C9120AXI-E

C9120AXI-E Specification

Description

Cisco Catalyst 9120AX Access Point, internal antennas; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, E 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

● 20-, 40-, 80-, and 160-MHz channels

● PHY data rates up to 3.47 Gbps (160 MHz with 5 GHz)

● Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (transmit and receive), A-MSDU (transmit and receive)

● 802.11 DFS

● 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)

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.

System memory

● 2048 MB DRAM

● 1024 MB flash

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

E (E regulatory domain):

● 2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels
● 5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels
● 5.500 to 5.700 GHz; 8 channels
(excludes 5.600 to 5.640 GHz)