Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

RE300 v1

Gone quiet well evidenced

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

1751 days since the last release against a median gap of 236 (7.4x)

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Last firmware
13 December 2021 (5 years ago)
Releases seen
6
Update rhythm
about every 8 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. RE300(US)_V1_211126 13 December 2021

    Release notes — disclosure 0.37
    Note: Enhanced system stability; Optimized Wi-Fi compatibility; Enhanced Wi-Fi performance; Optimized the OneMesh stability; Fixed a few UI related bugs; Fixed the RE's security vulnerabilities;
  2. RE300(US)_V1_210129 25 March 2021

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30
    Release
  3. RE300(US)_V1_201116 9 December 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30
    Release
  4. RE300(US)_V1_191114 18 December 2019

    Release notes — disclosure 0.36
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Fix the issue that device's 5GHz Wi-Fi fails to connect to Connect Box/Virgin Media Hub 3.0. 2. Improve the stability of device.
  5. RE300(US)_V1_190222 26 April 2019

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31
    Modifications: 1.Optimized Quick setup process.
  6. RE300(US)_V1_190211 20 February 2019

    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 RE300

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

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