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TP-Link

VIGI NVR1008H-8MP v1.2

Actively updated reasonably evidenced

firmware is arriving about as often as it always has

35 days since the last release against a median gap of 126 (0.3x)

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Last firmware
26 August 2026 (35 days ago)
Releases seen
3
Update rhythm
about every 4 months
Support observed
≥8 months
Vendor's promise
≥ 31 December 2029 — at least, and may be extended — 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. VIGI NVR1008H-8MP(UN)_V1.20_1.6.0 Build 260730 26 August 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.62 
    Release Note > Important Notice: This firmware upgrade is irreversible. Contact VIGI support if issues are encountered after the firmware upgrade. New Features and Enhancements: 1. Added support for One-Key Disarming through Alarm Input 1 (AI1). 2. Added support for configuring Send to Alarm Server, Alarm Output, and Disarm Channel on the Disarming page. 3. Added support for G.711 u-law audio encoding. 4. Added support for ONVIF Digest authentication to improve ONVIF compatibility. 5. Enhanced Traditional Chinese and Korean font libraries. 6. Enhanced OpenAPI capabilities for third-party integration. 7. Enhanced Network Isolation configuration logic to allow settings to take effect without restarting the NVR. 8. Enhanced system security, stability and perfomance. For more information about this software, please visit the support page on the official website.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  2. VIGI NVR1008H-8MP(UN)_V1.20_1.5.1 Build 260317 22 April 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.64 
    Release Note > New Features: 1. Added support configuring the ANR (Automatic Network Replenishment) feature under Settings > Storage > Recording Schedule > Basic Configuration. 2. Added support for downloading certificates via the Web interface under Settings > System > System Configuration > Certificate Management. 3. Added support for filtering Human and Vehicle Detection events on the playback page. 4. Added support for configuring Alarm Output Linkage for Exception Events under Settings > Event > Exception Detection. 5. Added support for URL-based Snapshot. 6. Added support for using OpenAPI to control channel recording (start/stop) on the NVR. 7. Added support for RTSP service URL playback to synchronize with the device's local time.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  3. VIGI NVR1008H-8MP(UN)_V1.20_1.4.3 Build 251121 16 December 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.56 
    Release Note > New Features 1. Added support for dual-lens splicing, enabling adjacent layout windows to merge into a single play window in Live View Page. 2. Added support for automatic network adaptation. When the gateway subnet changes, the NVR using DHCP automatically updates its IP and switches connected IPCs to dynamic mode. IP conflicts are detected and resolved automatically to keep the connection stable. Bug Fixes 1. Fixed some known issues.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

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 VIGI NVR1008H-8MP

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

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