Archer C5 v1.2

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 C5 v1 Not enough evidence 0 releases
• Archer C5 v2 Gone quiet 1 releases
• Archer C5 v2 (US) Not enough evidence 1 releases
• Archer C5 v4 Not enough evidence 0 releases

Firmware history

1. Archer C5_V1.20_150428 28 April 2015

   Release notes — disclosure 0.52

   Modifications and Bug Fixes: New Features/Enhancement： 1.Improved the Hardware NAT function; Bug Fixed： 1.Fixed the security bug caused by overflowing of kcodes buffer; 2.Fixed the bug that special HTTP request may make web server down; 3.Fixed the bug that WDS scan cannot find the wireless single when there are more than 64 SSID around

   Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

2. Archer C5_V1.2_150317 17 March 2015

   Release notes — disclosure 0.43

   Modifications and Bug Fixes: New Features/Enhancement：1.Enhanced the support for defencing XSS attack;2.Improved the friendliness and stability with Tether;3.Improved the IPv6 support function,and added the support for 48&56 bit prefix;4.Optimized the schedule of Guest Network function;Bug Fixed：1.Fixed the directory traversal security bug;2.Fixed the bug that assign DNS Server manually in Dynamic IP mode on web,but Tether displays the ISP's DNS;3.Fixed the bug that can't login via Tether when set sepcial character in username on web;4.Fixed the bug that can't see any file in FTP Server with null password;5.Fixed the Access Control bug that can't unblock the clients synchronously in Allow mode;

   Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

3. Archer C5_V1.20_141126 26 November 2014

   Release notes — disclosure 0.45

   Modifications and Bug Fixes: New Features/Enhancement：(1)Added the support of TP-LINK Tether v2.0;(2)Improved the compatibility with DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) devices and enhanced the overall performance;(3)Fixed the wireless compatibility issue with Apple Macbook Air, Macbook Pro, and Mac mini;(4)Added the IPTV option;(5)Added the SIP ALG;(6)Added a new login domain “tplinkwifi.net” for we b-based management and "tplinklogin.net" is still available;(7)Added the support for multiplayer online gaming with XBOX;(8)Improved security mechanism;(9)Improved the UPNP module function;(10)Improved the RTSP ALG function;Bug Fixed：(1)Users cannot login by remote management in PPPoE connection;(2)PS3 may not detect the router as a UPnP device; (3)DynDNS does not update properly occasionally;(4)Some minor issues with IPv6;(5)The USB Storage is not accessible when "Access shared storage with password" is enabled;(6)The sent packets of wireless statistics is always 0;(7)Dyndns will display "succeed"even with the wrong username and password.

   Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026

4. Archer C5_V1.20_140424 24 April 2014

   Release notes — disclosure 0.06

   Modifications and Bug Fixes: The 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 C5

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

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