Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of life dates for the Cisco 4400 Series Wireless LAN Controllers. The last day to order the affected product(s) is June 13, 2011. 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.
Table 1. End-of-Life Milestones and Dates for the Cisco 4400 Series Wireless LAN Controllers
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.
December 13, 2010
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.
June 13, 2011
Last Ship Date:
HW, OS SW
The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.
September 11, 2011
End of SW Maintenance Releases Date:
OS SW
The last date that Cisco Engineering may release any final software maintenance releases or bug fixes. After this date, Cisco Engineering will no longer develop, repair, maintain, or test the product software.
June 12, 2014
End of Routine Failure Analysis Date:
HW
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect.
June 12, 2012
End of New Service Attachment Date:
HW, OS SW
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.
June 12, 2012
End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
HW, OS SW
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.
September 8, 2015
Last Date of Support:
HW
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.
June 30, 2016
HW = Hardware OS SW = Operating System Software App. SW = Application Software
Table 2. Product Part Numbers Affected by This Announcement
End-of-Sale Product Part Number
Product Description
Replacement Product Part Number
Replacement Product Description
Additional Information
AIR-BACKPAK2-50-12
Fifty, 4402-12 Controllers
AIR-CT5508-12-K9
Cisco 5508 Series Wireless Controller for up to 12 APs
-
AIR-BACKPAK2-50-25
Fifty, 4402-25 Controllers
AIR-CT5508-25-K9
Cisco 5508 Series Wireless Controller for up to 25 APs
-
AIR-BACKPAK2-50-50
Fifty, 4402-50 Controllers
AIR-CT5508-50-K9
5508 Series Controller for up to 50 APs
-
AIR-WL4402-25-K9A
4400 Series WLAN Controller for up to 25 Lightweight APs
AIR-CT5508-25-K9
Cisco 5508 Series Wireless Controller for up to 25 APs
-
AIR-WL4402-50-K9A
4400 Series WLAN Controller for up to 50 Lightweight APs
AIR-CT5508-50-K9
5508 Series Controller for up to 50 APs
-
AIR-WLC4402-12-K9
4400 Series WLAN Controller for up to 12 Lightweight APs
AIR-CT5508-12-K9
Cisco 5508 Series Wireless Controller for up to 12 APs
-
AIR-WLC4402-25-C4K
CAt4k 4402-25 Bundle
AIR-CT5508-25-K9
Cisco 5508 Series Wireless Controller for up to 25 APs
-
AIR-WLC4402-25-K9
4400 Series WLAN Controller for up to 25 Lightweight APs
AIR-CT5508-25-K9
Cisco 5508 Series Wireless Controller for up to 25 APs
-
AIR-WLC4402-50-C4K
WLC4402-50 Cat4k Bundle
AIR-CT5508-50-K9
5508 Series Controller for up to 50 APs
-
AIR-WLC4402-50-K9
4400 Series WLAN Controller for up to 50 Lightweight APs
AIR-CT5508-50-K9
5508 Series Controller for up to 50 APs
-
AIR-WLC4404-100-K9
4400 Series WLAN Controller for up to 100 Lightweight APs
AIR-CT5508-100-K9
Cisco 5508 Series Wireless Controller for up to 100 APs
-
SWLC4400K9-70
Cisco Unified Wireless Controller SW Release 7.0
There is currently no replacement product available for this product.
WS-C3750-24P-AP25
WLC 4402-25 and one Catalyst 3750 bundle
AIR-CT5508-25-K9
Cisco 5508 Series Wireless Controller for up to 25 APs
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End of Sale date.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses dispose properly of surplus products that have reached their end of useful life. The program is open to all business users of Cisco equipment and its associated brands and subsidiaries. For more information, go to: http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
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