AX8008M

No end date

No end date announced yet . estimated end May 2028

The maker lists this model as discontinued (no longer sold). It promises security updates until 3 years after a model is discontinued, but it does not publish the discontinuation date, so the end date can’t be calculated. ipTIME update policy (opens in a new tab)

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Dates and sources

Dates and sources

SourceEFM Networks (ipTIME) (opens in a new tab)checked November 11, 2026

Key dates

Release
May 2022
Note: ipTIME's company news post announcing the launch is dated 2022-06-03.
Last update
November 11, 2026 · version 16.00.8
End of support
No end date
Estimated end
May 2028 · estimate
Marked “Likely ended (estimate)” if no update by then
Discontinued
Listed as discontinued by the maker, no date given
Maker’s policy: security updates until 3 years after discontinuation. The discontinuation date is not published.

SourceEFM Networks (ipTIME) (opens in a new tab)checked November 13, 2026

Firmware updates

Updates I found on the maker’s pages, from November 2022 to November 2026. I read the notes of 6 of these updates and found security changes in 5.

16.00.8
16.00.6 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements · 4 vulnerability IDs (opens in a new tab)
16.00.4 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements · 10 vulnerability IDs (opens in a new tab)
16.00.0 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements · 21 vulnerability IDs (opens in a new tab)
15.36.6 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements · 4 vulnerability IDs (opens in a new tab)
14.25.4
14.17.4 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements

Sources

What to do now

  1. Open the router's admin page or app and install the latest firmware.
  2. Turn on automatic firmware updates if the router offers them.
  3. Change the default admin password.
  4. Turn off remote (WAN) management, WPS and UPnP unless you need them.
  5. Use WPA2 or WPA3 for Wi-Fi with a long passphrase.

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A2003NS-MU, 1 year 5 months left, Estimate · Released 2017-08
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A2004NS-MU, 1 year 5 months left, Estimate · Released 2018-12
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A2004SE, 1 year 5 months left, Estimate · Released 2022-08
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A2004VS, 1 year 5 months left, Estimate · Released 2022-01
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A3004T, 1 year 5 months left, Estimate · Released 2021-01
A3004TW, 1 year 5 months left, Estimate · Released 2022-06
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A5004NS-M, 1 year 5 months left, Estimate · Released 2018-04
A6004MX, 1 year 5 months left, Estimate · Released 2020-07
A6004NS-M, 1 year 5 months left, Estimate · Released 2017-05
A7004M, 1 year 5 months left, Estimate · Released 2018-07
A8004BCM, 8 months left, Estimate · Released 2020-02
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AX3004BCM, 1 year 5 months left, Estimate · Released 2022-07
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AX8004BCM, 1 year 5 months left, Estimate · Released 2020-01
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Extender A6T, 2 years 7 months left, Estimate · Released 2025-07
Extender A8, 1 year 5 months left, Estimate · Released 2020-04
Extender AX1500, 1 year 11 months left, Estimate · Released 2024-11
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Extender AX3000, 1 year 5 months left, Estimate · Released 2024-02
Extender AX3000Q, 2 years 8 months left, Estimate · Released 2025-08
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