• Cisco DNA Center support enables Cisco DNA Spaces, Apple FastLane, and Cisco Identity Services
Engine (ISE).
• Optimized AP Roaming to ensure that client devices associate with the AP in their coverage range, which
offers the fastest data rate available.
• Cisco CleanAir technology enhanced with 160-MHz channel support. CleanAir delivers proactive,
high-speed spectrum intelligence across 20, 40, 80, and 160-MHz-wide channels to combat performance
issues from wireless interference.
The AP also supports the following operational modes:
• Local mode: This is the default mode for the AP. In this mode, the AP serves clients. In Local mode, the
AP creates two CAPWAP tunnels to the controller, one for management and the other for data traffic.
This is known as central switching because the data traffic is switched (bridged) from the AP to the
controller.
• FlexConnect mode: In FlexConnect mode, the data traffic is switched locally and is not sent to the
controller. In this mode, the AP behaves like an autonomous AP, but is managed by the controller. Here,
the AP continues to function even if the connection to the controller is lost.
• Monitor mode: In the monitor mode, the AP is excluded from handling data traffic between clients and
infrastructure. The AP acts as dedicated sensor for location-based services (LBS), rogue AP detection,
and Intrusion Detection System (IDS). When the AP is in monitor mode, it actively monitors the airwaves
and typically does not serve clients.
• Sniffer mode: In the wireless sniffer mode, the AP starts sniffing the air on a given channel. It captures
and forwards all the clients' packets on that channel to a remote machine that runs Airopeek or Wireshark
(packet analyzers for IEEE 802.11 wireless LANs). This includes information about the time stamp,
signal strength, packet size, and so on.
In the sniffer mode, the server where the data is sent and the wireless controller
management VLAN must reside on the same VLAN. Otherwise, an error is
displayed.
Note
AP Model Numbers and Regulatory Domains
Table 1: AP Model Numbers and Regulatory Domains
Details
Model Number
AP Type
The AP has integrated omni antennas and contains
a 2.4-GHz and a 5-GHz radio to configure in
centralized, FlexConnect, and Mobility Express
modes.
The AP is a standalone unit that can be pole
mounted or tower mounted. It can also operate as
a relay node for other APs that are not directly
connected to a wired network.
C9124AXI-x
AP for outdoor environments,
with internal antennas
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AP Model Numbers and Regulatory Domains