Is the Cisco Meraki Z3C-HW-WW end of life?
Yes — Cisco announced end-of-sale for the Z3C-HW-WW on Aug 11, 2023. The last day to order was Feb 11, 2024. Cisco Meraki supports it until Feb 11, 2029 — licenses can usually still be renewed up to that date.
| Status | Announced | End of sale | End of support |
|---|---|---|---|
| supported | Aug 11, 2023 | Feb 11, 2024 | Feb 11, 2029 |
Announced Aug 11, 2023 (3 years ago) · last orderable Feb 11, 2024 (3 years ago) · support ends Feb 11, 2029 (in 2 years).
Suggested replacement
The notice itself names one replacement: Z4C-HW
| Z4C — lifecycle page | |
|---|---|
| Firewall throughput | 500 Mbps |
| VPN throughput | 250 Mbps |
| Recommended clients | Up to 15 devices |
| WAN interfaces | 1x GbE RJ45 + built-in Cat 12 LTE |
| Orderable as | Z4C-HW — $1,361.68 at easyMeraki |
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: Teleworker (Z) · every Meraki EOL announcement.
Can you still buy licenses for the Z3C-HW-WW?
Our latest weekly validation found no active Z3C-HW-WW renewal SKUs on Cisco's price list. Licenses for the suggested replacement are on the easyMeraki renewal price list, and a bill of materials takes about a minute.