Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

TL-WPA4220 v5

Gone quiet well evidenced

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

1386 days since the last release against a median gap of 137 (10.1x)

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Last firmware
13 December 2022 (4 years ago)
Releases seen
6
Update rhythm
about every 5 months
Support observed
≥2 years
Vendor's promise
16 January 2030 — 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-WPA4220(US)_V5_1.0.11 Build 221123 13 December 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.45
    Note: 1. Cannot downgrade to the older version after upgrade to this new version; 2. Enhanced WiFi stability; 3. Optimized the system stability.
  2. TL-WPA4220(US)_V5_1.0.0 Build 220613 29 July 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31
    Note: Newly support DHCP server configuration function.
  3. TL-WPA4220(US)_V5_210324 29 April 2021

    Release notes — disclosure 0.27
    Modification and bug fixes: 1. Fixed the bug that TL-WPA4220(V5) causes TV box to get stuck or being unable to obtain service 2. Optimized total performance
  4. TL-WPA4220(US)_V5_200819 4 September 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.34
    Modification and bug fixes: Fixed the bug that the device will be reset in some situations Fixed the bug that the status of Ethernet LED in tpPLC utility doesn't correspond to the real situation
  5. TL-WPA4220(US)_V5_200716 29 July 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.32
    Modification and bug fixes: Fixed the issue related to the guest network.
  6. TL-WPA4220(US)_V5_200706 29 July 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    Modification and bug fixes: First firmware released.

Evidence

3 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-WPA4220

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

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