TL-WA855RE v4
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 150 (14.4x)
- Last firmware
- 27 October 2020 (6 years ago)
- Releases seen
- 5
- Update rhythm
- about every 5 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-WA855RE v1 (US) Gone quiet 4 releases
- TL-WA855RE v2 (US) Gone quiet 2 releases
- TL-WA855RE v3 (US) Gone quiet 2 releases
- TL-WA855RE v5 (US) Gone quiet 6 releases
- TL-WA855RE v5.8 (US) Not enough evidence 1 releases
Firmware history
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TL-WA855RE(US)_V4_200923 27 October 2020
Release notes — disclosure 0.30
Release
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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TL-WA855RE(US)_V4_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-WA855RE(US)_V4_191213 31 December 2019
Release notes — disclosure 0.46
New features/Enhancements: 1. Improved DHCP function. 2. Optimized wireless stability. 3. Added manual DHCP settings in web-based interface. For: TL-WA855RE (US) V4.0
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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TL-WA855RE(US)_V4_190408 14 November 2019
Release notes — disclosure 0.44
Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1.Fixed the problem that may crash when front-end AP change wireless security frequently. 2.Fixed the problem that Tether may crash when change LED schedule on the app side. 3.Optimized UI display.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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TL-WA855RE(US)_V4_181018 29 October 2018
Release notes — disclosure 0.44
Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Improved compatibility with Sky router. 2. Improved wireless network stability. 3. Added the login password visualization.
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-WA855RE
Judged by lifecycle-1 on 29 September 2026.
How these verdicts are computed.