Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

Archer AXE75 v1.6

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 66 (0.6x)

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Last firmware
18 August 2026 (42 days ago)
Releases seen
19
Update rhythm
about every 2 months
Support observed
≥5 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 AXE75(US)_V1.6_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 AXE75(US)_V1.6_1.5.6 Build 20260623 29 July 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06 
    New Features/Enhancement: Enhanced device security and stability.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  3. Archer AXE75(US)_V1.6_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 AXE75(US)_V1.6_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 AXE75(US)_V1.6_1.5.1 Build 20251202 5 January 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.50 
    Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the bug of incorrect categorization of some websites in Web Filter; for instance, Streaming & Media websites like YouTube were incorrectly classified to Chat & Messaging. 2. Fixed several VPN-related issues. 3. Resolved the conflict between Address Reservation and IP & MAC Binding. New Features/Enhancement: 1. Enhanced device security.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  6. Archer AXE75(US)_V1.6_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

  7. Archer AXE75(US)_V1.6_1.3.2 Build 20250107 10 March 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.52 
    Improvements and Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the bug that IPv6 communication rules are not effective. 2. Fixed the bug that shopping websites cannot be blocked by Web Filter. 3. Resolved the abnormal issues with Speedtest. 4. Enhanced security of device.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  8. Archer AXE75(US)_V1.6_1.3.1 Build 20241101 14 November 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.24 
    Modifications: 1. Optimized wireless performance of the device.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  9. Archer AXE75(US)_V1.6_1.3.0 Build 20240830 18 October 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.56 
    Modifications and Improvement: 1. Homeshield QoS adds App QoS to allow users to configure App QoS priorities more flexibly. 2. Parental Controls: Added SafeSearch and YouTube Restricted features. Optimized the duration statistics, the reward time function, and the web page interaction. 3. Compatible with Homeshield subscription splitting, which supports starting only the necessary software modules according to the user's paid subscription status. 4. Optimized the WebUI.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  10. Archer AXE75(US)_V1.6_1.2.2 Build 20240827 8 October 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31 
    Bug Fixes: Fixed the bug with dynamic DNS functionality for DynDNS.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  11. Archer AXE75(US)_V1.6_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

  12. Archer AXE75(US)_V1.6_1.2.0 Build 20240320 29 May 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31 
    This update introduces EasyMesh function, bug fixes, security updates.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  13. Archer AXE75(US)_V1.6_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

  14. Archer AXE75(US)_V1.6_1.1.8 Build 20230718 22 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

  15. Archer AXE75(US)_V1.6_1.1.6 Build 20221208 19 January 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.53 
    Enhancement: 1.Improved wired stability. Bug Fixed: 1.Fixed the bug that the ARP entry will disappear after enabling IP & MAC Binding feature in some cases; 2.Fixed the translation error on the Web UI; 3.Fixed the bug that VPN Client can't work after enabling Parent Control feature; 4.Fixed the bug that MacOS13.1 can't find the path for the usb storage when using Time Machine feature.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  16. Archer AXE75(US)_V1.6_221104 29 November 2022

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

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  17. Archer AXE75(US)_V1.6_220405 17 May 2022

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

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  18. Archer AXE75(US)_V1.6_220119 25 February 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.44 
    New Features/Enhancement: 1.Improved the wireless performance and wireless stability; 2.Enabled boardcluster. Bug Fixed: 1.Fixed the bug that TCL Roku TV can't connect to the wifi in some cases.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  19. Archer AXE75(US)_V1.6_211217 24 January 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30 
    First firmware released.

    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 AXE75

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

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