# Archer A6 2.8 — Consumer router firmware support — end-of-life status and dates by vendor and model For Archer A6 2.8, vendor is TP-Link; end of firmware/security support is 3/26/2022, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11. - **Vendor:** TP-Link _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_ - **Model:** Archer A6 2.8 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ - **End of firmware/security support:** 3/26/2022 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_ ## What the source says > Gigabit Router AC1200 Wireless MU-MIMO Archer A6 2.8 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 Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2026-11-09. Part of [Consumer router firmware support — end-of-life status and dates by vendor and model](https://referencesource.org/router-firmware-support-status/).