C9115AXE-E

Supported wireless LAN controllers and Software

Recommended Model

Cisco 3500 Series Wireless Controllers

AIR-CT3504-K9

Cisco 5520 Series Wireless Controllers

AIR-CT5520-K9

Cisco 8540 Series Wireless Controllers

AIR-CT8540-K9

AIR-CT8540-1K-K9

Cisco 9800 series Wireless Controllers

C9800-40-K9

C9800-80-K9

Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller

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Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 8.9 or later

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Cisco IOS XE Software Release 16.11 or later

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Description

C9115AXE-A

Cisco Catalyst 9115AX Access Point, External antenna; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, A Domain

C9115AXE-B

Cisco Catalyst 9115AX Access Point, External antenna; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, B Domain

C9115AXE-D

Cisco Catalyst 9115AX Access Point, External antenna; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, D Domain

C9115AXE-E

Cisco Catalyst 9115AX Access Point, External antenna; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, E Domain

C9115AXE-I

Cisco Catalyst 9115AX Access Point, External antenna; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, I Domain

C9115AXE-K

Cisco Catalyst 9115AX Access Point, External antenna; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, K Domain

C9115AXE-Q

Cisco Catalyst 9115AX Access Point, External antenna; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, Q Domain

C9115AXE-S

Cisco Catalyst 9115AX Access Point, External antenna; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, S Domain

C9115AXE-Z

Cisco Catalyst 9115AX Access Point, External antenna; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, Z Domain

C9115AXE-E Specifications

Description

Cisco Catalyst 9115AX Series, H Domain

Software

• Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 8.9 or later
• Cisco IOS ® XE Software Release 16.11or 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 6 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth

External antenna (sold separately)

• Cisco Catalyst 9115AXE 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

Interfaces

• 1x 100, 1000, 2500 Multigigabit Ethernet (RJ-45) – IEEE 802.3bz
• 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, 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)

Input power requirements

• 802.3at Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+),  802.3bt Cisco Universal PoE (Cisco UPOE+, Cisco UPOE ®)
• Cisco power injector, AIR-PWRINJ6=
• 802.3af PoE
• Cisco power injector, AIR-PWRINJ5= (Note: This injector supports only 802.3af)
• Note: When 802.3af PoE is the source of power, both 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz radios will be reduced to 2x2 and Ethernet downgraded to 1 Gigabit Ethernet. In addition, the USB port will be off.

Environmental

Cisco Catalyst 9115AXI

• Nonoperating (storage) temperature: -22°F to 158°F (-30°C to 70°C)
• Nonoperating (storage) altitude test: 25˚C, 15,000 ft.
• Operating temperature: 32°F to 122°F (0°C to 50°C)
• Operating humidity: 10% to 90% (noncondensing)
• Operating altitude test: 40˚C, 9843 ft.
• Note: When the ambient operating temperature exceeds 40°C, the access point will shift from 4x4 to 2x2 on both the 2.4-GHz and 5-GHz radios, uplink Ethernet will downgrade to 1 Gigabit Ethernet, and the USB interface will be disabled.

Cisco Catalyst 9115AXE

• Nonoperating (storage) temperature: -22°F to 158°F (-30°C to 70°C)
• Nonoperating (storage) altitude test: 25˚C, 15,000 ft.
• Operating temperature: -4°F to 122°F (-20°C to 50°C)
• Operating humidity: 10% to 90% (noncondensing)
• Operating altitude test: 40˚C, 9843 ft.

System memory

• 2048 MB DRAM
• 1024 MB flash

Available transmit power settings

• 2.4 GHz
• 23 dBm (200 mW)
• 20 dBm (100 mW)
• 17 dBm (50 mW)
• 14 dBm (25 mW)
• 11 dBm (12.5 mW)
• 8 dBm (6.25 mW)
• 5 dBm (3.13 mW)
• 2 dBm (1.56 mW)
• -1 dBm (0.79 mW)
• -4 dBm (0.39 mW)
• 5 GHz
• 26 dBm (400 mW)
• 23 dBm (200 mW)
• 20 dBm (100 mW)
• 17 dBm (50 mW)
• 14 dBm (25 mW)
• 11 dBm (12.5 mW)
• 8 dBm (6.25 mW)
• 5 dBm (3.13 mW)
• 2 dBm (1.56 mW)
• -1 dBm (0.79 mW)
• -4 dBm (0.39 mW)

Frequency band and 20-MHz operating channels

H(H regulatory domain):

• 2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels
• 5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels
• 5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels