C9117AXI-EWC-G Cisco Catalyst 9117 WiFi 6 Access Point with EWC

C9117AXI-EWC-G: site recovery evidence

C9117AXI-EWC-G retains the G suffix and EWC embedded-controller boundary in its exact PID. Carry the complete G-domain PID through receiving, Smart Account assignment, onboarding and replacement.

The G-domain EWC record should identify who owns embedded management and how the site is recovered without undocumented defaults. Perform the recovery test on a controlled network and verify authentication and representative traffic before returning the AP to service.

Evidence required before acceptance

Save G-domain destination evidence, full PID, serial, IOS XE version, configuration backup, management account owner, 2.5GbE link and power source. Add before-and-after channel and client results to show that recovery preserved service.

Procurement decision after support ended

Replacement equivalence requires both G-domain authorization and reproducible EWC recovery, not merely matching enclosure shape. Cisco lists April 30, 2021 as end of sale and April 30, 2026 as the last date of support.

Closest 9117AXI order comparisons

• C9117AXI-E1 - compare controller architecture and complete ordering suffix.
• C9117AXI-K - compare controller architecture and complete ordering suffix.
• C9117AXI-EWC-N - compare controller architecture and complete ordering suffix.

Official evidence: Cisco Catalyst 9117 data sheet; Cisco 9117 installation guide; Cisco EWC data sheet; Cisco 9117 lifecycle notice; and Cisco compliance lookup.