AIR-AP2802I-ZK910C Cisco Aironet 2800i Dual-band 802.11a/g/n/ac 10 APs

AIR-AP2802I-ZK910C exact order identity

AIR-AP2802I-ZK910C is a Cisco Aironet 2800 Series controller-based 802.11ac Wave 2 access point order. The exact line combines a 2802I indoor access point with integrated antennas, regulatory-domain token Z, and a configurable ten-unit eco-pack.

Antenna boundary

Cisco documents twelve cross-polarized internal antennas in the 2802I enclosure. No external antenna is selected by this access-point SKU. The RF result therefore depends on enclosure orientation, mounting height, obstructions and the surveyed placement. Receiving should confirm the mounting kit, while commissioning should retain photographs of the final orientation and compare measured coverage with the approved survey.

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.

Z regulatory-domain channel evidence

Cisco's 2800 Series data sheet lists the Z profile as 2.4 GHz channels 1-11; 5 GHz blocks at 5.180-5.320, 5.500-5.700 excluding 5.600-5.640, and 5.745-5.825 GHz. The Z profile spans lower, middle and upper 5 GHz groups while retaining a documented gap in the middle group. That exclusion must survive controller template changes.

Compare the live channel list with the Z-domain evidence after every initial join or controller migration. Treat an enabled channel inside the excluded range as a release blocker. 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: lower, middle and upper groups provide broad planning options, but the documented middle gap remains a hard evidence point. Create a channel-list comparison that highlights the excluded range and retain it with the country lookup. After automatic channel changes or controller migration, repeat that comparison. Stable client service alone does not prove that the Z-domain constraints are still being enforced.

Deployment evidence worksheet

Ethernet and cabling proof

Preserve the permanent-link test, patch-lead identities, switch port, negotiated Ethernet rate and error counters. Investigate pair faults, excessive length or rate fallback before wireless acceptance begins. A link light only proves connectivity at some rate; it does not demonstrate the intended uplink performance. Tie the cable result to the AP serial so a later throughput problem can be separated from radio, controller and wired-path causes.

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.

Controlled spare policy

If purchased as a spare, name the protected site population, compatible controller image, storage location, storage conditions and periodic power-on test. Confirm that regulatory token, antenna architecture and mounting parts match the population it protects. Set a final-use review date. A stored unit can become unsuitable while untouched because controller software, country approval, certificates or network architecture may change.

Monitoring handover

Assign owners for AP reachability, controller join failures, radio utilization, client health and switch-port errors. Confirm that the exact serial appears in inventory and monitoring, then test the alert path. Record dashboard object, notification route and escalation owner. Telemetry that is not tied to an owned asset does not provide a reliable service baseline and will not support later comparison after channel or software changes.

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.

Receiving inspection

At receipt, compare model label, regulatory token, antenna form, quantity, serials and visible condition with the authorized order. Photograph labels before cartons are separated. Quarantine shortages, mixed units, damaged connectors or unapproved substitutions. Do not rely on a distributor description as evidence that the exact Cisco order arrived. Close the inspection only when every physical unit is accounted for.

Fault-domain separation

Build the acceptance record so power, wired link, controller join, radio state, authentication and application reachability can be reviewed independently. Preserve timestamps and device identifiers across switch and controller logs. When a test fails, identify the failing boundary before replacing hardware. This avoids classifying a cable, policy or controller problem as an access-point defect and creates evidence that can be reused during support escalation.

Handover completeness

The handover package should include exact order identity, destination approval, serial record, controller evidence, switch port, mounting or antenna record, user-path tests and named operational owners. Review the package with the receiving team and list unresolved exceptions. A unit is not operationally accepted when important evidence remains only in installer notes, email attachments or an unowned temporary dashboard.

Related Aironet 2802 order records

• AIR-AP2802E-ZK910 - compare antenna architecture and regulatory-domain evidence.
• AIR-AP2802E-Z-K9C - compare antenna architecture and regulatory-domain evidence.
• AIR-AP2802E-ZK910C - 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.