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Cisco Catalyst 9115 Series

Wi-Fi 6 Access Points

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Contents
Secure infrastructure 5
Cisco DNA support 5
Product specifications 6
Licensing 14
Warranty information 14
Cisco environmental sustainability 14
Cisco Services 15
Cisco Capital 15
Smart Account 15

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

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 OfficeExtend 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.

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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 Application Hosting on Catalyst 9100 Access Points helps future-proof and
9100 Access 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.

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 Feature Benefits

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 support

Pairing the Cisco Catalyst 9115 Series Access Points with Cisco DNA allows for a total network transformation.
Cisco DNA 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 offer such features as:

● Cisco DNA 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, refer to the Cisco DNA

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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
● AS-WLAN-CNSLT: Cisco Wireless LAN Network Planning and Design Service
● AS-WLAN-CNSLT: Cisco Wireless LAN 802.11n Migration Service
● AS-WLAN-CNSLT: Cisco Wireless LAN Performance and Security Assessment Service

Software ● Cisco Unified Wireless Network Software Release 8.9 or later

● Cisco IOS® XE Software Release 16.11 or later

Supported wireless LAN ● Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers

controllers ● Cisco 3500, 5520, and 8540 Series Wireless Controllers and Cisco Virtual Wireless Controller

802.11n version 2.0 (and ● 4x4 MIMO with four spatial streams
related) capabilities ● 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

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 Item Specification

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 ● Cisco Catalyst 9115E Access Points are certified for use with antenna gains up to 6 dBi (2.4 GHz and 5
separately) 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 (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): 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 ● 802.3at Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+), 802.3bt Cisco Universal PoE (Cisco UPOE+, Cisco UPOE®)
requirements ● 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.

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 Item Specification

Power draw 802.3at full feature – Catalyst 9115I

Power Power 2.4-GHz 5-GHz radio Link USB LLDP

source type radio speed

802.3at PoE 4x4 4x4 2.5G Y 20.4W

802.3at full feature – Catalyst 9115E

Power Power 2.4-GHz 5-GHz radio Link USB LLDP

source type radio speed

802.3at PoE 4x4 4x4 2.5G Y 21.4W

802.3af reduced feature

Power Power 2.4-GHz 5-GHz radio Link USB LLDP

source type radio speed

802.3af PoE 2x2 2x2 1G N 13W

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 2.4 GHz 5 GHz

settings
● 23 dBm (200 mW) ● 23 dBm (200 mW)
● -4dBm (0.39mW) ● -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

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 Item Specification

Compliance standards ● Safety: ◦ EN 301 893 (v2.1.1)

◦ IEC 60950-1 ◦ AS/NZS 4268 (rev. 2017)
◦ EN 60950-1 ◦ 47 CFR FCC Part 15C, 15.247, 15.407
◦ UL 60950-1 ◦ RSP-100
◦ CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1 ◦ RSS-GEN
◦ AS/NZS 60950-1 ◦ RSS-247
◦ UL 2043 ◦ China regulations SRRC
◦ Class III equipment ◦ LP0002 (rev 2018.1.10)
● Emissions: ◦ Japan Std. 33a, Std. 66, and Std. 71
◦ CISPR 32 (rev. 2015) ● RF safety:
◦ EN 55032 (rev. 2012/AC:2013) ◦ EN 50385 (rev. Aug 2002)
◦ EN 55032 (rev. 2015) ◦ ARPANSA
◦ EN61000-3-2 (rev. 2014) ◦ AS/NZS 2772 (rev. 2016)
◦ EN61000-3-3 (rev. 2013) ◦ EN 62209-1 (rev. 2016)
◦ KN61000-3-2 ◦ EN 62209-2 (rev. 2010)
◦ KN61000-3-3 ◦ 47 CFR Part 1.1310 and 2.1091
◦ AS/NZS CISPR 32 Class B (rev. 2015) ◦ RSS-102
◦ 47 CFR FCC Part 15B ● IEEE standards:

◦ ICES-003 (rev. 2016 Issue 6, Class B) ◦ IEEE 802.3

◦ VCCI (V3) ◦ IEEE 802.3ab
◦ CNS (rev. 13438) ◦ IEEE 802.3af/at
◦ KN-32 ◦ IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
◦ TCVN 7189 (rev. 2009) ◦ IEEE 802.11h, 802.11d
● Immunity: ● Security:

◦ CISPR 24 (rev. 2010) ◦ 802.11i, Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 (WPA3),

WPA2, WPA
◦ EN 55024/EN 55035 (rev. 2010)
◦ 802.1X
● Emissions and immunity:
◦ Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
◦ EN 301 489-1 (v2.1.1 2017-02)
● Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) types:
◦ EN 301 489-17 (v3.1.1 2017-02)
◦ EAP-Transport Layer Security (TLS)
◦ QCVN (18:2014)
◦ EAP-Tunneled TLS (TTLS) or Microsoft
◦ KN 489-1 Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
◦ KN 489-17 Version 2 (MSCHAPv2)

◦ EN 60601 (1-1:2015) ◦ Protected EAP (PEAP) v0 or EAP-MSCHAPv2

● Radio: ◦ EAP-Flexible Authentication via Secure

Tunneling (EAP-FAST)
◦ EN 300 328 (v2.1.1)
◦ PEAP v1 or EAP-Generic Token Card (GTC)
◦ EAP-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)

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

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 Item Specification

Transmit power and receive sensitivity

5-GHz radio 2.4-GHz radio

Spatial Total transmit power (dBm) Receive Total Receive sensitivity (dBm)
streams sensitivity transmit
(dBm) power
(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 - -

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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 - -

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 Item Specification

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 - -

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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 - -

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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 Licensing.

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 are below.

Information on product material content laws and regulations - Materials.

Information on electronic waste laws and regulations, including products, batteries, and packaging - WEEE
compliance.

Cisco does not represent, warrant, or guarantee that it is complete, accurate, or up to date. This information is
subject to change without notice.

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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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