Is the Cisco Meraki MR56 end of life?
Yes — Cisco announced end-of-sale for the MR56-HW on Feb 07, 2025. The last day to order was Aug 07, 2025. Cisco Meraki supports it until Aug 7, 2030 — licenses can usually still be renewed up to that date.
| Status | Announced | End of sale | End of support |
|---|---|---|---|
| supported | Feb 07, 2025 | Aug 07, 2025 | Aug 7, 2030 |
Announced Feb 07, 2025 (19 months ago) · last orderable Aug 07, 2025 (14 months ago) · support ends Aug 7, 2030 (in 4 years).
Source: the Cisco end-of-sale notice this page was transcribed from — where the two disagree, the notice is right and this page is stale. Full matrix: Wireless (MR) · every Meraki EOL announcement.
Can you still buy licenses for the MR56?
Yes — its licenses were never model-specific. Wireless (MR) licenses cover any model in the family, so this announcement does not strand the licensing: the same license renews a current model when you replace the hardware. Price the renewal at easyMeraki.