# Archer A5 5.8 — Consumer router firmware support — end-of-life status and dates by vendor and model

For Archer A5 5.8, vendor is TP-Link; end of firmware/security support is 12/4/2022, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Vendor:** TP-Link _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Model:** Archer A5 5.8 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **End of firmware/security support:** 12/4/2022 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Router AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Archer A5 5.8 US 6/7/2022 12/4/2022

## Sources disagree

More than one authority states this, and they do not state the same
thing. Both are reproduced with the source each came from.

### End of firmware/security support

static.tp-link.com says end of firmware/security support is **12/4/2022**, as of 2026-08-11.

> Router AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Archer A5 5.8 US 6/7/2022 12/4/2022

Source: https://static.tp-link.com/upload/manual/2026/202606/20260624/US%20EOL_List_Home%20-%20V8.1.pdf

static.tp-link.com says end of firmware/security support is **3/26/2022**, as of 2026-08-11.

> Router AC1200 Wireless Dual Band Archer A5 5.8 US 9/27/2021 3/26/2022

Source: https://static.tp-link.com/upload/manual/2026/202606/20260624/US%20EOL_List_Home%20-%20V8.1.pdf


## Source

- https://static.tp-link.com/upload/manual/2026/202606/20260624/US%20EOL_List_Home%20-%20V8.1.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2026-11-09.
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