Cisco Catalyst C9120AXE-D WiFi 6 Access Point

The Cisco® Catalyst® 9120 Series Access Points are the next generation of enterprise access points. They are resilient, secure, and intelligent. Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, D Domain.

Cisco AP 9120 Series provides these features:

• Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
• Cisco RF ASIC
• Uplink/downlink OFDMA
• MU-MIMO technology
• BSS coloring
• Target wake time
• Intelligent Capture
• Flexible Radio Assignment
• Dual 5-GHz radio support
• Smart antenna connector
• Cisco Mobility Express
• Multigigabit Ethernet support
• Bluetooth 5
• Container support for applications
• Apple Features

Supported Platforms

• Cisco 3500 Series Wireless Controllers
  • AIR-CT3504-K9
• Cisco 5520 Series Wireless Controllers
  • AIR-CT5520-K9
• Cisco 8540 Series Wireless Controllers
  • AIR-CT8540-K9
  • AIR-CT8540-1K-K9
• Cisco 9800 series Wireless Controllers
  • C9800-40-K9
  • C9800-80-K9
• Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller : /
• Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 8.9 or later : /
• Cisco IOS ® XE Software Release 16.11 or later :/

Specification

• Description : Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Series, D Domain
• Software
  • Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 8.9.x or later
  • Cisco IOS® XE Software Release 16.11 with AP Device Pack, or later
• Supported wireless LAN controllers
  • Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
  • Cisco 3500, 5520, and 8540 Series Wireless Controllers and Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller
• 802.11n version 2.0 (and related) capabilities
  
  • 4x4 MIMO with four spatial streams
  • Maximal Ratio Combining (MRC)
  • 802.11n and 802.11a/g beamforming
  • 20- and 40-MHz channels
  • PHY data rates up to 890 Mbps (40 MHz with 5 GHz and 20 MHz with 2.4 GHz)
  • Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (transmit and receive), A-MSDU (transmit and receive)
  • 802.11 Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS)
  • Cyclic Shift Diversity (CSD) support
• 802.11ac
  • 4x4 downlink MU-MIMO with four spatial streams
  • MRC
  • 802.11ac beamforming
  • 802.11 DFS
  • Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (transmit and receive), A-MSDU (transmit and receive)
  • PHY data rates up to 3.47 Gbps (160 MHz with 5 GHz)
  • 20-, 40-, 80-, and 160-MHz channels
  • CSD support
• 802.11ax
  • 4x4 downlink MU-MIMO with four spatial streams
  • Uplink/downlink OFDMA
  • TWT
  • BSS coloring
  • MRC
  • 802.11ax beamforming
  • 20-, 40-, 80-, and 160-MHz channels
  • PHY data rates up to 5.38 Gbps (160 MHz with 5 GHz and 20 MHz with 2.4 GHz)
  • Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (transmit and receive), A-MSDU (transmit and receive)
  • 802.11 DFS
  • CSD support
• Integrated antenna
  • Flexible radio (either on 2.4GHz or on 5GHz)
  • 2.4 GHz, peak gain 4 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth
  • 5 GHz, peak gain 5 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth
• Dedicated 5GHz radio
  • 5 GHz, peak gain 4 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth
• External antenna (sold separately)
  • Cisco Catalyst 9120E Access Points are certified for use with antenna gains up to 6 dBi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
  • Cisco Catalyst 9120P Access Points) are certified for use with antenna gains up to 13 dBi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
  • with the AIR-ANT2513-P4M-N= antenna
  • Cisco offers the industry's broadest selection of antennas, delivering optimal coverage for a variety of deployment scenarios
  • Supports Self-Identifiable Antennas (SIA) on one RP-TNC port
• Smart Antenna Connector
  • Available on the 9120E and on the 9120P only
  • Compact multi RF connector with DART interface
  • Requires the AIR-CAB002-DART-R= 2 ft smart antenna connector when used with antennas with RP-TNC connector
  • Required when running the flexible radio as either a second 5-GHz serving radio or a Wireless Security Monitoring radio
• Interfaces
  • 1x 100, 1000, 2500 Multigigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)–IEEE 802.3bz
  • Management console port (RJ-45)
  • USB 2.0 @ 3.75W (enabled via future software)
• Indicators
  • Status LED indicates boot loader status, association status, operating status, boot loader warnings, and boot loader errors
• Dimensions (W x L x H)
  • Access point (without mounting brackets): C9120I: 8.5 x 8.5 x 1.7" (21.6 x 21.6 x 4.3 cm), C9120E and
  • C9120P: 8.5 x 8.05x 2.0" (21.6 x 21.6 x 5.1 cm)
• Input power requirements
  • 802.3at Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+), 802.3bt Cisco Universal PoE (Cisco UPOE+, Cisco UPOE®)
  • Cisco power injector, AIR-PWRINJ6=
  • 802.3af PoE
  • Cisco power injector, AIR-PWRINJ5= (Note: This injector supports only 802.3af)
• Environmental
  • Cisco Catalyst 9120AXI
  • Nonoperating (storage) temperature: -22° to 158°F (-30° to 70°C)
  • Nonoperating (storage) altitude test: 25?C, 15,000 ft.
  • Operating temperature: 32° to 122°F (0° to 50°C)
  • Operating humidity: 10% to 90% (noncondensing)
  • Operating altitude test: 40?C, 9843 ft.
  • Note: When the ambient operating temperature exceeds 40°C, the access point will shift from 4x4 to 2x2 on both the 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz radios, uplink Ethernet will downgrade to 1 Gigabit Ethernet; however, the USB interface will remain enabled
  • Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE and 9120AXP
  • Nonoperating (storage) temperature: -22° to 158°F (-30° to 70°C)
  • Nonoperating (storage) altitude test: 25?C, 15,000 ft.
  • Operating temperature: -4° to 122°F (-20° to 50°C)
  • Operating humidity: 10% to 90% (noncondensing)
  • Operating altitude test: 40?C, 9843 ft.
• System memory
  • 2048 MB DRAM
  • 1024 MB flash
• Warranty : Limited lifetime hardware warranty
• Available transmit power settings
  • 2.4 GHz
    • 23 dBm (200 mW)
    • 20 dBm (100 mW)
    • 17 dBm (50 mW)
    • 14 dBm (25 mW)
    • 11 dBm (12.5 mW)
    • 8 dBm (6.25 mW)
    • 5 dBm (3.13 mW)
    • 2 dBm (1.56 mW)
    • -1dBm (0.79mW)
    • -4dBm(0.39mW)
  • 5 GHz
    • 26 dBm (400 mW)
    • 23 dBm (200 mW)
    • 20 dBm (100 mW)
    • 17 dBm (50 mW)
    • 14 dBm (25 mW)
    • 11 dBm (12.5 mW)
    • 8 dBm (6.25 mW)
    • 5 dBm (3.13 mW)
    • 2 dBm (1.56 mW)
    • -1dBm (0.79mW)
• Frequency band and 20-MHz operating channels
  • D (D regulatory domain):
  • 2.412 to 2.462 GHz; 11 channels
  • 5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels
  • 5.500 to 5.700 GHz; 11 channels
  • 5.745 to 5.865 GHz; 7 channels