Archer A8 v2.6
Not enough evidence thin evidence
we looked and will not guess — the reason is recorded below
only 2 release(s), too few to model a cadence
- Last firmware
- 10 June 2026 (4 months ago)
- Releases seen
- 2
- Update rhythm
- too few releases to model
- Support observed
- ≥2 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.
- Archer A8 v1 (US) Gone quiet 15 releases
- Archer A8 v1.8 (US) Gone quiet 9 releases
- Archer A8 v2.2 (US) Actively updated 7 releases
- Archer A8 v2.26 (US) Actively updated 6 releases
- Archer A8 v2.28 (US) Gone quiet 6 releases
- Archer A8 v2.46 (US) Not enough evidence 1 releases
Firmware history
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Archer A8(US)_V2.6_1.14.30 Build 250729 10 June 2026
Release notes — disclosure 0.54
New Features/Enhancement: 1. Add EasyMesh, Auto Update, and TP-Link ID support in AP mode. 4. Optimize static IP and DNS configuration in AP mode. 5. Optimize parental control with content whitelist. 6. Optimize Access Control to allow manual MAC address input. 7. Optimize client list with additional filtering rules. 8. Optimize WDS functionality to support WPA3-SAE encryption. 9. Optimize wireless connection stability. Bug Fixed: Security and stability improvements.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer A8(US)_V2.6_1.13.6 Build 240430 26 June 2024
Release notes — disclosure 0.30
First firmware released.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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 A8
Judged by lifecycle-1 on 29 September 2026.
How these verdicts are computed.