Cisco End of Sale 2026: Three EOL Deadlines to Track
Cisco has posted end-of-sale bulletins in 2026 for the Catalyst 8300 uCPE, the Catalyst Center third-gen appliance, and Cisco/Meraki Wi-Fi 6 indoor APs — with order-by dates from August through year-end.
By Uniqcli Team · · 4 min read
Cisco has published three separate end-of-sale/end-of-life bulletins so far in 2026, each covering a distinct product line: the Catalyst 8300 Series Edge uCPE, the Catalyst Center Third Generation Appliance, and Cisco/Meraki Wi-Fi 6 Indoor Access Points. All three are vendor-confirmed (Cisco official EOL bulletins). The order-by dates land at different points on the calendar — August 1, 2026 for the uCPE, and December 31, 2026 for both the Catalyst Center appliance and the Wi-Fi 6 indoor APs — so buyers tracking more than one platform are working against more than one clock.
Catalyst 8300 uCPE: the closest deadline
Cisco announced end-of-sale/end-of-life for the Catalyst 8300 Series Edge uCPE and select NFVIS licenses on January 31, 2026 (Cisco official EOL bulletin, January 2026). The last day to order is August 1, 2026 — the nearest cutoff of the three in this wave. The last ship date is October 30, 2026, and the last date of support runs to July 31, 2031.
The Catalyst 8300 uCPE is Cisco's current edge-routing platform for branch deployments, positioned as the successor to earlier ISR branch routers. Agencies and enterprises running branch refresh or expansion projects that specify this platform need purchase orders placed before the August 1 cutoff to stay inside Cisco's standard order window; missing it means sourcing against remaining channel stock rather than a fresh factory order.
Catalyst Center third-gen appliance: a management-platform decision
Cisco announced end-of-sale/end-of-life for the Catalyst Center Third Generation Appliance on July 2, 2026 (Cisco official EOL bulletin, July 2026). The last day to order is December 31, 2026 — the same order-by date as the Wi-Fi 6 indoor AP announcement below, though the two bulletins were issued separately.
Catalyst Center is Cisco's network-management platform and the successor to DNA Center. Organizations that have standardized on it for campus or branch network management, or are mid-deployment, have through year-end 2026 to place appliance orders under the current hardware generation. Beyond that date, new deployments would need to plan around whatever Cisco designates as the follow-on appliance generation — a platform decision, not just a purchase-timing one.
Wi-Fi 6 indoor access points: campus wireless refresh window
Cisco announced end-of-sale/end-of-life for Cisco and Meraki Wi-Fi 6 Indoor Access Points — the Catalyst 9100AX family — on March 30, 2026 (Cisco official EOL bulletin, March 2026). The last day to order is December 31, 2026.
This bulletin covers both the Cisco-branded and Meraki-branded Wi-Fi 6 indoor AP lines under the 9100AX family. Campus Wi-Fi 6 buys — new installs or capacity expansion on an existing SSID architecture — should close out before the December 31 order cutoff. Cisco is expected to steer post-cutoff buyers toward newer wireless standards; agencies planning refresh cycles into 2027 should factor a likely Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 7 successor conversation into next year's budget line rather than assuming like-for-like reorder availability.
Catalyst 8300 uCPE last order (Cisco official EOL bulletin)
Catalyst 8300 uCPE last date of support (Cisco official EOL bulletin)
Catalyst Center 3rd-gen appliance last order (Cisco official EOL bulletin)
Wi-Fi 6 indoor APs (Catalyst 9100AX) last order (Cisco official EOL bulletin)
What to do before the window closes
- Confirm which of the three product lines — 8300 uCPE, Catalyst Center 3rd-gen appliance, Wi-Fi 6 indoor APs — appear in current or planned procurement, since each has its own order-by date.
- Prioritize the Catalyst 8300 uCPE first: its August 1, 2026 order cutoff is the earliest of the three, with shipment cutoff October 30, 2026.
- For Catalyst Center and Wi-Fi 6 indoor AP buys, plan orders well ahead of the shared December 31, 2026 cutoff to allow for standard lead times and internal PO cycles.
- For any purchase landing after these cutoffs, budget planning time for a platform-generation or standard-generation conversation rather than assuming direct reorder.
What is the difference between end-of-sale and end-of-life for Cisco hardware?
In Cisco's EOL bulletins, end-of-sale marks the point after which the product can no longer be ordered new through standard channels (the 'last day to order' date). End-of-life dates that follow in the bulletin, such as last ship date and last date of support, mark subsequent milestones — when Cisco stops shipping remaining orders and when formal support ultimately ends.
Does the Catalyst 8300 uCPE end-of-sale affect units already deployed?
The bulletin's last date of support for the Catalyst 8300 uCPE and select NFVIS licenses is July 31, 2031, per the Cisco official EOL bulletin (January 2026). The August 1, 2026 date affects new orders, not support for units already in service.
Why do the Catalyst Center appliance and Wi-Fi 6 indoor AP bulletins share the same order-by date?
Cisco issued these as two separate EOL bulletins — one on July 2, 2026 for the Catalyst Center third-gen appliance and one on March 30, 2026 for Wi-Fi 6 indoor access points — that happen to both list December 31, 2026 as the last day to order, per Cisco's official EOL bulletins.
Is this related to other 2026 Cisco pricing changes?
This wire covers end-of-sale/end-of-life dates specifically, not list-price changes. For Cisco quote-window and repricing activity reported separately in 2026, see the related coverage linked below.
Sources and status
All claims in this wire are vendor-confirmed, drawn directly from Cisco's official EOL bulletins. Catalyst 8300 Series Edge uCPE and select NFVIS licenses: end-of-sale/end-of-life announced January 31, 2026; last order August 1, 2026; last ship October 30, 2026; last date of support July 31, 2031 (Cisco official EOL bulletin). Catalyst Center Third Generation Appliance: end-of-sale/end-of-life announced July 2, 2026; last order December 31, 2026 (Cisco official EOL bulletin). Cisco and Meraki Wi-Fi 6 Indoor Access Points (Catalyst 9100AX family): end-of-sale/end-of-life announced March 30, 2026; last order December 31, 2026 (Cisco official EOL bulletin). No figures in this post are estimated or drawn from outside these three bulletins.
Get ahead of the order-by dates
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