Device Support-Lifespan Observatory

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TP-Link

Archer C5400 v1

Gone quiet reasonably evidenced

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

3372 days since the last release against a median gap of 180 (18.7x)

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Last firmware
7 July 2017 (9 years ago)
Releases seen
4
Update rhythm
about every 6 months
Support observed
≥1 year
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 C5400(US)_V1_170731 7 July 2017

    Release notes — disclosure 0.42
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Bug fixed: 1.Fixed the SSID disappear problem. 2.Modified some translation errors. 3.Modify the wireless configuration error. Enhancement: Improved the router's performance.
  2. Archer C5400(US)_V1_161128 28 November 2016

    Release notes — disclosure 0.47
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: New Features/Enhancement: 1. Added MU-MIMO function; 2. Added Airtime Fairness function; 3. Optimized USB performance; 4. This firmware is a Multi-language version.
  3. Archer C5400(US)_V1_160601 1 June 2016

    Release notes — disclosure 0.32
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: Bug Fixed: Fixed the bug that some clients can't login the management web UI.
  4. Archer C5400(US)_V1_160428 28 April 2016

    Release notes — disclosure 0.06
    Modifications and Bug Fixes: 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 C5400

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

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