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Cisco Meraki
Cisco Meraki CW9166
SKU
CW9166Port speed5G / 2.5G
Wi-FiUL/DL-OFDMA
Weight3.5 lb
Specifications 25
Ports & interfaces
- Interfaces
- 1x 100/1000/2.5G/5G BASE-T Ethernet (RJ45)
1x DC power connector (8 mm, center positive)
USB 2.0 at 4.5 W
RJ45 Console port - Only available in DNA Mode
Environmental Interfaces - Only available in DNA Mode
Power & PoE
- Power
- Power over Ethernet: 42.5 - 57 V (PoE+ and UPoE compliant)
DC Power Adapter (54V)
Power requirement USB: Up to 30.5 W (UPOE)
Power requirement No USB: Up to 25 W (PoE+)
Power over Ethernet injector and DC adapter sold separately
Actual power consumption may vary depending on the AP usage
Wireless
- 4x4:4 UL/DL MU-MIMO 802.11ax compatible; 7.78 Gbps tri-radio
- Enhanced transmit power and receive sensitivity
Full-time Wi-Fi location tracking via dedicated Scanning radio
Integrated enterprise security and guest access
Application-aware traffic shaping
Optimized for voice and video
Self-configuring, plug-and-play deployment
Sleek design blends into office environments - Radios
- 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n/ax client access radio
5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac/ax client access radio
6 GHz 802.11ax client access radio
2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz tri-band Air Marshal WIDS/WIPS, spectrum analysis, & location analytics radio
Due to the 6 GHz band requiring PMF some Air Marshal featurestions may not be effective
2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio with Beacon and BLE scanning support Concurrent operation of all five radios - Antenna
- CW9166I 2.4 GHz: Peak gain 3 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth
5 GHz: Peak gain 5 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth
5 GHz: (XOR) Peak gain 5 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth
6 GHz: Peak gain 4 dBi, internal antenna, omnidirectional in azimuth
CW9166D1
2.4 GHz: Peak gain 6 dBi, directional antenna, (70x70)
5 GHz: Peak gain 6 dBi, directional antenna, (70x70)
5 GHz (XOR): Peak gain 8 dBi, directional antenna, (60x60)
6 GHz: Peak gain 8 dBi, directional antenna, (60x60) - 802.11ax compatible, 802.11ac Wave 2 and 802.11n Capabilitie
- UL/DL-OFDMA
Target Wait Time (TWT)
BSS coloring*
SU-MIMO and DL MU-MIMO support
Maximal ratio combining (MRC)
802.11ax beamforming
20 and 40 MHz* channels (802.11n)
20, 40*, 80 MHz channels (802.11ac Wave 2)
20, 40*, 80 and 160 MHz channels (802.11ax)
Note: *40 MHz channels are supported only in 5 & 6 GHz bands.
Up to 1024-QAM on 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz and 6 GHz bands
Packet aggregation - A-MPDU (transmit and receive), A-MSDU (transmit and receive) - 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
Management & software
- Physical security
- Kensington lock slot
- 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
WPA2-PSK, WPA2-Enterprise, WPA3 - Personal, WPA3 - Enterprise, WPA3 - Enhanced Open (OWE)
EAP Local authentication - EAP-TTLS/PAP, PEAP-GTC, EAP-TLS
Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
Enterprise Mobility Management (EMM) & Mobile Device Management (MDM) integration
Cisco ISE integration for Guest access and BYOD Posturing
Physical & environment
- Weight
- 3.50 lb (1.59 kg)
- Physical Dimensions
- CW9166I
9.5 × 9.5 × 2.2 in. (241.3 × 241.3 × 56.9 mm)
Weight: 3.54 lb. (1.60 kg)
CW9166D1
9.5 × 9.5 × 2.28 in (241.3 × 241.3 × 57.9 mm) - Mounting
- All Cisco standard mounting hardware supported (AIR-AP-BRACKET-2 included)
Articulating Arm (CW-MNT-ART2-00 optional)
Desktop, ceiling, wall, and pole mount capable
Ceiling tile rail (9/16, 15/16, or 1 ½" flush or recessed rails), assorted cable junction boxes - Certifications
- ● Wi-Fi Alliance: Wi-Fi 6 (R2), Wi-Fi 6E, WPA3-R3, WPA3-Suite B, Enhanced Open Security
● Bluetooth SIG: Bluetooth Low Energy
Warranty & support
- Warranty
- Indoor access point
Lifetime hardware warranty with advanced replacement included - Quality of Service
- Advanced Power Save (U-APSD)
WMM Access Categories with DSCP and 802.1p support
Layer 7 application traffic identification and shaping
More details
- Environment
- CW9166I
Nonoperating (storage) temperature: -22° to 158 °F (-30° to 70 °C)
Nonoperating (storage) altitude test: 25˚C (77 °F) at 15,000 ft (4600 m)
Operating temperature: 32° to 122 °F (0° to 50 °C)
Operating humidity: 10% to 90% (non-condensing)
Operating altitude test: 40˚C (104 °F) at 9843 ft (3000 m)
CW9166D1
Nonoperating (storage) altitude test: 25 °C (77 °F) at 15,000 ft (4600 m)
Operating temperature: -4° to 122 °F (-20° to 50 °C)
Operating humidity: 10% to 90% (noncondensing)
Operating altitude test: 40 °C (104 °F) at 9843 ft (3000 m) - Reliability
- Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF):
1,128,980 hrs at 77 °F (25 °C) operating temperature
289,596 hrs at 122 °F (50 °C) operating temperature - Mobility
- PMK, OKC, & 802.11r for fast Layer 2 roaming
Distributed or centralized layer 3 roaming - Analytics
- Embedded location analytics reporting and device tracking
Global L7 traffic analytics reporting per network, per device, & per application - LED Indicators
- One power/booting/firmware upgrade status
- Ordering Information
- CW9166I-MR: Meraki CW9166I Cloud Managed Omnidirectional 802.11ax Compatible AP
CW9166D1-MR: Meraki CW9166I Cloud Managed Directional 802.11ax Compatible AP
MA-PWR-50WAC: Meraki AC Adapter for MR Series (power cable separate SKU)
MA-INJ-6: Meraki Multigigabit 802.3bt Power over Ethernet Injector (power cable separate SKU)
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
Mounting bracket:
CW9166I: AIR-AP-BRACKET-1 and AIR-AP-BRACKET-2(bundled)
CW9166ID1: AIR-AP-BRACKET-2(bundled)
Articulating Arm: CW-MNT-ART2-00
Meraki access point license required - IEEE Standards
- 802.3 ab/bz
802.3 af/at/bt
802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
802.11d/h/i/k/r/u/v/w - Safety Approvals
- CSA and CB 60950 & 62368
EN 60601 certified
Conforms to UL 2043 (Plenum Rating) - 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)
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