I have a Cisco AIR-WLC2006-K9 in my Cisco lab where I work on my Cisco skills, I recently had the need to update the software on my WLAN controller but his is according to the website only available with a service contract. On trying to get a service contract I found that the device is EOL and EOS and ths no serrvice contract can be purchased for this device and hence no ability to download software for it. So here is my question, when a device is EOL and OES and service contract can no longer be acquired for a device why does Cisco not either open these up for download AS-IS or provide some kind of agreement for people like myself who have moslty EOL and EOS equipment in their labs where we can acquire the needed software to keep our skills sharp in an affordable way ?
