Cisco Catalyst 9115 Series Wi-Fi 6 Access Points Data Sheet

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The Cisco Catalyst 9115 Series with Wi-Fi 6 is the next generation of enterprise access points. They are resilient, secure, and intelligent.

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Hyperconnectivity with steady performance in demanding environments. Exponential growth of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and next-generation applications. Advanced persistent security threats. All of these require a wireless network that provides resiliency and superior connectivity, integrated security with advanced classification and containment, and hardware and software innovations to automate, secure, and simplify networks. Updating your wireless infrastructure to one that will meet these needs is paramount for today’s digital business. The new generation of Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points, with high-performance Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) capabilities and innovations in RF performance, security, and analytics, enables end-to-end digitization and helps accelerate the rollout of business services by delivering beyond Wi-Fi.

Extending Cisco’s intent-based network and perfect for networks of all sizes, the Catalyst 9115 Series scales to meet the growing demands of IoT while fully supporting the latest innovations and new technologies. The Catalyst 9115 Series is also a leader in performance, security, and analytics.

The Catalyst 9115 Series Access Points, paired with the Cisco Digital Network Architecture (Cisco DNA), are enterprise-class products that will address both your current and future needs. They are the first step in updating your network to take better advantage of all of the features and benefits that Wi-Fi 6 provides.

With the Catalyst 9115 Series, you can secure remote workers or the micro-office. Any Cisco Aironet or Catalyst access point can function as an Office Extend Access Point (OEAP). With an OEAP, an employee at home or in a temporary micro-office will have access to the corporate SSID and the corporate network without the need to set up a VPN or have any advanced technical know-how.

Table 1.        Features and benefits

Feature

Benefits

802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6)

The IEEE 802.11ax emerging standard, also known as High-Efficiency-Wireless (HEW) or Wi-Fi 6, builds on 802.11ac. It will deliver a better experience in typical environments and more predictable performance for advanced applications such as 4K or 8K video, high-density, high-definition collaboration apps, all-wireless offices, and IoT. 802.11ax is designed to use both the 2.4-Ghz and 5-GHz bands, unlike the 802.11ac standard.

Uplink/downlink OFDMA

OFDMA-based scheduling splits the bandwidth into smaller chunks called Resource Units (RUs), which can be allocated to individual clients in both the downlink and uplink directions to reduce overhead and latency.

MU‑MIMO technology

Supporting four spatial streams, MU-MIMO enables access points to split spatial streams between client devices, to maximize throughput.

BSS coloring

Spatial reuse (also known as Basic Service Set [BSS] coloring) allows the Access Points (APs) and their clients to differentiate between BSSs, thus permitting more simultaneous transmissions.

Target wake time

A new power savings mode called Target Wake Time (TWT) allows the client to stay asleep and to wake up only at prescheduled (target) times to exchange data with the AP. This offers significant energy savings for battery-operated devices, up to 3x to 4x compared to 802.11n and 802.11ac.

Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller

The 9115 Wi-Fi 6 access points are available with a built-in controller. The Cisco Embedded Wireless Controller on Catalyst 9100 Access Points provides an easy-to-deploy and manage option that does not require a physical appliance. The control resides on the access point, so there is no added footprint or complexity. And because it uses Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series code, it’s easy to migrate your network as your needs grow. For more details refer to EWC

User Defined Network

A feature available in Cisco DNA Center, allows IT to give end users control of their very own wireless network partition on a shared network. End users can then remotely and securely deploy their devices on this network. Perfect for university dormitories or extended hospital stays, Cisco User Defined Network grants both device security and control, allowing each user to choose who can connect to their network. (Available second half of calendar year 2020.) For more details refer to UDN.

Application Hosting on Catalyst 9100 Access

Application Hosting on Catalyst 9100 Access Points helps future-proof and simplify IoT deployments by eliminating the need to install and manage overlay networks. Utilizing the USB interface, containerized applications and hardware modules can be deployed to reduce cost and complexity. Adding Cisco DNA Center provides workflows and deployment-wide application lifecycle management.

Multigigabit Ethernet support

Provides uplink speeds of 2.5 Gbps, in addition to 100 Mbps and 1 Gbps. All speeds are supported on Category 5e cabling for an industry first, as well as 10GBASE-T (IEEE 802.3bz) cabling.

Bluetooth 5.0

Integrated Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 5.0 radio to enable IoT use cases such as location tracking and wayfinding.

Apple features

Apple and Cisco have partnered to create an optimal mobile experience for iOS devices on corporate networks based on Cisco technologies. Using new features in iOS 10, in combination with the latest software and hardware from Cisco, businesses can now more effectively use their network infrastructure to deliver an enhanced user experience across all business applications.

At the center of the collaboration is a unique handshake between the Cisco WLAN and Apple devices. This handshake enables the Cisco WLAN to provide an optimal Wi-Fi roaming experience to Apple devices. Additionally, the Cisco WLAN trusts Apple devices and gives priority treatment for business-critical applications specified by the Apple device. This feature is also known as Fast Lane.

For more details about Wi-Fi 6, see Cisco’s technical white paper on Wi-Fi 6.

For more details about C9115 feature support, see Cisco's Feature Matrix.

Secure infrastructure

Trustworthy systems built with Cisco Trust Anchor Technologies provide a highly secure foundation for Cisco products. With the Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points, these technologies enable hardware and software authenticity assurance for supply chain trust and strong mitigation against man-in-the-middle attacks that compromise software and firmware. Trust Anchor capabilities include:

      Image signing

      Secure Boot

      Cisco Trust Anchor module

Cisco DNA Software support

Pairing the Cisco Catalyst 9115 Series Access Points with Cisco DNA Software allows for a total network transformation. Cisco DNA Software allows you to truly understand your network with real-time analytics, quickly detect and contain security threats, and easily provide networkwide consistency through automation and virtualization. The Catalyst 9115 Series Access Points support SD-Access, Cisco’s leading enterprise architecture.

Working together, the Cisco Catalyst 9115 Series and Cisco DNA Software offer such features as:

      Cisco Spaces

      Cisco Identity Services Engine

      Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance

The result? Your network stays relevant, becomes digital ready, and is the lifeblood of your organization.

Note:      For information about Cisco DNA Software, refer to Cisco DNA Software for Wireless.

Product specifications

Table 2.        Specifications

Item

Specification

Part numbers

Cisco Catalyst 9115AXI Access Point: Indoor environments, with internal antennas

  C9115AXI-x: Cisco Catalyst 9115 Series

Cisco Catalyst 9115AXE Access Point: Indoor, challenging environments, with external antennas

  C9115AXE-x: Cisco Catalyst 9115 Series

Cisco Catalyst 9115AXI Access Point: Indoor environments, with internal antennas, with embedded wireless controller

  C9115AXI-EWC-x: Cisco Catalyst 9115 Series

Cisco Catalyst 9115AXE Access Point: Indoor, challenging environments, with external antennas, with embedded wireless controller

  C9115AXE-EWC-x: Cisco Catalyst 9115 Series

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, visit

https://www.cisco.com/go/aironet/compliance.

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

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)

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.

802.3at full feature – Catalyst 9115I

Power source

Power type

2.4-GHz radio

5-GHz radio

Link speed

USB

Max PoE Power Consumption

802.3at

PoE

4x4

4x4

2.5G

Y

20.4W

802.3at full feature – Catalyst 9115E

Power source

Power type

2.4-GHz radio

5-GHz radio

Link speed

USB

Max PoE Power Consumption

802.3at

PoE

4x4

4x4

2.5G

Y

21.4W

802.3af reduced feature

Power source

Power type

2.4-GHz radio

5-GHz radio

Link speed

USB

Max PoE Power Consumption

802.3af

PoE

2x2

2x2

1G

N

13W

Note: Actual power consumption may vary depending on AP usage. It is recommended that you ensure that LLDP/CDP is enabled to allow proper power negotiation.

Environmental

Cisco Catalyst 9115AXI

  Nonoperating (storage) temperature: -22° to 158°F (-30° to 70°C)
  Nonoperating (storage) altitude test: 25˚C, 15,000 ft.
  Operating temperature: 32° to 122°F (0° 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° 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

  2048 MB DRAM
  1024 MB flash

Warranty

Limited lifetime hardware warranty

Available transmit power settings

2.4 GHz

  23 dBm (200 mW)
  -4dBm (0.39mW)

5 GHz

  23 dBm (200 mW)
  -4dBm (0.39mW)

Regulatory domains

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, visit https://www.cisco.com/go/aironet/compliance

For information about Regulatory Domain support, refer to the Cisco Regulatory Domain White Paper

Compliance standards

  Safety:

    IEC 60950-1

    EN 60950-1

    UL 60950-1

    CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1

    AS/NZS 60950-1

    UL 2043

    Class III equipment

  Emissions:

    CISPR 32 (rev. 2015)

    EN 55032 (rev. 2012/AC:2013)

    EN 55032 (rev. 2015)

    EN61000-3-2 (rev. 2014)

    EN61000-3-3 (rev. 2013)

    KN61000-3-2

    KN61000-3-3

    AS/NZS CISPR 32 Class B (rev. 2015)

    47 CFR FCC Part 15B

    ICES-003 (rev. 2016 Issue 6, Class B)

    VCCI (V3)

    CNS (rev. 13438)

    KN-32

    TCVN 7189 (rev. 2009)

  Immunity:

    CISPR 24 (rev. 2010)

    EN 55024/EN 55035 (rev. 2010)

  Emissions and immunity:

    EN 301 489-1 (v2.1.1 2017-02)

    EN 301 489-17 (v3.1.1 2017-02)

    QCVN (18:2014)

    KN 489-1

    KN 489-17

    EN 60601 (1-1:2015)

  Radio:

    EN 300 328 (v2.1.1)

    EN 301 893 (v2.1.1)

    AS/NZS 4268 (rev. 2017)

    47 CFR FCC Part 15C, 15.247, 15.407

    RSP-100

    RSS-GEN

    RSS-247

    China regulations SRRC

    LP0002 (rev 2018.1.10)

    Japan Std. 33a, Std. 66, and Std. 71

  RF safety:

    EN 50385 (rev. Aug 2002)

    ARPANSA

    AS/NZS 2772 (rev. 2016)

    EN 62209-1 (rev. 2016)

    EN 62209-2 (rev. 2010)

    47 CFR Part 1.1310 and 2.1091

    RSS-102

    IEEE standards:

    IEEE 802.3

    IEEE 802.3ab

    IEEE 802.3af/at

    IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax

    IEEE 802.11h, 802.11d

  Security:

    802.11i, Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3), WPA2, WPA

    802.1X

    Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

    Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) types:

    EAP-Transport Layer Security (TLS)

    EAP-Tunneled TLS (TTLS) or Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol Version 2 (MSCHAPv2)

    Protected EAP (PEAP) v0 or EAP-MSCHAPv2

    EAP-Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling (EAP-FAST)

    PEAP v1 or EAP-Generic Token Card (GTC)

    EAP-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)

Datarate/Transmit Power/ Receive sensitivity

For more detailed information about Datarate/TX Power/Receive sensitivity, Please refer Cisco RF Details

Transmit power and receive sensitivity

 

 

5-GHz radio

2.4-GHz radio

 

Spatial streams

Total transmit power (dBm)

Receive sensitivity (dBm)

Total transmit power (dBm)

Receive sensitivity (dBm)

802.11/11b

1 Mbps

1

-

-

23

-98

11 Mbps

1

-

-

23

-90

802.11a/g

6 Mbps

1

23

-96

23

-95

24 Mbps

1

23

-87

23

-85

54 Mbps

1

23

-76

23

-76

802.11n HT20

MCS0

1

23

-95

23

-94

MCS31

4

23

-70

23

-70

802.11n HT40

MCS0

1

23

-93

-

-

MCS31

4

23

-68

-

-

802.11ac VHT20

MCS0

1

23

-95

-

-

MCS9

1

22

NA

-

-

MCS0

2

23

-92

-

-

MCS9

2

22

NA

-

-

MCS0

3

23

-91

-

-

MCS9

3

22

-67

-

-

MCS0

4

23

-90

-

-

MCS9

4

22

-66

-

-

802.11ac VHT40

MCS0

1

23

-89

-

-

MCS9

1

22

-65

-

-

MCS0

2

23

-86

-

-

MCS9

2

22

-62

-

-

MCS0

3

23

-85

-

-

MCS9

3

22

-61

-

-

MCS0

4

23

-84

-

-

MCS9

4

22

-59

-

-

802.11ac VHT80

MCS0

1

23

-84

-

-

MCS9

1

22

-60

-

-

MCS0

2

23

-81

-

-

MCS9

2

22

-57

-

-

MCS0

3

23

-80

-

-

MCS9

3

22

-55

-

-

MCS0

4

23

-77

-

-

MCS9

4

22

-54

-

-

802.11ac VHT160

MCS0

1

23

-84

-

-

MCS9

1

21

-59

-

-

MCS0

2

23

-85

-

-

MCS9

2

21

-57

-

-

MCS0

3

23

-85

-

-

MCS9

3

21

-55

-

-

MCS0

4

23

-85

-

-

MCS9

4

21

-53

-

-

802.11ax VHT20

MCS0

1

23

-94

23

-93

MCS11

1

21

-64

20

-62

MCS0

2

23

-91

23

-90

MCS11

2

21

-61

20

-59

MCS0

3

23

-90

23

-88

MCS11

3

21

-60

20

-58

MCS0

4

23

-87

23

-86

MCS11

4

21

-59

20

-57

802.11ax VHT40

MCS0

1

23

-92

23

-91

MCS11

1

21

-60

20

-60

MCS0

2

23

-89

23

-87

MCS11

2

21

-57

20

-57

MCS0

3

23

-88

23

-85

MCS11

3

21

-56

20

-55

MCS0

4

23

-86

23

-83

MCS11

4

21

-54

20

-54

802.11ax VHT80

MCS0

1

23

-87

-

-

MCS11

1

21

-58

-

-

MCS0

2

23

-84

-

-

MCS11

2

21

-55

-

-

MCS0

3

23

-83

-

-

MCS11

3

21

-54

-

-

MCS0

4

23

-81

-

-

MCS11

4

21

-52

-

-

802.11ax VHT160

MCS0

1

23

-84

-

-

MCS11

1

20

-55

-

-

MCS0

2

23

-81

-

-

MCS11

2

20

-52

-

-

MCS0

3

23

-80

-

-

MCS11

3

20

-51

-

-

MCS0

4

23

-78

-

-

MCS4

4

23

-67

-

-

MCS7

4

23

-60

-

-

MCS8

4

21

-57

-

-

MCS9

4

21

-55

-

-

MCS10

4

20

-51

-

-

MCS11

4

20

-49

-

-

 

Antenna radiation pattern_a

 

Antenna radiation pattern_b

Figure 1.            

Antenna radiation pattern

For information about feature support, please refer to the Cisco Catalyst 9100 Release Notes.

Licensing

For information about Licensing and packaging, refer to Cisco DNA Software for Wireless.

Warranty information

The Cisco Catalyst 9115 Series Access Points come with a limited lifetime warranty that provides full warranty coverage of the hardware for as long as the original end user continues to own or use the product. The warranty includes 10-day advance hardware replacement and ensures that software media are defect-free for 90 days. For more details, visit https://www.cisco.com/go/warranty.

Cisco environmental sustainability

Information about Cisco’s environmental sustainability policies and initiatives for our products, solutions, operations, and extended operations or supply chain is provided in the “Environment Sustainability” section of Cisco’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report.

Reference links to information about key environmental sustainability topics (mentioned in the “Environment Sustainability” section of the CSR Report) are provided in the following table:

Sustainability topic

Reference

Information on product material content laws and regulations

Materials

Information on electronic waste laws and regulations, including products, batteries, and packaging

WEEE compliance

Cisco makes the packaging data available for informational purposes only. It may not reflect the most current legal developments, and Cisco does not represent, warrant, or guarantee that it is complete, accurate, or up to date. This information is subject to change without notice.

Cisco Services

With Cisco Services, you can achieve infrastructure excellence faster with less risk. From an initial WLAN readiness assessment to implementation, full solution support, and in-depth training, our services for the Cisco Catalyst 9115 Series provide expert guidance to help you successfully plan, deploy, manage, and support your new access points. With unmatched networking expertise, best practices, and innovative tools, Cisco Services can help you reduce overall upgrade, refresh, and migration costs as you introduce new hardware, software, and protocols into the network. With a comprehensive lifecycle of services, Cisco experts will help you minimize disruption and improve operational efficiency to extract maximum value from your Cisco DNA-ready infrastructure.

Cisco Capital

Cisco Capital makes it easier to get the right technology to achieve your objectives, enable business transformation and help you stay competitive. We can help you reduce the total cost of ownership, conserve capital, and accelerate growth. In more than 100 countries, our flexible payment solutions can help you acquire hardware, software, services and complementary third-party equipment in easy, predictable payments. Learn more.

Smart Account

Creating Smart Accounts by using the Cisco Smart Software Manager (SSM) enables you to order devices and licensing packages and also manage your software licenses from a centralized website. For more information on Smart Accounts, refer to https://www.cisco.com/go/smartaccounts.

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