Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

Archer BE550 v1.6

Actively updated well evidenced

firmware is arriving about as often as it always has

89 days since the last release against a median gap of 65 (1.4x)

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Last firmware
2 July 2026 (3 months ago)
Releases seen
15
Update rhythm
about every 2 months
Support observed
≥3 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 BE550(US)_V1.6_1.2.4 Build 20260402 2 July 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.40 
    This update introduces bug fixes and system optimizations. New Features/Enhancements: 1. Enhanced system security and stability 2. Optimized PPPoE connection stability Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the bug that speed limit function lose effect when IPTV is enabled 2. Fixed the bug where spaces were not allowed in the Samba Sharing path in the USB sharing function.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  2. Archer BE550(US)_V1.6_1.2.3 Build 20260127 29 April 2026

    Release notes — disclosure 0.46 
    New Features/Enhancements: Enhanced device stability. Bug Fixes Fixed the bug where enabling IPTV VLAN caused internet access abnormalities on wired ports. Fixed the bug where the Guest Network could not be enabled during the initial configuration via the iOS Tether app. Fixed the slow IPv6 performance issue for Samsung S24 Ultra when connected to a 5G+6G MLO network.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  3. Archer BE550(US)_V1.60_1.2.1 Build 20250813 5 September 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.45 
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. Newly support VPN Kill Switch function to ensure data security, which allows disconnecting the internet for VPN clients once if the VPN tunnel drops. 2. Enhanced the stability and security of device. Bug Fixes: 1. Fixed the bug that when ISP only sent one DNS server, the router adds an additional default DNS server and causes DNS resolution issue.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  4. Archer BE550(US)_V1.6_1.1.2 Build 20250317 10 April 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.59 
    Note: Fixed a bug where the 6GHz band might not be detected due to abnormal beacon behavior. Fixed a bug where 10/100Mbps half-duplex wired devices might lose internet connectivity. Fixed an issue where scheduled device disconnects (SleepTime) occasionally failed to terminate active connections. Fixed an issue where Tether displayed abnormal traffic statistics in specific scenarios. Fixed an issue where traffic usage data in the Tether App was missing after setting a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi schedule. Optimized MLO compatibility by updating the wireless driver. Improved the user experience of the VPN Client function. Enhanced system stability.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  5. Archer BE550(US)_V1.6_1.1.1 Build 20241230 16 January 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.42 
    This firmware introduces wireless driver update to enhance the system stability and compatibility, also a lot of new functions supported like DoH/DoT and EasyMesh in AP mode, so it's strongly recommended to upgrade to this version. Please notice that you cannot downgrade back to the 1.0.x firmware after upgrade to this newer 1.1.1 firmware.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  6. Archer BE550(US)_V1.6_1.0.12 Build 20240902 27 November 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.36 
    Note: Fixed the issue that Tether could fail to retrieve the client list when there were too many historical clients. Enabled USB secure sharing by default to enhance security. Improved system stability.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  7. Archer BE550(US)_V1.6_1.0.11 Build 20240807 23 August 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.32 
    This firmware introduces the wireless firmware update, enhances system stability, and optimizes MLO network stability.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  8. Archer BE550(US)_V1.6_1.0.10 Build 20240529 9 August 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.32 
    This firmware introduced the bug fixes, Fing cooperation, and system stability enhancement.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  9. Archer BE550(US)_V1.6_1.0.9 Build 240521 31 May 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.11 
    Note: Optimized wireless performance; Enhanced system stability.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  10. Archer BE550(US)_V1.6_1.0.8 Build 20240226 7 April 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.32 
    This update introduces bug fixes related with the Samsung S24 Ultra, security fixes, and bug fixes.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  11. Archer BE550(US)_V1.6_1.0.7 Build 20240119 1 February 2024

    Release notes — disclosure 0.11 
    Note: Enhance system stability; Optimized WAN connection stability.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  12. Archer BE550(US)_V1.6_1.0.5 Build 20231214 29 December 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.34 
    Note: Newly support Ethernet Backhaul; Enhanced system stability; Fixed the bug of abnormal access to some URLs after turning on QoS.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  13. Archer BE550(US)_V1.6_1.0.4 Build 20231020 3 November 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.35 
    Note: Enhanced system security; Optimized system stability, strongly recommend to upgrade; Fixed the bug that send system log by email function cannot work with Microsoft email.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  14. Archer BE550(US)_V1.6_1.0.3 Build 20230911 7 October 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.42 
    Note: Enhanced EasyMesh. Improved device and system stability. Support simultaneous upgrades of multiple EasyMesh devices. Fixed the bug where the device would automatically restart in specific environments.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  15. Archer BE550(US)_V1.6_1.0.1 Build 20230707 25 July 2023

    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 BE550

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

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