End-of-Availability (EOA) Notice
SteelConnect WiFi Access Points: Models SDI-AP5 & AP5R
September 24, 2018
1. Announcement Summary
With the addition of the Xirrus WiFi Access Point product portfolio to the Riverbed family as well as the integration of the cloud management portal, Riverbed Technology hereby announces the end-of-availability of the SteelConnect WiFi Access Point models, AP5 and AP5R.
These AP models will no longer be available for sale as of December 24, 2018. Customers and partners may continue to order these APs from Riverbed through December 23, 2018, or until supplies last.
Customers may continue to order Riverbed support services, on these models, subject to Riverbed’s end-of-support policy located at: www.riverbed.com/supportpolicy. Table 1 identifies the relevant dates for end-of-availability and end-of-support: Customers may continue to order Riverbed support services, on these products, subject to Riverbed’s 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
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Product Name
|
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 Xirrus Access Points:
| Discontinued SKU | Description | Replacement SKU | Description |
| SDI-AP5-B0X0 | Access Point SteelConnect SDI-AP5 B010 FCC/ROW (optional power supply sold separately) |
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. |
| SDI-AP5-B0X0 | Access Point SteelConnect SDI-AP5 B010 FCC/ROW (optional power supply sold separately) | XD2-240 | Indoor 4x4 AP with two 802.11ac Wave 2 (software defined 5GHz/2.4GHz) radios (6.9 Gbps total bandwidth). PoE+ compatible. Internal antennas. |
| SDI-AP5R-B0X0 | Access Point SteelConnect SDI-AP5 B010 FCC/ROW (optional power supply sold separately) | XH2-120 | Outdoor environmentally hardened 2x2 AP with two 802.11ac Wave 1 (software defined 5GHz/2.4GHz) radios (1.7 Gbps total bandwidth). PoE+ compatible. External antennas. N-type antenna connectors. |
More information is available at: https://www.riverbed.com/products/steelconnect.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 Ashok Madanahalli at ashok@riverbed.com.