The Cisco Catalyst 9120 access points with high-performance Wi-Fi 6 capabilities and innovations in RF performance, security, and analytics enable end-to-end digitization and help accelerate the rollout of business services by delivering beyond Wi-Fi.
Catalyst 9120 key capabilities:
● Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) and MU-MIMO – Deliver a more predictable performance for advanced applications and IoT
● Superior security with RF signature capture, rogue detection, and device classification
● Container support – Multilingual Access Point with dockers’ support to host IoT applications
● Multigigabit Support – Seamlessly offload network traffic without any bottlenecks and allow for higher throughputs with minimum cost
● Integrated Bluetooth 5.0 – Multi-RF technologies to enable IoT use cases
● Internal and external antenna support – Flexible deployment options for various campus types
● Multiple input power options, ranging from 802.3af (limited) to 802.3bt
Product specifications:
Part numbers |
Cisco Catalyst 9120I Access Point: Indoor environments, with internal antennas
- 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)
Customers are responsible for verifying approval for use in their individual countries. To verify approval and to identify the regulatory domain that corresponds to a particular country, visit https://www.cisco.com/go/aironet/compliance.
Not all regulatory domains have been approved. As they are approved, the part numbers will be available on the Global Price List. |
Software |
- Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 8.9 or later
- Cisco IOS ® XE Software Release 16.11 with AP Device Pack, or later
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Supported wireless LAN controllers |
- Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
- Cisco 3500, 5520, and 8540 Series Wireless Controllers and Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller
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802.11n version 2.0 (and related) capabilities |
- 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
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802.11ac |
- 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
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802.11ax |
- 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
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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
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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)
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Indicators |
- Status LED indicates boot loader status, association status, operating status, boot loader warnings, and boot loader errors
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Dimensions (W x L x H) |
- 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)
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Weight |
- Cisco Catalyst 9120I
Cisco Catalyst 9120E/P
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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.
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Input power requirements |
- 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)
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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 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
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- 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.
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System memory |
- 2048 MB DRAM
- 1024 MB flash
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Warranty |
- Limited lifetime hardware warranty
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Catalyst 9120 and Power over Ethernet (PoE):
Catalyst 9120 series
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Power Source
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Power Type
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2.4 GHz Radio
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5 GHz Radio
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Link Speed
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USB
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PD Power Draw
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C9120AXI
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802.3at
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POE
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4×4
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4×4
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2.5G
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Y
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25.5 W
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C9120AXE / C9120AXP
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802.3at
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POE
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4×4
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4×4
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2.5G
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Y
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25.5 W
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C9120AXI / C9120AXE / C9120AXP
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802.3af
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POE
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1×1
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1×1
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1G
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N
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13.4 W
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C9120AXI / C9120AXE / C9120AXP
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802.3af
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POE
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2×2
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N
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1G
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N
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13.4 W
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C9120AXI / C9120AXE / C9120AXP
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802.3af
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POE
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N
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2×2
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1G
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N
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13.4 W
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Documentation: Download the Cisco Catalyst 9120 Access Point Data Sheet (PDF).