Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

RE205 v4.8

Actively updated reasonably evidenced

firmware is arriving about as often as it always has

97 days since the last release against a median gap of 617 (0.2x)

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Last firmware
25 June 2026 (3 months ago)
Releases seen
3
Update rhythm
about every 2 years
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)_V4.8_1.0.50 Build 250821 25 June 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.40
    New Features/Enhancements: 1. Optimized EasyMesh wired backhaul performance. 2. Optimized the Auto Update feature. Bug Fixed: 1. Security and stability improvements.
  2. RE205(US)_V4.8_1.0.23 Build 230418 17 July 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.49
    Note: 1. Newly supported EasyMesh function; 2. Enhanced WiFi stability; 3. Fixed the bug that some IoT devices can't connect to 2.4G WiFi.
  3. RE205(US)_V4.8_1.0.12 Build 221019 7 February 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.23
    Note: 1. Optimized the system stability.

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 30 September 2026. How these verdicts are computed.

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