Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

Archer BE230 v1.2

Actively updated well evidenced

firmware is arriving about as often as it always has

61 days since the last release against a median gap of 98 (0.6x)

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Last firmware
30 July 2026 (2 months ago)
Releases seen
8
Update rhythm
about every 3 months
Support observed
≥2 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 BE230(US)_V1.20_1.2.6 Build 20260617 30 July 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.47
    Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed an issue where OpenVPN client could not connect to the server under certain conditions. 2. Fixed an issue where clients were unable to connect to the 2.4 GHz wireless network under certain conditions. 3. Improved system stability and security.
  2. Archer BE230(US)_V1.20_1.2.5 Build 20260108 30 January 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.37
    Bug Fix: 1. Fixed the issue where USB storage SMB share could not be accessed remotely via VPN connection.
  3. Archer BE230(US)_V1.20_1.2.4 Build 20251218 30 January 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.46
    New Features/Enhancements: 1. Improved the security of the system. Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the issue that the IPv6 dial-up was abnormal in certain scenarios. 2. Fixed some issues related to VPN features.
  4. Archer BE230(US)_V1.20_1.2.3 Build 20251209 19 December 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.51
    Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed some abnormal issues of dialing-up. 2. Fixed several VPN-related bugs. 3. Fixed the bug that IPTV port configuration might not take effect. 4. Fixed the error when selecting folder to configure USB sharing. 5. Fixed the problem of incomplete traffic statistics. New Features/Enhancement: 1. Added support for MSCS which improves Wi-Fi performance. 2. Enhanced device security and stability.
  5. Archer BE230(US)_V1.20_1.2.1 Build 20250804 5 September 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.43
    New Features/Enhancements: 1.Improved system security and stability. 2.Added kill switch. 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.
  6. Archer BE230(US)_V1.20_1.1.4 Build 20250318 10 April 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.56
    Modifications: Enhanced stability of the device. Enhanced security of the device. Fixed some EasyMesh related issues. Fixed the issue that the transmission rate of wireless clients on the Web interface is displayed abnormally. Fixed the issue that the joined time of the client is displayed incorrectly in the APP. Fixed the issue that the client cannot get IPv6 address under certain situations. Fixed the issue that the client cannot connect to L2TP/IPsec VPN Server under certain situations.
  7. Archer BE230(US)_V1.20_1.1.3 Build 20241211 2 January 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.50
    Improvements and Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the roaming issue with Wi-Fi 7 devices. 2. Fixed the problem of using NordVPN to configure VPN Client on the router. 3. Fixed other bugs.
  8. Archer BE230(US)_V1.20_1.1.2 Build 20241125 1 January 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30
    First firmware released.

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 BE230

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

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