1.5.6 Build 20221229 1 February 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.42
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Newly added ECO Mode (includes Power Mode, Wi-Fi Schedule, and LED Control) to save energy. 2. Fixed some minor bugs.
  2. Deco M4R(US)_V2_1.5.5 Build 20220823 15 September 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.32
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Optimized total performance and fixed some minor bugs.
  3. Deco M4R(US)_V2_1.5.4_220113 14 February 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.41
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the bug that Deco loses Internet connection under some ISP lines. 2. Improved system reliability.
  4. Deco M4R(US)_V2_1.5.2_20210916 9 November 2021

    Release notes — disclosure 0.52
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1.Fixed the issue that Port Forwarding doesn't take effect in some cases. 2.Optimized the problem that Kasa devices can't be added through Deco APP in some cases. 3.Fixed the problem that Zoom applications are banned by the Pay-to-Surf category under Parental Control. 4.Fixed some other bugs and optimized the overall performance.
  5. Deco M4R(US)_V2_200918 29 September 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.43
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the Wi-Fi encryption type as WPA2-PSK [AES] to ensure the security of the Wi-Fi connection. 2. Added the option to change the Wi-Fi encryption type.
  6. Deco M4R(US)_V2_20200727 12 August 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Enhanced total security.
  7. Deco M4R(US)_V2_200628 15 July 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.48
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Added switch for the UPnP function. 2. Add Google Assistant support. 3. Added isolation switch for the main network and guest network in Access Point mode. 4. Improved performance and stability.
  8. Deco M4R(US)_V2_190917 9 December 2019

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Improved total performance.
  9. Deco M4R(US)_V2_190801 26 August 2019

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Improved total performance.
  10. Deco M4R(US)_V2_190625 15 August 2019

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30
    First firmware release.

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 Deco M4R

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

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