Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

Archer AX6000 v1

Gone quiet reasonably evidenced

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

398 days since the last release against a median gap of 104 (3.8x)

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Last firmware
27 August 2025 (1 year ago)
Releases seen
18
Update rhythm
about every 3 months
Support observed
≥7 years
Vendor's promise
23 April 2027 — not being kept: silent well before this date
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 AX6000(US)_V1_1.4.3 Build 20250725 27 August 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.50 
    Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the bug that router cannot access Internet via WAN port in AP mode. 2. Fixed the bug of incorrect threats blocking. 3. Fixed the bug causing instability issues.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  2. Archer AX6000(US)_V1_1.3.2 Build 20230906 14 September 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.11 
    Note: Enhanced homecare stability; Optimized system stability.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  3. Archer AX6000(US)_V1_1.3.1 Build 20230731 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

  4. Archer AX6000(US)_V1_1.3.0 Build 20221208 27 February 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.62 
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. Added VPN client; 2. Added switch for the Qos feature; 3. Added IPTV settings in the Tether APP; 4. Optimized Online Client List feature; 5. Optimized the link aggregation feature; 6. Optimized the wireless schedule feature; 7. Improved the stability of the system; 8. Improved the web management UI. Bug fixed: 1. Fixed some security issues; 2. Fixed the bug that the router keeps dropping connection in some cases; 3. Fixed the bug that some applications fail to open the UPnP ports; 4. Fixed the bug that time machine feature couldn't find the USB backup path after updating the MacOS 13.1 version. NOTE： This firmware can not be degraded to the previous version.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  5. Archer AX6000(US)_V1_211208 8 December 2021

    Release notes — disclosure 0.32 
    Release note: Improved the stability of the product and fixed some security issues.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  6. Archer AX6000(US)_V1_210719 24 August 2021

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06 
    Improved the stability of the wireless network.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  7. Archer AX6000(US)_V1_210511 2 July 2021

    Release notes — disclosure 0.56 
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. Optimized HomeCare feature; 2. Improved the stability of the wireless network; 3. Improved the stability of the WPA3 encryption; 4. Improved the stability of onemesh feature; 5. Improved the stability of USB sharing feature. Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the FragAttacks vulnerabilities; 2. Fixed the bug that the online-test function of the router works abnormally in some cases; 3. Fixed the bug that the "Description" in the address reservation could not be modified successfully; 4. Fixed the bug that can't modify the client icon in the Tether APP; 5. Fixed the bug that Alexa can't control the guest network.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  8. Archer AX6000(US)_V1_210223 15 March 2021

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06 
    New Features/Enhancement: Enhanced the security of PPTP VPN.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  9. Archer AX6000(US)_V1_210205 25 February 2021

    Release notes — disclosure 0.62 
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. Added OneMesh feature; 2. Optimized HomeCare feature; 3. Improved the stability of the wireless network. Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that MacOS devices couldn't log in to the management interface using Google Chrome in some cases; 2. Fixed the bug that sometimes the client detailed information can't be loaded normally when the mouse is moved to the MAC information of the wireless client statistical list on the Network Map page; 3. Fixed the bug that the router couldn't recognize the USB device in EXFAT format in some cases; 4. Fixed the bug that the online-test function of the router works abnormally in some cases; 5. Fixed the bug that the website blocked by parental control could be opened after the client device refreshed the website multiple times in a short time.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  10. Archer AX6000(US)_V1_200714 10 August 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.53 
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. Added WPA3 feature; 2. Optimize IPv6 function, support more ISP. Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that sometimes 2.4G wireless network will also disappear after disabling 5G wireless network and restarting DUT; 2. Fixed the bug that wireless client can't communicate with each other under certain special environment.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  11. Archer AX6000(US)_V1_200212 12 March 2020

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31 
    New Features/Enhancement: Improve the performance of the wireless network.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  12. Archer AX6000(US)_V1_190822 29 August 2019

    Release notes — disclosure 0.60 
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. The max number of address reservation entry of DHCP server has been enlarged to 64; 2. Newly add key process monitor tools to ensure these key process can be reload after failing; 3. Optimizatized the timeliness of online test. Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the bug of the compability of wireless network adapter ArcherT9UH(US) v2 and AX6000; 2. Fixed the bug that it will be unable to open web interface or connect TMP server during the loading progcess of UES test; 3. Fixed the bug that Panasonic devices cannot find the pair device in the lan network;

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  13. Archer AX6000(US)_V1_190701 31 July 2019

    Release notes — disclosure 0.41 
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. Optimized the performance of the wireless; 2. Improved network stability and online game experience. Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that HomeCare module may affects internet speed.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  14. Archer AX6000(US)_V1_190310 18 April 2019

    Release notes — disclosure 0.50 
    Enhancements: 1. Improve the stability of the wireless. 2. Improve the stability and performance of dialing. 3. Improve performance of IPv6. Bug fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that the wireless dropped/disconnected in some cases. 2. Fixed the bug that the login page went wrong in some cases. 3. Fixed the bug that some settings of IGMP Snooping and IPv6 passthrough could cause an exception on the device.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  15. Archer AX6000(US)_V1_190215 13 March 2019

    Release notes — disclosure 0.55 
    Enhancements: 1. Improve the overall stability and performance of the device. 2. Improve Performance of PPTP and L2TP dialing. 3. Optimized the use experience of Tether APP. Bug fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that DHCP server doesn't update the IP address pool under certain circumstances. 2. Fixed the bug that may cause setting exceptions when modifying VLAN settings. 3. Fixed the bug that sending verification code failed when modifying the user password in AP mode.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  16. Archer AX6000(US)_V1_190123 25 February 2019

    Release notes — disclosure 0.59 
    Enhancements: 1. Improve the overall stability and performance of the device. 2. Improve Performance of IPv6 dialing and IPv6 passthrough. 3. Corrected some text errors and improved user experience of the Phone UI. Bug fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that sometimes clients fail connecting to 5GHz radio. 2. Fixed the bug that sometimes Homecare function may not in effect. 3. Fixed the bug that the page may display some error messages after modifying some settings on the Phone UI. 4. Fixed the bug that the AP mode will not update the IP address of the wireless client under certain circumstances.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  17. Archer AX6000(US)_V1_181220 21 December 2018

    Release notes — disclosure 0.00 
    *

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  18. Archer AX6000(US)_V1_181122 12 December 2018

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30 
    First firmware released.

    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 AX6000

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

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