Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

RE205 v2

Gone quiet well evidenced

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

1704 days since the last release against a median gap of 344 (5.0x)

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Last firmware
29 January 2022 (5 years ago)
Releases seen
6
Update rhythm
about every 11 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. RE205(US)_V2_210916 29 January 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.24
    Note: Fixed few vulnerabilities; Enhanced the system stability.
  2. RE205(US)_V2_201202 14 January 2021

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30
    Release
  3. RE205(US)_V2_201030 20 November 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30
    Release
  4. RE205(US)_V2_190929 12 December 2019

    Release notes — disclosure 0.44
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: New features/Enhancement: 1. Add Onemesh function. 2. Add cloud function. 3. Improve the stability of device.
  5. RE205(US)_V2_181123 4 December 2018

    Release notes — disclosure 0.57
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: New features/Enhancement: 1.Enhanced the connecting stability on 5GHz channel 116-128. Bugs fixes: 1. Fixed the bug of failing to login via tplinkrepeater.net site when IPv6 is enabled on main router. 2. Fixed the connecting problem with Sky(UK) ER series router. 3. Fixed the problem that extender cannot scan wireless singal of channel 13 on 2.4GHz.
  6. RE205(US)_V2_180815 15 October 2018

    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 RE205

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

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