Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

RE230 v1

Gone quiet reasonably evidenced

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

2084 days since the last release against a median gap of 146 (14.2x)

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Last firmware
14 January 2021 (6 years ago)
Releases seen
3
Update rhythm
about every 5 months
Support observed
≥10 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. RE230(US)_V1_201202 14 January 2021

    Release notes — disclosure 0.61
    Modification and bug fixes: 1. DFS channel supported 2. Fixed bug that related to OneMesh and improved roaming performance and user experience 3. Fixed bug that related to WPS and optimized the WPS function 4. Made Tether app support some advanced features and fixed some known issues that could happen in Tether app 5. Fixed some known compatibility issues with specific routers 7. Fixed bug that related to DHCP 8. Fixed multicast issue with specific router 9. Fixed bug related to Wi-Fi scanning 10. Fixed bug that the device crashes after multiple turning on/off 11. More NTP servers are added 10. improved total performance
  2. RE230(US)_V1_200330 30 April 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.11
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Improved the stability of device.
  3. RE230(US)_V1_200309 27 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 RE230

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

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