Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

TL-WA1201 v2

Actively updated reasonably evidenced

firmware is arriving about as often as it always has

238 days since the last release against a median gap of 510 (0.5x)

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Last firmware
3 February 2026 (8 months ago)
Releases seen
4
Update rhythm
about every 1 year
Support observed
≥6 years
Vendor's promise
23 April 2027 — kept so far
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. TL-WA1201(US)_V2_1.0.2 Build 20260203 3 February 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30
    Enhanced device security.
  2. TL-WA1201(US)_V2_220103 10 January 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: New Features/Enhancement: Enhance device security。
  3. TL-WA1201(US)_V2_200709 18 August 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.51
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: New Features/Enhancement: 1.Improve the stability when working with some wireless adapter. 2.Optimize the Internet Status display when working at Range Extender Mode. 3.Optimize the Captive Portal function. Bug fixes: 1. Fix the bug the traffic data is inaccurate via Throughput Monitor function.
  4. TL-WA1201(US)_V2_200104 22 January 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30
    First firmware released.

Evidence

3 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 TL-WA1201 · openwrt_id tplink_tl-wa1201-v2

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

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