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TP-Link Archer C6 v4 firmware 1.15.0

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Not workingLocal

1 report: 1 says it doesn’t work.

Reported with 1 integration: TP-Link Router.

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IntegrationIn Home AssistantIn Apple HomeWhat they saidSource
TP-Link RouterNot working LocalUnicodeDecodeError during setup with new firmware; needs library support
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Describe the bug The integration fails to set up with my TP-Link Archer C6 v4 router using firmware 1.15.0. The router accepts the connection, but the integration crashes during status retrieval due to a decryption error (UnicodeDecodeError). It seems that the latest firmware changed the encryption or response format, and the integration is no longer compatible. Logs Error setting up entry http://XXX.XXX.XXX.XXX for tplink_router Traceback (most recent call last): File "/usr/src/homeassistant/homeassistant/config_entries.py", line 749, in async_setup_with_context result = await …

Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23.

Issue #254 · 2025-10

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Identifiers

BrandTP-Link
ModelArcher C6 v4
CategorySensors