Cisco Meraki MS42-HW End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
Cisco Meraki MS42-HW — end-of-sale and end-of-support dates as published by Cisco Meraki in its End-of-Life Products and Dates table.
Every tracked Cisco Meraki MS42-HW SKU group is past Cisco Meraki end of service life (last group Apr 2021). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure.
End of sale
Apr 2014
Last date of support
Apr 2021
Part numbers
1
67
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life 67 months ago
- Vendor-published date, source-linked
- Category: access switch
Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated
Part number in this family
This family has one tracked part number. Its dates are the ones above.
| Part number | End of sale | Last date of support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MS42-HW | Apr 2014 | Apr 2021 | Past support |
Options from here
The Cisco Meraki MS42-HW is past Cisco Meraki end of service life. These are the paths teams take from here:
Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.
Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market. Current eBay listings for Cisco Meraki MS42-HW ↗
It is unsupported today. Set a migration timeline and budget.
Low-criticality role: document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.
Independent and informational. EOSL.ai sells no hardware and no maintenance, and lists no paid placements. Third-party maintenance keeps unsupported gear in production past the OEM cutoff; whether it fits depends on the role the asset plays.
Cisco Meraki MS42-HW questions
Is the Cisco Meraki MS42-HW end of life?
Yes. The MS42-HW is past its last date of support (Apr 2021, per the Cisco Meraki end-of-sale bulletin).
What is the last date of support for the MS42-HW?
Apr 2021, per the Cisco Meraki end-of-sale bulletin.
Where do these MS42-HW dates come from?
Every end-of-sale and end-of-service-life date on this page links to the official Cisco Meraki end-of-sale bulletin it was taken from.