C9115AXE-EWC-S - Cisco Catalyst 9115 WiFi 6 APs - External Antennas

C9115AXE-EWC-S Features

■External antennas on the 9115AXE access point models (C9115AXE-x and C9115AXE-EWC-x)

■Integrated internal antennas, omni directional in azimuth for both 2.4 GHz (peak gain 3dBi) and 5 GHz (peak gain 4dBi)

■Simultaneous 4x4 MIMO with four spatial streams for both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands

■The following hardware external interfaces:

–1x100/1000/2500 Multigigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)

–RS-232 Console Interface through RJ-45

–Recovery push button (enables partial or full system configuration recovery)

–USB 2.0 Port

–One multi-color LED Status indicator. 

■Multiuser Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) technology with 4 spatial streams for downlink.

■Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)-based scheduling for both downlink and uplink

■Spatial Reuse (also known as BSS coloring) allows APs and their clients to differentiate between BSSs, thus permitting more simultaneous transmissions.

■New power savings mode called Target-Wakeup-Time (TWT), allows the client to stay asleep and wake up only at pre-scheduled (target) times to exchange data with the AP. This allows for significant energy savings for battery-operated devices.

■Cisco Catalyst Center support enables Cisco Connected Mobile Experiences, Apple FastLane and Cisco Identity Services Engine.

■Cross-AP Noise Reduction, a Cisco innovation that enables APs to intelligently collaborate in real time about RF conditions so that users connect with optimized signal quality and performance.

■Optimized AP Roaming for ensuring that client devices associate with the AP in their coverage range that offers the fastest data rate available.

■MIMO equalization capabilities, which optimize uplink performance and reliability by reducing the impact of signal fade.

The AP supports both Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller and lightweight deployments (using Cisco Wireless Controllers). The AP also supports the following operating modes:

■Local—This is the default mode for the Cisco AP. In this mode, the AP serves clients.

In local mode, the AP creates two CAPWAP tunnels to the Cisco WLC, one for management and the other for data traffic. This is known as central switching because the data traffic is switched (bridged) from the AP to the controller where it is then routed.

■FlexConnect—In FlexConnect mode (previously known as HREAP), the data traffic is switched locally and is not sent to the controller.

In this mode, the Cisco AP behaves like an autonomous AP, but is managed by the Cisco WLC. Here, the AP continues to function even if connection to the controller is lost.

■Monitor—In the monitor mode, specified Cisco APs can exclude themselves from handling data traffic between clients and the infrastructure. These APs act as dedicated sensors for location based services (LBS), rogue AP detection, and intrusion detection (IDS).

When APs are in monitor mode, they actively monitor the airwaves and typically do not serve clients.

■Sniffer—In the wireless sniffer mode, the AP starts sniffing the air on a given channel. It captures and forwards all the packets from the clients on that channel to a remote machine that runs Airopeek or Wireshark (packet analyzers for IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs). This includes information on the time stamp, signal strength, packet size, etc.

Software		●  Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 8.9 or later
		●  Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.11 or later
Supported wireless LAN controllers		●  Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers
		●  Cisco 3500, 5520, and 8540 Series Wireless Controllers and Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller
802.11n version 2.0 (and related) capabilities		●  4x4 MIMO with four spatial streams
		●  Maximal Ratio Combining (MRC)
		●  802.11n and 802.11a/g beamforming
		●  20- and 40-MHz channels
		●  PHY data rates up to 890 Mbps (40 MHz with 5 GHz and 20 MHz with 2.4 GHz)
		●  Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (transmit and receive), A-MSDU (transmit and receive)
		●  802.11 Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS)
		●  Cyclic Shift Diversity (CSD) support
802.11ac		●  4x4 downlink MU-MIMO with four spatial streams
		●  MRC
		●  802.11ac beamforming
		●  20-, 40-, 80-, and 160-MHz channels
		●  PHY data rates up to 3.47 Gbps (160 MHz with 5 GHz)
		●  Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (transmit and receive), A-MSDU (transmit and receive)
		●  802.11 DFS
		●  CSD support
802.11ax		●  4x4 downlink MU-MIMO with four spatial streams
		●  Uplink/downlink OFDMA
		●  TWT
		●  BSS coloring
		●  MRC
		●  802.11ax beamforming
		●  20-, 40-, 80-, and 160-MHz channels
		●  PHY data rates up to 5.38 Gbps (160 MHz with 5 GHz and 20 MHz with 2.4 GHz)
		●  Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (transmit and receive), A-MSDU (transmit and receive)
		●  802.11 DFS
		●  CSD support
Integrated antenna		●  2.4 GHz, peak gain 3 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth
		●  5 GHz, peak gain 4 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth
External antenna (sold separately)		●  Cisco Catalyst 9115E Access Points are certified for use with antenna gains up to 6 dBi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz)
		●  Cisco offers the industry's broadest selection of antennas, delivering optimal coverage for a variety of deployment scenarios
		●  For more details, C9115 Guide
Interfaces		●  1x 100, 1000, 2500 Multigigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) – IEEE 802.3bz
		●  Management console port (RJ-45)
		●  USB 2.0
Indicators		●  Status LED indicates boot loader status, association status, operating status, boot loader warnings, and boot loader errors
Dimensions (W x L x H)		●  Access point (without mounting brackets): C9115I: 8.0 x 8.0 x 1.5 in. (20.3 x 20.3 x 3.8 cm), C9115E: 8.0 x 8.0 x 1.7 in. (20.3 x 20.3 x 4.3 cm)
Weight		Cisco Catalyst 9115AXI
		●  1.98 lb (0.9 kg)
		Cisco Catalyst 9115AXE
		●  2.43 lb (1.1 kg)