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TP-Link

RE200 v2

Gone quiet well evidenced

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

2872 days since the last release against a median gap of 107 (26.8x)

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Last firmware
19 November 2018 (8 years ago)
Releases seen
5
Update rhythm
about every 4 months
Support observed
≥1 year
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. RE200(US)_V2_181113 19 November 2018

    Release notes — disclosure 0.42 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes 1. Fixed the problem that extender cannot scan wireless singal of channel 13 on 2.4GHz. 2. Fixed a compatibility problem with Archer VR900v.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  2. RE200(US)_V2_181026 7 November 2018

    Release notes — disclosure 0.57 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes 1. Optimized the way to access the extender's web management page via tplinkrepeater.net 2. Optimized the Quick Setup function. 3. Optimized the scanning process of 2.4GHz & 5GHz wireless. 4. Optimized the display of status page 5. Improved the wireless connection stability with back-end client. 6. Improved the wireless connection stability with front-end AP. 7. Improved the system stability. 8. Fixed the issue that extender can't obtain IP address in a few special situations. 9. Fixed the connection compatibility issue with a few Sky routers. 10. Fixed the wrong display issue on signal lights.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  3. RE200(US)_V2_180412 11 May 2018

    Release notes — disclosure 0.57 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes 1. Optimized the scanning process of 5GHz wireless. 2. Improved the connection stability with iOS devices under specific conditions. 3. Improved the compatibility with Tether App. 4. Fixed the multicast forwarding issue under specific conditions. 5. Fixed the connection compatibility issue with specific routers. 6. Fixed the compatibility issue with specific browsers when login the interface webpage. 7. Fixed the compatibility issue with some old versions of MacBook.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  4. RE200(US)_V2_180208 27 February 2018

    Release notes — disclosure 0.50 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes 1. Fix the WPA2 Security (KRACKs) Vulnerability. 2. Optimize the online-detection mechanism. 3. Fix the issue that can't show the wired devices connected to the extender in the status page.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  5. RE200(US)_V2_171009 9 October 2017

    Release notes — disclosure 0.48 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: New Features/Enhancement: 1. Improved the performance of 5GHz wireless network. 2. Improved the stability while updating firmware. 3. Improved the UI of Wifi Coverage function. 4. Used the 24-hour system in time setting function. Bug Fixes: Fixed the bug that can not use cloud upgrade function in some situation.

    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 RE200

Judged by lifecycle-1 on 30 September 2026. How these verdicts are computed.

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