Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

Archer A20 v3

Gone quiet thin evidence

no firmware for long enough to stand out against its own record

2493 days of silence, past the 730-day floor that applies where there is no cadence to compare against

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Last firmware
2 December 2019 (7 years ago)
Releases seen
1
Update rhythm
too few releases to model
Support observed
—
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. Archer A20(US)_V3_191026 2 December 2019

    Release notes — disclosure 0.61
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. Optimized the QoS function; 2. Optimized the DHCP function; 3. Supported the smart connect; 4. Optimized the HomeCare function. Bug fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that when the length of the password entered in the login screen exceeds 32 bits, the excess part will be discarded; 2. Fixed the bug that web page system management password change related input box lack of display password function; 3. Fixed the bug that when changing a password in Administration, there is no password setting rule prompt; 4. Fixed the bug that Panasonic devices cannot find the paired device in the LAN network;

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 Archer A20

Judged by lifecycle-1 on 29 September 2026. How these verdicts are computed.

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