Cisco Catalyst 9120 Series Access Points

• C9120AXI-x: Cisco Catalyst 9120 Series

Cisco Catalyst 9120E Access Point: Indoor, challenging environments, with external antennas

• C9120AXE-x: Cisco Catalyst 9120 Series

Cisco Catalyst 9120P Access Point: Indoor, professional installations

• C9120AXP-x: Cisco Catalyst 9120 Series

Regulatory domains: (x = regulatory domain)
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Not all regulatory domains have been approved. As they are approved, the part numbers will be available on the Global Price List.

• Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 8.9 or later
• Cisco IOS ® XE Software Release 16.11 with AP Device Pack, or later

• Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
• Cisco 3500, 5520, and 8540 Series Wireless Controllers and Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller

• 8×8 MIMO with four spatial streams for 5-GHz band
• 4×4 MIMO with four spatial streams for 2.4-GHz band
• Maximal Ratio Combining (MRC)
• 20- and 40-MHz channels
• PHY data rates up to 600 Mbps (40 MHz with 5 GHz)
• Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (transmit and receive), A-MSDU (transmit and receive)
• Cyclic Shift Diversity (CSD) support

• 8×8 downlink MU-MIMO with eight 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

• 4×4 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

• 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

• 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)

• Status LED indicates boot loader status, association status, operating status, boot loader warnings, and boot loader errors

• Access point (without mounting brackets): C9120I: 8.5 x 8.5 x 1.7 in (21.6 x 21.6 x 4.3 cm), C9120E and C9120P: 8.5 x 8.05x 2.0 in (21.6 x 21.6 x 5.1 cm)

• Cisco Catalyst 9120I
  • 2.87 lbs (1.3 kg)

  Cisco Catalyst 9120E/P

  • 3 lbs (1.36 kg)

• 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.

• 802.3at Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+), Cisco Universal PoE (Cisco UPOE ®)
• Cisco power injector, AIR-PWRINJ6=
• 802.3af PoE
• Cisco power injector, AIR-PWRINJ5= (Note: This injector supports only 802.3af)

• 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 4×4 to 2×2 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.

• 2048 MB DRAM
• 1024 MB flash

• Limited lifetime hardware warranty

Catalyst 9120 series

Power Source

Power Type

2.4 GHz Radio

5 GHz Radio

Link Speed

USB

PD Power Draw

C9120AXI

802.3at

POE

4×4

4×4

2.5G

Y

25.5 W

C9120AXE / C9120AXP

802.3at

POE

4×4

4×4

2.5G

Y

25.5 W

C9120AXI / C9120AXE / C9120AXP

802.3af

POE

1×1

1×1

1G

N

13.4 W

C9120AXI / C9120AXE / C9120AXP

802.3af

POE

2×2

N

1G

N

13.4 W

C9120AXI / C9120AXE / C9120AXP

802.3af

POE

N

2×2

1G

N

13.4 W