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) Not all regulatory domains have been approved. As they are approved, the part numbers will be available on the Global Price List. |
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 |