Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

Archer A6 v3

Actively updated well evidenced

firmware is arriving about as often as it always has

306 days since the last release against a median gap of 218 (1.4x)

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Last firmware
27 November 2025 (10 months ago)
Releases seen
8
Update rhythm
about every 7 months
Support observed
≥5 years
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 A6(US)_V3_1.1.1 Build 20250716 27 November 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.59 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes 1. Improved user experience on the Parental Controls page. 2. Improved usability of the Port Forwarding feature. 3. Improved user experience for the IP & MAC Binding feature. 4. Improved compatibility with DynDNS in the DDNS module. 5. Improved mail log functionality. 6. Fixed incorrect file path display in the UI when accessing USB storage. 7. Fixed issues related to daylight saving time (DST) rules. 8. Fixed malfunction of the DDNS feature. 9. Enhanced system security and stability. Notes 1. This firmware can not be degraded to the previous version.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  2. Archer A6(US)_V3_1.0.18 Build 20250718 28 October 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.40 
    Modification 1. Enhanced detection for PPPoE internet setup. 2. Improved overall stability.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  3. Archer A6(US)_V3_1.0.16 Build 20230828 28 August 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.34 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes 1. Enhance device security; 2. Improve the stability of the equipment.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  4. Archer A6(US)_V3_1.0.15 Build 20220923 20 January 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.57 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed some bugs of dial-up; 2. Fixed some wireless related bugs; 3. Fix the bug that the web page doesn't show the wireless clients in AP mode; 4. Fix the bug that the PC on LAN cannot access the device through the DDNS domain name when turning on DynDNS and Remote Control; 5. Removed the mutual restriction of IPTV and QOS; 6. Optimized smart connect function.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  5. Archer A6(US)_V3_211118 15 December 2021

    Release notes — disclosure 0.63 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes 1. Enhance the safety of equipment; 2. Enhance device network compatibility; 3. Fixed the FragAttacks vulnerabilities; 4. Fixed the bug that DHCP dial-up renewal is abnormal in a certain environment; 5. Fixed the bug that the static routing can't set 0.0.0.0 gateway; 6. Fixed the bug that the HOSTNAME of dynamic dialing contains characters, causing the failure to obtain the IP address; 7. Fixed the bug Of the Tether reboot schedule function; 8. Fixed the bug that the second connection can't get the Internet when doesn't have a default route; 9. Fixed the bug that the parental control take effect one hour earlier when Daylight Saving ends.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  6. Archer A6(US)_V3_210513 23 July 2021

    Release notes — disclosure 0.34 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Optimized the wireless. 2. Optimize network stability.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  7. Archer A6(US)_V3_201117 17 December 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.51 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Optimized the system restart mechanism. 2. Changed the default Encryption to WPA2/AES to avoid the weak security prompt on IOS 14. 3. Added the button for OneMesh. 4. Fixed some bugs.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  8. Archer A6(US)_V3_200703 20 August 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31 
    First firmware released for Archer A6(US) V3.

    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 Archer A6 · openwrt_id tplink_archer-a6-v3

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

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