Five Meraki Wi-Fi 6 Access Points Are Approaching End-of-Sale

Cisco has announced end-of-sale and end-of-life milestones for five widely deployed Meraki Wi-Fi 6 indoor access points:

• MR36
• MR36H
• MR44
• MR46
• MR46E

The announcement does not mean these access points will stop working at the end of 2026. It begins a defined transition period that existing users and prospective buyers should consider when planning new deployments, purchasing spares or preparing for Wi-Fi 7.

Key lifecycle dates

Cisco published the end-of-life announcement on March 30, 2026.

The final date to order the affected products through Cisco point-of-sale mechanisms is December 31, 2026. The last possible shipment date is March 31, 2027, subject to product availability and lead time.

The published Last Date of Support is December 31, 2031.

End-of-Sale does not mean shutdown

End-of-Sale is the last date the products can be ordered through Cisco Meraki’s authorized sales channels.

It is not a date when installed access points automatically stop passing traffic or connecting to the Meraki Dashboard.

Meraki defines End-of-Support as the final date on which a product is affirmatively supported. Organizations with active MR36, MR44 or MR46 deployments therefore do not need to replace every unit immediately. The more important question is whether the remaining support window matches the intended life of the network.

Cisco’s migration recommendations

Cisco lists the following migration paths:

These recommendations point buyers toward Cisco’s newer Wi-Fi 7 portfolio. They should not automatically be treated as one-for-one replacements for every site.

Power requirements, uplink capacity, mounting, client compatibility and wireless design should still be reviewed before migration.

Which models are excluded?

Cisco specifically states that the following access points are not included in this announcement:

• MR28
• MR76
• MR78
• MR86
• C9124AX

Their exclusion from this notice does not guarantee an unlimited lifecycle. Buyers should continue checking official product-specific lifecycle documentation.

Should buyers still purchase these models?

Potentially, yes.

An affected Wi-Fi 6 access point may still make sense when:

• It must match an existing deployment.
• It is being purchased as a spare.
• The project will end before 2031.
• The current switching infrastructure is not ready for Wi-Fi 7.
• Consistency matters more than adopting the newest generation.

The purchase becomes harder to justify when the hardware will establish a new long-term wireless standard expected to remain active beyond the published support date.

Secondary-market inventory may remain available after Cisco’s End-of-Sale date. That availability does not extend the official lifecycle. Buyers should still evaluate condition, licensing, warranty responsibility and remaining support life.