Cisco C9120AXE-D
Catalyst 9120AXE - wireless access point - 802.15.4, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi 6

Key facts
The Cisco C9120AXE-D is a switch listed in the Prology Parts Index. Prology AU currently offers it refurbished from AUD 1,620. Prology US currently offers it refurbished from USD 1,069. List price (Apr 2025): USD 2,277.06≈ AUD 3,262. Request a quote for volume pricing, or sell us your used switches.
Overview
The Cisco Catalyst 9120 Series Access Points are resilient, secure, and intelligent. The Catalyst 9120 provides integrated security, resiliency and operational flexibility as well as increased network intelligence.
The Catalyst 9120 scales to the growing demands of IoT while fully supporting the latest innovations and modern technologies. Not only that, but the Catalyst 9120 is the leaders in performance, security and analytics.
These access points are the first step in updating your network and are able to take better advantage of all of the features and benefits that Wi-Fi 6 provides.
Specifications
General
- Description
- Cisco Catalyst 9120AXE Series, D Domain
- 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)
Price history
- Latest
- USD 2,277.06≈ AUD 3,262
- Apr 2025
- Lowest recorded
- USD 1,795≈ AUD 2,571
- Highest recorded
- USD 2,282.97≈ AUD 3,270
- Recorded
- 2020 – 2025
- 13 price points
- List price
- Prology US
AUD 1,620 on Prology AU, recorded
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