C9120AXE-E - Cisco Catalyst 9120 WiFi 6 Access Point

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C9120AXE-E - Cisco Catalyst 9120 WiFi 6 Access Point
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Cisco Catalyst 9120AX Series C9120AXE-E

Overview
C9120AXE-E Overview

Cisco Catalyst 9120AX Series, 5000 Mbit/s, 2500 Mbit/s, 5000 Mbit/s, 100,1000,2500,5000 Mbit/s, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11d, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE..., 29 channels

The Cisco® Catalyst® 9120 Series Access Points are the next generation of enterprise access points. They are resilient, secure, and intelligent. Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, E Domain.

Quick Specs

Product Code

C9120AXE-E

Description

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Series, E Domain

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

Dimensions (WxLxH)

8.5 x 8.05x 2.0" (21.6 x 21.6 x 5.1 cm)

System memory

• 2048 MB DRAM

• 1024 MB flash

Frequency band and 20-MHz operating channels

E (E regulatory domain):

• 2.412 to 2.4835; 13 channels

• 5.150 to 5.350 GHz; 8 channels

• 5.470 to 5.725 GHz; 8 channels

Product Details

Cisco AP 9120 Series provides these features:

• Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

• Cisco RF ASIC

• Uplink/downlink OFDMA

• MU-MIMO technology

• BSS coloring

• Target wake time

• Intelligent Capture

• Flexible Radio Assignment

• Dual 5-GHz radio support

• Smart antenna connector

• Cisco Mobility Express

• Multigigabit Ethernet support

• Bluetooth 5

• Container support for applications

• Apple Features

Supported Platforms

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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Compare to Similar Items

Product Code

Description

C9120AXE-A

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Access Point, internal antennas; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, A Domain

C9120AXE-B

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Access Point, internal antennas; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, B Domain

C9120AXE-D

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Access Point, internal antennas; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, D Domain

C9120AXE-E

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Access Point, internal antennas; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, E Domain

C9120AXE-F

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Access Point, internal antennas; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, F Domain

C9120AXE-G

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Access Point, internal antennas; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, G Domain

C9120AXE-H

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Access Point, internal antennas; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, H Domain

C9120AXE-I

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Access Point, internal antennas; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, I Domain

C9120AXE-K

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Access Point, internal antennas; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, K Domain

C9120AXE-N

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Access Point, internal antennas; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, N Domain

C9120AXE-Q

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Access Point, internal antennas; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, Q Domain

C9120AXE-R

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Access Point, internal antennas; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, R Domain

C9120AXE-S

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Access Point, internal antennas; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, S Domain

C9120AXE-T

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Access Point, internal antennas; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, T Domain

C9120AXE-Z

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Access Point, internal antennas; Wi-Fi 6; 4x4:4 MIMO, Z Domain

Catalyst 9120AXE-E Wireless Access Point, Wi-Fi 6, 4x4 Dual 5GHz Radio, MU-MIMO, CleanAir with RF ASIC, PoE, External antenna, (C9120AXE-E)

  • POWERFUL Wi-Fi 6 PERFORMANCE: 4x4 Flexible Dual Radio with 5GHz and 2.4GHz or two 5GHz configuration, up to 5.38 Gbps data rate, uplink/downlink OFDMA, MU-MIMO, BBS colouring, TWT and Embedded IoT radios enabling BLE 5.0 and Zigbee
  • CISCO CLEANAIR: Powered by Cisco RF ASIC, offer superior analytics and security
  • ECOSYSTEM: End-point interoperability and optimised performance on Apple and Samsung devices
  • EMBEDDED WIRELESS CONTROLLER: Controller functions embedded in the Access Point for easy deployment, network monitoring and troubleshooting. Support with WebGUI and mobile app (C9120AXI(E)-EWC models only)
  • PEACE OF MIND: 90-day software and limited lifetime hardware warranty
  • 2.4 GHz 2500 Mbit/s
  • 5 GHz 5000 Mbit/s
  • Maximum data transfer rate: 5000 Mbit/s
  • IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11d, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11h, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at
  • AES, EAP, EAP-GTC, EAP-SIM, MSCHAPv2, TLS, TTLS, WPA, WPA2, WPA3
  • Power over Ethernet (PoE)
  • Antennas quantity: 4 Internal & external Detachable antenna

Summary Description

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE-E Wireless Access Point, Wi-Fi 6, 4x4 Dual 5GHz Radio, MU-MIMO, CleanAir with RF ASIC, PoE, External antenna, (C9120AXE-E), 5000 Mbit/s, 2500 Mbit/s, 5000 Mbit/s, 100,1000,2500,5000 Mbit/s, IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax

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Specification

C9120AXE-E Specification

C9120AXE-E Specification

Description

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Series, E Domain

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)

• Access point (without mounting brackets): C9120I: 8.5 x 8.5 x 1.7" (21.6 x 21.6 x 4.3 cm), C9120E and

C9120P: 8.5 x 8.05x 2.0" (21.6 x 21.6 x 5.1 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)

Environmental

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXI

• 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;

however, the USB interface will remain enabled

Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE and 9120AXP

• 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)

• 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)

• -1dBm (0.79mW)

• -4dBm(0.39mW)

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)

• -1dBm (0.79mW)

Frequency band and 20-MHz operating channels

E (E regulatory domain):

• 2.412 to 2.4835; 13 channels

• 5.150 to 5.350 GHz; 8 channels

• 5.470 to 5.725 GHz; 8 channels

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the primary performance advantages of the Cisco C9120AXE-E Wi-Fi 6 AP? +
The C9120AXE-E utilizes 802.11ax technology to deliver high-density performance and increased throughput in challenging environments. It supports 4x4 MU-MIMO with four spatial streams, significantly improving client capacity and handling demanding bandwidth requirements for modern enterprise applications compared to previous generation Wi-Fi standards.
Does the C9120AXE-E support external antennas, and what is its specific use case? +
This model features external antenna connectors, making it ideal for specialized deployment scenarios such as warehouses, high-ceiling auditoriums, or areas requiring focused directional coverage. The 'E' designation signifies the external antenna requirement, allowing administrators to customize the RF pattern to suit unique physical floor plans or high-interference zones.
How does the C9120AXE-E integrate into existing Cisco Catalyst 9800 wireless controller environments? +
The C9120AXE-E is natively designed to integrate seamlessly with Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series wireless controllers. It supports CAPWAP-based deployment, allowing for centralized configuration, simplified management, and consistent policy enforcement across your wireless fabric. It is fully compatible with both on-premises and cloud-managed deployment models.
What power requirements should I plan for when deploying the C9120AXE-E? +
To achieve full functionality, including all MIMO spatial streams and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) capabilities, the access point requires 802.3at (PoE+) power input. While it may operate in reduced power modes with standard 802.3af PoE, we recommend a Cisco UPOE or PoE+ enabled switch to ensure the hardware operates at its peak performance capacity.
Can the C9120AXE-E provide location services for enterprise assets? +
Yes, this unit includes an integrated BLE radio, which enables advanced location services, asset tracking, and indoor navigation capabilities. By leveraging the Cisco DNA Center platform, IT teams can utilize the C9120AXE-E to gain granular visibility into client positioning and device density throughout the indoor workspace.
What is the regulatory domain for the C9120AXE-E model? +
The 'E' suffix in the product SKU indicates that this specific model is designed for the European regulatory domain. Please ensure that your installation environment adheres to local regional frequency and power regulations to maintain compliance. It is vital to select the correct domain model to avoid interference and legal complications with local wireless authorities.
How does the C9120AXE-E handle wireless security in a corporate network? +
The C9120AXE-E leverages WPA3 security standards and Cisco CleanAir technology to detect and mitigate wireless threats. It performs real-time RF interference monitoring and security scanning, ensuring that your enterprise perimeter remains protected against unauthorized access and rogue devices, while maintaining robust encryption for all connected users.
Does the C9120AXE-E support Cisco DNA Software licensing? +
Yes, the C9120AXE-E is a key component of the Cisco DNA architecture. To enable advanced analytics, automation, and security features, the hardware requires active Cisco DNA software subscriptions. These licenses are essential for unlocking the full potential of the Catalyst 9100 platform and ensuring your network remains optimized for modern digital business needs.
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