CW9178I CISCO WIRELESS ACCESS NETWORK & WIRELESS
Cisco Wireless CW9178I
Wi-Fi 7 indoor access point; tri-band, multi-radio architecture, 2× 10G multigigabit uplinks.
§ 01OVERVIEW
The CW9178I is a high-end Wi-Fi 7 access point designed for dense environments. It operates simultaneously in the 2.4 / 5 / 6 GHz bands, and its dedicated scanning and IoT radios keep coverage analysis and device discovery running without slowing user traffic.
Two 10 Gbps multigigabit uplinks prevent the traffic Wi-Fi 7 generates from bottlenecking at the switch. The same unit can be managed on-premise with a Catalyst 9800 controller or in the cloud from the Meraki dashboard.
§ 02 — KEY FEATURES
Tri-band for dense environments.
§ 03 — SPECIFICATIONS
Everything on paper.
Values are taken from the vendor's published data sheet and are verified against the current revision before quoting.
Data sheet ↗§ 04 — USE CASES
Where it fits in the field.
Offices and education spaces with dense user populations.
Carrying video conferencing load over wireless.
Discovery of sensors and tags over a dedicated radio.
§ 05 — RELATED PRODUCTS
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