A message from Onno is 'as official' as you can get it, as he is the product manager for these APs. The data sheets (on the website) show the minimum release, but I'm not aware of a document with 'first order' dates.
If you really need it, reach out to your Aruba partner or local Aruba SE to get it on official Aruba letterhead paper.
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Herman Robers
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If you have urgent issues, always contact your Aruba partner, distributor, or Aruba TAC Support. Check
https://www.arubanetworks.com/support-services/contact-support/ for how to contact Aruba TAC. Any opinions expressed here are solely my own and not necessarily that of Hewlett Packard Enterprise or Aruba Networks.
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Original Message:
Sent: Jan 18, 2022 12:41 AM
From: Aneesbabu MohamedAli
Subject: Aruba History: AP Life Cycles
Thanks for sharing... may i know where i can get these details please? i supposed to send the official document.
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Aneesbabu MohamedAli
Original Message:
Sent: Jan 18, 2022 12:20 AM
From: Onno Harms
Subject: Aruba History: AP Life Cycles
AP-374/375/377 March 2018
AP-365/367 March 2018
AP-318 March 2018
AP-303P December 2018
AP-514/515 December 2018
AP-387 January 2019
AP-534/535 May 2019
AP-555 May 2019
AP-504/505 November 2019
AP-505H May 2020
AP-518 May 2020
AP-574/575/577 May 2020
AP-503H September 2020
AP-565/567 September 2020
AP-635 August 2021
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Onno Harms
Original Message:
Sent: Jan 17, 2022 12:57 AM
From: Aneesbabu MohamedAli
Subject: Aruba History: AP Life Cycles
Hello... can we get an update list for new wifi6 AP's (Launch dates)
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Aneesbabu MohamedAli
Original Message:
Sent: Jul 03, 2018 01:37 PM
From: Peter Lane
Subject: Aruba History: AP Life Cycles
We often get questions around the life cycle of an AP. Aruba does not pre-announce End of Sale dates. But that doesn't stop people from asking and wondering how long they should expect to be able to purchase APs. Our official end of life policy can be found here: End of Life Policy And the official end of sale dates can be found here: End of Sale Announcements
But that only tells part of the story. It doesn't share information around when an AP was introduced and how long an AP will typically be for sale. I say typically because there are a lot of factors that will impact the sale period including wifi standard shifts, replacement product releases, customer adoption, HW limitations that impact features, etc.
Parking APs - At some point in an APs life cycle, it will not have the hardware required to run new features. It may be due to limitations in memory, CPU, controller support, encryption types, etc. When this happens an AP is "parked" in a version of code. That version of code will be supported as long as the AP is supported.
The table below contains a sample of our APs and their launch (FCS) date and their end of sale dates. Keep in mind end of support is 5 years after end of sale. Parking version vary. Please see the end of sale page.
AP Model | Launched | End of Sale |
AP-52 | Jul-2003 | Jun-2005 |
AP-60/61 | Aug-2004 | Jun-2011 |
AP-70 | Jan-2005 | Jun-2011 |
AP-65 | Dec-2005 | Jun-2011 |
AP-41 | Feb-2006 | Dec-2008 |
AP-12x | Jan-2008 | Jan-2013 |
RAP-2 | Mar-2009 | Nov-2013 |
RAP-5 | Mar-2009 | Nov-2013 |
AP-105 | Nov-2009 | Aug-2015 |
AP-92/93 | Jul-2010 | Nov-2014 |
AP-68 | Jan-2011 | May-2014 |
AP-13x | May-2011 | Aug-2015 |
AP-93H | Jan-2012 | Feb-2015 |
RAP-3 | Apr-2012 | May-2018 |
RAP-108/109 | Jan-2013 | May-2018 |
RAP-155 | Jan-2013 | Nov-2016 |
AP-22x | Jun-2013 | Feb-2018 |
AP-11x | Sep-2013 | May-2016 |
AP-103 | Mar-2014 | Feb-2018 |
AP-103H | Jun-2014 | May-2018 |
AP-20x | Jun-2014 | May-2018 |
AP-21x | Aug-2014 | Feb-2018 |
AP-205H | Feb-2015 | May-2018 |
AP-32x | Jul-2015 | N/A |
AP-31x | Jun-2016 | N/A |
AP-33x | Jun-2016 | N/A |
AP-30x | Oct-2016 | N/A |
AP-207 | Oct-2016 | N/A |
AP-203H | Mar-2017 | N/A |
AP-203R | Mar-2017 | N/A |
AP-303H | Mar-2017 | N/A |
AP-34x | Mar-2018 | N/A |
AP-303 | Mar-2018 | N/A |