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Cisco Meraki CW9163E
Cloud-managed outdoor Wi-Fi 6E

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Overview:

Meet the high-performance Cisco Catalyst 9163E outdoor Wi-Fi 6E access point.


Ultra-High Performance Wi-Fi 6E Wireless

The Cisco Wireless 9163E is an outdoor-rated, enterprise-class 802.11ax on-prem or cloud-managed access point. This AP is equipped with Tri-Band concurrent radios geared towards low/medium density applications. It will work with different external antennas for required directivity.

It features 2x2 Tri-Band traffic radios (2x2 2.4 GHz + 2x2 5 GHz + 2x2 6 GHz), 1x1 Tri-Band scanning radio and a 2.4 GHz IoT radio for (BLE/Zigbee/Thread etc.). It also has an inbuilt GNSS receiver for 6 GHz AFC compliance.

Product highlights

  • 2x2:2 MU-MIMO 802.11ax, up to 3.9 Gbps tri-radio aggreagate frame rate
  • 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz radios; dedicated tri-band auxiliary radio, 2.4 GHz IoT radio
  • 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz + 6 GHz omnidirectional dipole antenna *sold separately
  • Built-in GPS antenna
  • Optional active GPS/GNSS antenna

Game-changing Features:

RF optimization

  • Tri-band radios with Air Marshall
  • 6 GHz standard power with AFC (when and where available)
  • 1x 2.5G mGig
  • Integrated IoT radio

Layer 7 traffic shaping

  • Classify hundreds of applications
  • Create per-application bandwidth limits
  • Prioritize productivity apps
  • Restrict or block recreational traffic

Presence location analytics

  • Measure visitor capture rate, visit length, and repeat visit rate
  • Measure visitor trends over time and compare performance across locations

Cloud management

  • Network-wide visibility and control
  • Self-provisioning for rapid deployment
  • Automatic reporting
  • Seamless firmware updates

Enterprise security

  • 802.1X and native Active Directory integration
  • Air Marshal: real-time WIPS with forensics
  • Built-in Umbrella DNS security

Specifications:

Category Specifications
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
  • 2.4 GHz Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) radio with Beacon and BLE scanning support Concurrent operation of all five radios
Antennas CW-ANT-O1-NS-00 Omnidirectional Dipole Self-Identifying Antenna with N-Type Connector
  • 2.4GHz: Peak gain 4 dBi, omnidirectional in azimuth
  • 5GHz: Peak gain 8 dBi, omnidirectional in azimuth
  • 6GHz: Peak gain 8 dBi, omnidirectional in azimuth
  • One antenna per pack. Four antennas required to fully populate all antenna ports.
802.11 ax compatible, 802.11ac Wave 2 and 802.11n Capabilities
  • UL/DL-OFDMA
  • Target Wait Time (TWT)
  • BSS coloring*
  • MU-MIMO
  • 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 160MHz channels (802.11ax)
  • 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)

Note: *40MHz channels are supported only in 5 & 6 GHz bands

Power
  • Power over Ethernet: 42.5 - 57 V (PoE+ and UPoE compliant)
  • DC Power Adapter (54V)
  • Power requirement: Up to 25W (PoE+)
  • Power over Ethernet injector and DC adapter sold separately
  • Actual power consumption may vary depending on the AP usage
Interfaces
  • CW9163E Series: 1x 100M/1000M/2.5G Multigigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)
  • Management console port (RJ-45)
  • 4x N-Type Wi-Fi Antenna Connectors
  • RP-SMA Active GPS/GNSS Antenna Connector
Mounting
  • Wall and pole (2″ to 3.9″ diameter) mount capable
  • Compatible with MA-MNT-MR-16 (included) and AIR-MNT-VERT1
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
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, & 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
Reliability Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF):
  • 468,413 hrs at 77°F (25°C) operating temperature
  • 128,631 hrs at 149°F (65°C) operating temperature
Dimensions (W x L x H)
  • Access point (without mounting brackets):
    CW9163E: 9.64 x 9.64 x 2.5 in. (245 x 245 x 63.5 mm)
Weight
  • 3.3 lb (1.50 kg)
Input power requirements
  • 802.3at Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+), 802.3af Power over Ethernet (PoE)
Power Source 2.4GHz radio 5GHz radio 6GHz radio Link speed Max PoE Power Consumption
802.3at (PoE+) 2x2 2x2 2x2 2.5 Gbps 25.5 W
802.3af (PoE) 1x1 1x1 off 1Gbps 14.0 W

Note: Actual power consumption may vary depending on AP usage. It is recommended that you ensure that LLDP/CDP is enabled to allow proper power negotiation.

Environmental
  • 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: -40° to 149°F (-40° to 65°C) without solar derating
  • Operating temperature: -40° to 131°F (-40° to 55°C) with solar derating
  • Operating humidity: 5% to 95% (noncondensing)
  • Operating altitude test: 40°C (104°F) at 9843 ft (3000 m)
  • Ingress Protection: IP67
System memory
  • 2048 MB DRAM
  • 1024 MB flash
Warranty
  • Outdoor access point
  • 1 year hardware warranty with advanced replacement included
Available transmit power settings
2.4GHz 5GHz 6GHz
  • 23 dBm (200 mW)
  • -4 dBm (0.39 mW)
  • 23 dBm (200 mW)
  • -4 dBm (0.39 mW)
  • 23 dBm (200 mW)
  • -4 dBm (0.39 mW)
Note: In countries where use of the 6 GHz band is not allowed or authorized or if there is no current software support, the 6 GHz radio will be disabled. The 6 GHz radio may be enabled with future software, once the product is certified to operate at 6GHz for that country.

Compliance and Standards

Category Standard
IEEE Standards
  • IEEE 802.3
  • IEEE 802.3ab
  • IEEE 802.3af/at
  • IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
  • IEEE 802.11h, 802.11d
  • IEEE 802.15.1/802.15.4
Certifications
  • Wi-Fi Alliance: Wi-Fi 6 (R2), Wi-Fi 6E, WPA3-R3, WPA3-Suite B, Enhanced Open Security
  • Bluetooth SIG: Bluetooth Low Energy
Safety Approvals
  • IEC 60950-1[NS1] [DW2] / IEC 60950-22
  • IEC 62368-1
  • EN 60950-1 / EN60950-22
  • EN62368-1
  • CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1 / 60950-22
  • CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 62368-1
  • AS/NZS60950.1 / AS/NZS62368.1
Radio Approvals
  • EN 300 328 (v2.2.2 2019-7)
  • EN 301 893 (v2.1.1)
  • AS/NZS 4268 (rev. 2017)
  • 47 CFR FCC Part 15C, 15.247, 15.407
  • RSP-100
  • RSS-GEN
  • RSS-247
  • LP002 (rev 2020)
  • Japan Std. 33a, Std 66 and Std 71
  • QCVN (54:2020/BTTTT)
  • QCVN (65:2013/BTTTT)
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
  • EN 50385:2017
  • ARPANSA
  • AS/NZS 2772.2 (rev. 2016)
  • 47 CFR Part 1.1310 and Part 2.1091
  • RSS-102 (2015)

Documentation:

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