Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

Archer C1200 v1

Gone quiet reasonably evidenced

no firmware for long enough to stand out against its own record

1482 days since the last release against a median gap of 250 (5.9x)

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Last firmware
8 September 2022 (4 years ago)
Releases seen
7
Update rhythm
about every 8 months
Support observed
≥6 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 C1200(US)_V1_1.1.3 Build 20220517 8 September 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.40 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 1. Updating cloud Services. 2. Enhance device security.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  2. Archer C1200(US)_V1_220114 18 January 2022

    Release notes — disclosure 0.31 
    Release note： Fixed a NetUSB-protocol vulnerability.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  3. Archer C1200(US)_V1_180123 26 January 2018

    Release notes — disclosure 0.32 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Optimize the solution to solve the wireless issue caused by Android devices' unreasonable behavior.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  4. Archer C1200(US)_V1_180103 5 January 2018

    Release notes — disclosure 0.58 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Modifications and Bug Fixes 1. Solve the wireless compatibility issue caused by some versions of Android OS and Google's Apps. 2. Add AP mode for this device. 3. Enhance the performance and stability of PPTP VPN. 4. Fix the bug that L2TP connection can't reconnect to the server automatically after long time interruption. 5. Add the switch button for SIP ALG function. 6. Allow pre-configure the IPTV (VLAN) parameters for WAN connection in the Quick Setup wizard.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  5. Archer C1200(US)_V1_170413 13 April 2017

    Release notes — disclosure 0.59 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Modifications and Bug Fixes 1. Changed the web page to NEW VI design of TP-LINK. 2. Added more functions for Cloud. 3. Added CTF acceleration for PPTP/L2TP dial-up. 4. Added support for Tx Beamforming. 5. Fixed the bug that 'Basic' or 'Status' in webpage will be blank after insert specific printer to USB port. 6. Fixed the bug that the white list of 'Access Control' will not take effect after reboot.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  6. Archer C1200(US)_V1_160627 27 June 2016

    Release notes — disclosure 0.38 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: New Features/Enhancement： Optimized the IPv6 function. Bug Fixed： Fixed the bug that the router will auto reboot randomly.

    Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

  7. Archer C1200(US)_V1_160526 26 May 2016

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06 
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 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 C1200

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

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