Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

Archer AX1800 v3.6

Gone quiet reasonably evidenced

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

735 days since the last release against a median gap of 81 (9.1x)

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Last firmware
25 September 2024 (2 years ago)
Releases seen
6
Update rhythm
about every 3 months
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.

Firmware history

  1. Archer AX1800(US)_V3.6_1.2.1 Build 20240809 25 September 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.60
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. Add the support of the wired backhual on the Easymesh; 2. Add the support of the Tether Easymesh; 3. Add the support of the VPN Client; 4. Add the support of the IoT network; 5. Add the support of the IoT security; 6. Add the button of the flow control; 7. Add the support that getting the configuration from the old router in Quick Setup; 8. Add the support of the Access Control, WPS, TP-Link ID, LED control, wireless schedule and others function on the AP mode; 9. Enhance device security.
  2. Archer AX1800(US)_V3.6_1.1.4 Build 20230219 17 March 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.57
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. Added EasyMesh feature; 2. Added Google Assistant feature; 3. Added Access Time Control and Bandwidth Control feature on Guest Network; 4. Added Advanced Wireless Settings on Tether App; 5. Added Speed Limit feature; 6. Added new time zones into the system time feature; 7. Increase the maximum number of entries for port forwarding to 64; 8. Optimize the client list UI; 9. Optimize the HomeShield feature. Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed some security issues.
  3. Archer AX1800(US)_V3.6_1.1.2 Build 20221016 26 December 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    Improved the stability of the system
  4. Archer AX1800(US)_V3.6_1.1.1 Build 20220603 2 August 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.48
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. Added VPN client; 2. Added L2TP/IPsec VPN server; 3. Optimized Online Client List feature under AP mode.
  5. Archer AX1800(US)_V3.6_220428 20 June 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.42
    Enhancement: 1.Optimized the user experience. Bug fixed: 1.Fixed the bugs related to IPv6 feature; 2.Fixed Virgin Media MDNS vulnerability; 3.Fixed the bugs related to IPTV feature.
  6. Archer AX1800(US)_V3.6_20220115 7 June 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.45
    Bug Fixed: 1.Fixed the bug that QoS feature doesn't work in some cases; 2.Fixed the bug that parent control will take affect one hour earlier after the end of daylight saving time; 3.Fixed the bug related to IPTV under bridge mode.

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 AX1800

Judged by lifecycle-1 on 30 September 2026. How these verdicts are computed.

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