Cisco WLC 3504 Wireless LAN Controller End-of-Sale and End-of-Life

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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco 3504 Wireless controller. The last day to order the affected product(s) is January 31, 2021. 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 under the terms and conditions of customers' service contract.

End-of-life milestones

Table 1.      End-of-life milestones and dates for the Cisco 3504 Wireless controller

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.

January 11, 2021

End-of-Sale Date:
HW

The last date to order the product through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms. The product is no longer for sale after this date.

January 31, 2021

Last Ship Date:
HW

The last-possible ship date that can be requested of Cisco and/or its contract manufacturers. Actual ship date is dependent on lead time.

May 2, 2021

End of SW Maintenance Releases Date:
HW

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.

January 31, 2023

End of Vulnerability/Security Support:
HW

The last date that Cisco Engineering may release a planned maintenance release or scheduled software remedy for a security vulnerability issue.

January 30, 2025

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.

January 31, 2023

End of New Service Attachment Date:
HW

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.

January 31, 2023

End of Service Contract Renewal Date:
HW

The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product.

May 1, 2026

Last Date of Support:
HW

The last date to receive applicable service and support for the product as entitled by active service contracts or by warranty terms and conditions. After this date, all support services for the product are unavailable, and the product becomes obsolete.

January 31, 2027

HW = Hardware

 

Product part numbers

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-CT3504-K9

Cisco 3504 Wireless Controller

See Product Migration Options section for details.

C9800-L-F-K9

C9800-L-C-K9

Cisco Catalyst Embedded Wireless Controllers on Catalyst 9100 Series Access Points (C91xxAXx-EWC-x)

-

EDU-CT3504-K9

Cisco 3504 Wireless Controller for US K12

See Product Migration Options section for details.

EDU-C9800-L-F-K9

EDU-C9800-L-C-K9

Cisco Catalyst Embedded Wireless Controllers on Catalyst 9100 Series Access Points (C91xxAXx-EWC-x)

-

C1-AIR-CT3504-K9

Cisco ONE - 3504 Wireless Controller

See Product Migration Options section for details.

C9800-L-F-K9

C9800-L-C-K9

Cisco Catalyst Embedded Wireless Controllers on Catalyst 9100 Series Access Points (C91xxAXx-EWC-x)

-

C1-AIR-CT3504-K9++

Cisco ONE - 3504 Wireless Controller (TAA)

See Product Migration Options section for details.

C9800-L-F-K9

C9800-L-C-K9

Cisco Catalyst Embedded Wireless Controllers on Catalyst 9100 Series Access Points (C91xxAXx-EWC-x)

-

AIR-CT3504-RMNT

3504 Wireless Controller Rack Mount Tray

There is currently no replacement product available for this product.

-

-

AIR-CT3504-SW-8.5

Cisco 3504 Wireless Controller SW Rel. 8.5

See Product Migration Options section for details.

Cisco Catalyst 9800 L Wireless Controllers

-

Product migration options