Description
High-Performance Wi-Fi 7 Wireless
Cisco’s new Wi-Fi 7 access points power the next generation of wireless experiences, designed to revolutionize connectivity and digital experiences. Offering unprecedented speeds, enhanced security, and resilient connectivity, these products are ideal for high-density environments and critical applications. They seamlessly integrate into your existing network, whether on-premises, cloud-based, or hybrid, providing flexible deployment options to suit various organizational needs.
Cisco Wireless’ Wi-Fi 7 access points enable transformative user experiences. Enterprises can leverage the predictability and low latency of Wi-Fi 7 to support better video streaming, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR) applications. By connecting people and things within physical spaces, Cisco’s wireless solutions with Wi-Fi 7 offer real-time insights and actions such as indoor navigation and personalized user experiences.
Create differentiated customer experiences, accelerate digital business transformation, and prepare networks for the future with Cisco’s Wi-Fi 7 solutions. With faster data transfer rates, reduced network congestion, and simplified network management with AI-driven insights and automation, Cisco Wireless 9176 Series access points provide the foundation for the future of wireless.
The Cisco Wireless 9176 Series Wi-Fi 7 access points enable operation in the 2.4, 5 and 6GHz bands to produce a network that is more reliable and secure, with higher throughput, more capacity, and less device interference. These access points provide three 4×4 radios and a host of cutting-edge features, and IoT radios.
The Catalyst 9176 Series even offers an Omni-directional antenna model – the Catalyst 9176I suitable for most enterprise deployments and an internal directional antenna model – the Catalyst 9176D1 – designed for use cases and areas with high ceilings such as auditoriums, warehouses, and other large open space areas. The Catalyst 9176D1U should be leveraged where typically external antennas would be required. And because the Catalyst 9176D1 uses a built-in directional antenna, it eliminates the need for additional hardware to achieve ideal wireless coverage.
Operational management is flexible because customers can change their network management whenever they want. If a network with Cisco Wireless 9176 Series Access Points was originally an on-premises deployment, it can be changed to cloud-based management without the need to purchase and redistribute additional hardware, saving you money as you network your way.
With the industry’s leading on-premises network platform (Catalyst) joining the industry’s leading cloud IT platform (Meraki), these access points provide an unparalleled network experience. For organizations that need a wireless solution to deliver a reliable, flexible, and superior experience for their users, the Cisco Wireless 9176 Series Access Points are the best choice.
Cisco Meraki Cloud Management
Pairing the Cisco Wireless 9176 Series Access Points with the Meraki cloud platform gives organizations a unified IT experience for network monitoring and management. The Meraki dashboard provides an intuitive and interactive web interface connecting your network to the industry’s leading cloud IT platform.
Through the dashboard, Meraki provides sophisticated and scalable tools to automate network optimization, deploy policy and segmentation configurations across thousands of sites and devices, and manage a full-stack network from SD-WAN to Access to IoT technologies. The platform supports over 3.5 million active networks around the world.
Working together, the Catalyst 9176 Series and Cisco Meraki offer such features as:
- Cisco Spaces
- Cisco Identity Services Engine
- Meraki Health intelligent optimization and assurance
- Meraki Vision, smart cameras, and sensors for network closet monitoring
Cisco Catalyst Center and Catalyst 9800 WLC support
Cisco Wireless 9176 Series Access Points can also be paired with Catalyst 9800 WLC and Cisco Wireless Center. Cisco Wireless Center allows you to understand your network with real-time analytics, quickly detect and contain security threats, and easily provide network-wide consistency through automation and virtualization.
Working together, the Catalyst 9176 Series and Catalyst Center offer such features as:
- Cisco Spaces
- Cisco Identity Services Engine
- Cisco Catalyst Center Analytics and Assurance along with Intelligence Capture (iCAP)
- For information about Cisco Catalyst Center, refer to the Cisco Networking Solution Overview.
Software configurable flex radio architecture for 5 GHz support
The Cisco Wireless 9176 supports a software-defined flex radio which can be operated in either a 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz mode. This provides an option to operate the AP in either a dual-band configuration with 5 GHz and 6 GHz configuration or a true tri-band configuration.
Tri-band configuration unlocks the use of the new spectrum in the 6 GHz frequency range, which provides additional channels to increase throughput and reduce interference and noise from legacy devices. 6 GHz support ensures that the CW9176 supports future technologies.
High-Performance 802.11be compatible wireless
The CW9176 is a cloud-managed 4×4:4 802.11be compatible access point that raises the bar for wireless performance and efficiency. Designed for next-generation deployments in offices, schools, hospitals, retail shops, and hotels, the CW9176 offers high throughput, enterprise-grade security, and simple management.
The CW9176 provides a maximum of 18 Gbps* aggregate frame rate with concurrent 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz radios. A dedicated fourth radio provides real-time WIDS/WIPS with automated RF optimization, and a fifth integrated IoT radio delivers Bluetooth scanning and beaconing.
With the combination of cloud management, high-performance hardware, multiple radios, and advanced software features, the CW9176 makes an outstanding platform for the most demanding of uses—including high-density deployments and bandwidth or performance-intensive applications like voice (Cisco WebEx) and high-definition video.
CW9176 and Meraki cloud management
Management of the CW9176 is through Dashboard with an intuitive browser-based interface that enables rapid deployment without time-consuming deployment complexity and time-consuming staging process. Since the CW9176 is self-configuring and managed over the web, it can be deployed at a remote location in a matter of minutes, even without on-site IT staff.
24×7 monitoring via the Meraki cloud delivers real-time alerts if the network encounters problems. Remote diagnostic tools enable immediate troubleshooting over the web so that distributed networks can be managed with a minimum of hassle.
The CW9176’s firmware is automatically kept up to date via the cloud. New features, bug fixes, and enhancements are delivered seamlessly over the web. This means no manual software updates to download or missing security patches to worry about.
Product Highlights
- 4×4:4 UL/DL MU-MIMO 802.11be compatible
- 18 Gbps tri-radio aggregate frame rate
- 24×7 real-time WIDS/WIPS and spectrum analytics via dedicated Scanning radio
- Integrated Bluetooth Low Energy Beacon and scanning radio
- Single 10 Gbps mGig Ethernet port support
- USB 2.0 host interface (Type A connector) with 9W power budget
- Built-in USB, GPS/GNSS module
- 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
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