C9120AXI A C9120AX Internal 802.11ax 4x4:4 MIMO;IOT;BT5;mGig;USB;RHL

C9120AXI-A Specification

Description

Cisc o C atalyst 9120AX Access Point, internal antennas; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, A Domain

Software

● Cisc o Unified Wireless Network Software Release 8.9.x or later
● Cisc o IOS ® XE Software Release 16.11 with AP Device Pack, or later

Supported wireless LAN controllers

● Cisc o Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
● Cisc o 3500, 5520, and 8540 Series Wireless Controllers and Cisc o 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)

● Cisc o C atalyst 9120E Access Points are certified for use with antenna gains up to 6 dBi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
● Cisc o C atalyst 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
● Cisc o 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 Cisc o Universal PoE (Cisc o UPOE+, Cisc o UPOE ®)
● Cisc o power injector, AIR-PWRINJ6=
● 802.3af PoE
● Cisc o power injector, AIR-PWRINJ5= (Note: This injector supports only 802.3af)

Environmental

Cisc o C atalyst 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

A (A regulatory domain):
● 2.412 to 2.462 GHz; 11 channels
● 5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels
● 5.500 to 5.700 GHz; 8 channels
(excludes 5.600 to 5.640 GHz)
● 5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels

Inline PoE

4 ports for -8P PIDs, 2 ports for -4P PIDs
802.3af-compliant PoE or 802.3at-compliant PoE+

Acoustic for 1100 Series ISRs

Not Applicable - Fanless design

Approvals and compliance

Emission
47 CFR Part 15

CISPR 32 Edition 2
EN 300 386 V1.6.1
EN 55032:2012/ AC:2013
EN 55032:2015
EN61000-3-2 2014
EN61000-3-3: 2013
ICES-003 ISSUE 6:2016
KN 32: 2015
V-2/2015.04
V-3/2015.04
TCVN 7189: 2009
CNS13438: 2006
IEC 60950-1
EN 60950-1
UL 60950-1
CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1
Immunity
CISPR24: 2010 + A1: 2015
EN 300 386 V1.6.1
EN55024: 2010 + A1: 2015
KN35: 2015
TCVN 7317: 2003

Environmental

Operating humidity

5 to 85% relative humidity

Operating temperature

32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C) Sea Level;
32 to 77°F (0°C to 25°C) at 10,000 ft
1.5°C derating per 1000 ft

Altitude in China

0-6560 ft (0-2000 m)

Altitude in all other countries

0-10,000 ft (0-3050 m)

Transportation and Storage

Nonoperating temperature

-40 to 158°F (-40 to 70°C)

Nonoperating humidity

5 to 95% relative humidity (noncondensing)

Nonoperating altitude

0 to 15,000 ft (0 to 4570m)