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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Industrial Wireless IW-ANT-PNL25610-R and IW-ANT-PNL25613-R Antennas. The last day to order the affected product(s) is December 1, 2026. 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.
Table 1. End-of-life milestones and dates for the Cisco Industrial Wireless IW-ANT-PNL25610-R and IW-ANT-PNL25613-R Antennas
| 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. |
September 4, 2026 |
| 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. |
December 1, 2026 |
| Last Ship 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 31, 2026 |
| End of SW Maintenance Releases Date: |
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. |
March 4, 2028 |
| End of Vulnerability/Security Support: |
The last date that Cisco Engineering may release a planned maintenance release or scheduled software remedy for a security vulnerability issue. |
March 4, 2030 |
| End of Routine Failure Analysis Date: |
The last-possible date a routine failure analysis may be performed to determine the cause of hardware product failure or defect. |
December 1, 2027 |
| 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. |
December 1, 2027 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date: |
The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. |
March 31, 2030 |
| Last Date of Support: |
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. |
December 31, 2031 |
Table 2. Product part numbers affected by this announcement
| End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
Migration Product Part Number |
Migration Product Description |
Additional Information |
| IW-ANT-PNL25610-R |
2.4/5/6 GHz 10dBi 30 V-pol 70 H-pol pnl antenna, RP-TNC Conn |
There is currently no migration product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| IW-ANT-PNL25610-R= |
2.4/5/6 GHz 10dBi 30 V-pol 70 H-pol pnl antenna RP-TNC Spare |
There is currently no migration product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| IW-ANT-PNL25613-R |
2.4/5/6 GHz 13dBi 30 V-pol 30 H-pol pnl antenna, RP-TNC Conn |
There is currently no migration product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| IW-ANT-PNL25613-R= |
2.4/5/6 GHz 13dBi 30 V-pol 30 H-pol pnl antenna RP-TNC Spare |
There is currently no migration product available for this product. |
- |
- |
| IW9167EH-A-STA |
IW9167E 6E AP with10dBi stadium antenna, A dom, Wi-Fi mode |
CW9179F |
Cisco Wireless 9179F (W7,4 radio,3 band 4x4),Global |
- |
| IW9167EH-A-STA2 |
IW9167E 6E AP with13dBi stadium antenna, A dom, Wi-Fi mode |
CW9179F |
Cisco Wireless 9179F (W7,4 radio,3 band 4x4),Global |
- |
| IW9167EH-B-STA |
IW9167E 6E AP with10dBi stadium antenna, B dom, Wi-Fi mode |
CW9179F |
Cisco Wireless 9179F (W7,4 radio,3 band 4x4),Global |
- |
| IW9167EH-B-STA2 |
IW9167E 6E AP with13dBi stadium antenna, B dom, Wi-Fi mode |
CW9179F |
Cisco Wireless 9179F (W7,4 radio,3 band 4x4),Global |
- |
Customers may be able to use the Cisco Takeback and Reuse Program where applicable to return hardware that has reached end-of-use, at no cost. Returned products are put to their next best use, whether reused, remanufactured, or recycled by one of Cisco's certified contracted recyclers. For more information, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/takeback-and-reuse.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco Industrial Wireless IW-ANT-PNL25610-R and IW-ANT-PNL25613-R Antennas through the Cisco Refresh (certified remanufactured) program. Remanufactured 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 Refresh program, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/remanufactured.html.
The Cisco Takeback and Recycle program helps businesses properly dispose 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: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/about/takeback-and-reuse/product-recycling.html.
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/eos-eol-policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/warranty-listing.html.
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