SonicWall SonicWave / SonicPoint access points (hardware) End of Life (EOL) Dates & Support Timeline
Complete end-of-life dates, support windows, and security status for all SonicWall SonicWave / SonicPoint access points (hardware) versions. Dates read at the vendor's own lifecycle pages (sonicwall.com). Updated at every deploy.
SonicWall SonicWave / SonicPoint access points (hardware) 432i is supported until April 23, 2027, its end-of-support date. Active support for SonicWall SonicWave / SonicPoint access points (hardware) 432i ends on April 22, 2024; after that date the vendor ships no further fixes for this version, and support alone continues until that end-of-life date. The next SonicWall SonicWave / SonicPoint access points (hardware) version to reach end of life is 432e, on April 23, 2027. 8 of 13 tracked SonicWall SonicWave / SonicPoint access points (hardware) versions are past end of life; the most recent to reach it, N2, did so on July 31, 2022. The full SonicWall SonicWave / SonicPoint access points (hardware) lifecycle, with every version's release and end-of-support date, is in the table below.
Running an EOL version? Get matched with support options — free ↓| Version | Latest Release | Release Date | EOL Date | Days | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | SonicPoint G | — | Mar 1, 2012 | 5337 days past EOL | EOL |
| A/B/G | SonicPoint A/B/G | — | Mar 1, 2012 | 5337 days past EOL | EOL |
| N Dual-Band | SonicPoint N Dual-Band | — | Sep 1, 2013 | 4788 days past EOL | EOL |
| N Dual Radio | SonicPoint N Dual Radio | — | Jan 1, 2020 | 2475 days past EOL | EOL |
| Ni | SonicPoint Ni | — | Mar 1, 2020 | 2415 days past EOL | EOL |
| Ne | SonicPoint Ne | — | Oct 1, 2020 | 2201 days past EOL | EOL |
| ACe/ACi | SonicPoint ACe/ACi | — | Jul 31, 2022 | 1533 days past EOL | EOL |
| N2 | SonicPoint N2 | — | Jul 31, 2022 | 1533 days past EOL | EOL |
| 432i | SonicWave 432i | — | Apr 23, 2027 | 194 days remaining | Active |
| 432e | SonicWave 432e | — | Apr 23, 2027 | 194 days remaining | Active |
| 231o | SonicWave 231o | — | Jul 2, 2027 | 264 days remaining | Active |
| 231c | SonicWave 231c | — | Jul 2, 2027 | 264 days remaining | Active |
| 224w | SonicWave 224w | — | Jul 2, 2027 | 264 days remaining | Active |
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SonicWall SonicWave / SonicPoint access points (hardware) lifecycle status — the real story
SonicWall SonicWave and SonicPoint are SonicWall's wireless access points, managed from a SonicWall firewall or from Wireless Network Manager. Cycles on this page are access-point models from the Wireless Access Points table of SonicWall's own Product Life Cycle Tables page (public, no login; the page embeds the full dataset, re-checked field by field at every build). SonicWall's phases, in its words: Last Order Day is the last day to order the product from SonicWall; Active Retirement Mode means it is no longer actively manufacturing or selling the product; Limited Retirement Mode means it will no longer develop or release firmware updates or new features for these products; End of Support means it will no longer provide technical support, firmware updates/upgrades or hardware replacement for the product. Field mapping, as for the SonicWall firewall page: support is the Limited Retirement Mode start (the firmware cut-off); eol is End of Support; the Last Order Day, Active Retirement Mode start and 1-Year Support Last Order Day are carried as extra fields. SonicWall does not publish launch dates on this table, so releaseDate is left blank.
The SonicWave 200 and 400 series are in run-down. SonicWave 432e and 432i left order on April 22, 2022, stopped receiving firmware on April 22, 2024 and reach End of Support on April 23, 2027; SonicWave 224w, 231c and 231o left order on July 1, 2022, stopped receiving firmware on July 3, 2024 and reach End of Support on July 2, 2027. The SonicWave 600 series (621, 641, 681) has no row on the table and is therefore not listed here. SonicWall also notes on the page that it suspended sales of the SonicWave 432o to India as of July 2022; the 432o has no lifecycle row.
Every SonicPoint model is past End of Support: the SonicPoint N2 and ACe/ACi on July 31, 2022; the Ne on October 1, 2020; the Ni on March 1, 2020; the N Dual Radio on January 1, 2020; the N Dual-Band on September 1, 2013; the original A/B/G and G on March 1, 2012. The page's SonicWave Series table repeats the five SonicWave rows with identical dates; the Wireless Access Points table is used because it also carries the SonicPoint history.
SonicWall SonicWave / SonicPoint access points (hardware) release and support pattern
Of the 13 release lines tracked, 8 are past end of life and 5 are still within support. The next scheduled end of life is 432e on April 23, 2027 — 193 days from this build. The longest-supported line currently published is 231o, to July 2, 2027.
Computed from the tracked release data at every build — the figures above are the dates in the table, restated, not an editorial estimate.
What does SonicWall SonicWave / SonicPoint access points (hardware) end of life mean for your organization?
When a version of SonicWall SonicWave / SonicPoint access points (hardware) reaches end of life, the maintainers stop issuing security patches. Vulnerabilities discovered after this date are publicly disclosed on the National Vulnerability Database, exploit code appears on GitHub, and your systems remain permanently exposed.
The CVE blind spot: A CVE-based scan does not show the accumulation of unpatched vulnerabilities in EOL software. Some scanners flag unsupported versions of common products, but coverage varies, and none of them give you the date in advance. With a zero-day, nobody knows about the vulnerability. With EOL software, the vulnerability is public — listed, rated, and often weaponized — but no vendor patch is coming. This is one of the most dangerous gaps in enterprise security posture.
Organizations running EOL SonicWall SonicWave / SonicPoint access points (hardware) should treat it as a vulnerability class in their risk register, apply compensating controls (network segmentation, enhanced monitoring, access restriction), and prioritize migration to a supported version.
Your options when SonicWall SonicWave / SonicPoint access points (hardware) reaches end of life
There are four realistic paths. Which one is right depends far more on how long the system needs to keep running than on the version you are on today.
| Option | Best when | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|
| Move to a supported version | The system will outlive the current version's support window and you can schedule the work | Budget for compatibility testing, not just the upgrade itself — that is where the real cost sits |
| Replace the component | The project is unmaintained, or a better-supported alternative exists | The replacement has its own lifecycle and its own end-of-life date — you are changing vendors, not escaping the problem |
| Buy extended support | Migration is genuinely underway but cannot finish before the deadline, or the workload is frozen by certification or a third-party application | A bridge, not a destination — every year purchased is a year the migration still has to happen |
| Document accepted risk | The system is isolated, short-lived, or scheduled for retirement | Only defensible with real compensating controls and a written decision — auditors treat undocumented end-of-life software as a finding |
How to choose, in one question: how many more years does this system need to run? Under a year, extended support (where it exists) is usually cheaper than an emergency migration. One to three years, migrate — support purchased repeatedly costs more than doing the project once, and the project only gets harder as the version ages. Indefinitely, migrate now and plan the next migration before it surprises you.
Worth saying plainly, because vendors selling extended support rarely will: extended support is often the more expensive choice over a multi-year horizon. It is the right answer when a deadline is genuinely unreachable, not as a default. Compare the annual fee against the one-time cost of migrating before committing to either.
Formalizing decisions like this across your estate? Our free EOL policy template is a ready-to-adopt policy with risk tiers, remediation SLAs, and audit mapping — no signup, free to use and share.
Extended Support Options
If you cannot migrate immediately, extended support vendors provide continued security patches for EOL SonicWall SonicWave / SonicPoint access points (hardware) versions. This is a bridge, not a permanent solution — plan your migration in parallel.
SonicWall SonicWave / SonicPoint access points (hardware) has 8 versions past end of life — security patches have stopped, but CVE disclosures haven't. Extended support past the official date exists for many products in this position — whether it exists for SonicWall SonicWave / SonicPoint access points (hardware) is exactly what we check. Tell us where to reach you and we'll reply with matched options and pricing guidance — or an honest "no vendor covers this."