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)
- 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.
- RE230 v2 (US) Actively updated 7 releases
- RE230 v2.8 (US) Gone quiet 2 releases
Firmware history
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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
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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RE230(US)_V1_200330 30 April 2020
Release notes — disclosure 0.11
Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Improved the stability of device.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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RE230(US)_V1_200309 27 March 2020
Release notes — disclosure 0.30
First firmware released.
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 RE230
Judged by lifecycle-1 on 29 September 2026.
How these verdicts are computed.