Archer AX50 v1

Gone quiet reasonably evidenced

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

312 days since the last release against a median gap of 89 (3.5x)

Last firmware: 21 November 2025 (10 months ago)
Releases seen: 16
Update rhythm: about every 3 months
Support observed: ≥6 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 AX50 v1.8 (US) Gone quiet 5 releases

Firmware history

Archer AX50(US)_V1_1.1.2 Build 20251022 21 November 2025

Release notes — disclosure 0.36

New Features/Enhancements: Enhanced device stability. Bug Fixes: Fixed the bug that WPS only triggered 2.4 GHz WPS under certain settings.. Fixed the bug that the 160 MHz option disappeared after certain operations.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer AX50(US)_V1_1.1.1 Build 20250917 30 September 2025

Release notes — disclosure 0.51

New Features/Enhancement: 1. Supported more parental control functions, including SafeSearch, YouTube Restricted, APP Time Limits, Always Allowed APPs, Offtime, etc. 2. Enhanced Web Filter, enriched visited/block history and optimized Blocked APPs for parental control. 3. Optimized QoS.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer AX50(US)_V1_1.0.16 Build 20241206 11 June 2025
Release notes — disclosure 0.34
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New Features/Enhancements: 1. Improved system security. 2. Optimized the device stability.
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Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer AX50(US)_V1_1.0.14 Build 20240108 1 February 2024

Release notes — disclosure 0.42

Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the bug that the mail system log function cannot be used if some mailboxes are used; 2. Enhance device security.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer AX50(US)_V1_230907 20 October 2023
Release notes — disclosure 0.06
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Modifications and Bug Fixes: Enhance device security.
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Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
Archer AX50(US)_V1_1.0.13 Build 20230906 22 September 2023
Release notes — disclosure 0.11
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Note: Enhanced homecare stability; Optimized system stability.
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Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer AX50(US)_V1_1.0.12 Build 20230829 31 August 2023

Release notes — disclosure 0.43

This update is recommended for all users and provides important security updates. Modifications and Bug Fixes 1. Enhance device security; 2. Improve the stability of the equipment.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer AX50(US)_V1_220526 6 June 2022
Release notes — disclosure 0.06
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Modifications and Bug Fixes: Enhance device security.
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Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer AX50(US)_V1_210730 9 September 2021

Release notes — disclosure 0.54

Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the FragAttacks vulnerabilities; 2. Updated the version of the Dropbear and fixed some Dropbear vulnerabilities; 3. Updated the version of the OpenSSL and fixed some OpenSSL vulnerabilities.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer AX50(US)_V1_200708 10 August 2020

Release notes — disclosure 0.42

New Features/Enhancement: 1. Optimize IPv6 function, support more ISP. Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that AX50 may lose configuration under special operations.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer AX50(US)_V1_200426 30 April 2020

Release notes — disclosure 0.45

New Features/Enhancement: 1. Improved the performance and stability of wireless; 2. Optimized the stability when working with Tether APP. Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed some compatibility issues with some AX smartphones; 2. Fixed some compatibility issues with Surface pro.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer AX50(US)_V1_200407 21 April 2020
Release notes — disclosure 0.32
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Bug Fixed: Fixed the bug that the router's WAN port drops the internet under some network environment.
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Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer AX50(US)_V1_200121 11 March 2020

Release notes — disclosure 0.54

New Features/Enhancement: 1. Improved the performance and stability of wireless; 2. Improved the stability of the router in AP operation mode; 3. Added Thailand-AIS IPTV profile; 4. Optimize the HomeCare feature. Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that sometimes the router's login interface works abnormally; 2. Fixed the bug that sometimes the iPhone 11 Pro max can't connect to the 5G wireless of the router.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer AX50(US)_V1_200109 14 January 2020

Release notes — disclosure 0.49

Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed some compatibility problems with Samsung S10 series phone; 2. Fixed the bug that router working in the AP mode may reboot automatically in some special network environment.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer AX50(US)_V1_191021 5 November 2019

Release notes — disclosure 0.56

New Features/Enhancement: 1. More secured, powerful and comprehensive HomeCare features has been added, you can manage HomeCare function anytime and anywhere via Tether APP. 2. Improved the performance and stability. Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that the devices may fail to access internet in some cases when IPTV function is turned on; 2. Fixed the bug that sometimes wireless devices may show blurred screen when watching multicast-based video; 3. Fixed the bug that the router fails to dial up Internet connection under ComeCast Cable line.

Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

Archer AX50(US)_V1_190801 8 August 2019
Release notes — disclosure 0.30
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First firmware released.
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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 AX50

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

Machine-readable: JSON · RSS