Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

Archer C4000 v2

Actively updated well evidenced

firmware is arriving about as often as it always has

365 days since the last release against a median gap of 638 (0.6x)

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Last firmware
30 September 2025 (1 year ago)
Releases seen
5
Update rhythm
about every 2 years
Support observed
≥7 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 C4000(US)_V2_1.2.1 Build 20250919 30 September 2025

    Release notes — disclosure 0.52
    New Features/Enhancement: 1. Supported more parental control functions, including SafeSearch, YouTube Restricted, APP Time Limits, Always Allowed APPs, Offtime, etc. 2. Enhanced Web Filter, enriched visited/block history and optimized Blocked APPs for parental control. 3. Optimized QoS. 4. Enhanced security of device.
  2. Archer C4000(US)_V2_1.1.5 Build 20231010 8 November 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.32
    Bug Fixed: Fixed a display bug when accessing the web UI on mobile devices.
  3. Archer C4000(US)_V2_1.1.4 Build 20230907 15 September 2023

    Release notes — disclosure 0.41
    Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed some security issues. 2. Fixed the bug that parental control doesn't take effect.
  4. Archer C4000(US)_V2_190827 28 November 2019

    Release notes — disclosure 0.58
    New Features/Enhancements: 1. Improved the stability and performance of the device; 2. Optimized the bed time of parental control; 3. Improved portal function; 4. Optimized Qos function. Bug fixed: 1. Fixed the bug that office files can't be edited normally through Samba path; 2. Fixed the bug that sometimes the router can't scan USB disk normally; 3. Fixed the bug that the wireless network may become unstable under L2TP dialing type; 4. Fixed the bug that sometimes homecare module affects the performance of the device.
  5. Archer C4000(US)_V2_180322 23 April 2018

    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 C4000

Judged by lifecycle-1 on 30 September 2026. How these verdicts are computed.

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