@TP-Link Is there a firmware update for RE450 v2?

@Solla-topee I have WPA2-AES set but my new RE650 is still giving the weak security warning when connected?

@TP-Link 

thanks for the notification of the beta firmware for re450v3, I updated it last night successfully. 
 

initially after update it was still showing weak security, and I had to factory reset and reconfigure back to my router which is using WPA2-PSK AES only. 
 

After the reconfigure the security message has gone, finally. 
 

excellent! Thanks. 

@Solla-topee Since I haven't seen that model mentioned in this thread (maybe because it's a Europe-only model?), the RE455 v1 (which according to the product list is a "new" model, and there's only a single firmware available for it, E455(EU)_V1_191209) also has this problem. The host router (an Archer C7 v2) is using AES, but the extended network is TKIP.

I hope this can be fixed in the future...

TP-Link wrote

@Street65 

Hi, all!

Good news. The beta firmware to fix the weak security issue for RE450 v3 has been released:

https://static.tp-link.com/2020/202012/20201210/RE450_V3_201209.zip

Please feel to update here if there is any issue after the firmware update.

 

Thank you very much.

@TP-Link Thanks for sharing the beta firmware.

The firmware fixed the issue and now the extender is not using TKIP anymore, and the whole network is using AES. But the issue is that after a few hours, any devices connected to the extended network loses internet connectivity. I see something like the following:

I still can access the local network but I can't access the internet. Devices connected to the base network continue to work fine and the issue is only with the extender. The only way to fix this is to restart the extender. It's hard to figure out when this happens, sometimes happens in an hour after restart, sometimes it takes 8 hours so it is unreliable. Unless this is fixed, I can't really use the extender because I am getting dropped off from calls and video conferences, and for reliability I have to connect to the base network and that slows me down and defeats the purpose of buying this extender. 

@TP-Link 

I need firmware update for RE500 range extender as it's also suffering from weak security issue.

TP-Link wrote

@Street65 

Hi, all!

Good news. The beta firmware to fix the weak security issue for RE450 v3 has been released:

https://static.tp-link.com/2020/202012/20201210/RE450_V3_201209.zip

Please feel to update here if there is any issue after the firmware update.

 

Thank you very much.

@TP-Link 

I have upgraded the firmware with beta version successfully. After few hours lost internet connection. After 1 day, ‘weak security’ appear again. Please help to fix the matter ASAP. Thank you.

Hi,

Same issue here with RE450 V3.

The router advertises SSIDs with WPA2-PSK-CCMP (AES) only, the extender allows both WPA2-PSK-CCMP+TKIP. I understand the need for backward-compatibility, but the user should be given the possibility to choose, as this limitation makes CCMP support useless and represents a major security issue.

Waiting impatiently for a stable firmware update.

Another major security issue I noticed is the lack of HTTPS support for management through the WebUI. Any chances TP-Link can look into this for the next firmware update?

Regards

@Solla-topee 

Another security issue I see is the WPS PIN availability for client login, which cannot be turned off.
Why is this active at all? It can at least be disabled in Accespoint mode, but not in Extender mode!
And the pin is also nowhere, so is it also a bug?

If the client or AP isolation were selectable, we would slowly arrive at a reasonable device.