Archer AX20 (v1)
Likely ended (estimate)
Security updates likely ended . last update August 2023
The maker discontinued this model in the US on June 29, 2022. The maker’s policy says security updates usually end 3 years after discontinuation, so I estimate the end at June 2025. TP-Link end-of-life policy (opens in a new tab)
Dates and sources
Dates and sources
The maker hasn’t announced an end date for this model. Its policy says security updates usually end 3 years after discontinuation, which for this model would be June 2025. No update has come out since then, so I estimate support has ended.
SourceTP-Link · calculated by us from the maker’s data (opens in a new tab)checked November 13, 2026
Key dates
- Release
- January 2020 · estimateHow I calculated it: The first firmware TP-Link's US download page lists for this hardware version is Archer AX20(US)_V1_191129, published 2020-01-07 and marked as the first firmware released. Its month is used as the launch month; the model may have gone on sale shortly before.
- Last update
- August 31, 2023 · version 1.3.8 Build 20230830
- Estimated end
- June 2025 · estimate
- Discontinued in the US
- June 29, 2022
SourceTP-Link (opens in a new tab)checked November 13, 2026
Firmware updates
Updates I found on the maker’s pages, from January 2020 to August 2023. I read the notes of 10 of these updates and found security changes in 3.
- 1.3.8 Build 20230830 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements
- 1.3.7 Bug fixes, new features or improvements
- 211231 Bug fixes, new features or improvements
- 210902 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements
- 210524 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements
5 more
- 210318 Bug fixes, new features or improvements
- 200929 Bug fixes, new features or improvements
- 200527 Bug fixes, new features or improvements
- 200326 Bug fixes, new features or improvements
- 191129 New features or improvements
Sources
- TP-Link (opens in a new tab) End-of-sale listlast verified November 13, 2026
- TP-Link (opens in a new tab) Firmware downloadslast verified October 15, 2026
Replacements
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Until you replace it
- If the maker’s support page has a newer update, install it. TP-Link end-of-life policy (opens in a new tab)
- Turn off remote (WAN) management, WPS and UPnP.
- Change the admin and Wi-Fi passwords.
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| No end date · 7 | ||
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| Model | End | |
|---|---|---|
| Ended · 3 | ||
| Archer C50 (v5), ended 5 months ago, Estimate · Released 2018-11 | ||
| Archer C50 (v4), ended 1 year 9 months ago, Estimate · Released 2018-01 | ||
| Archer C50 (v3), ended 4 years 4 months ago, Estimate · Released 2017-02 | ||
| Likely ended · 9 | ||
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| Archer A10 (v2) · Released 2020-05 | ||
| Archer C5400X (v1) · Released 2018-05 | ||
| Deco X20 (v1) · Released 2020-03 | ||
| Archer A9 (v6) · Released 2019-01 | ||
| Archer C1200 (v3) · Released 2017-02 | ||
| Archer A10 (v1) · Released 2018-12 | ||
| Archer C9 (v5) · Released 2017-08 | ||
| Archer C9 (v3) · Released 2016-07 | ||
| No end date · 49 | ||
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| Archer A6 (v3), 2 years 4 months left, Estimate · Released 2020-08 | ||
| Archer A6 (v4), 3 years 3 months left, Estimate · Released 2022-07 | ||
| Archer A7 (v5), 6 months left, Estimate · Released 2018-05 | ||
| Archer A8 (v1), 2 years 2 months left, Estimate · Released 2020-03 | ||
| Archer AX10 (v1), 6 months left, Estimate · Released 2019-08 | ||
| Archer AX10 (v2), 2 years 6 months left, Estimate · Released 2022-09 | ||
| Archer AX20 (v1.20), 6 months left, Estimate · Released 2020-04 | ||
| Archer AX21 (v1.20), 6 months left, Estimate · Released 2020-06 | ||
| Archer AX21 (v2), 6 months left, Estimate · Released 2020-12 | ||
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| Archer AX73 (v1), 1 year 8 months left, Estimate · Released 2020-09 | ||
| Archer AX75 (v1), 6 months left, Estimate · Released 2021-12 | ||
| Archer AX80 (v1), 2 years 7 months left, Estimate · Released 2022-12 | ||
| Archer AX90 (v1), 1 year 4 months left, Estimate · Released 2020-04 | ||
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| Archer C7 (v5), 1 year left, Estimate · Released 2017-12 | ||
| Archer C80 (v1), 5 months left, Estimate · Released 2019-12 | ||
| Archer C80 (v2), 3 years 1 month left, Estimate · Released 2022-08 | ||
| Archer C2300 (v2), 4 months left, Estimate · Released 2020-07 | ||
| Archer C4000 (v3), 1 year 8 months left, Estimate | ||
| Archer GX90 (v1), 2 years 8 months left, Estimate · Released 2020-04 | ||
| Deco BE63 (v1.6), 1 year 7 months left, Estimate · Released 2023-09 | ||
| Deco BE65 (v1), 3 years 4 months left, Estimate · Released 2023-09 | ||
| Deco BE85 (v2.6), 2 years 10 months left, Estimate · Released 2023-03 | ||
| Deco M4 (v2), 3 years 1 month left, Estimate · Released 2019-08 | ||
| Deco M5 (v2), 2 years 4 months left, Estimate | ||
| Deco M5 (v3), 2 years 4 months left, Estimate | ||
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| Deco X20 (v4), 3 years 1 month left, Estimate | ||
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| Deco X55 (v1), 3 years 1 month left, Estimate | ||
| Deco X60 (v3), 3 years 1 month left, Estimate · Released 2021-03 | ||
| Deco X90 (v1), 2 years 1 month left, Estimate · Released 2020-04 | ||
| Deco XE75 (v1), 3 years 1 month left, Estimate · Released 2022-02 | ||