Archer A7 v5

Gone quiet well evidenced

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

1421 days since the last release against a median gap of 83 (17.1x)

Last firmware: 8 November 2022 (4 years ago)
Releases seen: 16
Update rhythm: about every 3 months
Support observed: ≥5 years
Vendor's promise: no support period we can evaluate
Patch latency: not measurable — its changelogs name no CVE ids

Firmware history

Archer A7(US)_V5_1.2.1 Build 20220714 8 November 2022

Release notes — disclosure 0.39

Modifications and Bug Fixes 1.Fixed the bug that IPV6 automatically turn on after reboot 2.Fixed the bug that Dyndns resolution failure. 3.Optimize the delay of tether remote management devices 4.Enhance device security.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer A7(US)_V5_211210 10 May 2022

Release notes — disclosure 0.44

Modifications and Bug Fixes 1. Fixed a bug that caused the parental control to vary by one hour after daylight saving time was enabled. 2. Fixed a bug that cause the internet to unstable when using the dynamic IP under certain circumstances.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer A7(US)_V5_211022 29 October 2021
Release notes — disclosure 0.41
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Modifications and Bug Fixes 1. Update some component versions of devices; 2. Enhance device security.
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Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
Archer A7(US)_V5_210519 20 August 2021
Release notes — disclosure 0.24
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Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the FragAttacks vulnerabilities.
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Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer A7(US)_V5_210125 23 February 2021

Release notes — disclosure 0.57

Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Fix the vulnerabilities of modules such as OneMesh and IPv6 to enhance device security; 2. Optimize the parental control function; 3. Enhance the stability of the internet connection; 4. Expand the URL filter entry in the parental control to 64; 5. Fixed the bug that the Tether changes to router device names did not take effect; 6. Fixed the bug that exception problem with changing the IPv6 LAN configuration; 7. Fixed the bug that Daylight Saving Time shutdown failure.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer A7(US)_V5_201120 22 December 2020

Release notes — disclosure 0.25

Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the bug that enabling USB Sharing authentication may cause to be unable to access files within USB.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer A7(US)_V5_201029 4 November 2020

Release notes — disclosure 0.59

Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Add the OneMesh button; 2. Enhance device security; 3. Enhanced wireless stability; 4. Fixed the bug that if enable the daylight saving time may result in a one-hour delay to the bedtime of the parental control function; 5. Fixed the bug after rebooting the router, the 5G's channel will automatically change to the 80MHz; 6. Fixed the bug that the Router'PIN will turn on after the router reboot; 7. Fixed the bug MacOS's chrome log in exception problem; 8. Fixed the bug that 5G wireless enable the enterprise-class encryption can't be associated after reboot.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer A7(US)_V5_200721 8 September 2020
Release notes — disclosure 0.28
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New Features/Enhancement: 1. Optimization acceleration logic. 2. Improve the stability of the network.
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Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer A7(US)_V5_200220 13 March 2020

Release notes — disclosure 0.52

Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Update the Alexa directive; 2. Enhanced safety; 3. Fixed the bug that the feedback function not available; 4. Fixed the bug that more than 32 clients connected to 5G Wi-Fi causing abnormal problems

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer A7(US)_V5_191203 21 February 2020

Release notes — disclosure 0.50

New Features/Enhancement: 1. Add Amazon Wi-Fi Simple Setup function; 2. Add the support for IGMPv3 source filter; Bug fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that Parent Control setting cross-day exception problem

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer A7(US)_V5_190810 27 August 2019

Release notes — disclosure 0.53

New Features/Enhancement: 1. Optimized the one mesh function; 2. Improve the wireless function. Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that sometimes 5G wireless network disappears after modifying the wireless settings; 2. Fixed the bug that the wireless device can't automatically disconnect and reconnect after modifying the wireless settings.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer A7(US)_V5_190517 5 June 2019

Release notes — disclosure 0.64

New Features/Enhancement: 1. Added OneMesh(TP-Link Mesh Technology) function and Optimized OneMesh function's performance. 2. Added Wireless Schedule function. 3. Added the UPnP NAT Loopback function. 4. Added Alexa/IFTTT Guide in Web menu. 5. Optimized the System log function. 6. Optimized the performance of DHCP dialing and improved compatibility with some ISP. 7. Improved the stability and performance of the 5GHz wireless. 8. Improved the mechanism of Parental Controls and QoS. Bug fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that OneMesh page and QoS page will display the abnormal device status in the OneMesh mode. 2. Fixed the bug that Client Name was not synced on the Web UI and Tether APP in the same time. 3. Fixed the bug that Wireless QR code will not display all the information in some cases. 4. Fixed the bug that PPPoE dialing is instability under some ISP and improved the performance of the PPPoE dialing.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer A7(US)_V5_190403 15 April 2019

Release notes — disclosure 0.51

New Features/Enhancement 1. Added OneMesh(TP-Link Mesh Technology) function. 2. Added NAT Loopback function. 3. Add Alexa/IFTTT Guide in Web menu. 4. Improve the mechanism of Parental Controls and QoS.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer A7(US)_V5_181210 20 December 2018

Release notes — disclosure 0.63

New Features/Enhancement 1. Added QR code function for connecting wireless network; 2. Added the client name modification function; 3. Added a new profile of the Malaysia-Maxis in the IPTV/VLAN; 4. Improved the NTP function; 5. Optimized the internet detection function; 6. Optimized the performance of some functions, such as AP mode and PPPoE; 7. Optimized IPv6 function. Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that after bind the Cloud account, forgot password function in the login page can't work normally; 2. Fixed the bug that sometimes the router can't get Internet access when use L2TP connection; 3. Fixed the bug that can't login in the tether app when the router work on AP mode.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer A7(US)_V5_181102 27 November 2018

Release notes — disclosure 0.63

New Features/Enhancement 1. Added QR code function for connecting wireless network; 2. Added the client name modification function; 3. Added a new profile of the Malaysia-Maxis in the IPTV/VLAN; 4. Improved the NTP function; 5. Optimized the internet detection function; 6. Optimized the performance of some functions, such as AP mode and PPPoE; 7. Optimized IPv6 function. Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that after bind the Cloud account, forgot password function in the login page can't work normally; 2. Fixed the bug that sometimes the router can't get Internet access when use L2TP connection; 3. Fixed the bug that can't login in the tether app when the router work on AP mode.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer A7(US)_V5_180424 4 May 2018
Release notes — disclosure 0.30
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First firmware released.
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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 A7 · openwrt_id tplink_archer-a7-v5

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

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