# Linksys Shield — Consumer router firmware support — end-of-life status and dates by vendor and model

For Linksys Shield, vendor is Linksys; lifecycle status is End of Life; end-of-life date is 04/01/2024; end of firmware/security support is 08/31/2024, recorded from its source on 2026-08-11.

- **Vendor:** Linksys _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Model:** Linksys Shield _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Lifecycle status:** End of Life _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **End-of-life date:** 04/01/2024 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **End of firmware/security support:** 08/31/2024 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Linksys Software End of Life Software Features | End of Life Date (MM/DD/YYYY) | End of Support (MM/DD/YYYY) | External Storage via USB port in the Router/Node for all SKUs. | 12/31/2023 | 12/31/2026 | Linksys Aware | 04/01/2024 | 08/31/2024 | Linksys Shield | 04/01/2024 | 08/31/2024 |

## Source

- https://www.linksys.com/pages/linksys-product-end-of-life

Last verified: 2026-08-11. Review by: 2026-11-09.
Part of [Consumer router firmware support — end-of-life status and dates by vendor and model](https://referencesource.org/router-firmware-support-status/).