End of Life Policy

WatchGuard Technologies is strongly committed to providing industry-leading products and services. As the market continues evolving towards more complex levels of network security, WatchGuard will periodically announce End-of-Sale and End-of-Life lifecycle milestone information along with migration recommendations for our valued customers.

Once an End-of-Sale date is announced, you may continue to order products from your authorized WatchGuard reseller partner while limited stock is available. Customers with an active Support subscription will receive continued technical and limited software support until the End-of-Life.

Product Lifecycle Milestones

WatchGuard has announced lifecycle milestones for the products listed below. Migration options are indicated and updated on a periodic basis.

Lifecycle Milestone	Definition
End-of-Sale Date	Last date for WatchGuard distribution partners to purchase specific products directly from WatchGuard.
Migration Path	Recommended product or subscription replacements.
End-of-Life	Conclusion of development and support for defined End-of-Sale products and subscriptions.

Product	End of Sale	End of Life	Migration Path
WatchGuard XTM 330	07 Sep 2015	07 Sep 2020	Firebox M200
WatchGuard XTM 1050	10 Jul 2015	10 Jul 2020	XTM 1520-RP, 1525-RP
Broadband Extend USB	10 Jul 2015	10 Jul 2020	USB modem support in Fireware OS
WatchGuard XTM 8 Series XTM 810, 820, 830, 830-F	05 Feb 2015	05 Feb 2020	XTM 850, 860, 870, 870-F
WatchGuard SSL SSL 100, SSL 560	30 Jun 2014	30 Jun 2017	WatchGuard XTM and Firebox
WatchGuard SSL - Japan Only SSL 100, SSL 560	24 May 2014	24 May 2019	WatchGuard XTM and Firebox
XTM 1500 (Non-RP) Series XTM 1520, XTM 1525	05 Sep 2013	05 Sep 2018	XTM 1520-RP, 1525-RP
3G Extend USB	05 Sep 2013	05 Sep 2018	WatchGuard AP
WatchGuard XTM 5 Series XTM 505, XTM 510, XTM 520, XTM 530	03 Dec 2012	03 Dec 2017	Firebox M Series
WatchGuard XTM 2 Series XTM 21, XTM 21-W, XTM 22, XTM 22-W, XTM 23, XTM 23-W	30 Jun 2012	30 Jun 2017	XTM 2 Series
Firebox X Peak e-Series X5500e, X6500e, X8500e, X8500e-F	31 Dec 2010	31 Dec 2015	XTM 800 Series
Firebox X Core e-Series X550e, X750e, X1250e	31 Dec 2010	31 Dec 2015	Firebox M Series
Firebox X Edge e-Series X10e, X20e, X55e, X10e-W, X20e-W, X55e-W	31 Dec 2010	31 Dec 2015	XTM 2 Series
Firebox X Peak X8000, X6000, X5000	25 Oct 2006	25 Oct 2009	XTM 800 Series
Firebox X Core X2500, X1000, X700, X500	25 Oct 2006	25 Oct 2009	Firebox M Series
Firebox X Edge X50, X15, X5, X50W, X15W, X5W	25 Oct 2006	25 Oct 2009	XTM 2 Series
Firebox SSL Core VPN Gateway	11 July 2007	11 July 2010	WatchGuard XTM and Firebox
Firebox Vclass - Japan Only Non-V200 models	10 Aug 2005	10 Aug 2008
Firebox Vclass - Outside Japan Non-V200 models	10 Oct 2005	10 Oct 2008	WatchGuard XTM and Firebox
Firebox Vclass V200	21 Apr 2005	21 Apr 2008	WatchGuard XTM and Firebox
Firebox SOHO 6 This end-of-life schedule also applies to legacy SOHO models.	25 Oct 2006	25 Oct 2009	XTM 2 Series
Firebox SOHO 6 Wireless	21 Apr 2005	21 Apr 2008	XTM 2 Series
Firebox S6	21 Apr 2005	21 Apr 2008	XTM 2 Series
Firebox III - Japan only FB 4500, 2500, 1000, 700, 500	20 Mar 2004	20 Mar 2007	WatchGuard XTM and Firebox
Firebox III - Outside Japan FB 4500, 2500, 1000, 700, 500	21 Apr 2005	21 Apr 2008	WatchGuard XTM and Firebox
Firebox II FB II, FB II+, FB II+ Fast VPN	14 Apr 2003	14 Apr 2005	WatchGuard XTM and Firebox
ServerLock	21 Apr 2005	21 Apr 2008
AppLock/Web	21 Apr 2005	21 Apr 2008

Product	End of Sale	End of Life*	Migration Path
WatchGuard XCS XCS 370, XCS 570	05 Feb 2015	05 Feb 2020	XCS 280, XCS 580
WatchGuard QMS 1000	05 Mar 2014	05 Mar 2019	QMS 1200
WatchGuard XCS 1170	05 Sep 2013	05 Sep 2018	XCS 1180
WatchGuard QMS 500	05 Sep 2013	05 Sep 2018	QMS 1000
WatchGuard XCS 170	06 Apr 2013	06 Apr 2018	XCS 280
WatchGuard XCS 970	07 Mar 2013	07 Mar 2018	XCS 770R or XCS 1180
WatchGuard XCS 770	30 Nov 2011	30 Nov 2016	XCS 770R
WatchGuard XCS Email Encryption (Powered by CRES)	04 Dec 2010	30 Mar 2013	XCS SecureMail Email Encryption
WatchGuard BSP Email Encryption (Powered by CRES)	04 Dec 2010	30 Mar 2013	XCS SecureMail Email Encryption
BorderWare Security Platform SP-200	01 Nov 2008	01 Jun 2010	XCS 280 or 580
BorderWare Security Platform SP-360	01 Feb 2010	01 Feb 2013	XCS 280 or 580
BorderWare Security Platform SP-400	01 Jul 2008	01 Jun 2009	XCS 580 or 770R
BorderWare Security Platform SP-460	19 Jan 2009	19 Jan 2011	XCS 580 or 770R
BorderWare Security Platform SP-560	01 Feb 2010	01 Feb 2013	XCS 580 or 770R
BorderWare Security Platform SP-800	01 Jul 2008	01 Jun 2009	XCS 770R or XCS 1180
BorderWare Security Platform SP-860	01 Feb 2010	01 Feb 2013	XCS 770R or XCS 1180
BorderWare Security Platform SP-1000	01 Jul 2008	01 Jun 2009	XCS 1180
BorderWare Security Platform SP-1060	01 Feb 2010	01 Feb 2013	XCS 1180
MXtreme MX-200	01 Jun 2007	01 Sep 2008	XCS 280 or 580
MXtreme MX-400	01 Jun 2007	01 Sep 2008	XCS 580 or 770R
MXtreme MX-800	01 Jun 2007	01 Sep 2008	XCS 770R or XCS 1180
MXtreme MX-1000	01 Jun 2007	01 Sep 2008	XCS 1180
BorderWare SteelGate Firewall Server	31 Dec 2011	31 Dec 2012	WatchGuard XTM and Firebox
BorderWare SteelGate 200	31 Dec 2011	31 Dec 2012	WatchGuard XTM and Firebox
BorderWare SteelGate 400/460	31 Dec 2011	31 Dec 2012	WatchGuard XTM and Firebox
BorderWare SteelGate 560	31 Dec 2011	31 Dec 2012	WatchGuard XTM and Firebox
BorderWare SteelGate 800/860	31 Dec 2011	31 Dec 2012	WatchGuard XTM and Firebox

* End of Life date for SP or MX models refers to date posted OR 3 years from date of initial purchase as per mandatory hardware refresh policy - whichever comes sooner.

Signature Services

WatchGuard is committed to providing signature updates for a software release for 12 months after the release of a newer version of software. Migration paths are listed below for appliances that are not yet EOL where a signature update is no longer provided.

Signature and Software Version	End of Life	Migration Path
IPS signatures for Firebox X e-Series running version 10.x firmware	31 July 2015	Upgrade to Fireware XTM OS 11.x
GAV signatures – large appliances, old firmware Version 11.5.x, 11.6.x, 11.7.x	31 July 2015	Upgrade to Fireware 11.8 or later
Mailshell engine in spamBlocker See KB Article for Details	08 May 2014	Upgrade to Fireware 11.7.4 or later
Gateway AntiVirus signatures for Firebox X e-Series running version 10.x firmware	06 Jan 2014	Upgrade to Fireware XTM OS 11.x

End-of-Life Policy Guidelines

WatchGuard will provide End-of-Sale announcements to direct partners per agreements.
The End-of-Life date will generally occur up to five (5) years after the End-of-Sale date.
Prior to the End-of-Life date, WatchGuard may provide at its unilateral discretion, maintenance releases, patches, and/or hot fixes.
Although 1-year contract renewal SKUs for Support and security services will remain available in the final year, services will not extend beyond the End-of-Life (EoL) date. Co-terminated service periods will not be available in the final year prior to the EoL.
Renewable security subscriptions will generally be available for purchase from reseller partners until one (1) year prior to the End-of-Life date. However, WatchGuard reserves the right to change security subscriptions (replacing a subscription service with a different, equivalent, service) at any time during the End-of-Sale to End-of-Life period.
New subscription services may not always be compatible with WatchGuard products in their End-of-Life period or past End-of-Life.
The Return Materials Authorization (RMA) process will continue until the End-of-Life date if the product is covered by a Hardware Warranty.

For questions or feedback regarding the WatchGuard End-of-Life Policy and product migration, please WatchGuard Support