AIR-AP2802E-NK910 Cisco Aironet 2800e Enterprise 4x4:3 MU-MIMO 10 APs

AIR-AP2802E-NK910 exact order identity

AIR-AP2802E-NK910 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 N, and a fixed-domain 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 K910 for a ten-access-point eco-pack. The carton part number does not replace serial-level control, and all ten units must retain the stated regulatory-domain identity. Reconcile ten chassis serials and MAC addresses against the carton and purchase line. Assign every unit to a destination and controller record; a quantity shortage, mixed domain or substituted antenna form is a receiving exception. Because this is a fixed-domain line, a quotation or received label carrying another domain is a different order and requires a fresh approval. The carton is not the deployable asset: each of the ten access points needs its own serial, location, controller and acceptance result.

N regulatory-domain channel evidence

Cisco's 2800 Series data sheet lists the N profile as 2.4 GHz channels 1-11; 5 GHz blocks at 5.180-5.320 and 5.745-5.825 GHz. The N profile pairs an eleven-channel 2.4 GHz plan with separated lower and upper 5 GHz blocks. The 2.4 GHz boundary is part of the order's deployment evidence, not merely a 5 GHz consideration.

Check both radio bands against the N-domain record. Preserve the controller country setting, 2.4 GHz channel limit and the two 5 GHz groups with the site acceptance report. 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: this profile combines an eleven-channel 2.4 GHz boundary with separated lower and upper 5 GHz choices. Validate both bands in the same commissioning record; a correct 5 GHz result does not prove that the 2.4 GHz plan is appropriate. When a design uses 2.4 GHz for legacy or operational clients, retain a specific association and interference test for that population.

Deployment evidence worksheet

Controller join evidence

Stage the access point on the controller release intended for production. Retain the controller model, software version, discovery path, authorization method and first successful CAPWAP join. Confirm that configuration download completes and that both radios reach an expected operational state. Remove any temporary staging authorization before handover. This evidence separates an orderable access point from a unit that has actually been proven compatible with the planned controller environment.

Power-state acceptance

Measure power after the access point has joined its controller and the planned radios and services are active. Record switch model, port, negotiated power level, LLDP result and any reduced-capability warning. An idle boot result is not sufficient evidence for the deployed power budget. If an injector is proposed, verify its supported use and include its exact identity in the maintained bill of materials rather than treating it as an unspecified accessory.

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.

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.

Capacity observation

Define the expected concurrent clients, application mix, airtime utilization and channel-width assumptions for this location. After commissioning, capture radio utilization, retry behavior and representative throughput during a meaningful load period. Compare the observation with the survey design and state any shortfall. A peak link rate from a data sheet is not a site capacity result and should not replace measured operating evidence.

Interference baseline

Preserve the pre-install and post-install noise, neighboring-radio and channel-occupancy observations for the selected location. Record any controller-driven channel change during acceptance. If the regulatory profile limits the channel choices, state how that constraint affected reuse and mitigation. This baseline gives future troubleshooting a reference point and prevents an unrelated interference change from being attributed to the hardware order.

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-NK910 - compare antenna architecture and regulatory-domain evidence.
• AIR-AP2802E-NK910C - compare order quantity or configuration and regulatory-domain evidence.
• AIR-AP2802E-N-K9 - compare order quantity or configuration 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.