Cisco Catalyst 9120AX series Access Point, internal antennas, WiFi6 4x4:4 MIMO, H Domain C9120AXI-H Ethernet Wireless Access Point

Supported wireless LAN controllers and Software

Recommended Model

Cisco 3500 Series Wireless Controllers

AIR-CT3504-K9

Cisco 5520 Series Wireless Controllers

AIR-CT5520-K9

Cisco 8540 Series Wireless Controllers

AIR-CT8540-K9

AIR-CT8540-1K-K9

Cisco 9800 series Wireless Controllers

C9800-40-K9

C9800-80-K9

Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller

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Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 8.9 or later

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Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.11 or later

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C9130AXI-H Specification

Software

9130AXI

•  Unified Wireless Network Software Release 8.10.x or later

•  IOS  XE Software Release 16.12.1 with AP Device Pack, or later

Supported wireless LAN controllers

•  9800 Series Wireless Controllers

•  3504, 5520, and 8540 Wireless Controllers and 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

• 20- and 40-MHz channels

• PHY data rates up to 1.5 Gbps (40 MHz with 5 GHz and 20 MHz with 2.4 GHz)

• Packet aggregation: Aggregate MAC Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU) (transmit and receive), Aggregate MAC Service Data Unit (A-MSDU) (transmit and receive)

• 802.11 Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS)

• Cyclic Shift Diversity (CSD) support

802.11ac

• 8x8 downlink MU-MIMO with eight spatial streams

• MRC

• 802.11ac beamforming

• 20-, 40-, 80-, and 160-MHz channels

• PHY data rates up to 6.9 Gbps (160 MHz with 5 GHz)

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

• 802.11 DFS

• CSD support

• WPA3 support

802.11ax

• 8x8 uplink/downlink MU-MIMO with eight spatial streams

• Uplink/downlink OFDMA

• TWT

• BSS coloring

• MRC

• 802.11ax beamforming

• 20-, 40-, 80-, and 160-MHz channels

• PHY data rates up to 10 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

• WPA3 support

Integrated antenna

• 2.4 GHz: Peak gain 4 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth

• 5 GHz: Peak gain 6 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth

External antenna with Smart antenna connector

• The 9130AXE Access Point is certified for use with antenna gains up to 13 dBi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)

•  offers the industry's broadest selection of antennas, delivering optimal coverage for a variety of deployment scenarios

• Supports Self-Identifiable Antennas (SIA) on the Smart antenna connector

• Smart antenna connector is a compact multi-RF connector with 8-DART interface

• Requires the AIR-CAB002-D8-R= 2-fppt smart antenna connector when used with antennas with a RP-TNC connector

• Requires the AIR-CAB003-D8-N= 3 ft smart antenna connector when used with AIR-ANT2513P4M-N= antenna

Interfaces

• 1x 100, 1000, 2500, 5000 Multigigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) – IEEE 802.3bz

• Management console port (RJ-45)

• USB 2.0 at 4.5W (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):

- C9130AXI: 8.9 x 8.9 x 1.88 in. (22.6 x 22.6 x 4.8 cm)

Environmental

9130AXI

• Nonoperating (storage) temperature: -22° to 158°F (-30° to 70°C)

• Nonoperating (storage) altitude test: 25C, 15,000 ft (4600 m)

• Operating temperature: 32° to 122°F (0° to 50°C)

• Operating humidity: 10% to 90% (noncondensing)

• Operating altitude test: 40C, 9843 ft (3000 m)

Note: When the ambient operating temperature exceeds 40°C, the access point will shift from 8x8 to 4x4 on the 5 GHz radio, uplink Ethernet will downgrade to 1 Gigabit Ethernet; however, the USB interface will remain enabled.

System memory

• 2048 MB DRAM

• 1024 MB flash

Warranty

Limited lifetime hardware warranty