Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

RE105 v5

Gone quiet well evidenced

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

998 days since the last release against a median gap of 254 (3.9x)

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Last firmware
5 January 2024 (3 years ago)
Releases seen
5
Update rhythm
about every 8 months
Support observed
≥4 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. RE105(US)_V5_1.0.13 Build 231115 5 January 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.49
    Note: 1. Fixed the bug that clients can not access the Internet in some cases; 2. Fixed the bug that some IoT devices can't connect to 2.4G WiFi.
  2. RE105(US)_V5_1.0.12 Build 221109 7 February 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31
    Note: Added the support of WPA3 encryption
  3. RE105(US)_V5_201026 27 November 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.44
    Modification and bug fixes: 1. Optimized multicast function 2. Fixed issue that ARP attack causes abnormal working status of the range extender 3. Increased security level 4. Optimized total performance
  4. RE105(US)_V5_200810 8 September 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.53
    Modification and bug fixes: 1. Fixed the bug that some devices cannot access Internet in some situations. 2. Fixed the bug that some main router may restart when the repeater connects to it. 3. Fixed the bug of having difficulty in connecting to hidden SSID. 4. Fixed the security issue of logging in to the web UI causes a reset of the device. 5. Optimized total performance.
  5. RE105(US)_V5_200304 17 March 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30
    First firmware released.

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 RE105

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

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