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TP-Link

RE450 v1

Gone quiet well evidenced

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

3204 days since the last release against a median gap of 182 (17.6x)

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Last firmware
22 December 2017 (9 years ago)
Releases seen
5
Update rhythm
about every 6 months
Support observed
≥2 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. RE450(US)_V1_171215 22 December 2017

    Release notes — disclosure 0.49
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: New Features/Enhancement: 1. Improved Online detection method and reduced unnecessary data traffic. 2. Improved the system stability and wireless stability. Bug fixes: 1. Fixed the WPA2 Security (KRACKs) Vulnerability. 2. Fixed the wireless compatibility with Volvo cars. 3. Fixed the wireless compatibility with some wireless network card.
  2. RE450(US)_V1_170111 11 January 2017

    Release notes — disclosure 0.32
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Enable the DFS function for the hardware of US and CA version.
  3. RE450(US)_V1_161202 2 December 2016

    Release notes — disclosure 0.33
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Bug Fixed: Fixed the bug that 5GHz wireless band can't be connected to some ASUS routers and Singtel routers.
  4. RE450(US)_V1_160727 27 July 2016

    Release notes — disclosure 0.59
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: New Features/Enhancement: 1. Added the Access Point mode. 2. Added the Power Schedule function, the device could automatically power down and up according to the schedule. 3. Added the Wi-Fi Coverage function, could choose three different levels of coverage. 4. Added the Access Schedule function, could set schedule for Access Control rules. 5. Added the support of Daylight Saving Time. 6. Support multi languages for web UI, could choose 22 different languages. 7. Optimized the configuration experience on Apple devices.
  5. RE450(US)_V1_151203_US 3 December 2015

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31
    Notes: For RE450(US) 1.0

Evidence

2 archived pages sit behind this record, the earliest read on 1 August 2026. Everything above was read from them, and each is kept byte for byte so it can be checked after the vendor edits the original.

Identifiers: marketing_name RE450 · openwrt_id tplink_re450-v1

Judged by lifecycle-1 on 30 September 2026. How these verdicts are computed.

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