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Cisco® announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Access Points. The last day to order the affected product(s) is March 11, 2008. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) as shown in Table 1 of the EoL bulletin. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product(s). Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement. For customers with active and paid service and support contracts, support will be available until the termination date of the contract, even if this date exceeds the Last Date of Support shown in Table 1.
The last software release that will support the Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Access Points (including Airespace AS-1250 access points) is Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 4.2. Software maintenance (critical bug fixes) will be supported until March 11, 2009, which is one year beyond the End-of-Sale date. Customers are encouraged to migrate from the Cisco Aironet 1000 Series (including Airespace AS-1250 access points) to the Cisco Aironet 1130 AG, 1240 AG, or 1250 Series Access Points for greater investment protection and enhanced functionality. Information about these products can be found at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/index.html
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Access Points
HW = Hardware
OS SW = Operating System Software
App. SW = Application Software
The last Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release that will support the Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Access Points is Release 4.2 (including maintenance releases).
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
Product Migration Options
Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco Aironet 1130 AG Series or Cisco Aironet 1240 AG Series Access Points. Information about these products can be found at http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/index.html.
Customers can use the Cisco Technology Migration Plan (TMP) to trade in products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/tradein/. The Cisco TMP application requires all users to have a Cisco.com user ID.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco Aironet 1000 Series Access Points through the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units may be available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis until the Last Date of Support has been reached. For information about the Cisco Certified Refurbished Equipment program, go to http://www.cisco.com/go/eos.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End of Sale date.
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco Aironet 1130 AG Series or Cisco Aironet 1240 AG Series Access Points, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/hw/wireless/index.html, or contact your local account representative.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_end_of_life.html
To subscribe to receive end-of-life/end-of-sale information, go to http://www.cisco.com/cgi-bin/Support/FieldNoticeTool/field-notice