C9120AXI-Q Specification |
| Description | Cisco Catalyst 9120AX Access Point, internal antennas; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, Q 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 | Q (Q regulatory domain): ● 2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels
● 5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels
● 5.500 to 5.700 GHz; 11 channels |
