Part numbers | Cisco Catalyst 9120AXI Access Point: Indoor environments, with internal antennas C9120AXI-x: Cisco Catalyst 9120AX Series Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Access Point: Indoor, challenging environments, with external antennas C9120AXE-x: Cisco Catalyst 9120AX Series Cisco Catalyst 9120AXP Access Point: Indoor, professional installations C9120AXP-x: Cisco Catalyst 9120AX Series Cisco Catalyst 9120AXI Access Point: Indoor environments, with internal antennas, with embedded wireless controller C9120AXI-EWC-x: Cisco Catalyst 9120AX Series Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Access Point: Indoor, challenging environments, with external antennas, with embedded wireless controller C9120AXE-EWC-x: Cisco Catalyst 9120AX Series Cisco Catalyst 9120AXP Access Point: Indoor, professional installations, with embedded wireless controller C9120AXP-EWC-x: Cisco Catalyst 9120AX Series |
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 2.4 GHz or on 5 GHz) 2.4 GHz, peak gain 4 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth 5 GHz, peak gain 5 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth 5 GHz, peak gain 5 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth |
External antenna (sold separately) | Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Access Points are certified for use with antenna gains up to 6 dBi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) Cisco Catalyst 9120AXP Access Points) are certified for use with antenna gains up to 13 dBi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) with the AIR-ANT2513P4M-N= antenna |
Smart antenna connector | Available on the 9120AXE and 9120AXP 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 o Auto-MDIX support Management console port (RJ-45) USB 2.0 @ 4.5W |
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): C9120AXI: 8.5 x 8.5 x 1.7" (21.6 x 21.6 x 4.3 cm), C9120AXE and C9120AXP: 8.5 x 8.05 x 2.0" (21.6 x 21.6 x 5.1 cm) |
Weight | Cisco Catalyst 9120AXI 2.87 lb (1.3 kg) Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE/P 3 lb (1.36 kg) |
Input power requirements | 802.3at Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+), 802.3bt Cisco Universal PoE (Cisco UPOE+, Cisco UPOE) 802.3af PoE Cisco power injector, AIR-PWRINJ6= (Note: This injector supports only 802.3at) Cisco power injector, AIR-PWRINJ5= (Note: This injector supports only 802.3af) |
Power draw | Catalyst 9120AXI |
PoE power consumption | 2.4-GHz radio | 5-GHz radio | Link speed | USB | LLDP |
802.3at (PoE+) | 4x4 | 4x4 | 2.5G | Y | 25.5W |
Catalyst 9120AXE, 9120AXP |
PoE power consumption | 2.4-GHz radio | 5-GHz radio | Link speed | USB | LLDP |
802.3at (PoE+) | 4x4 | 4x4 | 2.5G | Y | 25.5W |
Catalyst 9120AXI, 9120AXE, 9120AXP |
PoE power consumption | 2.4-GHz radio | 5-GHz radio | Link speed | USB | LLDP |
802.3af | PoE | 1x1 | 1x1 | 1G | N | 13.4W |
802.3af | PoE | 2x2 | N | 1G | N | 13.4W |
802.3af | PoE | N | 2x2 | 1G | N | 13.4W |
Note: Power required at the Power Source Equipment (PSE) will depend on the cable length and other environmental issues |
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 |
