
Retirement Bulletin
Bulletin Number: R-2005-0145-Global
Date: 01 May 2005
WLAN Access Point 2220/2221 Manufacture Discontinue
Customer Notification of the decision to manufacture discontinue the WLAN Access Point
2220 and WLAN Access Point 2221:
Last Time Order Date:
Last Ship Date:
Manufacture Discontinue (MD) Date:
End of Life (EOL) Date:
Last Supported Software Release:
Market Regions Affected:
June 30, 2005
July 30, 2005
May1, 2005
July 30, 2010
V.2.0
Global(All)
Introduction
The WLAN Access Points 2220 and 2221 are shown as “discontinued” on the May price list.
Recently introduced WLAN products address customer requirements more effectively than
these products. Customers interested in Nortel WLAN Access Points 2220 or 2221 should
be introduced to the new WLAN 2300 series of products.
Definition
Manufacture Discontinue (MD) – This notice serves as formal communication of Nortel
Networks’ intent to MD the WLAN Access Point 2220 and 2221 products. No further orders
will be accepted as of the Last Time Order Date shown above and no further shipments
made after the product has been discontinued. The MD of these products should not be
interpreted as the discontinuance of any Nortel Networks agreements to support the existing
field population. Services to the existing product base will continue to be provided until the
End of Life (EOL) date shown above.
End-Of-Life (EOL) – This notice serves as formal communication of Nortel Networks’ intent
to end the life of the WLAN Access Point 2220 and 2221 products. No further support will
be provided after the EOL date shown above. Emergency recovery and/or upgrades may
be performed in accordance with customer specific service plans or upgrade agreements as
negotiated prior to EOL.
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Product Overview (See Table for Detail)
Product Description Product
Engineering Code
(PEC)
WLAN Access Point 2220 DR4001053
DR4001054
DR4001A55
DR4001B55
DR4001C55
DR4001E50
DR4001F55
DR4001H50
WLAN Access Point 2221 DR4001A58
DR4001A60
DR4001A61
DR4001B58
DR4001B60
DR4001B61
DR4001C58
DR4001E58
DR4001F58
DR4001H58
Power Supply for WLAN
Access Point 2220/2221
DR4005A01
DR4005B01
DR4005C01
DR4005E01
DR4005F01
Replacement
Product Description
(If applicable)
WLAN Access Point 2330 DR4001082
WLAN Access Point 2330 DR4001082
N/A N/A
Replacement
Product Engineering
Code (PEC)
Software Dependencies
The last supported software release will be v2.0.
Alternative/Replacement Products/Solutions
The WLAN 2300 series features the WLAN Security Switch 2350, a small branch office
wireless controller that lowers the entry-level price point of the centralized solution to a level
that can compete with standalone access point solutions. The WLAN Security Switch 2350
complements the WLAN Access Point 2330 to provide a low cost, secure and feature rich
solution for branch offices, SMBs, and other cost-sensitive deployment scenarios.
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