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EOL15707
Cisco announces the end-of-sale and end-of-life dates for the Cisco Wireless Licenses. The last day to order the affected product(s) is October 20, 2025. 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 Wireless Licenses
| 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. |
July 22, 2025 |
| 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. |
October 20, 2025 |
| 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. |
January 20, 2026 |
Table 2. Product part numbers affected by this announcement
| End-of-Sale Product Part Number |
Product Description |
| LIC-CT7500-100A |
100 AP Adder License for Cisco 7500 Wireless Controller |
| LIC-CT7500-50A |
50 AP Adder License for Cisco 7500 Wireless Controller |
| LIC-CT75K-50AERR |
50 AP Adder License for Cisco 7500 Wireless Controller |
| LIC-CT8500-100A |
100 AP Adder License for Cisco 8500 Wireless Controller |
| LIC-CT8500-1A |
1 AP Adder License for Cisco 8500 Wireless Controller |
| LIC-CT-8500-500A |
500 AP Adder License for Cisco 8500 Wireless Controller |
| LIC-CT8500-UPG |
Top Level SKU for 8510 AP Upgrade Licenses (Paper Delivery) |
| LIC-WISM2-BASE |
WiSM-2 Base License |
| L-LIC-CT7500-100A |
100 AP E-License for Cisco 7500 Wireless Controller |
| L-LIC-CT7500-1A |
1 AP Adder License for Cisco 7510 Wireless Controller |
| L-LIC-CT7500-1KA |
1K AP E-License for Cisco 7500 Wireless Controller |
| L-LIC-CT7500-200A |
200 AP E-License for Cisco 7500 Wireless Controller |
| L-LIC-CT7500-UPG |
Top Level SKU for AP Upgrade Licenses (eDelivery) |
| L-LIC-CT8500-1000A |
1000 AP Adder E-License for Cisco 8500 Wireless Controller |
| L-LIC-CT8500-100A |
100 AP Adder E-License for Cisco 8500 Wireless Controller |
| L-LIC-CT8500-1A |
1 AP Adder E-License for Cisco 8510 Wireless Controller |
| L-LIC-CT8500-500A |
500 AP Adder E-License for Cisco 8500 Wireless Controller |
| L-LIC-CT8500-SP-1A |
1 AP Adder License for Cisco 8500 Wireless Controller |
| L-LIC-CT8500-UPG |
Top Level SKU for 8500 AP Upgrade Licenses (eDelivery) |
| L-LIC-CTVM-1A |
1 AP Adder License for the Virtual Controller (eDelivery) |
| L-LIC-CTVM-25A |
25 AP Adder License for the Virtual Controller (eDelivery) |
| L-LIC-CTVM-5A |
5 AP Adder License for the Virtual Controller (eDelivery) |
| L-LIC-CTVM-UPG |
Primary SKU for CTVM upgrade licenses (Delivery via Email) |
| L-LIC-WISM2-100A |
100 AP Adder License for WiSM-2 (e-Delivery) |
| L-LIC-WISM2-200A |
200 AP Adder License for WiSM-2 (e-Delivery) |
| LIC-CT2504-UPG |
Upgrade Options for 2504 WLAN Controller |
| L-LIC-CT2504-1A |
1 AP Adder License for 2504 WLAN Controller (e-Delivery) |
| L-LIC-CT2504-1A= |
1 AP Spare Adder License for 2504 WLC (e-Delivery) |
| L-LIC-CT2504-25A |
25 AP Adder Licenses for 2504 WLAN Controller (e-Delivery) |
| L-LIC-CT2504-5A |
5 AP Adder Licenses for 2504 WLAN Controller (e-Delivery) |
| L-LIC-CT2504-UPG |
Upgrade Options for 2504 WLAN Controller (e-Delivery) |
| LIC-CT5508-100A |
100 AP Adder License for the 5508 Controller |
| LIC-CT5508-250A |
250 AP Adder License for the 5508 Controller |
| LIC-CT5508-25A |
25 AP Adder License for the 5508 Controller |
| LIC-CT5508-50A |
50 AP Adder License for the 5508 Controller |
| LIC-CT5508-5A |
5 AP Adder License for the 5508 Controller |
| LIC-CT5508-UPG |
Primary SKU for all upgrade options on the Cisco 5508 WC |
| L-LIC-CT5508-100A |
100 AP Adder License for the 5508 Controller (eDelivery) |
| L-LIC-CT5508-100U |
50 to 100 AP upgrade license (Delivery via Email) |
| L-LIC-CT5508-250A |
250 AP Adder License for the 5508 Controller (eDelivery) |
| L-LIC-CT5508-250U |
100 to 250 AP upgrade license (Delivery via Email) |
| L-LIC-CT5508-25A |
25 AP Adder License for the 5508 Controller (eDelivery) |
| L-LIC-CT5508-25U |
12 to 25 AP upgrade license (Delivery via Email) |
| L-LIC-CT5508-500U |
250 to 500 AP upgrade license (Delivery via Email) |
| L-LIC-CT5508-50A |
50 AP Adder License for the 5508 Controller (eDelivery) |
| L-LIC-CT5508-50U |
25 to 50 AP upgrade license (Delivery via Email) |
| L-LIC-CT5508-5A |
5 AP Adder License for the 5508 Controller(eDelivery) |
| L-LIC-CT5508-UPG |
Primary SKU for CT5508 upgrade licenses (Delivery via Email) |
| L-LIC-WPLUS-100 |
100 AP WPLUS license (Delivery via Email) |
| L-LIC-WPLUS-100U |
50 to 100 AP WPLUS upgrade license (Delivery via Email) |
| L-LIC-WPLUS-12 |
12 AP WPLUS license (Delivery via Email) |
| L-LIC-WPLUS-25 |
25 AP WPLUS license (Delivery via Email) |
| L-LIC-WPLUS-250 |
250 AP WPLUS license (Delivery via Email) |
| L-LIC-WPLUS-250U |
100 to 250 AP WPLUS upgrade license (Delivery via Email) |
| L-LIC-WPLUS-25U |
12 to 25 AP WPLUS upgrade license (Delivery via Email) |
| L-LIC-WPLUS-50 |
50 AP WPLUS license (Delivery via Email) |
| L-LIC-WPLUS-500 |
500 AP WPLUS license (Delivery via Email) |
| L-LIC-WPLUS-500U |
250 to 500 AP WPLUS upgrade license (Delivery via Email) |
| L-LIC-WPLUS-50U |
25 to 50 AP WPLUS upgrade license (Delivery via Email) |
| L-LIC-WPLUS-SW |
WPLUS Software License |
| C4500E-S8-CA |
5 AP license upgrade for Cisco 4500 Wireless Controller |
| LIC-CTIOS-1A |
AP adder license for IOS based Wireless LAN Controllers |
| L-LIC-CT3650-UPG |
Upg license SKU for Cisco 3650 Wireless Controller (e-deliv) |
| L-LIC-CT3850-UPG |
Upg license SKU for Cisco 3850 WirelessController (e-deliv) |
| L-LIC-CT4500-UPG |
Upg license SKU for Cisco 4500 Wireless Controller (e-deliv) |
| L-LIC-CT5760-UPG |
Upg license SKU for Cisco 5760 WirelessController (e-deliv) |
| L-LIC-CTIOS-1A |
AP adder license for IOS based Wireless LAN Controllers |
| ELA2-C1-WIRELESS-A |
Cisco ONE ELA ADV Perpetual - Wireless (>=2K qty tier) |
| C1N2PAIRSPC1K9= |
Cisco ONE Fndn 8510/40,5508/20 per AP Perptl Lic Qty 500 Max |
| ELA2-C1-WIRELESS-F |
Cisco ONE ELA FND Perpetual - Wireless (>=2K qty tier) |
| CGDS-VN100-499-LIC |
^Packet Analysis and Monitoring, 100-499 SS Licenses |
| CGDS-VN10-99-LIC |
^Packet Analysis and Monitoring, 10-99 SS Licenses |
| CGDS-VN1-9-LIC |
^Packet Analysis and Monitoring, 1-9 SS Licenses |
| N1K-C1110NAM62-K9= |
^Cisco Prime NAM Software Version 6.2 for Nexus 1110 |
| NAM-VX10-6.0-K9 |
^Cisco Prime Virtual NAM VX10 Software 6.0 |
| NAM-VX20-6.0-K9 |
^Cisco Prime Virtual NAM VX20 Software 6.0 |
| R-NAM-VX10-6.2-K9= |
Cisco Prime Virtual NAM VX10 Software 6.2 |
| R-NAMVX10-62K9S= |
Smart Lic based Cisco Prime Virtual NAM VX10 Software 6.2 |
| R-NAM-VX10-62K9S= |
Smart Lic based Cisco Prime Virtual NAM VX10 Software 6.2 |
| R-NAM-VX20-6.2-K9= |
Cisco Prime Virtual NAM VX20 Software 6.2 |
| R-NAM-VX20-62K9S= |
Smat Lic based Cisco Prime Virtual NAM VX20 Software 6.2 |
There is no replacement available for the Cisco Wireless Licenses at this time.
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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