End-of-Sale and End-of-Life Announcement for the Cisco ASA5506W-X WiFi Security Appliances
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Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco ASA5506W-X WiFi Security Appliances. The last day to order the affected product(s) is September 30, 2018. 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 ASA5506W-X WiFi Security Appliances
| 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. | August 31, 2018 |
| 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 30, 2018 |
| 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, 2018 |
| 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. | September 30, 2019 |
| 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. | September 30, 2021 |
| 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. | September 30, 2019 |
| 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 30, 2019 |
| End of Service Contract Renewal Date : | The last date to extend or renew a service contract for the product. | December 31, 2022 |
| End of Signature Release Date : License | The date after which there will be no more signature update release for Cisco ASA5506W products going end of life. | July 31, 2022 |
| 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. | September 30, 2023 |
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 |
| ASA5506W-A-FTD-K9 | ASA 5506-X A Domain Firepower Threat Defense, WiFi, 8GE, AC | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| ASA5506W-A-K9 | ASA 5506-X with FirePOWER services, WiFi, 8GE, AC, 3DES/AES | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| ASA5506W-B-FTD-K9 | ASA 5506-X B Domain Firepower Threat Defense, WiFi, 8GE, AC | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| ASA5506W-B-K9 | ASA 5506-X with FirePOWER services, WiFi, 8GE, AC, 3DES/AES | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| ASA5506W-E-FTD-K9 | ASA 5506-X E Domain Firepower Threat Defense, WiFi, 8GE, AC | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| ASA5506W-E-K9 | ASA 5506-X with FirePOWER services, WiFi, 8GE, AC, 3DES/AES | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| ASA5506W-FPWR-BUN | ASA 5506-X with FirePOWER Svcs. Chassis and Subs. Bundle | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| ASA5506W-FTD-BUN | ASA 5506W-X Firepower Threat Defense Chassis & Subs. Bundle | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| ASA5506W-Q-FTD-K9 | ASA 5506-X Q Domain Firepower Threat Defense, WiFi, 8GE, AC | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| ASA5506W-Q-K9 | ASA 5506-X with FirePOWER services, WiFi, 8GE, AC, 3DES/AES | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| ASA5506W-Z-FTD-K9 | ASA 5506-X Z Domain Firepower Threat Defense, WiFi, 8GE, AC | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
| ASA5506W-Z-K9 | ASA 5506-X with FirePOWER services, WiFi, 8GE, AC, 3DES/AES | See the Product Migration Options section below for detailed information on replacing this product. | - | - |
Product Migration Options
The migration solution for the ASA5506W-X is the Meraki MX64W and MX65W or use of an external Access Point with the Cisco ASA5506. See the following link for more information: https://meraki.cisco.com/products/appliances#models. Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco ASA 5506W-X 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: https://www.cisco.com/go/eos. Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.
Customers may be able to use the Cisco Technology Migration Program (TMP) where applicable to trade-in eligible products and receive credit toward the purchase of new Cisco equipment. For more information about Cisco TMP, customers should work with their Cisco Partner or Cisco account team. Cisco Partners can find additional TMP information on Partner Central at https://www.cisco.com/web/partners/incentives_and_promotions/tmp.html.
Customers may be able to continue to purchase the Cisco ASA5506W-X WiFi Security Appliances 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: https://www.cisco.com/go/eos.
Service prices for Cisco products are subject to change after the product End-of-Sale date.
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/web/about/ac227/ac228/ac231/about_cisco_takeback_recycling.html.
For More Information
For more information about the Cisco End-of-Life Policy, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_end-of-life_policy.html.
For more information about the Cisco Product Warranties, go to: https://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/prod_warranties_listing.html.
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