Archer C6 (v2)
No end date
No end date announced yet . estimated end February 2030
Minimum support period for the UK: the maker promises security updates for products sold in the UK until at least February 14, 2030. This is a legal minimum for that market, not an end date, and it may not apply to other markets.
The maker plans to discontinue this model in the US on February 14, 2027. The maker’s policy says security updates usually end 3 years after discontinuation, so I estimate the end at February 2030. TP-Link end-of-life policy (opens in a new tab)
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Dates and sources
Dates and sources
SourceTP-Link · calculated by us from the maker’s data (opens in a new tab)checked November 13, 2026
Key dates
- Release
- August 2018 · estimateHow I calculated it: The first firmware TP-Link's global download page lists for this hardware version is Archer C6(EU)_V2_180627, published 2018-08-14 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
- October 19, 2026 · version 1.2.1
- End of support
- No end date
- Estimated end
- February 2030 · estimateThe maker’s policy says security updates usually end 3 years after discontinuation.
- Minimum support for the UK
- February 14, 2030 · vendor notice
- Discontinued in the US
- February 14, 2027 (planned)
SourceTP-Link (opens in a new tab)checked November 13, 2026
Firmware updates
Updates I found on the maker’s pages, from August 2018 to October 2026. I read the notes of 8 of these updates and found security changes in 4.
- 1.2.1 Security, new features or improvements
- 1.1.10 Build 20230830 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements
- 1.3.7
- 210226 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements
- 201010 Security, bug fixes
9 more
- 200902
- 200630
- 200402
- 200110
- 191112 New features or improvements
- 190923 Bug fixes, new features or improvements
- 190712 Bug fixes, new features or improvements
- 190115 New features or improvements
- 180627
Sources
- TP-Link (opens in a new tab) End-of-sale listlast verified November 13, 2026
- TP-Link Firmware downloads 1.3.7 (opens in a new tab) Firmware downloads 1.3.7last verified October 26, 2026
- TP-Link Firmware downloads 1.2.1 (opens in a new tab) Firmware downloads 1.2.1last verified October 26, 2026
- TP-Link (opens in a new tab) End-of-support listlast verified October 26, 2026
What to do now
- Open the router's admin page or app and install the latest firmware.
- Turn on automatic firmware updates if the router offers them.
- Change the default admin password.
- Turn off remote (WAN) management, WPS and UPnP unless you need them.
- Use WPA2 or WPA3 for Wi-Fi with a long passphrase.
Other TP-Link routers
| Model | End | |
|---|---|---|
| Ended · 1 | ||
| Archer C50 (v5), ended 5 months ago, Estimate · Released 2018-11 | ||
| Likely ended · 3 | ||
| Archer C5400X (v1) · Released 2018-05 | ||
| Archer A9 (v6) · Released 2019-01 | ||
| Archer A10 (v1) · Released 2018-12 | ||
| No end date · 4 | ||
| Archer A6 (v2), 2 years 4 months left, Estimate · Released 2018-12 | ||
| Archer A7 (v5), 6 months left, Estimate · Released 2018-05 | ||
| Archer AX6000 (v1), 1 year 1 month left, Estimate · Released 2018-12 | ||
| Archer AX11000 (v1), 2 years 2 months left, Estimate · Released 2019-01 | ||
53 more
| 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 · 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 AX80 (v1), 2 years 7 months left, Estimate · Released 2022-12 | ||
| 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 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 | ||