| Software |
– Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 8.9.x or later |
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– Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.11 with AP Device Pack, or later |
| Supported wireless LAN controllers |
– Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers |
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– Cisco 3500, 5520, and 8540 Series Wireless Controllers and Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller |
| 802.11n capabilities |
– 4×4 MIMO with four spatial streams |
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– Maximal Ratio Combining (MRC) |
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– 802.11n and 802.11a/g beamforming |
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– 20- and 40-MHz channels |
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– PHY data rates up to 890 Mbps (40 MHz with 5 GHz and 20 MHz with 2.4 GHz) |
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– Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (transmit and receive), A-MSDU (transmit and receive) |
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– 802.11 Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) |
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– Cyclic Shift Diversity (CSD) support |
| 802.11ac capabilities |
– 4×4 downlink MU-MIMO with four spatial streams |
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– MRC |
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– 802.11ac beamforming |
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– 20-, 40-, 80-, and 160-MHz channels |
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– PHY data rates up to 3.47 Gbps (160 MHz with 5GHz) |
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– Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (transmit and receive), A-MSDU (transmit and receive) |
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– 802.11 DFS |
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– CSD support |
| 802.11ax capabilities |
– 4×4 downlink MU-MIMO with four spatial streams |
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– Uplink/downlink OFDMA |
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– TWT |
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– BSS coloring |
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– MRC |
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– 802.11ax beamforming |
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– 20-, 40-, 80-, and 160-MHz channels |
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– PHY data rates up to 5.38 Gbps (160 MHz with 5GHz and 20 MHz with 2.4 GHz) |
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– Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (transmit and receive), A-MSDU (transmit and receive) |
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– 802.11 DFS |
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– CSD support |
| Integrated antenna |
– Flexible radio (either on 2.4GHz or on 5GHz): |
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– 2.4 GHz: Peak gain 4 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth |
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– 5 GHz: Peak gain 5 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth |
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– Dedicated 5GHz radio: |
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– 5 GHz: Peak gain 4 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth |
| External antenna |
– Cisco Catalyst 9120E Access Points are certified for use with antenna gains up to 6 dB (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) |
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– Cisco Catalyst 9120P Access Points are certified for use with antenna gains up to 13 dB (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) with the AIR-ANT2513-P4M-N= antenna |
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– Cisco offers the industry’s broadest selection of antennas, delivering optimal coverage for a variety of deployment scenarios |
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– Supports Self-Identifiable Antennas (SIA) on one RP-TNC port |
| Smart Antenna Connector |
– Available on the 9120E and on the 9120P only |
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– Compact multi-RF connector with DART interface |
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– Requires the AIR-CAB002-DART-R= 2 ft smart antenna connector when used with antennas with RP-TNC connector |
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– 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 |
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– Management console port (RJ-45) |
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– 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) |
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– Cisco power injector, AIR-PWRINJ6= |
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– 802.3af PoE |
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– Cisco power injector, AIR-PWRINJ5= (Note: This injector supports only 802.3af) |
| Environmental |
– See specific temperature and humidity ranges listed for the Cisco Catalyst 9120AXI model |
| System memory |
– 2048 MB DRAM |
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– 1024 MB flash |
| Available transmit power settings |
– See detailed power settings for both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequencies |
| Frequency band and 20-MHz operating channels |
– G (G regulatory domain): |
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– 2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels |
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– 5.745 to 5.865 GHz; 7 channels |
