TPTHZ wrote

    So I think TP-Link will not release firmware for WBS210,because this device is end of life.

Hi TPTHZ,

where did you read that WBS210 is EOL? On the german website of TP-Link the WBS210 is stil announced as »NEW«, not EOL.

It's really becoming a problem for our clients that TP-Link doesn't publish up-to-date software for the Pharos product line. Official firmware for WBS210 v1 on the german support site is v2.1.6 (!), while for WBS210 v2 it's v2.1.12. However, I run firmware v2.1.13 (!) on our WBS201 v1 (yes, it runs fine on v1 devices).

DeepDarkFantasy wrote

 

 

Did you find some bugs or problems using the old firmware?

Sure, there are several bugs still open.

First of all, the spectrum analysis is completely unusable in CPE210/WBS210 because of a changes to the frequency range (I reported this bug several times to TP-Link and in the old forum in last two years). The range of the frequency spectrum should be selectable according to the actual frequency band allowed in a country like it is possible in CPE510 with a selection list.

Next, did you see the bug fixes of firmware v2.1.14 for CPE210v2 in RTouris' thread here? Sure you did; you posted a reply there. Now, bug #4 mentioned to be fixed in v2.1.14 is also present in CPE510v1 and probably in WBS210, too. I have to make an offer to a customer who wishes to deploy three CPE510 on the same antenna pole, but I fear that it will not work as has been reported already by RTouris in the post linked above.

Last but not least, with official firmware release v2.1.6 for CPE210v1 and WBS210, the KRACK security hole is still not fixed. Why do we have to figure out whether later versions (such as v2.1.13) can be installed on those devices too, if one manages to find this v2.1.13 somewhere at all, for example on the CPE610 support page of a foreign TP-Link website? Why does TP-Link not just update their support sites in all countries?

See, we sold a bunch of CPEs to our customers and they ask us for a newer firmware. The official v2.1.6 is pretty old (2017-09-08), v2.1.13 is better, but still unstable if two or more CPEs are mounted on the same antenna pole. Latest firmware v2.1.14 fixes this, but is only installable on CPE210v2 and newer, not on CPE210v1, not on CPE510v1 and not on WBS210v1 (I did test this with all three devices already).

I'm sorry to say, but the firmware update policy for those business-class devices is absolutely inacceptable for business customers! Our customers are used to long-term software support, not only for bug fixes, but also for enhancements (newer Linux kernels etc.). For example, our own hardware is supported for at least five, but for some models even up to ten years – we are not in the "sell and forget" business!

Anyway, I wish you a merry christmas and a happy new year!

Would i be naive if i wondered if there's any TP-Link staff left monitoring these forums? There used to be active TP-Link participation in the old forums, yet in this new format there's nothing yet to convince me of that. Feels like a bit of a letdown so far - support included (or perhaps lack thereof) I'm afraid.