Archer C7 v2
Actively updated reasonably evidenced
firmware is arriving about as often as it always has
154 days since the last release against a median gap of 370 (0.4x)
- Last firmware
- 29 April 2026 (5 months ago)
- Releases seen
- 4
- Update rhythm
- about every 1 year
- Support observed
- ≥10 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.
- Archer C7 v1 Not enough evidence 1 releases
- Archer C7 v3 (US) Not enough evidence 1 releases
- Archer C7 v4 (US) Gone quiet 8 releases
- Archer C7 v5 (US) Actively updated 12 releases
- Archer C7 v5.8 (US) Not enough evidence 2 releases
Firmware history
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Archer C7(US)_V2_260427 29 April 2026
Release notes — disclosure 0.06
Modifications and Bug Fixes Improved overall security.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer C7(US)_V2_180114 14 May 2018
Release notes — disclosure 0.49
Bug Fixed 1. Fixed the WPA2 Security (KRACKs) Vulnerability. 2. Fixed the bug in resolving some specific domains when the router works as DNS server. New Features/Enhancement 1. Added SMBv2 support in the USB sharing. 2. Improved router's performance on the 2.4G wireless network.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer C7(US)_V2_170525 24 July 2017
Release notes — disclosure 0.54
Modifications and Bug Fixes: Bug Fixed: 1. Fixed the router crash issue caused by Killer adapters. 2. Fixed the bug that the 5GHz Wi-Fi signal will disappear after working for a period. 3. Fixed the bug that cannot type in a VLAN ID that less than 16 under IPTV function. 4. Fixed the internet speed deceleration problem.
Archived page, fetched 29 September 2026
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Archer C7(US)_V2_160719 19 July 2016
Release notes — disclosure 0.56
Modifications and Bug Fixes: New Features/Enhancement: 1. Added Hide SSID option in Guest Network function. 2. Added a new detection function to avoid the conflict between DNS and LAN IP. 3. Optimized the IPv6 function. Bug Fixed： 1. Fixed the bug that can't detect HDD devices with large capacity. 2. Fixed the bug that can't access to the FTP server remotely when DMZ function is enabled.
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 C7 · openwrt_id tplink_archer-c7-v2
Judged by lifecycle-1 on 30 September 2026.
How these verdicts are computed.