Archer AX80 v1
Actively updated well evidenced
firmware is arriving about as often as it always has
42 days since the last release against a median gap of 115 (0.4x)
- Last firmware
- 18 August 2026 (42 days ago)
- Releases seen
- 10
- Update rhythm
- about every 4 months
- Support observed
- ≥4 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 AX80 v1.6 (US) Actively updated 9 releases
Firmware history
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Archer AX80(US)_V1_1.4.1 Build 20251117 18 August 2026
Release notes — disclosure 0.11
New Features/Enhancements: 1. Improved overall system stability and security.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer AX80(US)_V1_1.3.2 Build 20250812 30 October 2025
Release notes — disclosure 0.55
New Features/Enhancements: 1.Improved system security and stability. 2.Added energy-saving mode in ECO mode. 3.Added tap mode of OpenVPN. 4.Added VPN Kill Switch. 5.Supported DOH/DOT. 6.Supported easymesh in AP mode. 7.Supported Third-party VPNs. 8.Optimized the whitelist function. Bug Fixes: 1.Fixed the bug that obtaining incorrect IPv6 DNS server in some scenarios. 2.Fixed the bug that Apple Hub didn't work properly in some scenarios.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer AX80(US)_V1_1.1.3 Build 20250113 8 May 2025
Release notes — disclosure 0.50
Improvements and Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the bug that DDNS of DynDNS cannot be used normally. 2. Fixed the bug that shopping websites cannot be blocked by Web Filter. 3. Enhanced security of device.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer AX80(US)_V1_1.1.2 Build 20240126 7 March 2024
Release notes — disclosure 0.11
Note: Enhance system stability; Optimized WAN connection stability.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer AX80(US)_V1_1.1.1 Build 20231201 29 December 2023
Release notes — disclosure 0.40
Note: 1. Optimized the L2TP/IPsec VPN performance; 2. Enhanced USB sharing performance; 3. Optimized system stability.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer AX80(US)_V1_1.1.0 Build 20230728 5 September 2023
Release notes — disclosure 0.40
This firmware contains important updates for HomeShield Pro, and we strongly recommend all HomeShield Pro users to upgrade to this firmware. You will be unable to downgrade to the previous firmware version after updating this firmware.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer AX80(US)_V1_1.0.5 Build 20221209 1 March 2023
Release notes — disclosure 0.58
Note: 1. Optimized the Quick Setup; 2. Optimized the adaptation to the Samsung clients; 3. Fixed the bug of PPPoEv6 dial-up; 4. Fixed the bug that rebooting will cause Wi-Fi to turn off after setting wireless schedule in some cases; 5. Fixed the bug that time machine feature couldn't find the USB backup path after updating the MacOS 13.1 version; 6. Fixed some wireless related bugs.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer AX80(US)_V1_1.0.4 Build 20220913 28 November 2022
Release notes — disclosure 0.05
Optimized system stability.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer AX80(US)_V1_1.0.3 Build 20220825 7 November 2022
Release notes — disclosure 0.30
First firmware release.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer AX80(US)_V1_221031 4 November 2022
Release notes — disclosure 0.06
Modifications and Bug Fixes: Enhance device security.
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 AX80 · openwrt_id tplink_archer-ax80-v1-eu
Judged by lifecycle-1 on 29 September 2026.
How these verdicts are computed.