C9120AXE-A Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Wi-Fi 6 Access Point with External Antennas, A Regulatory Domain

C9120AXE-A is the Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Wi-Fi 6 access point for external antennas, ordered for the A regulatory domain. Cisco builds the part number as C9120AXE-x, where x is the regulatory domain, and tells customers to check approval for their own country.

The AXE has two 4x4 radios, one flexible between 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz and one dedicated 5 GHz, each with four spatial streams, and it supports 4x4 downlink MU-MIMO. Antennas are sold separately. The AXE is certified for antenna gains up to 6 dBi on both bands and supports self-identifiable antennas on one RP-TNC port.

A smart antenna connector is available on the AXE and AXP only. It is a compact multi-RF connector with a DART interface, and using RP-TNC antennas with it needs the AIR-CAB002-DART-R= 2 ft cable. The connector is needed for a second 5 GHz serving radio or a Wireless Security Monitoring radio.

The AP has one multigigabit RJ-45 port at 100, 1000 and 2500 Mbps (IEEE 802.3bz), an RJ-45 console port and a USB 2.0 port rated at 4.5 W. 802.3at PoE+ powers both radios at 4x4 with the 2.5G uplink and USB, at up to 25.5 W.

The unit measures 8.5 x 8.05 x 2.0 in (21.6 x 21.6 x 5.1 cm) without brackets and weighs 3 lb (1.36 kg). Cisco rates operation from -4 to 122 F (-20 to 50 C) at 10 to 90 percent humidity, noncondensing.

More access points are in the Cisco wireless category, including the C9120AXE-E external-antenna access point and the C9120AXE-B access point.

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