Archer AX80 (v1)

No end date

No end date announced yet . estimated end July 2029

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Dates and sources

Dates and sources

SourceTP-Link (opens in a new tab)checked November 1, 2026

Key dates

Release
December 2022 · estimate
How I calculated it: Month shown on TP-Link's own press release page (Dec.2022) for the release saying TP-Link 'officially released' this model. The release text carries the dateline Oct 20, 2021, but it cites a Q4 2021 sales report, so that date is not used. TP-Link's US download page already lists firmware for this model published 2022-11-04, so it may have gone on sale shortly before.
Last update
August 18, 2026 · version 1.4.1 Build 20251117
End of support
No end date
Estimated end
July 2029 · estimate
The release date plus the median support length of 46 Router models with a known end: 6 years 7 months.

Firmware updates

Updates I found on the maker’s pages, from November 2022 to August 2026. I read the notes of 10 of these updates and found security changes in 4.

1.4.1 Build 20251117 Security, new features or improvements
1.3.2 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements
1.1.3 Security, bug fixes
1.1.2 New features or improvements
1.1.1 New features or improvements
5 more
1.1.0 New features or improvements
1.0.5 Bug fixes, new features or improvements
1.0.4 New features or improvements
1.0.3
221031 Security, 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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ModelEnd
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 · 10
Archer C7 (v4) · Released 2017-03
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 AX20 (v1) · Released 2020-01
Archer C9 (v5) · Released 2017-08
Archer C9 (v3) · Released 2016-07
No end date · 48
Archer A6 (v2), 2 years 4 months left, Estimate · Released 2018-12
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
Archer AX21 (v3), 1 year left, Estimate · Released 2021-12
Archer AX21 (v4.6), 3 years 3 months left, Estimate · Released 2023-06
Archer AX50 (v1), 6 months left, Estimate · Released 2019-08
Archer AX55 (v1), 3 years 1 month left, Estimate · Released 2021-06
Archer AX55 (v4), 1 year 2 months left, Estimate
Archer AX55 Pro (v1), 3 years 1 month left, Estimate · Released 2022-10
Archer AX73 (v1), 1 year 8 months left, Estimate · Released 2020-09
Archer AX75 (v1), 6 months left, Estimate · Released 2021-12
Archer AX90 (v1), 1 year 4 months left, Estimate · Released 2020-04
Archer AX3000 (v1), 5 months left, Estimate · Released 2019-08
Archer AX6000 (v1), 1 year 1 month left, Estimate · Released 2018-12
Archer AX11000 (v1), 2 years 2 months left, Estimate · Released 2019-01
Archer AXE75 (v1), 3 years 1 month left, Estimate · Released 2022-01
Archer BE230 (v1), 3 years 3 months left, Estimate · Released 2024-05
Archer BE550 (v1), 3 years 3 months left, Estimate · Released 2023-07
Archer BE800 (v1), 3 years 3 months left, Estimate · Released 2023-04
Archer BE900 (v1), 3 years 3 months left, Estimate · Released 2023-02
Archer C6 (v2), 3 years 3 months left, Estimate · Released 2018-08
Archer C7 (v2), 11 months left, Estimate · Released 2013-12
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
Deco S4 (v2), 3 years 1 month left, Estimate · Released 2019-12
Deco X20 (v4), 3 years 1 month left, Estimate
Deco X50 (v1), 3 years 1 month left, Estimate · Released 2021-09
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