| Part Number | C9120AXE-S |
| Software | - Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 8.9.x or later - Cisco IOS ® XE Software Release 16.11 with AP Device Pack, 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 | Flexible radio (either on 2.4GHz or on 5GHz) - 2.4 GHz, peak gain 4 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth - 5 GHz, peak gain 5 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth Dedicated 5GHz radio - 5 GHz, peak gain 4 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth |
| External antenna (sold separately) | - Cisco Catalyst 9120E Access Points are certified for use with antenna gains up to 6 dBi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) - Cisco Catalyst 9120P Access Points) are certified for use with antenna gains up to 13 dBi (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) with the AIR-ANT2513-P4M-N= antenna - Cisco offers the industry's broadest selection of antennas, delivering optimal coverage for a variety of deployment scenarios - Supports Self-Identifiable Antennas (SIA) on one RP-TNC port |
| Smart Antenna Connector | - Available on the 9120E and on the 9120P only - Compact multi RF connector with DART interface - Requires the AIR-CAB002-DART-R= 2 ft smart antenna connector when used with antennas with RP-TNC connector - Required when running the flexible radio as either a second 5-GHz serving radio or a Wireless Security Monitoring radio |
| Interfaces | - 1x 100, 1000, 2500 Multigigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) – IEEE 802.3bz - Management console port (RJ-45) - USB 2.0 @ 3.75W (enabled via future software) |
| Indicators | - Status LED indicates boot loader status, association status, operating status, boot loader warnings, and boot loader errors |
| Dimensions (W x L x H) | 8.5 x 8.05x 2.0 (21.6 x 21.6 x 5.1 cm)” |
| Weight | 3 lbs (1.36 kg) |
| PoE Power Consumption | 802.3at (PoE+) |
| 2.4-GHz radio | 4x4 |
| 5-GHz radio | 4x4 |
| Link speed | 2.5G |
| USB | Yes |
| LLDP | 25.5W |
