Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

Archer BE230 v1

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 54 (1.1x)

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Last firmware
30 July 2026 (2 months ago)
Releases seen
12
Update rhythm
about every 2 months
Support observed
≥2 years
Vendor's promise
3 August 2029 — kept so far
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_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.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  2. Archer BE230(US)_V1_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.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  3. Archer BE230(US)_V1_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.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  4. Archer BE230(US)_V1_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.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  5. Archer BE230(US)_V1_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.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  6. Archer BE230(US)_V1_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.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  7. Archer BE230(US)_V1_1.1.3 Build 20241211 13 February 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.43 
    Improvements and Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the issue with WiFi 7 devices not being able to roam. 2. Fixed the issue with no internet when router is connected to NordVPN via VPN client.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  8. Archer BE230(US)_V1_1.1.2 Build 20241125 2 January 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.41 
    Improvements and Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the intermittent issue of not recognizing SanDisk USB drives. 2. Resolved several other critical issues.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  9. Archer BE230(US)_V1_1.1.1 Build 20240912 16 October 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.49 
    Improvements and Bug Fixes: 1. Optimized the prompts for EasyMesh networking. 2. Fixed the bug with dynamic DNS functionality for DynDNS. 3. Fixed some other bugs in UI.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  10. Archer BE230(US)_V1_1.1.0 Build 20240729 26 August 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.40 
    This firmware introduced the webpage for EasyMesh Satellite mode, newly add EasyMesh in AP mode and third-party built-in VPN server. Please note that after upgrading to this firmware, you cannot downgrade back to the previous firmware.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  11. Archer BE230(US)_V1_1.0.3 Build 20240612 3 July 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06 
    Enhancement: Enhanced the system stability.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  12. Archer BE230(US)_V1_1.0.2 Build 20240425 15 May 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.30 
    First firmware released.

    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 BE230

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

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