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J9656A

Wireless MSM430/460/466/466-R, Select Access Points, MSM WLAN — HP MSM466 Dual Radio 802.11n TAA AP

EOSL — PAST
59 mo
past end of service life

Lifecycle position

now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleJul 2016HPE bulletin ↗
End of serviceJul 2021computed · HPE 5-yr policy ↗
Last security firmware—

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.

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J9656A — questions

Is the HPE J9656A still supported?

No. HPE's last date of support for J9656A was Jul 2021 (derived from HPE's published 5-year support-life policy applied to the end-of-sale date) — it is past end of service life.

When did the J9656A reach end of sale?

J9656A reached end of sale Jul 2016, per the HPE end-of-sale bulletin.

What is the last date of support (EOSL) for the J9656A?

Jul 2021 — derived from HPE's published 5-year support-life policy applied to the end-of-sale date.

Can the J9656A be maintained after HPE support ends?

After the last date of support, J9656A units can often be kept in production through third-party maintenance providers. HPE no longer issues software fixes, support, or hardware replacement for it.