HPE HP WX5002/WX5004 Wireless Controllers — End-of-Life & EOSL Dates
With the introduction of the MSM4xx access point and Unified Wireless Controllers, HP is taking the next step in the migration to the HP unified wireless solution that started in the fall of 2011. HP is announcing the EOL of the following A-Series WX5000 series wireless controllers. These products a
Every tracked HPE HP WX5002/WX5004 Wireless Controllers SKU group is past HPE end of service life (last group Dec 2019). Units in production should be treated as unsupported. For past-EOSL units, weigh third-party maintenance, spares, replacement, or a documented run-to-failure. HPE’s named migration path: JG640A.
End of sale
Dec 2014
Last date of support
Dec 2019
Part numbers
3
80
months past last support
Why this score
- Past end of service life — 80 months ago
- EOSL computed from the vendor support-life policy, not a per-model published date
- Vendor-named replacement / migration path available
- Category: wireless
Support-lifecycle timing and source confidence only. Higher means more runway. It is not a risk, safety or compliance rating. How it is calculated
Part numbers in this family
All 3 share the dates above. Find your exact part to confirm.
| Part number | Description | End of sale | Last support | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD447B | HP WX5002 Access Controller | Dec 2014 | Dec 2019 | Past support |
| JD448B | HP WX5004 Access Controller | Dec 2014 | Dec 2019 | Past support |
| JD463B | HP WX5000 32 AP License Upgrade | Dec 2014 | Dec 2019 | Past support |
Options from here
The HPE HP WX5002/WX5004 Wireless Controllers is past HPE end of service life. These are the paths teams take from here:
Keep it in production past the OEM cutoff with an independent maintainer.
Buy spares now, while units still circulate on the secondary market.
It is unsupported today. Set a migration timeline and budget.
Low-criticality role: document the risk, harden backups, retire on your terms.
Independent and informational. EOSL.ai sells no hardware and no maintenance, and lists no paid placements. Third-party maintenance keeps unsupported gear in production past the OEM cutoff; whether it fits depends on the role the asset plays.
HP WX5002/WX5004 Wireless Controllers — questions
Is the HPE HP WX5002/WX5004 Wireless Controllers end of life?
Yes. Every tracked WX5002/WX5004 Wireless Controllers SKU group is past its last date of support.
What is the last date of support for the WX5002/WX5004 Wireless Controllers?
Dec 2019, derived from HPE's published 5-year support-life policy applied to the end-of-sale date.
Where do these WX5002/WX5004 Wireless Controllers dates come from?
End-of-sale dates link to the official HPE end-of-sale bulletin. End-of-service-life is computed as end-of-sale plus HPE's published 5-year support-life policy, which is also linked.
What is the replacement for the WX5002/WX5004 Wireless Controllers?
HPE's end-of-life bulletin lists JG640A as the recommended migration path for the WX5002/WX5004 Wireless Controllers. Exact per-part-number replacements are in the linked bulletin.
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