Archer BE550 v1
Gone quiet well evidenced
no firmware for long enough to stand out against its own record
390 days since the last release against a median gap of 61 (6.4x)
- Last firmware
- 5 September 2025 (1 year ago)
- Releases seen
- 13
- Update rhythm
- about every 2 months
- Support observed
- ≥2 years
- Vendor's promise
- 3 August 2029 — not being kept: silent well before this date
- 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.
- Archer BE550 v1.6 (US) Actively updated 15 releases
- Archer BE550 v2 (US) Actively updated 7 releases
- Archer BE550 v2.6 (US) Actively updated 11 releases
Firmware history
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Archer BE550(US)_V1_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
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Archer BE550(US)_V1_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
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Archer BE550(US)_V1_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
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Archer BE550(US)_V1_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
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Archer BE550(US)_V1_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
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Archer BE550(US)_V1_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
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Archer BE550(US)_V1_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
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Archer BE550(US)_V1_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
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Archer BE550(US)_V1_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
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Archer BE550(US)_V1_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
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Archer BE550(US)_V1_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
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Archer BE550(US)_V1_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
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Archer BE550(US)_V1_1.0.1 Build 20230707 25 July 2023
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 BE550
Judged by lifecycle-1 on 30 September 2026.
How these verdicts are computed.