Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

TL-WR841N v14.8

Actively updated well evidenced

firmware is arriving about as often as it always has

36 days since the last release against a median gap of 122 (0.3x)

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Last firmware
25 August 2026 (36 days ago)
Releases seen
9
Update rhythm
about every 4 months
Support observed
≥4 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.

Firmware history

  1. TL-WR841N(US)_V14.8_4.19 Build 260820 25 August 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    Modifications and Bug Fixes Improved overall security.
  2. TL-WR841N(US)_V14.8_260312 29 April 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.11
    New Features/Enhancements: 1. Improved overall system stability and security.
  3. TL-WR841N(US)_V14_260304 13 March 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Improved overall security.
  4. TL-WR841N(US)_V14.8_260107 14 January 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    New Features/Enhancements: Enhanced system stability and security.
  5. TL-WR841N(US)_V14.80_250328 21 August 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    New Features/Enhancements: Enhanced device security.
  6. TL-WR841N(US)_V14.8_250328 18 April 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.45
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Optimized device stability. 2. Enhanced device security. 3. Fixed the bug that some IoT devices can not connect to encrypted Wi-Fi.
  7. TL-WR841N(US)_V14.8_241230 21 January 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30
    Enhance device security.
  8. TL-WR841N(US)_V14.8_231119 5 March 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.34
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Optimize the stability of the equipment; 2. Enhance device security.
  9. TL-WR841N(US)_V14.8_220816 23 November 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.38
    Modification and bug fixes: 1.Improved PPPoEv6 dial-up compatibility 2.Update IPTV profile 3.Fixed the bug that PPPOE will not reconnect if PPPOE server reboot. 4.Enhance device security.

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-WR841N

Judged by lifecycle-1 on 30 September 2026. How these verdicts are computed.

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