Archer AXE5400 v1

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 AXE5400 v1.6 (USW) Actively updated 13 releases
• Archer AXE5400 v2.6 (USW) Actively updated 3 releases

Firmware history

1. Archer AXE5400(USW)_V1_1.5.4 Build 20260327 18 August 2026

   Release notes — disclosure 0.11

   New Features/Enhancements: 1. Improved overall system stability and security.

   Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

2. Archer AXE5400(USW)_V1_1.5.6 Build 20260623 4 August 2026

   Release notes — disclosure 0.06

   New Features/Enhancement: Enhanced device security and stability.

   Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

3. Archer AXE5400(USW)_V1_1.5.3 Build 20260209 16 March 2026

   Release notes — disclosure 0.24

   New Features/Enhancement: 1. Enhanced security of the device.

   Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

4. Archer AXE5400(USW)_V1_1.5.2 Build 20260113 26 January 2026

   Release notes — disclosure 0.24

   Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the issue that caused slow 6G network performance in some scenarios.

   Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

5. Archer AXE5400(USW)_V1_1.4.1 Build 20250717 21 November 2025

   Release notes — disclosure 0.35

   New Features/Enhancements: Added support for VPN kill switch feature. Improved system stability and security. Bug Fixes: Fixed some issues related to IPv6 under certain settings.

   Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

6. Archer AXE5400(USW)_V1_1.3.2 Build 20250107 6 May 2025

   Release notes — disclosure 0.43

   New Features/Enhancements: 1. Improved system stability and security. Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the bug that category blocking in parental control was not effective in some scenarios. 2. Fixed the bug that IPv6 firewall rules were not effective in some scenarios.

   Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

7. Archer AXE5400(USW)_V1_1.3.1 Build 20241101 2 December 2024

   Release notes — disclosure 0.24

   Modifications: 1. Optimized wireless performance of the device.

   Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

8. Archer AXE5400(USW)_V1_1.2.1 Build 20240607 9 July 2024

   Release notes — disclosure 0.44

   New Features/Enhancement: 1. Optimize the HomeShield function, 2. Enhance device security. Bug Fixed: Fixed the bug that when deleting a whitelist entry from the bottom in the specific topology, the entry would not be deleted, but random entries would disappear.

   Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

9. Archer AXE5400(USW)_V1_1.2.0 Build 20240320 29 May 2024

   Release notes — disclosure 0.64

   New Features/Enhancement: 1. Add the Easymesh function, 2. Improve the client list function, 3. Add the IoT network and Device Isolation function, 4. Add the WireGuard VPN Server&Client function, 5. Add the function that getting the configuration from the old router in Quick Setup, 6. Add the Time Control and Bandwidth Control on the Guest Network, 7. Enhance the Wireless setting security, 8. Improve the IPTV/VLAN function, allow the IPTV do not use the tag, 9. Improve the mail system log and passwore recovery function, 10. Add the IPV6 setting on the Tehter, 11. Add the function to limit the device's network speed, 12. Add the encryption function of the Guest Network Captive Portal, 13. Add the TP-Link ID, Access control function on the AP mode. Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that the smart connection occasionally turns itself off, 2. Fixed the bug that the Address Reservation can't show all the clients, 3. Fixed the bug that the first time set the time zone in the Quick Setup and probability Daylight saving Time cannot be automatically turned on and off, 4. Fixed the bug that the mesh device cannot be ethernet backhual with the router when it works in AP mode and is connected to a LAN port, 5. Fixed the bug that the mail system log can't be sent from Microsoft Mailbox.

   Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

10. Archer AXE5400(USW)_V1_231115 12 December 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.34

    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Enhance device security; 2. Improve the stability of the equipment.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

11. Archer AXE5400(USW)_V1_1.1.8 Build 20230718 24 August 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.57

    Modifications and Bug Fixes 1. Optimized rules for parental control content filtering; 2. Optimize the client type recognition function to improve the accuracy of client; 3. Fixed the bug that parental control content filtering was not effective in some cases; 4. Fixed the bug that traffic statistics were inaccurate; 5. Fixed the bug that clients may fail to obtain IP addresses after the lan port mode is changed in the VLAN bridge.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

12. Archer AXE5400(USW)_V1_1.1.6 Build 20221208 19 January 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.58

    Note: 1. Fixed the bug that the ARP entry disappears after binding IP and MAC; 2. Fixed the bug related to QUICK SETUP page display; 3. Fixed the bug that the client will lose packets when the openvpn client and parent control functions are enabled at the same time; 4. Fixed the bug that device under MacOS13.1 can't find the USB when using the Time Machine function.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

13. Archer AXE5400(USW)_V1_1.1.4 Build 20221110 8 December 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30

    First firmware release.

    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 AXE5400

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

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