Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

InSight S245ZI v1.6

Slowing down reasonably evidenced

updates are coming less often than this product's own history

207 days since the last release against a median gap of 138 (1.5x)

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Last firmware
6 March 2026 (7 months ago)
Releases seen
3
Update rhythm
about every 5 months
Support observed
≥9 months
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. InSight S245ZI(UN)_V1.6_1.3.1 Build 260206 6 March 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.64 
    Release Note > New Features and Enhancements 1. Added support for NetHDD (network storage). 2. Added support for ANR (Automatic Network Replenishment) when working with a VIGI NVR (VIGI NVR also needs to support ANR). 3. Added support for scheduled snapshot and snapshot playback (only supported when using an SD card). 4. Added support for Object Attribute Analysis and People Counting. 5. Added support for access control based on MAC address. 6. Added support for TP-Link DDNS. 7. Added support for certificate management after downloading certificates from the web page. 8. Extended the maximum number of servers in Alarm Server. 9. Extended the maximum interval in FTP upload. 10. Extended the maximum email (SMTP) password length to 128 characters. 11. Added support for Device ID display in the Information page. For more information about this software, please go to the support page on the official website.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  2. InSight S245ZI(UN)_V1.6_1.2.0 Build 250820 25 September 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.34 
    Release Note > Enhancements 1. Improved user experience. Bug Fixes 1. Fixed some known issues.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  3. InSight S245ZI(UN)_V1.6_1.1.0 Build 250508 Rel.64372 4 June 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.65 
    Release Note > Version Info: 1. Firmware adapted for InSight S245ZI(UN) 1.0/1.6, InSight S345ZI(UN) 1.0/1.6, InSight S345ZI(IN) 1.8, InSight S445ZI(UN) 1.0/1.6, InSight S445ZI(IN) 1.8. 2. Compatible APP versions: VIGI APP (iOS: 2.6.16, Android: 2.6.25). 3. After upgrading to this version, downgrading is not possible. New Features 1. Added remote registration to support adding IPC to NVR over public networks. (It needs to be used in combination with VIGI NVR) 2. Added support for RTMP. 3. Added support for motion recording mode. 4. Added support for VIGI OpenAPI. 5. Added support for 802.1x. 6. Added support VMS AI Snapshot. (It needs to be used in combination with VIGI VMS) 7. Added support for web playback from SD card storage. 8. Added support for log server. 9. Added support for scene mode settings. 10. Added customizable settings for Sound Alarm.

    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 InSight S245ZI

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

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