Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

TL-WA855RE v2

Gone quiet thin evidence

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

3038 days of silence, past the 730-day floor that applies where there is no cadence to compare against

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Last firmware
5 June 2018 (8 years ago)
Releases seen
2
Update rhythm
too few releases to model
Support observed
≥5 months
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-WA855RE(US)_V2_180509 5 June 2018

    Release notes — disclosure 0.57
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed some display issues of the Web UI. 2. Fixed the compatibility issue with some old versions of MacBook. 3. Fixed the connection compatibility issue with specific models of routers. 4. Fixed the issue that specific browsers cannot access the web interface via domain under Windows 10 OS. 5. Removed the option of turning off wireless signal. 6. Optimized the scanning process of 2.4GHz wireless.
  2. TL-WA855RE(US)_V2_171218 22 December 2017

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

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-WA855RE

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

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