Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

TL-WA855RE v5

Gone quiet reasonably evidenced

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

694 days since the last release against a median gap of 109 (6.4x)

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Last firmware
4 November 2024 (2 years ago)
Releases seen
6
Update rhythm
about every 4 months
Support observed
≥5 years
Vendor's promise
≥ 31 December 2029 — at least, and may be extended — not being kept: silent well before this date
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)_V5_1.0.13 Build 231115 4 November 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.49
    Note: 1. Fixed the bug that clients can not access the Internet in some cases; 2. Fixed the bug that some IoT devices can't connect to 2.4G WiFi.
  2. TL-WA855RE(US)_V5_211125 19 January 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.24
    Note: Newly support WPA3 security method; Enhanced system stability.
  3. TL-WA855RE(US)_V5_201029 18 November 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.25
    Modification and bug fixes: 1. Improved security level 2. Optimized total performance
  4. TL-WA855RE(US)_V5_200731 17 August 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.53
    Modification and bug fixes: 1. Fixed the bug that some devices cannot access Internet in some situations. 2. Fixed the bug that some main router may restart when the repeater connects to it. 3. Fixed the bug of having difficulty in connecting to hidden SSID. 4. Fixed the security issue of logging in to the web UI causes a reset of the device. 5. Optimized total performance.
  5. TL-WA855RE(US)_V5_200415 30 April 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30
    For TL-WA855RE V5.0
  6. TL-WA855RE(US)_V5_200402 22 April 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.11
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Improve the stability of device.

Evidence

2 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-WA855RE

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

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