C9115AXE-H Cisco Catalyst 9115AXE External-Antenna Wi-Fi 6 Access Point

H-domain external-antenna acceptance

C9115AXE-H is the domain-H Catalyst 9115AXE controller-based access point. Cisco identifies AXE as the external-antenna form; antennas are ordered separately and certified gain is limited to 6 dBi at both bands, subject to country approval.

Exact acceptance evidence

Record the approved antenna PID, gain, pattern, cable loss, mount and H-domain country lookup before installation. Test 2.5G negotiation and both radios under full 802.3at power.

Power and Ethernet states

Under 802.3at, Cisco documents both radios at 4x4, 2.5-Gigabit Ethernet and USB; the published maximum is 21.4W for AXE. Under 802.3af, both radios reduce to 2x2, Ethernet reduces to 1G and USB is disabled. The same reduced state is documented above 40 C ambient.

Regulatory and lifecycle gate

The final H is a regulatory-domain token. Verify the exact PID for the destination with Cisco compliance data. Cisco's current hardware lifecycle bulletin gives affected Catalyst 9115 orders a last-order date of 2026-12-31 and last-support date of 2031-12-31; plan migration using the matching 9174E antenna form.

Controller procurement boundary

This PID has no EWC infix, so it is not evidence of an AP-hosted Embedded Wireless Controller image. Record the target WLC release, entitlement, successful CAPWAP join and recovery test.

Official sources: Cisco Catalyst 9115 data sheet, Cisco deployment guide, and Cisco hardware lifecycle bulletin.