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GS728TPv2 is it End of Life?
We have a number of GS728TPv2 switches - can anyone confirm that these are now End of Life and should be removed? We have fairly strict cyber insurance which states that we need to replace devices wh...
Just because a switch maybe EoL, doesn't mean you still can't use it.
We can't change how NG handles there products. Up to you to use it or not.
I'm struggling to determine if it is genuinely EoL.
We define EoL as when the product no longer gets security updates.
Netgear show the GS728TPv2 as EoL in 2022, yet they were still selling it then. So is there EoL actually just End of Sales?
Most manufacturers that we work with (we don't have a huge amount of Netgear products) give 5 years between End of Sale and End of Life.
If it is no longer getting secuirty updates, then according to our cyber insurance we can't continue to use them, so they will need to be replaced.
I've looked at the latest firmware and the date on the page is from October 2024 - but that might be that they updated some information on the page at that point.
I would take what is on the support site as what NG deems as EoL:
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/gs728tpv2/
Just because some retailers maybe still selling it doesn't mean its not EoL, just may mean that retailers are trying to get rid of there inventory or stock of this model switch. That's up to them to continue to sell or not.
If that's what your advised to do then you'll need to effect that. There is a v3 version that is NOT EoL. So you could just update to the v3 version.
I tend to download the FW file and look at the date on the FW file to confirm dates vs posted dates on the download site.
The date of the firmware file itself within the zip file is October 2024 which to makes it look like it is still receiving security updates, which would make it compliant.
Or could be the last. NG doesn't let us know if or when new FW is forth coming. So you'll need to keep an eye on the download site and figure out if you can still use it officially or move to something that is compliant for your needs.
Good Luck.
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