FN-417 - AP7522, AP7532, AP7562 Component Change prevents downgrades beyond 5.8.0

The latest manufacturing revision of AP 7522, AP 7532, AP 7562 require WiNG 5.8.0 or higher software. The affected revision for each model is shown in the table below.
 
Affected product will ship with WiNG v5.8.6.5 which prevents downgrading lower than v5.8.0. New manufacturing revision product is expected to begin shipping from manufacturing in July 2017.  
 

The affected AP models and the manufacturing revision with the component change are listed in the table below.
 

Part Number	Description	Rev Level with new NAND	SW with new NAND support
AP-7522-67030-EU	AP 7522: INDOOR 802.11AC AP, INT ANT  EU	N	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7522-67030-US	AP 7522: INDOOR 802.11AC AP, INT ANT US	N	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7522-67030-WR	AP 7522: INDOOR 802.11AC AP,  INT ANT WR	T	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7522-67040-EU	AP 7522: INDOOR 802.11AC AP, EXT ANT EU	N	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7522-67040-US	AP 7522: INDOOR 802.11AC AP, EXT ANT US	N	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7522-67040-WR	AP 7522: INDOOR 802.11AC AP, EXT ANT WR	T	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7522E-67030-EU	AP-7522E DUAL 11AC 2X2:2 MIMO INT ANTEU	H	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7522E-67030-US	AP 7522: EXPRESS 802.11AC AP, INT ANT US	M	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7522E-67030-WR	AP 7522: EXPRESS 802.11AC AP, INT ANT WR	R	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7522E-67040-EU	AP-7522E DUAL 11AC 2X2:2 MIMO EXT ANT EU	H	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7522E-67040-US	AP 7522: EXPRESS 802.11AC AP, EXT ANT US	M	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7522E-67040-WR	AP 7522: EXPRESS 802.11AC AP, EXT ANT WR	R	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7532-67030-EU	AP 7532: INDOOR 802.11AC AP, INT ANT EU	N	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7532-67030-IA	AP-7532 DL 11AC INT ANT, GPS AIRPLANE AI	D	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7532-67030-IL	AP-7532 DL 11AC INT ANT, GPS AIRPLANE IL	D	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7532-67030-US	AP 7532: INDOOR 802.11AC AP, INT ANT US	N	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7532-67030-WR	AP 7532: INDOOR 802.11AC AP, INT ANT WR	T	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7532-67040-EU	AP 7532: INDOOR 802.11AC AP, EXT ANT EU	N	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7532-67040-US	AP 7532: INDOOR 802.11AC AP, EXT ANT US	N	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7532-67040-WR	AP 7532: INDOOR 802.11AC AP, EXT ANT WR	T	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7562-670042-EU	AP-7562 OUTDOOR MIMO ANT INSTALLED, EU	E	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7562-670042-IL	AP-7562 OUTDOOR MIMO ANT INSTALLED, IL	C	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7562-670042-US	AP-7562 OUTDOOR MIMO ANT INSTALLED, US	E	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7562-670042-WR	AP-7562 OUTDOOR MIMO ANT INSTALLED, WR	E	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7562-67040-EU	AP-7562 802.11AC OUT DL RADIO EXT ANT EU	K	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7562-67040-US	AP-7562 802.11AC OUT DL RADIO EXT ANT US	K	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7562-67040-WR	AP-7562 802.11AC OUT DL RADIO EXT ANT WR	M	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7562-6704M-EU	AP-7562 DUAL 11AC OUT EXT ANT EU- M12	E	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7562-6704M-US	AP-7562 DUAL 11AC OUT EXT ANT US- M12	E	WiNG 5.8.0 or later
AP-7562-6704M-WR	AP7562 DUAL 802.11AC 3X3:3 MIMO OUT M12	E	WiNG 5.8.0 or later

ExtremeWireless WiNG AP-7532, AP-7522, AP-7562 have a NAND flash component that will be going end of life by end July 2017. The new NAND flash component is backward compatible to WiNG v5.8.0

• The new NAND flash has been tested and qualified to meet performance and quality standards.
• The new NAND flash will be rolled into manufacturing production when the existing NAND flash quantities run out.
• WiNG v5.8.6.5 will be released to manufacturing and shipped on affected revisions of product. Review the WiNG v5.8.6.5 Release Notes for additional information on what is included in this firmware
• WiNG v5.8.6.5 will prevent an access point from downgrading to a release prior to WiNG v5.8.0

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