End-of-Availability (EOA) Notice
Four XR Series Access Point Models and Accessories
April 23, 2018
1. Announcement Summary
With the recent introduction of the high density two radios and four radios 802.11AC Wave 2 Access Point (AP) models (XD2/XD4), Riverbed Technology hereby announces the end-of-availability of the some of the older generation APs.
These APs will no longer be available for sale effective July 17, 2018. Customers and partners may continue to order these APs from Riverbed through July 16, 2018 or until supply lasts.
This EOA notice applies to the configuration SKUs listed below only. Customers may continue to order Riverbed support serviced on these APs subject to Riverbed’s Xirrus end-of-support policy located at: www.riverbed.com/supportpolicy
Table 1 identifies the relevant dates for end-of-availability and end-of-support.
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Product
SKU/Part Number |
Description
|
End of Availability
(Last Order Date) |
HW Appliances Only:
Date of End of Support for SW Feature Releases (Major/Minor) |
End of Support:
Hardware/SW Maintenance |
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2. Migration Plan
Recommended alternatives for the above part numbers are the currently shipping APs:
| Product | Description | Replacement Part | Replacement Part Description |
| XR-2436-FIPS | XR High Density Modular AP with 4 1.3Gbps 11ac radios licensed for 11n. TAAS/FIPS compliant. Requires 70W+ PoE. Order qty 4 AOS-11AC for 11ac. CONTACT FOR AVAILABILITY | XR-630-FIPS | TAA/FIPS compliant 3x3 AP with two 11ac Wave 1 software defined radios (2.6Gbps total BW). Licensed for 11n, order qty 2 AOS-11AC for 11ac. PoE+ compatible. CONTACT RIVERBED FOR AVAILABILITY |
| XR-2436-WAVE2 | XR High Density Modular AP, upgraded to operate 4 4x4 11ac Wave 2 radios. Requires PoE 75W+. Order qty 4 of AOS-11AC to enable Wave 2. | XD4-240 | Indoor High Density 4x4 AP with four 802.11ac Wave 2 (software defined 5GHz/2.4GHz) radios (13.9 Gbps total bandwidth) with internal directional antennas. |
| XR-4836-FIPS | XR High Density Modular AP with 8 1.3Gbps 11ac radios licensed for 11n. TAAS/FIPS compliant. Requires 70W+ PoE injector. Order qty 8 AOS-11AC for 11ac operation. CONTACT XIRRUS FOR AVAILABILITY | XR-630-FIPS | TAA/FIPS compliant 3x3 AP with two 11ac Wave 1 software defined radios (2.6Gbps total BW). Licensed for 11n, order qty 2 AOS-11AC for 11ac. PoE+ compatible. CONTACT RIVERBED FOR AVAILABILITY |
| XR-2436-FIPS-E | Evaluation XR High Density Modular AP with 4 1.3Gbps 11ac radios licensed for 11n. TAAS/FIPS compliant. Requires 70W+ PoE. Order qty 4 AOS-11AC for 11ac. CONTACT FOR AVAILABILITY | XR-630-FIPS-E | Evaluation: TAA/FIPS compliant 3x3 AP with two 11ac Wave 1 radios (2.6Gbps total BW). Licensed for 11n, order qty 2 AOS-11AC for 11ac. PoE+ compatible. CONTACT RIVERBED FOR AVAILABILITY |
| XR-2436-WAVE2-E | Evaluation XR High Density Modular AP, upgraded to operate 4 4x4 11ac Wave 2 radios. Requires PoE 75W+. Order qty 4 of AOS-11AC to enable Wave 2. | XD4-240-E | Evaluation: Indoor High Density 4x4 AP with four 802.11ac Wave 2 (software defined 5GHz/2.4GHz) radios (13.9 Gbps total bandwidth) with internal directional antennas. |
| XR-4836-FIPS-E | Evaluation XR High Density Modular AP with 8 1.3Gbps 11ac radios licensed for 11n. TAAS/FIPS compliant. Requires 70W+ PoE injector. Order qty 8 AOS-11AC for 11ac. CONTACT FOR AVAILABILITY | XR-630-FIPS-E | Evaluation: TAA/FIPS compliant 3x3 AP with two 11ac Wave 1 radios (2.6Gbps total BW). Licensed for 11n, order qty 2 AOS-11AC for 11ac. PoE+ compatible. CONTACT RIVERBED FOR AVAILABILITY |
| XR-630 | Indoor 3x3 AP with two 802.11ac Wave 1 software defined radios (2.6 Gbps total BW). Licensed for 802.11n, order qty 2 AOS-11AC to enable 802.11ac. PoE+ compatible. Internal antennas. | XD2-230 | Indoor 3x3 AP with one 802.11ac Wave 2 (fixed 5 GHz) and one software defined 802.11ac Wave 1/802.11n (5GHz/2.4GHz) radios (3.9 Gbps total bandwidth). PoE+ compatible. Internal antennas. |
| XR-630-E | Evaluation: Indoor 3x3 AP with two 11ac Wave 1 software defined radios (2.6 Gbps total BW). Licensed for 11n, order qty 2 AOS-11AC to enable 802.11ac. PoE+ compatible. Internal antennas. | XD2-230-E | Evaluation: Indoor 3x3 AP with one 802.11ac Wave 2 (fixed 5 GHz) and one software defined 802.11ac Wave 1/802.11n (5GHz/2.4GHz) radios (3.9 Gbps total BW). PoE+ compatible. Internal antennas. |
More information is available at: https://support.riverbed.com/content/support/eos_eoa/steelconnect/xirrus-legacy.html
3. End-of-Availability Policy
For information on Riverbed’s end-of-availability and end-of-support policy, please see www.riverbed.com/supportpolicy.
4. Additional Information
For additional information regarding this change, please contact Deb Ghosh at dghosh@riverbed.com