Cisco CW9172I-RTG Cisco Wireless 9172I(Wi-Fi 7, 3 radio, 3 band 2×2),Global

Radios

• 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n/ax/be client access radio

• 5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac/ax/be client access radio

• 6 GHz 802.11 ax/be client access radio

• Flexibility to operate in Tri-band 2.4, 5, 6 GHz in 2×2:2 or Dual-band 2.4 GHz in 2×2:2 and 5 GHz in 4×4:4

• 2.4 GHz IoT Radio

• 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz tri-band Air Marshal WIDS/WIPS, spectrum analysis, & location analytics radio

• 2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio with Beacon and BLE scanning support Concurrent operation of all five radios. BLE Version 5.3, software upgradable to 6.0 in the future.

GPS

Supported via optional USB GPS/GNSS module (CW-ACC-GPS1=)

Antenna

• 2.4 GHz Peak Gain 4 dBi, Internal Antenna, Omnidirectional in azimuth

• 5 GHz Peak Gain 5 dBi, Internal Antenna, Omnidirectional in azimuth

• 6 GHz Peak Gain 6 dBi, Internal Antenna, Omnidirectional in azimuth

802.11ax, 802.11ac Wave 2 and 802.11n Capabilities 

• DL-OFDMA**, UL-OFDMA**, TWT support**, BSS coloring**

• 2×2 multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) with two spatial streams

• 2×2+4×4

• SU-MIMO, UL MU-MIMO**, and DL MU-MIMO support

• Maximal ratio combining (MRC) & beamforming

• 20 and 40 MHz* channels (802.11n); 20, 40*, and 80 MHz channels (802.11ac Wave 2); 20, 40* and 80* MHz channels (802.11ax)

Note: *40MHz and 80 MHz channels are supported only in the 5GHz and 6 GHz band. 802.11ax supported only in 6 GHz band.

802.11be Capabilities

• Up to 4096-QAM on 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands

• 20 MHz channels on 2.4 GHz bands

• 20, 40, 80, 160 MHz on 5 GHz bands

• 20, 40, 80, 160, 320 MHz on 6 GHz bands

• MLO (Multi-link operation) across different bands

• MRU (Multiple Resource Unit) allocation in OFDMA

• 4 x 4 multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) with four spatial streams

Power

• Power over Ethernet: 42.5 – 57 V 802.3bt(Class 5)/802.3at/802.3af compliant

• Minimum power requirement : (PD: 12.95W min 802.3af)

• Maximum power requirement : (PD: 25.5W max 802.3at)

• Idle power consumption

  • Dual radio mode: 10.3W +/- 2W

  • Tri-radio mode: 10.7W +/- 2W

• Typical power consumption

  • Dual radio mode: 11.2W +/- 4W

  • Tri-radio mode: 12.2W +/- 4W

• Power over Ethernet injector  sold separately

• DC power: 54V (MA-PWR-50WAC sold separately)

Interfaces

• 1x 100/1,000/2.5 BASE-T Ethernet (RJ45)

• USB 2.0 at 4.5W

• DC power jack

Mounting

• Desktop, ceiling, and wall mount capable

  • AIR-AP-BRACKET-1

  • AIR-AP-BRACKET-2

• Ceiling tile rail (9/16, 15/16 or 1 1⁄2” flush or recessed rails), assorted cable junction boxes

  • AIR-AP-T-RAIL-R

  • AIR-AP-T-RAIL-F

Physical Security

Environment

• Nonoperating (storage) temperature: -40° to 158°F (-40° to 70°C)

• Nonoperating (storage) altitude test: 25°C (77°F) at 16,000 ft (4863 m)

• Operating temperature: 32° to 122°F (0° to 50°C)  40-50C derated

• Operating humidity: 10% to 95% (noncondensing)

• Operating altitude test: 45° C (113° F) at 4205m (13.8K ft)

• Humidity:10% to 90% non-condensing

Reliability

• Mean time between failure (MTBF): 842,342 hrs at 25°C operating temperature

• Mean time between failure (MTBF): 349,710 hrs at 50°C operating temperature

Physical Dimensions

• CW9172I

  • 7.8 x 7.8 x 2.1 in. (20 x 20 x 5.3 cm)

  • Weight: 1.9 lb. (874 g)

Security

• Integrated layer 7 firewall with mobile device policy management

• Real-time WIDS/WIPS with alerting and automatic rogue AP containment with Air Marshal

• Flexible guest access with device isolation

• VLAN tagging (802.1q) and tunneling with IPsec VPN

• PCI compliance reporting

• WPA, WPA2-PSK, WPA2-Enterprise with 802.1X, WPA3 – Personal**, WPA3 – Enterprise**, WPA3 – Enhanced Open (OWE)***

• EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, EAP-MSCHAPv2, EAP-SIM

• TKIP, AES encryption

• Enterprise mobility management (EMM) and Mobile device management (MDM) integration

• Cisco ISE integration for guest access and BYOD posturing

Quality of Service

• Advanced power save (U-APSD)

• WMM access categories with DSCP and 802.1p support

• Layer 7 application traffic identification and shaping

Mobility

• PMK, OKC, and 802.11r for fast layer 2 roaming

• Distributed or centralized layer 3 roaming

Analytics

• Embedded location analytics reporting and device tracking

• Global layer 7 traffic analytics reporting per network, per device, and per application

LED Indicators

• 1 power/booting/firmware upgrade status

• Ethernet LED

Regulatory

• RoHS

• For additional country-specific regulatory information, please contact Meraki sales

Warranty

• Indoor access point

• Lifetime hardware warranty with advanced replacement included

Ordering Information

• CW9172I Cloud Managed Omnidirectional 802.11be Compatible AP

• MA-PWR-50WAC: Meraki AC Adapter for MR Series (power cable sold separately)

• CW-INJ-8: Multigigabit 802.3bt Power over Ethernet Injector (power cable sold separately)

• MA-INJ-6: Meraki Multigigabit 802.3bt Power over Ethernet Injector (power cable sold separately)

• Cisco AIR-PWRINJ-6 802.3at

• Cisco AIR-PWRINJ-7 802.3bt

Power cord – MA-PWR-CORD-XX (XX Country Code) should be ordered separately for the AC adapter and Ethernet injector

• Note: Cisco Subscription or Meraki access point license required

IEEE Standards

• 802.3 ab/bz

• 802.3 af/at/bt

• 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be

• 802.11d/h/i/k/r/u/v/w

Certifications

● Wi-Fi Alliance: Wi-Fi 7 (R1), Wi-Fi 6 (R2), Wi-Fi 6E, WPA3-R3, WPA3-Suite B, Enhanced Open Security

●  Bluetooth SIG: Bluetooth Low Energy

Safety Approvals

• CSA and CB 60950 & 62368

• EN 60601 certified

• Conforms to UL 2043 (Plenum Rating)

Radio Approvals

• FCC Part 15C

• 15E RSS-247 (Canada)

• EN 300 328 ( v2.1.1)

• EN 301 893 (v2.1.1)

• AS/NZS 4268 (Australia/NZ)

• NOM-121 (Mexico)

• NCC LP0002 (Taiwan)

For additional country-specific regulatory information, please contact Meraki sales

EMI Approvals (Class B)

• FCC Part 15B

• ICES-003 (Canada)

• EN 301 489-1-17

• EN 55032

• EN 55024 (Europe)

• CISPR 32 (Australia/NZ) VCCI (Japan)

Exposure Approvals

• FCC Part 2 RSS-102 (Canada)

• EN 50385

• EN 6231

• EN 62479 (Europe)

• AS/NZS 2772 (Australia/NZ)