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AIR-CT8540-CA-K9
8500 Series Wireless Controllers —
ENDING SOON7 mo
until end of service life
Lifecycle position
now
availableend of saleservice
Available—
End of saleJan 2022
Last security firmwareSW maintenance ended 2023-01
Options from here
Third-party maintenanceCovered past the OEM cutoff, typically well below renewal pricing.
Pre-stock sparesModules and units still circulate on the secondary market.
Schedule migrationCarrying production traffic? Set the replacement window now, not mid-outage.
Run to failureLow-criticality role — document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.
Other SKUs in Series Wireless Controllers
COMPARE SUPPORT PROVIDERSModule mounts here once partners are live.