EOS/EOL Announcement for the Cisco Airespace 4024 Wireless LAN Switch [Cisco 4100 Series Wireless LAN Controllers]

PRODUCT BULLETIN NO. EOL1036

Cisco Systems© announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco© Airespace 4024 Wireless LAN Switch. The last day to order the affected product is September 22, 2005. Customers with active service contracts will continue to receive support from the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) until September 21, 2010. Table 1 describes the end-of-life milestones, definitions, and dates for the affected product. Table 2 lists the product part numbers affected by this announcement.

Customers are encouraged to migrate to the Cisco 4400 Wireless LAN Controller.

Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Airespace 4024 Wireless LAN Switch.

Milestone	Definition	Date
End-of-life announcement date	The date the document that announces the end of sale and end of life of a product is distributed to the general public.	March 24, 2005
End-of-sale date	The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.	September 22, 2005
Last shipment date	The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.	December 21, 2005
End of routine failure analysis date	The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of product failure or defect.	September 22, 2006
End of new service attachment date	For equipment and software that is not covered by a service-and-support contract, this is the last date to order a new service-and-support contract or add the equipment and/or software to an existing service-and-support contract.	September 22, 2006
End of service contract renewal date	The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.	December 18, 2009
Last date of support	The last date to receive service and support for the product. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.	September 21, 2010

Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement

End-of-Sale Product Part Number	Product Description	Replacement Product Part Number	Replacement Product Description
AIR-AS-4024-POE-K9	Airespace 4000 Wireless LAN Controller - 24-port 10/100 POE	AIR-WLC4402-25-K9	4400 Series WLAN Controller for up to 25 Lightweight APs
AIR-AS-GSX2=	Airespace 4000 GigE Module - 2 Port SX	N/A	N/A
AIR-AS-GTX1=	Airespace 4000 GigE Module - 1 Port TX	N/A	N/A

PRODUCT MIGRATION OPTIONS

The recommended replacement for the Cisco Airespace 4024 Wireless LAN Switch is the Cisco 4400 Wireless LAN Controller.

With the Cisco acquisition of Airespace, the Cisco 4400 Series Wireless LAN Controllers are the replacement products for the Airespace 4000 Wireless LAN Switches. For Ethernet and Power Over Ethernet functionality, the Catalyst 3650 (WS-C3560-24PS-S) is recommended. The GigE modules (AIR-AS-GSX2=, AIR-AS-GTX1=) are specific to the Airespace 4024 platform and no replacement is available or required for these product IDs.

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 end-of-sale product through Cisco's Authorized Refurbished Equipment program. Refurbished units of the end-of-sale product are available in limited supply for sale in certain countries on a first-come, first-served basis. For information about the refurbished equipment program, go to: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/ordering/or6/or17/order_refurbished_equipment_program_description.html

FOR MORE INFORMATION

For more information about the Cisco Airespace 4024 Wireless LAN Switch, visit http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps6307/index.html

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

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EOS/EOL Announcement for the Cisco Airespace 4024 Wireless LAN Switch

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