Cisco C9120AXE-S
Catalyst 9120 WiFi 6 Access Point

Key facts
Overview
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, SDomain.
Quick Specs
Table 1 shows the Quick Specs.
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
Table 2 shows the supported platforms and software.
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Specifications
General
- 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)
- 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)
Reference price history
Recorded reference and list prices over time. Not Prology selling prices.
- Latest
- USD 2,277.06≈ AUD 3,295
- Apr 2025
- Lowest recorded
- USD 1,795≈ AUD 2,597
- Highest recorded
- USD 2,282.97≈ AUD 3,303
- Recorded
- 2020 – 2025
- 13 price points
- List price
- Prology US
AUD 1,053 on Prology AU, recorded
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- What is the Cisco C9120AXE-S?
- The Cisco C9120AXE-S is a Cisco switch – Catalyst 9120 WiFi 6 Access Point.
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