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Cisco Catalyst 9117AX Series Access Points
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About this Guide
This guide provides instructions on how to install your Cisco Catalyst 9117AX series access points and provides links to
resources which can help you configure the access point. This guide provides mounting instructions and limited
troubleshooting procedures.
The 9117AX series access point is referred to as access point or AP in this document.
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About the Access Point
The Cisco Catalyst 9117AX Series wireless access point is a dual band, dual concurrent, enterprise 802.11ax AP. This
AP series offers integrated antenna options, designed to use both 2.4 GHz and the 5 GHz bands. This access point
supports a greater overall High Density Experience (HDX) which provides a more predictable performance for advanced
applications such as 4K or 8K video, high-density high-definition collaboration applications, all-wireless offices and
Internet-of-Things (IoT). The access point supports full interoperability with leading 802.11ax and 802.11ac clients, and
supports a mixed deployment with other access points and controllers.
A full listing of the access point's features and specifications are provided in the Cisco Catalyst 9117AX Series Access
Point Data Sheet, at the following URL:
https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/wireless/catalyst-9100ax-access-points/datasheet-c78-741989.
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Access Point Features
The 9117AX series access point is a wireless controller-based product and supports:
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Four dual-band integrated antennas on the 9117AXI access point models (C9117AXI-x and C9117AXI-EWC-x)
Note The ‘ x ’ in the model numbers represents the regulatory domain. For information on supported regulatory
domains, see the “AP Model Numbers and Regulatory Domains” section on page 5 .
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Integrated internal antennas, omnidirectional in azimuth for both 2.4 GHz (peak gain 4dBi) and 5 GHz (peak gain
6dBi)
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Simultaneous 4x4 MIMO with four spatial streams for 2.4 GHz band and 8x8 MIMO with eight spatial streams for
5 GHz band
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The following hardware external interfaces:
— 1x100/1000/2500/5000 Multigigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
— RS-232 Console Interface through RJ-45
— Mode button (enables partial or full system configuration recovery)
— USB 2.0 Port
— One multi-color LED Status indicator. see the “Checking the Access Point LEDs” section on page 17 for
information on the colors of the LED status indicator.
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Multiuser Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MU-MIMO) technology with 8 spatial streams.