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TP-Link

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)

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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.

Firmware history

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. Archer AX80(US)_V1_1.0.4 Build 20220913 28 November 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.05
    Optimized system stability.
  9. Archer AX80(US)_V1_1.0.3 Build 20220825 7 November 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30
    First firmware release.
  10. Archer AX80(US)_V1_221031 4 November 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Enhance device security.

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.

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