AIR-AP2802E-GK910C Cisco Aironet 2800e Indoor 802.11ac Wave 2 10 APs

AIR-AP2802E-GK910C exact order identity

AIR-AP2802E-GK910C is a Cisco Aironet 2800 Series controller-based 802.11ac Wave 2 access point order. The exact line combines a 2802E indoor access point for external antennas, regulatory-domain token G, and a configurable ten-unit eco-pack.

Antenna boundary

Cisco documents four RP-TNC antenna connectors plus a Smart Antenna connector on the 2802E. Antennas are a separate engineered part of the deployment bill of materials. Before release, record each Cisco-supported antenna part number, connector use, gain, pattern, cable type, cable loss, mounting orientation and local approval. A connector fit alone does not establish RF performance or regulatory suitability.

Order-form boundary

Cisco's ordering convention uses K910C for a configurable ten-access-point eco-pack. Configuration selection and physical quantity are separate acceptance gates: the chosen domain must be approved and ten individual units must be reconciled. Retain the configured-domain evidence with the carton record, then create ten serial-level asset rows. Do not release a partial, mixed-domain or unconfigured carton to installation without a documented correction. Because this is a configurable line, purchasing must retain the finally selected domain on both the authorized quotation and received label. The carton is not the deployable asset: each of the ten access points needs its own serial, location, controller and acceptance result.

G regulatory-domain channel evidence

Cisco's 2800 Series data sheet lists the G profile as 2.4 GHz channels 1-13 and the 5.745-5.825 GHz upper block. Cisco lists the G profile with an upper 5 GHz block and no lower or middle 5 GHz block. This changes available channel count and makes destination-specific capacity validation important.

Use an upper-band-specific commissioning checklist. Confirm controller country, available channel list and post-install utilization before accepting a design that was sized using another domain. Regulatory-domain letters are identifiers, not country names; use Cisco's compliance tool for the actual deployment country and retain the lookup date.

Procurement inference: the listed upper-only 5 GHz choice makes channel reuse and client compatibility central to acceptance. Record the client mix used during testing and verify association on approved upper-block channels. If the site's earlier survey relied on lower or DFS middle channels, the design requires revision rather than a simple model substitution, even when antenna architecture and controller family remain unchanged.

Deployment evidence worksheet

Mechanical installation record

List the bracket, ceiling or wall interface, enclosure requirement, safety restraint, service clearance and cable-entry plan before scheduling installation. Receiving should identify missing mechanical items before the access point reaches site. Photograph the mounted label and final cable entry, then record how the unit can be reached for replacement. A complete electronic order can still be an unusable deployment kit when mechanical dependencies are omitted.

Serial-level asset control

Capture chassis serial, base MAC address, carton reference, deployment site, controller assignment and asset owner. Reconcile the identifiers against the purchase line before activation. Multi-unit cartons require an entry for every physical access point; a carton SKU alone cannot show which unit was installed, held as a spare or returned. This record is also needed to trace support entitlement, replacement history and monitoring ownership.

Quotation substitution gate

Compare antenna form, regulatory token, configuration suffix, pack quantity and complete Cisco part number on the authorized quotation. Treat any changed token as a substitution that requires a new technical and regulatory review. Procurement should not accept a nearby Aironet 2802 line merely because the family name matches. Preserve the approved line, received label and exception decision so the final asset can be traced to the exact order reviewed here.

Software lifecycle file

Record the controller release approved for this unit, the source used to verify support, the last tested date and the owner for software advisories. Available hardware does not prove compatibility with a current or future controller train. Review Cisco support information before every expansion or replacement. The lifecycle file should also state when this Aironet generation must leave service and which surrounding dependencies need migration.

Authentication path test

Commission representative clients through association, authentication, address assignment, DNS and application reachability. Preserve the identity policy used, test client type, result and relevant controller logs. An access point that joins its controller has not yet demonstrated the user path. Repeat the test after any controller, certificate or authentication-service change and retain failures separately from RF or switch-port evidence.

Change-window controls

Document staging evidence, production window, installer, rollback owner and measurable success criteria. Preserve the prior controller or AP state needed for recovery. After the change, close temporary credentials, compare authentication, monitoring and RF results with the approved baseline, and record the final decision. The work is not complete merely because the unit powers on or appears in a controller list.

Security baseline

Retain the approved controller policy, management authorization, certificate or trust workflow, client authentication test and logging destination. Confirm behavior on the deployed controller software instead of promising a protocol from the hardware family name. Remove temporary onboarding access and verify administrative reachability after handover. This keeps product identity separate from software-dependent security claims.

Replacement dependency map

Map this unit to controller, licenses, authentication services, switch power, cable, bracket, antenna design and monitoring objects. For an end-of-sale platform, state which dependencies can be reused by the planned Catalyst migration and which require change. A nominal access-point replacement can fail when the surrounding platform was never inventoried. Keep the map with the asset rather than only in a one-time project file.

Related Aironet 2802 order records

• AIR-AP2802I-GK910 - compare antenna architecture and regulatory-domain evidence.
• AIR-AP2802I-G-K9C - compare antenna architecture and regulatory-domain evidence.
• AIR-AP2802I-G-K9 - compare antenna architecture and regulatory-domain evidence.

Official evidence: Cisco Aironet 2800 Series data sheet; Cisco 2800 Series getting started guide; Cisco 2800 Series support and lifecycle page; and Cisco wireless compliance tool.