Cisco Catalyst 9115AXE Wi-Fi 6 Access Point, External Antennas, E Domain

C9115AXE-E is the E regulatory-domain version of the Cisco Catalyst 9115AXE, an indoor Wi-Fi 6 access point with external antennas for challenging environments. The antennas are sold separately, and the access point is certified for antenna gains up to 6 dBi on both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz.

It has 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz radios with 4x4 downlink MU-MIMO and four spatial streams. 802.11ax PHY rates reach 5.38 Gbps (160 MHz on 5 GHz plus 20 MHz on 2.4 GHz). Ports are one multigigabit RJ-45 Ethernet port (100 Mbps, 1 Gbps and 2.5 Gbps), one RJ-45 console port and one USB 2.0 port. Memory is 2048 MB of DRAM and 1024 MB of flash.

Power is 802.3at PoE+ with a maximum draw of 21.4 W; it also accepts Cisco UPOE and UPOE+. On 802.3af the maximum draw is 13 W, both radios drop to 2x2, Ethernet runs at 1 Gbps and USB is off. The access point measures 8.0 x 8.0 x 1.7 in (20.3 x 20.3 x 4.3 cm) without mounting brackets and weighs 2.43 lb (1.1 kg). It needs Cisco Unified Wireless Network software 8.9 or later, or Cisco IOS XE 16.11 or later.

Cisco announced end-of-sale on March 30, 2026; the end-of-sale date is December 31, 2026 and the last date of support is December 31, 2031. Cisco names the Cisco Wireless 9174E access point as the replacement.

A sibling with internal antennas is the C9115AXI-E; more access points are in Cisco wireless.