Cisco WLC KUL-WLC AIR-CT3504-K9 - AP replacement

[Weezy-F]

Hi All,

We have a Cisco WLC KUL-WLC
AIR-CT3504-K9  on our Europe site and we have a deffective Cisco Aironet 2800 Series AIR-AP2802I-K-K9 access points which is already EOL.  I want to replace it but do you have any suggestion for a model that is almost the same as this model and is easy to config?

Also, I have another question if we order a new AP, do I need to add a special configs or just do the same by configuring the MGMT IP? i'm not too familiar on AP so your suggestion is greatly appreciated.

[Saikat Nandy · Accepted solution]

You can either go for 9120 or 9130 because rest of the latest AP models are not going to be compatible with 3504/8.10.196. You can refer this - https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/compatibility/matrix/compatibility-matrix.html 

Aside that, you need to plan to move to 9800 controllers as 3504 WLC is already marked EOL/EOS - so you won't get any further software support. 8.10.196 is the last available SW for this WLC model.

[Leo Laohoo]

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@Weezy-F wrote:
we have a deffective Cisco Aironet 2800 Series AIR-AP2802I-K-K9 access points which is already EOL

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2800 is past end-of-sale date (31 October 2022) but not yet past end-of-life date (31 October 2027).  The AP can still be RMAed under Limited Lifetime Hardware Warranty:  

Warranty information

The Cisco Aironet 2800 Series Access Points come with a limited lifetime warranty that provides full warranty coverage of the hardware for as long as the original end user continues to own or use the product. The warranty includes 10-day advance hardware replacement and ensures that software media are defect-free for 90 days.

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[Rich R]

As Leo says the AP is not end of support yet so why buy a new one when you can still RMA the faulty one?
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/aironet-2800-series-access-points/aironet-2800-series-access-points-eol.html