RE300 v2.8
Actively updated reasonably evidenced
firmware is arriving about as often as it always has
107 days since the last release against a median gap of 143 (0.7x)
- Last firmware
- 15 June 2026 (4 months ago)
- Releases seen
- 4
- Update rhythm
- about every 5 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.
- RE300 v1 Gone quiet 1 releases
- RE300 v1 (US) Gone quiet 6 releases
- RE300 v1.8 (US) Gone quiet 1 releases
- RE300 v2 (US) Actively updated 5 releases
Firmware history
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RE300(US)_V2.8_1.0.50 Build 250916 15 June 2026
Release notes — disclosure 0.45
New Features/Enhancement: 1. Added the Ethernet backhaul feature. 2. Added the customizable encryption method option for the extended network. 3. Optimized the device stability.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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RE300(US)_V2.8_1.0.13 Build 221216 9 August 2023
Release notes — disclosure 0.31
Note: Added the support of EasyMesh.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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RE300(US)_V2.8_1.0.23 Build 230418 30 June 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.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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RE300(US)_V2.8_1.0.12 Build 221019 7 February 2023
Release notes — disclosure 0.57
Note: 1. The firmware cannot be downgraded to the previous firmware; 2. Enhanced login password settings and UI notification; 3. Added the support of WPA3 encryption; 4. Fixed wireless related bug and enhanced the wireless stability; 5. Fixed the bug that prompted the app to disconnect after frequently clicking to view various functions on Tether.
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 RE300
Judged by lifecycle-1 on 30 September 2026.
How these verdicts are computed.