I have received a notification of End-of-Life Support. I'm worried about this paragraph.
31-MARCH-2023
The affected AP models will no longer work in Sophos Central, XG Firewall (SFOS) or in SG UTM
So that means the hardware will be un-usable?
Best regards.
Hi SergioB
Yes, those listed AP hardwares will not work with Sophos Central, XG Firewall and Sophos UTM. It will in-short, become unusable.
Regards
Jaydeep
Hi Jaydeep,
oomph that is rigorous.
Because they are based on OpenWrt (OpenSource), do Sophos offer the source-code of the AP-system anywhere?
BusyBox v1.23.2 (2019-11-18 09:44:34 UTC) built-in shell (ash) _______ ________ __ | |.-----.-----.-----.| | | |.----.| |_ | - || _ | -__| || | | || _|| _| |_______|| __|_____|__|__||________||__| |____| |__| W I R E L E S S F R E E D O M ----------------------------------------------------- CHAOS CALMER (Bleeding Edge, unknown) ----------------------------------------------------- * 1 1/2 oz Gin Shake with a glassful * 1/4 oz Triple Sec of broken ice and pour * 3/4 oz Lime Juice unstrained into a goblet. * 1 1/2 oz Orange Juice * 1 tsp. Grenadine Syrup -----------------------------------------------------root@OpenWrt:~# cat /etc/devinfo DEVICE_TYPE=AP55FIRMWARE_VERSION=9500-wifi-0c67c7fe-...QCA_VERSION=c3496dd
BusyBox v1.23.2 (2019-11-18 09:44:34 UTC) built-in shell (ash)
_______ ________ __
| |.-----.-----.-----.| | | |.----.| |_
| - || _ | -__| || | | || _|| _|
|_______|| __|_____|__|__||________||__| |____|
|__| W I R E L E S S F R E E D O M
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CHAOS CALMER (Bleeding Edge, unknown)
* 1 1/2 oz Gin Shake with a glassful
* 1/4 oz Triple Sec of broken ice and pour
* 3/4 oz Lime Juice unstrained into a goblet.
* 1 1/2 oz Orange Juice
* 1 tsp. Grenadine Syrup
root@OpenWrt:~# cat /etc/devinfo
DEVICE_TYPE=AP55
FIRMWARE_VERSION=9500-wifi-0c67c7fe-...
QCA_VERSION=c3496dd
bye Josef
BERGMANN engineering & consulting GmbH, Wien/Austria
Hi JosefBergmann
If you know your way around playing with the firmware of an AP, you can still use it. But Sophos does not provide the source-code of the AP firmware.
I don't like that either. Why? The AP's are / were expensive and are well embedded in UTM 9.7. Now I'm private and I still have some Bintec Statefull Inspection ROuters with built-in WLAN antenna. I just tested it. You simply integrate the Bintec router (e.g. Bintec / Funkwerk R232bw or R232aw) into the internal LAN of the UTM (EThernetport's) and use the WLAN antenna to bridge the Bintec. Bintec passes this on to UTM. Finished! Greetings from Germany, Rainer
with friendly regardsRainer
For any questions regarding the AP Series End-of-Sale announcement, please refer to this communication
https://partnernews.sophos.com/en-us/2020/02/products/lifecycle-announcement-end-of-sale-ap-series-indoor-access-points/
Alternatively, please reach out to your local Sophos contact or partner.
Release the firmware for the AP-series as OpenSource!