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Cisco Meraki CW9172I
SKU
CW9172IPorts1x 100/1,000/2.5 BASE-T Ethernet (RJ45)
Power draw25.5 W (max)
Form factorDesktop, ceiling, and wall mount capable
Weight1.9 lb
Specifications 27
Ports & interfaces
- Interfaces
- 1x 100/1,000/2.5 BASE-T Ethernet (RJ45)
USB 2.0 at 4.5 W
DC power jack
Power & PoE
- Power
- Power over Ethernet: 42.5 - 57 V 802.3bt(Class 5)/802.3at/802.3af compliant
Minimum power requirement : (PD: 12.95 W min 802.3af)
Maximum power requirement : (PD: 25.5 W max 802.3at)
Idle power consumption
Dual radio mode: 10.3 W +/- 2 W
Tri-radio mode: 10.7 W +/- 2 W
Typical power consumption
Dual radio mode: 11.2 W +/- 4 W
Tri-radio mode: 12.2 W +/- 4 W
Note: Actual power consumption may vary depending on AP usage. Typical power consumption assumes AP is passing traffic during typical business hours, and is idle during off-business hours. Business hours are assumed to be 11 hours a day, 6 days a week.
Test Conditions:
Dual Radio 802.3at: The 5 GHz band operating at 160 MHz (4x4) passing 400 Mbps per band of download traffic and the 2.4 GHz band operating at 20 MHz (2x2) passing 50 Mbps of download traffic
USB disabled
2.5G Ethernet Port
Ambient temperature 25˚C (77 °F).
Tri Radio 802.3at: The 6 GHz and the 5 GHz bands both operating at 160 MHz (2x2) passing 200 Mbps per band of download traffic and the 2.4 GHz band operating at 20 MHz (2x2) passing 50 Mbps of download traffic
Power over Ethernet injector sold separately
DC power: 54V (MA-PWR-50WAC sold separately)
Wireless
- 2x2:2 UL/DL MU-MIMO 802.11be compatible; 9 Gbps tri-radio ag
- Dedicated 2.4 GHz IoT Radio with Application hosting technology
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
Enhanced transmit power and receive sensitivity - 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 2x2:2 or Dual-band 2.4 GHz in 2x2:2 and 5 GHz in 4x4:4
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. - 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**
2x2 multiple input, multiple output (MIMO) with two spatial streams
2x2+4x4
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 - 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 - 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
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
Physical & environment
- Weight
- 1.9 lb. (874 g)
- Physical Dimensions
- CW9172I
7.8 × 7.8 × 2.1 in. (20 × 20 × 5.3 cm) - 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 - 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
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
- GPS
- Supported via optional USB GPS/GNSS module (CW-ACC-GPS1=)
- 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 - 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 - 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 (LIC-CW) 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 - 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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