Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

TL-WA1201 v3.6

Actively updated well evidenced

firmware is arriving about as often as it always has

9 days since the last release against a median gap of 356 (0.0x)

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Last firmware
20 September 2026 (9 days ago)
Releases seen
6
Update rhythm
about every 12 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. TL-WA1201(US)_V3.6_1.15.0 Build 250815 20 September 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    New Features/Enhancement: Improved system stability and security.
  2. TL-WA1201(US)_V3.60_1.10.90 Build 250806 4 September 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.11
    Bug Fixes: 1. Improved system stability and security.
  3. TL-WA1201(US)_V3.6_1.10.40 Build 240716 13 September 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Optimize the stability of the equipment.
  4. TL-WA1201(US)_V3.6_1.10.33 Build 240115 26 February 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.51
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the bug that devices displayed in the Client list are Unknown when DHCP is disabled; 2. Fixed the bug that the client List display in Multi-SSID mode is incomplete. 3. Fixed the bug that MyQ device connection failure.
  5. TL-WA1201(US)_V3.6_1.10.32 Build 221020 27 December 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.55
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the bug that when more than three APs work together, the device may work unsteadily if the aging time is specified; 2. Fixed the bug that the device may fail to connect to 2.4G wireless in a high-interference environment; 3. Fixed the bug that where wireless SSID might change under certain circumstances; 4. Fixed the bug that the DUT still sends ARP packets every 32 seconds after the client is offline; 5. Optimize 5G wireless performance; 6. Optimizing wired connection stability.
  6. TL-WA1201(US)_V3.6_220118 29 March 2022

    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 TL-WA1201

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

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