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AIR-5508H-500-2PK

5500 Series Wireless Controllers —

EOSL — PAST
35 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available
End of saleMay 2018
End of serviceJul 2023Cisco bulletin ↗
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2019-08

Options from here

Third-party maintenance

Covered past the OEM cutoff by an independent maintainer.

Pre-stock spares

Modules and units still circulate on the secondary market.

Schedule migration

Carrying production traffic? Set the replacement window now, not mid-outage.

Run to failure

Low-criticality role — document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.

AIR-5508H-500-2PK — questions

Is the Cisco AIR-5508H-500-2PK still supported?

No. Cisco's last date of support for AIR-5508H-500-2PK was Jul 2023, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin — it is past end of service life.

When did the AIR-5508H-500-2PK reach end of sale?

AIR-5508H-500-2PK reached end of sale May 2018, per the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the AIR-5508H-500-2PK?

Jul 2023, according to the Cisco end-of-life bulletin.

Can the AIR-5508H-500-2PK be maintained after Cisco support ends?

After the last date of support, AIR-5508H-500-2PK units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. Cisco no longer issues software fixes, TAC support, or hardware replacement for it.