The Cisco® Aironet® 2800 Series Wi-Fi access points are highly versatile and deliver the most functionality in the industry.
The Cisco Aironet 2800 Series Wi-Fi access points provide 802.11ac Wave 2 with Multi User MIMO (MU MIMO). This AP series offers integrated and external antenna options, with a dedicated 5 GHz radio and a flexible radio that can be configured as a 2.4 GHz radio (default) or as an additional 5 GHz radio.
This access point supports a greater overall High Density Experience (HDX) which provides mission-critical wireless to meet your performance needs. The access points support full interoperability with leading 802.11ac clients, and support a mixed deployment with other access points and controllers.
Face of the 2802E Model

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Location of the Smart antenna connector port on the right side of the AP | |||
Ports and Connectors on the Head of the 2802E Model

Smart Antenna Connector on the Right Side of the 2802E Model

| Part numbers | Cisco Aironet 2800e Access Point Configurable: Indoor, challenging environments, with external antennas | ||||||
| ● AIR-AP2802E- x-K9C: Dual-band controller-based 802.11a/g/n/ac, configurable | |||||||
| Regulatory domains: (x = regulatory domain) | |||||||
| Customers are responsible for verifying approval for use in their individual countries. To verify approval and to identify the regulatory domain that corresponds to a particular country. | |||||||
| Not all regulatory domains have been approved. As they are approved, the part numbers will be available on the Global Price List. | |||||||
| Cisco Wireless LAN Services | |||||||
| ● AS-WLAN-CNSLT: Cisco Wireless LAN Network Planning and Design Service | |||||||
| ● AS-WLAN-CNSLT: Cisco Wireless LAN 802.11n Migration Service | |||||||
| ● AS-WLAN-CNSLT: Cisco Wireless LAN Performance and Security Assessment Service | |||||||
| Software | ● Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 8.2.111.0 or later | ||||||
| ● Cisco IOS ® XE Software Release 16.3 | |||||||
| Supported wireless LAN controllers | ● Cisco 2500 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco 3500 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco Wireless Controller Module for ISR G2, Cisco Wireless Services Module 2 (WiSM2) for Catalyst ® 6500 Series Switches, Cisco 5500 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco Flex ® 7500 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco 8500 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco 9800 Series Wireless Controllers, Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller | ||||||
| ● Cisco Catalyst 3850 Series Switches, Cisco Catalyst 3650 Series Switches | |||||||
| ● Cisco Mobility Express | |||||||
| 802.11n version 2.0 (and related) capabilities | ● 4x4 MIMO with three spatial streams | ||||||
| ● Maximal Ratio Combining (MRC) | |||||||
| ● 802.11n and 802.11a/g beamforming | |||||||
| ● 20- and 40-MHz channels | |||||||
| ● PHY data rates up to 450 Mbps (40 MHz with 5 GHz) | |||||||
| ● Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (Tx/Rx), A-MSDU (Tx/Rx) | |||||||
| ● 802.11 Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS) | |||||||
| ● Cyclic Shift Diversity (CSD) support | |||||||
| 802.11ac Wave 1 capabilities | ● 4x4 MIMO with three spatial streams | ||||||
| ● MRC | |||||||
| ● 802.11ac beamforming | |||||||
| ● 20-, 40-, and 80-MHz channels | |||||||
| ● PHY data rates up to 1.3 Gbps (80 MHz in 5 GHz) | |||||||
| ● Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (Tx/Rx), A-MSDU (Tx/Rx) | |||||||
| ● 802.11 DFS | |||||||
| ● CSD support | |||||||
| 802.11ac Wave 2 capabilities | ● 4x4 MU-MIMO with three spatial streams | ||||||
| ● MRC | |||||||
| ● 802.11ac beamforming | |||||||
| ● 20-, 40-, 80, 160-MHz channels | |||||||
| ● PHY data rates up to 4680 Mbps | |||||||
| ● Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (Tx/Rx), A-MSDU (Tx/Rx) | |||||||
| ● 802.11 DFS | |||||||
| ● CSD support | |||||||
| Integrated antenna | Flexible radio (either 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz) | ||||||
| ● 2.4 GHz, gain 4 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth | |||||||
| ● 5 GHz, gain 6 dBi, internal directional antenna, elevation plane beamwidth 90° | |||||||
| Dedicated 5-GHz radio | |||||||
| ● 5 GHz, gain 5 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth | |||||||
| External antenna (sold separately) | ● 2802e Series 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 | |||||||
| Smart antenna connector | ● Available on the 2802e Series access points only | ||||||
| ● Requires the AIR-CAB002-DART-R= 2 ft smart antenna connector to RP-TNC connectors to connect a second antenna to the access point | |||||||
| ● Required when running the flexible radio as either a second 5-GHz serving radio or Wireless Security Monitoring radio | |||||||
| Interfaces | ● 2802E | ||||||
| ◦ 2x 100/1000BASE-T autosensing (RJ-45) | |||||||
| ● Management console port (RJ-45) | |||||||
| ● USB 2.0 (enabled via future software) | |||||||
| Indicators | ● Status LED indicates boot loader status, association status, operating status, boot loader warnings, boot loader errors | ||||||
| Dimensions (W x L x H) | ● Access point (without mounting brackets): 2802E: 8.66” x 8.77” x 2.50” | ||||||
| Weight | Cisco Aironet 2802e | ||||||
| ● 4.6 lb (2.09 kg) | |||||||
| Input power requirements | ● 802.3at PoE+, Cisco Universal PoE (Cisco UPOE ®) | ||||||
| ● 802.3at power injector (AIR-PWRINJ6=) | |||||||
| Power draw | ● 22.5W at the PSE (20W at the PD) with all features enabled except for the USB 2.0 port | ||||||
| ● 26.5W at the PSE (23W at the PD) with the USB 2.0 port enabled | |||||||
| Environmental | Cisco Aironet 2802e | ||||||
| ● Nonoperating (storage) temperature: -22° to 158°F (-30° to 70°C) | |||||||
| ● Nonoperating (storage) altitude test: 25˚C, 15,000 ft. | |||||||
| ● Operating temperature: -4° to 122°F (-20° to 50°C) | |||||||
| ● Operating humidity: 10% to 90% (noncondensing) | |||||||
| ● Operating altitude test: 40˚C, 9843 ft. | |||||||
| System memory | ● 1024 MB DRAM | ||||||
| ● 256 MB flash | |||||||
| Warranty | Limited lifetime hardware warranty | ||||||
| Available transmit power settings | 2.4 GHz | 5 GHz | |||||
| ● 23 dBm (200 mW) | ● 23 dBm (200 mW) | ||||||
| ● 20 dBm (100 mW) | ● 20 dBm (100 mW) | ||||||
| ● 17 dBm (50 mW) | ● 17 dBm (50 mW) | ||||||
| ● 14 dBm (25 mW) | ● 14 dBm (25 mW) | ||||||
| ● 11 dBm (12.5 mW) | ● 11 dBm (12.5 mW) | ||||||
| ● 8 dBm (6.25 mW) | ● 8 dBm (6.25 mW) | ||||||
| ● 5 dBm (3.13 mW) | ● 5 dBm (3.13 mW) | ||||||
| ● 2 dBm (1.56 mW) | ● 2 dBm (1.56 mW) | ||||||
| Frequency band and 20-MHz operating channels | A (A regulatory domain): | I (I regulatory domain): | |||||
| ● 2.412 to 2.462 GHz; 11 channels | ● 2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels | ||||||
| ● 5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels | ● 5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels | ||||||
| ● 5.500 to 5.700 GHz; 8 channels | K (K regulatory domain): | ||||||
| (excludes 5.600 to 5.640 GHz) | ● 2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels | ||||||
| ● 5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels | ● 5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels | ||||||
| B (B regulatory domain): | ● 5.500 to 5.620 GHz; 7 channels | ||||||
| ● 2.412 to 2.462 GHz; 11 channels | ● 5.745 to 5.805 GHz; 4 channels | ||||||
| ● 5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels | N (N regulatory domain): | ||||||
| ● 5.500 to 5.720 GHz; 12 channels | ● 2.412 to 2.462 GHz; 11 channels | ||||||
| ● 5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels | ● 5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels | ||||||
| C (C regulatory domain): | ● 5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels | ||||||
| ● 2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels | Q (Q regulatory domain): | ||||||
| ● 5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels | ● 2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels | ||||||
| D (D regulatory domain): | ● 5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels | ||||||
| ● 2.412 to 2.462 GHz; 11 channels | ● 5.500 to 5.700 GHz; 11 channels | ||||||
| ● 5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels | R (R regulatory domain): | ||||||
| ● 5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels | ● 2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels | ||||||
| E (E regulatory domain): | ● 5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels | ||||||
| ● 2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels | ● 5.660 to 5,805 GHz; 7 channels | ||||||
| ● 5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels | S (S regulatory domain): | ||||||
| ● 5.500 to 5.700 GHz; 8 channels | ● 2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels | ||||||
| (excludes 5.600 to 5.640 GHz) | ● 5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels | ||||||
| F (F regulatory domain): | ● 5.500 to 5.700 GHz;, 11 channels | ||||||
| ● 2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels | ● 5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels | ||||||
| ● 5.250 to 5.350 GHz; 4 channels | T (T regulatory domain): | ||||||
| ● 5.725 to 5.825 GHz; 4 channels | ● 2.412 to 2.462 GHz; 11 channels | ||||||
| G (G regulatory domain): | ● 5.280 to 5.320 GHz; 3 channels | ||||||
| ● 2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels | ● 5.500 to 5.700 GHz; 8 channels | ||||||
| ● 5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels | (excludes 5.600 to 5.640 GHz) | ||||||
| H (H regulatory domain): | ● 5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels | ||||||
| ● 2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels | Z (Z regulatory domain): | ||||||
| ● 5.150 to 5.350 GHz; 8 channels | ● 2.412 to 2.462 GHz; 11 channels | ||||||
| ● 5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels | ● 5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels | ||||||
| ● 5.500 to 5.700 GHz; 8 channels | |||||||
| (excludes 5.600 to 5.640 GHz) | |||||||
| ● 5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels | |||||||
| Note: Customers are responsible for verifying approval for use in their individual countries. To verify approval and to identify the regulatory domain that corresponds to a particular country. | |||||||
| Maximum number of nonoverlapping channels | 2.4 GHz | 5 GHz | |||||
| ● 802.11b/g: | ● 802.11a: | ||||||
| ◦ 20 MHz: 3 | ◦ 20 MHz: 25 FCC, 16 EU | ||||||
| ● 802.11n: | ● 802.11n: | ||||||
| ◦ 20 MHz: 3 | ◦ 20 MHz: 25 FCC, 16 EU | ||||||
| ◦ 40 MHz: 12 FCC, 7 EU | |||||||
| ◦ 20 MHz: 25 FCC, 16 EU | |||||||
| ◦ 40 MHz: 12 FCC, 7 EU | |||||||
| ◦ 80 MHz: 6 FCC, 3 EU | |||||||
| ◦ 160 MHz 2 FCC, 1 EU | |||||||
| Note: This varies by regulatory domain. Refer to the product documentation for specific details for each regulatory domain. | |||||||
| Compliance standards | ◦ UL 60950-1 | ||||||
| ◦ CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1 | |||||||
| ◦ UL 2043 | |||||||
| ◦ IEC 60950-1 | |||||||
| ◦ EN 60950-1 | |||||||
| ◦ EN 50155 for 2800e (Operating temperature -20° to 50°C) | |||||||
| ● Radio approvals: | |||||||
| ◦ FCC Part 15.107, 15.109, 15.247, 15.407, 14-30 | |||||||
| ◦ RSS-247 (Canada) | |||||||
| ◦ EN 300.328, EN 301.893 (Europe) | |||||||
| ◦ ARIB-STD 66 (Japan) | |||||||
| ◦ ARIB-STD T71 (Japan) | |||||||
| ◦ EMI and susceptibility (Class B) | |||||||
| ◦ ICES-003 (Canada) | |||||||
| ◦ VCCI (Japan) | |||||||
| ◦ EN 301.489-1 and -17 (Europe) | |||||||
| ◦ EN 60601-1-2 EMC requirements for the Medical Directive 93/42/EEC | |||||||
| ● IEEE standards: | |||||||
| ◦ IEEE 802.11a/b/g, 802.11n, 802.11h, 802.11d | |||||||
| ◦ IEEE 802.11ac | |||||||
| ● Security: | |||||||
| ◦ 802.11i, Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3), WPA2, WPA | |||||||
| ◦ 802.1X | |||||||
| ◦ Advanced Encryption Standards (AES) | |||||||
| ● Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) types: | |||||||
| ◦ EAP-Transport Layer Security (TLS) | |||||||
| ◦ EAP-Tunneled TLS (TTLS) or Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol Version 2 (MCSHAPv2) | |||||||
| ◦ Protected EAP (PEAP) v0 or EAP-MSCHAPv2 | |||||||
| ◦ EAP-Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling (FAST) | |||||||
| ◦ PEAP v1 or EAP-Generic Token Card (GTC) | |||||||
| ◦ EAP-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) | |||||||
| ● Multimedia: | |||||||
| ◦ Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) | |||||||
| ● Other: | |||||||
| ◦ FCC Bulletin OET-65C | |||||||
| ◦ RSS-102 | |||||||
| Data rates supported | 802.11b: 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps | ||||||
| 802.11a/g: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps | |||||||
| 802.11n HT20: 6.5 to 216.7 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS23) | |||||||
| 802.11n HT40: 13.5 to 450 Mbps (MCS0 to MCS23) | |||||||
| 802.11ac VHT20: 6.5 to 288.9 Mbps (MCS0 to 8 – SS 1, MCS0 to 9 – SS 2 and 3) | |||||||
| 802.11ac VHT40: 13.5 to 600 Mbps (MCS0 to 9 – SS 1 to 3) | |||||||
| 802.11ac VHT80: 29.3 to 1300 Mbps (MCS0 to 9 – SS 1 to 3) | |||||||
| 802.11ac VHT160: 58.5 to 2304 Mbps (MCS0 to 9 – SS 1 and 2, MCS0 to 8 – SS 3) | |||||||
| Transmit power and receive sensitivity | |||||||
| Spatial streams | 5-GHz radio | 2.4-GHz flexible radio | 5-GHz flexible radio | ||||
| Total Tx power (dBm) | Rx sensitivity (dBm) | Total Tx power (dBm) | Rx sensitivity (dBm) | Total Tx power (dBm) | Rx sensitivity (dBm) | ||
| 802.11/11b | |||||||
| 1 Mbps | 1 | NA | NA | 23 | -101 | NA | NA |
| 11 Mbps | 1 | NA | NA | 23 | -88 | NA | NA |
| 802.11a/g | |||||||
| 6 Mbps | 1 | 23 | -93 | 23 | -91 | 23 | -92 |
| 24 Mbps | 1 | 23 | -89 | 23 | -87 | 23 | -89 |
| 54 Mbps | 1 | 23 | -81 | 23 | -77 | 22 | -80 |
| 802.11n HT20 | |||||||
| MCS0 | 1 | 23 | -93 | 23 | -91 | 23 | -93 |
| MCS4 | 1 | 23 | -88 | 23 | -86 | 23 | -87 |
| MCS7 | 1 | 23 | -79 | 23 | -77 | 22 | -78 |
| MCS8 | 2 | 23 | -93 | 23 | -91 | 21 | -93 |
| MCS12 | 2 | 23 | -86 | 23 | -85 | 23 | -86 |
| MCS15 | 2 | 23 | -79 | 23 | -77 | 21 | -78 |
| MCS16 | 3 | 23 | -93 | 23 | -91 | 23 | -92 |
| MCS20 | 3 | 23 | -85 | 23 | -84 | 22 | -84 |
| MCS23 | 3 | 23 | -78 | 23 | -76 | 18 | -77 |
| 802.11n HT40 | |||||||
| MCS0 | 1 | 23 | -90 | 23 | -89 | ||
| MCS4 | 1 | 23 | -85 | 23 | -84 | ||
| MCS7 | 1 | 23 | -76 | 23 | -75 | ||
| MCS8 | 2 | 23 | -90 | 23 | -89 | ||
| MCS12 | 2 | 23 | -83 | 23 | -83 | ||
| MCS15 | 2 | 23 | -76 | 21 | -76 | ||
| MCS16 | 3 | 23 | -90 | 23 | -89 | ||
| MCS20 | 3 | 23 | -82 | 23 | -81 | ||
| MCS23 | 3 | 23 | -75 | 20 | -74 | ||
| 802.11ac VHT20 | |||||||
| MCS0 | 1 | 23 | -93 | 23 | -92 | ||
| MCS4 | 1 | 23 | -88 | 23 | -87 | ||
| MCS7 | 1 | 23 | -82 | 22 | -80 | ||
| MCS8 | 1 | 23 | -77 | 21 | -75 | ||
| MCS0 | 2 | 23 | -93 | 23 | -91 | ||
| MCS4 | 2 | 23 | -86 | 23 | -84 | ||
| MCS7 | 2 | 23 | -79 | 21 | -77 | ||
| MCS8 | 2 | 23 | -75 | 20 | -73 | ||
| MCS9 | 2 | NA | NA | NA | NA | ||
| MCS0 | 3 | 23 | -93 | 23 | -91 | ||
| MCS4 | 3 | 23 | -85 | 22 | -83 | ||
| MCS7 | 3 | 23 | -78 | 20 | -76 | ||
| MCS8 | 3 | 23 | -74 | 19 | -72 | ||
| MCS9 | 3 | 23 | -72 | 18 | -70 | ||
| 802.11ac VHT40 | |||||||
| MCS0 | 1 | 23 | -90 | 23 | -89 | ||
| MCS4 | 1 | 23 | -85 | 23 | -84 | ||
| MCS7 | 1 | 23 | -78 | 22 | -77 | ||
| MCS8 | 1 | 23 | -75 | 21 | -73 | ||
| MCS9 | 1 | 23 | -73 | 20 | -72 | ||
| MCS0 | 2 | 23 | -90 | 23 | -89 | ||
| MCS4 | 2 | 23 | -83 | 23 | -82 | ||
| MCS7 | 2 | 23 | -76 | 21 | -75 | ||
| MCS8 | 2 | 23 | -73 | 20 | -72 | ||
| MCS9 | 2 | 23 | -71 | 19 | -69 | ||
| MCS0 | 3 | 23 | -90 | 23 | -89 | ||
| MCS4 | 3 | 23 | -82 | 23 | -80 | ||
| MCS7 | 3 | 23 | -74 | 20 | -73 | ||
| MCS8 | 3 | 23 | -70 | 19 | -68 | ||
| MCS9 | 3 | 23 | -69 | 18 | -67 | ||
| 802.11ac VHT80 | |||||||
| MCS0 | 1 | 23 | -87 | 23 | -86 | ||
| MCS4 | 1 | 23 | -83 | 23 | -81 | ||
| MCS7 | 1 | 23 | -76 | 22 | -74 | ||
| MCS8 | 1 | 23 | -72 | 21 | -70 | ||
| MCS9 | 1 | 23 | -69 | 20 | -68 | ||
| MCS0 | 2 | 23 | -87 | 23 | -86 | ||
| MCS4 | 2 | 23 | -80 | 23 | -79 | ||
| MCS7 | 2 | 23 | -73 | 21 | -72 | ||
| MCS8 | 2 | 23 | -69 | 20 | -68 | ||
| MCS9 | 2 | 23 | -67 | 19 | -66 | ||
| MCS0 | 3 | 23 | -87 | 23 | -86 | ||
| MCS4 | 3 | 23 | -77 | 23 | -77 | ||
| MCS7 | 3 | 23 | -72 | 20 | -70 | ||
| MCS8 | 3 | 23 | -67 | 19 | -66 | ||
| MCS9 | 3 | 22 | -65 | 18 | -64 | ||
| 802.11ac VHT160 | |||||||
| MCS0 | 1 | 23 | -83 | 23 | -83 | ||
| MCS4 | 1 | 23 | -78 | 23 | -78 | ||
| MCS7 | 1 | 23 | -71 | 22 | -71 | ||
| MCS8 | 1 | 23 | -67 | 21 | -68 | ||
| MCS9 | 1 | 23 | -66 | 20 | -66 | ||
| MCS0 | 2 | 23 | -83 | 23 | -83 | ||
| MCS4 | 2 | 23 | -76 | 23 | -76 | ||
| MCS7 | 2 | 23 | -69 | 21 | -69 | ||
| MCS8 | 2 | 23 | -65 | 20 | -66 | ||
| MCS9 | 2 | 23 | -63 | 19 | -63 | ||
| MCS0 | 3 | 23 | -82 | 23 | -83 | ||
| MCS4 | 3 | 23 | -74 | 22 | -74 | ||
| MCS7 | 3 | 23 | -67 | 20 | -68 | ||
| MCS8 | 3 | 23 | -62 | 19 | -62 | ||
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