Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

RE450 v2

Gone quiet reasonably evidenced

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

1755 days since the last release against a median gap of 336 (5.2x)

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Last firmware
9 December 2021 (5 years ago)
Releases seen
4
Update rhythm
about every 11 months
Support observed
≥4 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)_V2_211029 9 December 2021

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    Note: Enhanced the system stability and security.
  2. RE450(US)_V2_210301 15 September 2021

    Release notes — disclosure 0.33
    Modification and bug fixes: 1. Optimized security type 2. Fixed related bugs
  3. RE450(US)_V2__200914 14 October 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30
    Release
  4. RE450(US)_V2_171220 5 January 2018

    Release notes — disclosure 0.32
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: New Features/Enhancements: Improved Online detection method and reduced unnecessary data traffic.

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-v2

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

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