Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

TL-WR841N v14

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 160 (0.2x)

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Last firmware
25 August 2026 (36 days ago)
Releases seen
15
Update rhythm
about every 5 months
Support observed
≥8 years
Vendor's promise
14 February 2030 — kept so far
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_4.19 Build 260820 25 August 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    Modifications and Bug Fixes Improved overall security.
  2. TL-WR841N(US)_V14_260521 27 May 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Improved overall security.
  3. TL-WR841N(US)_V14_260312 29 April 2026

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

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Improved overall security.
  5. TL-WR841N(US)_V14_260107 14 January 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    New Features/Enhancements: Enhanced system stability and security.
  6. TL-WR841N(US)_V14_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_241230 21 January 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30
    Enhance device security.
  8. TL-WR841N(US)_V14_231119 24 November 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Enhance device security.
  9. TL-WR841N(US)_V14_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.
  10. TL-WR841N(US)_V14_220914 21 September 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    Modifications and Bug Fixes Enhance device security.
  11. TL-WR841N(US)_V14_220121 11 March 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31
    Release note: Modifications and Bug Fixes: Enhance device security.
  12. TL-WR841N(US)_V14_210203 9 April 2021

    Release notes — disclosure 0.48
    Modifications and Bug Fixes 1. Add the WPA3 encryption; 2. Enhance device security; 3. Optimize wireless functionality.
  13. TL-WR841N(US)_V14_200114 25 March 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.52
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. Optimize load handling; 2. Optimize the acceleration function; 3. Optimize the NTP list; 4. Supported the IPv6 auto; 5. Add LED control; 6. Add WAN link status display.
  14. TL-WR841N(US)_V14_191119 20 November 2019

    Release notes — disclosure 0.38
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1.Improve the stability of device. 2.Fix buffer overflow vulnerability discovered by Trend Micro ZDI to increase security.
  15. TL-WR841N(US)_V14_180319 3 April 2018

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31
    Notes: First firmware released for TL-WR841 US v14

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-WR841N

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

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