Archer C7 (v5)
No end date
No end date announced yet . estimated end November 2027
The maker discontinued this model in the US on November 26, 2024. The maker’s policy says security updates usually end 3 years after discontinuation, so I estimate the end at November 2027. 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
- December 2017 · estimateHow I calculated it: The first firmware TP-Link's global download page lists for this hardware version is Archer C7(EU)_V5_170918, published 2017-12-29 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
- November 3, 2026 · version 1.3.1Note: TP-Link published a new 1.3.1 file on 2026-11-03 (different file size, release note 'Improved overall security.'). A router that installed 1.3.1 before that date may have the older file.
- End of support
- No end date
- Estimated end
- November 2027 · estimateThe maker’s policy says security updates usually end 3 years after discontinuation.
- Discontinued in the US
- November 26, 2024
SourceTP-Link (opens in a new tab)checked November 13, 2026
Firmware updates
Updates I found on the maker’s pages, from December 2017 to November 2026. I read the notes of 12 of these updates and found security changes in 8.
- 1.3.1 Security
- 1.2.1 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements
- 211210 Security
- 211022 Security, bug fixes
- 210519 Security
8 more
- 210125 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements
- 201120 Bug fixes
- 201030 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements
- 200628 Security, bug fixes, new features or improvements
- 190726 Bug fixes, new features or improvements
- 180425 New features or improvements
- 180308 New features or improvements
- 170918
Record
Last advisory with a fix: 2 fixed
TP-Link Archer C7 (v5) firmware 1.3.1 Build 260821 · checked November 13, 2026
- as of
Fixes received: estimated 1
Each fix below rests partly on our inference, not only on the maker's word. By this estimate, the newest firmware we know for this model has them. Not counted in the other numbers on this page.
Basis: The firmware we recorded for this model is on a different version line from the fixed firmware, so we assumed it has the fix because its number or date is later.
Firmware 211210 or later
Source: tp-link.com (opens in a new tab) · checked November 13, 2026
- CVE-2021-45608 NVD CVE-2021-45608 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
- TP-Link (opens in a new tab) Support pagelast verified November 13, 2026
- TP-Link (opens in a new tab) End-of-sale listlast verified November 13, 2026
- TP-Link Firmware downloads 1.3.1 (opens in a new tab) Firmware downloads 1.3.1last verified November 4, 2026
- TP-Link Firmware downloads 170918 (opens in a new tab) Firmware downloads 170918last verified October 26, 2026
- Vulnerability data: vendor security bulletins, CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, NVD, FIRST EPSSas of November 13, 2026 · Data sources
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.
- Check that firmware 1.3.1 or later is installed.
- 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.
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|---|---|---|
| Ended · 2 | ||
| 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 · 3 | ||
| Archer C7 (v4) · Released 2017-03 | ||
| Archer C5400X (v1) · Released 2018-05 | ||
| Archer C9 (v5) · Released 2017-08 | ||
| No end date · 3 | ||
| Archer A7 (v5), 6 months left, Estimate · Released 2018-05 | ||
| Archer C6 (v2), 3 years 3 months left, Estimate · Released 2018-08 | ||
| Archer C7 (v2), 11 months left, Estimate · Released 2013-12 | ||
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 | ||
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| 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 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 | ||