TL-WA850RE v6
Gone quiet well evidenced
no firmware for long enough to stand out against its own record
2163 days since the last release against a median gap of 179 (12.1x)
- Last firmware
- 27 October 2020 (6 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.
- TL-WA850RE v1.2 Gone quiet 1 releases
- TL-WA850RE v2 Gone quiet 1 releases
- TL-WA850RE v2 (US) Gone quiet 5 releases
- TL-WA850RE v3 Gone quiet 1 releases
- TL-WA850RE v4 (US) Gone quiet 4 releases
- TL-WA850RE v5 (US) Gone quiet 2 releases
- TL-WA850RE v7 (US) Gone quiet 4 releases
Firmware history
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TL-WA850RE(US)_V6_200923 27 October 2020
Release notes — disclosure 0.30
Release
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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TL-WA850RE(US)_V6_200403 24 April 2020
Release notes — disclosure 0.35
Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Improved the stability of device. 2. Enhanced the security of device.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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TL-WA850RE(US)_V6_191206 14 January 2020
Release notes — disclosure 0.50
New features/Enhancements: 1. Added mamual DHCP settings in web-based management page. 2. Improved Smart DHCP feature. 3. Improved compatibility with some devices. For TL-WA850RE V6.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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TL-WA850RE(US)_V6_190422 7 May 2019
Release notes — disclosure 0.32
1. Fixed the problem that Tether may crash when change LED schedule on the app side.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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TL-WA850RE(US)_V6_181108 16 November 2018
Release notes — disclosure 0.49
Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Optimized the way to access the extender's web management page via tplinkrepeater.net or www.tplinkrepeater.net 2. Improved wireless network stability. 3. Fixed the connection compatibility issue with a few specific routers. 4. Fixed the display issue of the Internet status in Tether APP.
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 TL-WA850RE
Judged by lifecycle-1 on 29 September 2026.
How these verdicts are computed.