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Cisco Catalyst 9136 Series

Access Points

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Contents
Secure infrastructure 5
Cisco DNA support 6
Product specifications 6
Licensing 12
Warranty information 12
Cisco environmental sustainability 12
Cisco Services 12
Smart Account 12
Cisco Capital 13

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The Cisco® Catalyst® 9136 Series Access Points are the next generation of enterprise
access points supporting the new 6-GHz band for Wi-Fi. They are resilient, secure, and
intelligent.

Figure 1.
Catalyst 9136I access point

The Wi-Fi 6E-compliant Catalyst 9136 Series takes advantage of the 6-GHz band expansion to produce a
network that is more reliable and secure, with higher throughput, more capacity, and less device interference.
The access points come with two 4x4 radios and one 8x8 radio and provide a host of features.

Wi-Fi 6E technology extends Wi-Fi 6 into the 6-GHz spectrum, bringing faster speeds and lower latency while
also providing more security to the network. As apps become increasingly vital for getting work done, clients
need unencumbered access to them. Wi-Fi 6E provides that direct access.

Wi-Fi 6E features:

● Network speed increases due to the new 6-GHz spectrum and additional bandwidth.
● A new standard of reliability and predictability of connection that is shortening the gap between wireless
and wired connections. Wi-Fi 6E devices won’t have to share the same spectrum with any devices that
are not Wi-Fi 6E compliant and will have an additional 1.2 GHz of no-interference spectrum to
themselves.
● Greater network security than ever before, due to mandatory WPA3 security.

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Table 1. Catalyst 9136 Series features and benefits

Feature Benefits

Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) The IEEE 802.11ax standard, also known as High-Efficiency Wireless (HEW) or Wi-Fi 6,
builds on 802.11ac. It delivers a better experience in typical environments with more
predictable performance for advanced applications such as 4K or 8K video; high-
density, high-definition collaboration apps; all-wireless offices; and the Internet of
Things (IoT). Wi-Fi 6E is Wi-Fi 6 “extended” into the 6-GHz frequency band.

Environmental sensors These built-in sensors measure air quality (Total Volatile Organic Compounds [TVOC]),
temperature, and humidity, and help ensure a safe working environment, avoiding the
need to install an overlay of difficult-to-manage independent sensors.

Dual 5G Multigigabit Ethernet Dual Multigigabit Ethernet provides power-redundant uplink ports, each with speeds
up to 5 Gbps. All speeds are supported on Category 5e cabling, as well as 10GBASE-T
(IEEE 802.3bz) cabling. Redundant powering provides hitless performance during
failover.

Smart AP Smart AP causes the access point to change its power consumption to reflect its
current client load. An access point will typically operate on the radios provided to it
irrespective of how many clients are connected. With Smart AP, if there is a small
enough number of clients, the access point will automatically reduce the radio stream
count, saving power. (Available with a future software upgrade.)

Band steering Enhanced to help clients that are 6-GHz capable to leave the 5-GHz radio and connect
to the 6-GHz one. Wi-Fi 6E clients are automatically directed to connect to the 6-GHz
radio to take advantage of the benefits that that radio offers and free up the 2.4- and
5-GHz radios for legacy clients.

Uplink/downlink OFDMA Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA)-based scheduling splits the
bandwidth into smaller frequency allocations called Resource Units (RUs), which can
be assigned to individual clients in both the downlink and uplink directions to reduce
overhead and latency.

Uplink/downlink MU-MIMO Supporting the highest number with 16 spatial streams, Multiuser Multiple Input,
technology Multiple Output (MU-MIMO) enables the access points to split spatial streams between
client devices to maximize throughput.

BSS coloring Spatial reuse (also known as Basic Service Set [BSS] coloring) allows the access
points and their clients to differentiate between BSSs, thus permitting more
simultaneous transmissions.

Target Wake Time Target Wake Time (TWT) allows the client to stay asleep and to wake up only at
prescheduled (target) times to exchange data with the access point. This offers
significant energy savings for battery-operated devices, up to three to four times the
savings achieved by 802.11n and 802.11ac.

Intelligent Capture Intelligent Capture probes the network and provides Cisco DNA Center with deep
analysis. The software can track more than 240 anomalies and instantaneously review
all packets on demand, emulating the onsite network administrator. Intelligent Capture
allows for more informed decisions on your wireless networks.

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Feature Benefits

Flexible Radio Assignment (FRA) FRA allows the access points to intelligently determine the operating mode of serving
with quad-radio mode (with radios based on the RF environment and traffic demands. The access points can
future software SW upgrade) operate in the following modes:
● Tri-radio mode: One 4x4 6-GHz radio, one 8x8 5-GHz radio, and one 4x4 2.4-GHz radio.
● Quad-radio mode: One 4x4 6-GHz radio, Dual 4x4 5-GHz radios, and one 4x4 2.4-GHz radio.
With four total 4x4 radios (quad-radio) inside the access point, client device capacity can be
increased on demand.

The access point’s default mode is tri-radio with 8x8 5-GHz and 4x4 for 6-GHz and
2.4-GHz. It has the ability to split the 8x8 radio into two separate 4x4 5-GHz radios
through a future software upgrade, thereby enabling the benefits of FRA while allowing
the 2.4- and 6-GHz radios to remain active.

Application hosting Application hosting helps simplify IoT deployments and ready them for the future by
eliminating the need to install and manage overlay networks. Using the USB interface,
containerized applications and hardware modules can be deployed to reduce cost and
complexity. Adding Cisco DNA Center provides workflows and deployment-wide
application lifecycle management.

Bluetooth 5 The integrated Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 5 radio enables location-based use cases
such as asset tracking, wayfinding, and analytics.

Container support for Container support enables edge computing capabilities for IoT applications on the host
applications access point.

For more details about Catalyst 9136 feature support, see Cisco's Feature Matrix.

Secure infrastructure
Trustworthy systems built with Cisco Trust Anchor Technologies provide a highly secure foundation for
Cisco products. With the Cisco Catalyst 9100 Access Points, these technologies enable assurance of hardware
and software authenticity for supply chain trust and strong defense against man-in-the-middle attacks that
compromise software and firmware. Trust Anchor capabilities include:

● Image signing
● Secure Boot
● Cisco Trust Anchor module

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Cisco DNA support
Pairing the Cisco Catalyst 9136 Series Access Points with Cisco DNA allows for a total network transformation.
Cisco DNA allows you to truly understand your network with real-time analytics, quickly detect and contain
security threats, and easily provide networkwide consistency through automation and virtualization. The Cisco
Catalyst 9136 Series supports Software-Defined Access (SD-Access), Cisco’s leading enterprise architecture.

Working together, the Catalyst 9136 Series and Cisco DNA offer such features as:

● Cisco DNA Spaces

● Cisco Identity Services Engine
● Cisco DNA Analytics and Assurance along with Intelligence Capture (iCAP)

The result? Your network stays relevant, becomes digital ready, and is the lifeblood of your organization.

Note: For information about Cisco DNA, refer to the Cisco DNA Solution Overview.

Product specifications
Table 2. Specifications

Item Specification

Part numbers Cisco Catalyst 9136I Access Point: Indoor environments, with internal antennas
● C9136I-x: Cisco Catalyst 9136 Series

Regulatory domains: (x = regulatory domain)

Customers are responsible for verifying approval for use in their individual countries. To verify
approval and to identify the regulatory domain that corresponds to a particular country, visit
https://www.cisco.com/go/aironet/compliance.
Not all regulatory domains have been approved. As they are approved, the part numbers will be
available on the Global Price List and/or regional price lists.
Cisco Wireless LAN Services
● For details on optional WLAN Services, visit Services for Wireless and Mobility

Software Catalyst 9136I

● Cisco IOS® XE Software Release 17.7.1 or later

Supported ● Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers (physical or virtual)

wireless LAN
controllers

802.11n version ● 4x4 MIMO with four spatial streams

2.0 (and related) ● Maximal Ratio Combining (MRC)
capabilities
● 802.11n and 802.11a/g
● 20- and 40-MHz channels

● PHY data rates up to 1.5 Gbps (40 MHz with 5-GHz and 20 MHz with 2.4-GHz)
● Packet aggregation: Aggregate MAC Protocol Data Unit (A-MPDU) (transmit and receive), Aggregate MAC
Service Data Unit (A-MSDU) (transmit and receive)
● 802.11 Dynamic Frequency Selection (DFS)

● Cyclic Shift Diversity (CSD) support

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Item Specification

802.11ac ● 8x8 downlink MU-MIMO with eight spatial streams

● MRC
● 802.11ac beamforming

● 20-, 40-, 80-, and 160-MHz channels

● PHY data rates up to 3.4 Gbps (8x8 80 MHz or dual 4x4 80+80 MHz on 5-GHz)
● Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (transmit and receive), A-MSDU (transmit and receive)
● 802.11 DFS
● Cyclic Shift Diversity (CSD) support
● Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) 3 support

802.11ax ● 8x8 uplink/downlink MU-MIMO with eight spatial streams (5-GHz)

● 4x4 uplink/downlink MU-MIMO with four spatial streams (2.4 and 6-GHz)
● Uplink/downlink OFDMA
● TWT

● BSS coloring
● MRC
● 802.11ax beamforming

● 20-, 40-, 80-, and 160-MHz channels (6-GHz)

● 20-, 40-, 80-, 80+80-MHz (5-GHz)
● 20-MHz channels (2.4-GHz)

● PHY data rates up to 10.2 Gbps (4x4 160 MHz on 6 GHz, 8x8 80 MHz on 5-GHz, and 4x4 20 MHz on 2.4-GHz)
● Packet aggregation: A-MPDU (transmit and receive), A-MSDU (transmit and receive)
● 802.11 DFS

● CSD support
● WPA3 support

Integrated 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

Interfaces ● 2x 100M/1000M/2.5G/5G Multigigabit Ethernet (RJ-45)

● Management console port (RJ-45)
● USB 2.0 at 9W

Indicators ● Status LED indicates boot loader status, association status, operating status, boot loader warnings, and boot
loader errors

Dimensions ● Access point (without mounting brackets):

(W x L x H) ◦ 9.9 x 9.9 x 2.2 in. (25.1 x 25.1 x 5.6 cm)

Weight Catalyst 9136I

● 3.6 lb. (1.65 kg)

Input power ● 802.3bt Cisco Universal PoE (Cisco UPOE®), 802.3at Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+)
requirements ● Cisco power injector, AIR-PWRINJ7=
● 802.3af PoE (only for configuration staging, all radios off)

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Item Specification

Catalyst 9136I

PoE power 2.4-GHz 5-GHz 6-GHz Link speed USB Link Layer
consumption radio radio radio Discovery Protocol
(LLDP)

802.3bt (UPOE) 4x4 8x8 4x4 2x 5G Y (9W) 47.3W

802.3at (PoE+) 2x2 2x2 4x4 1x 2.5G N 24.4W

802.3af (PoE) – – – 1x 1G N 13.95W

Note: Power required at the Power Source Equipment (PSE) will depend on the cable length and
other environmental issues.

Environmental Catalyst 9136I

● 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% (noncondensing)

● Operating altitude test: 40˚C (104°F) at 9843 ft (3000 m)

Note: When the ambient operating temperature exceeds 40°C (104°F), the access point will shift
from 8x8 to 4x4 on the 5-GHz radio, and uplink Ethernet will downgrade to a single 1G; however, the
USB interface will remain enabled.

System memory ● 2048 MB DRAM

● 1024 MB flash

Warranty Limited lifetime hardware warranty

Available transmit 2.4 GHz 5 GHz 6 GHz

power settings
● 23 dBm (200 mW) ● 26 dBm (400 mW) ● 23 dBm (200 mW)
● -4 dBm (0.39 mW) ● -1 dBm (0.79 mW) ● -4 dBm (0.39 mW)

Note: In countries where use of the 6 GHz

band is not allowed or there is no current
software support, the 6 GHz radio will be
disabled. The radio may be enabled with
future software, once the product is certified
to operate in 6 GHz for that country.

Regulatory Note: Customers are responsible for verifying approval for use in their individual countries. To verify
domains approval and to identify the regulatory domain that corresponds to a particular country, visit
https://www.cisco.com/go/aironet/compliance.

For information about regulatory domain support, refer to the Cisco Regulatory Domain White Paper.

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Item Specification

Compliance ● Safety: ● Radio:

standards ◦ IEC 60950-1 / IEC 62368-1 Ed.3 (with Ed.2 Deviation ◦ EN 300 328 (v2.2.2)
annex)
◦ EN 301 893 (v2.1.1)
◦ EN 60950-1 / EN 62368-1 Ed.3 (with Ed.2 Deviation
annex) ◦ EN 303 687 (v0.0.14, draft)
◦ AS/NZS 4268 (rev. 2017)
◦ UL 60950-1 / UL62368-1 3rd (with Ed.2 Deviation
annex) ◦ 47 CFR FCC Part 15C, 15.247, 15.407
◦ CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1 / CAN/CSA-C22.2 ◦ RSP-100
No. 62368-1 3rd (with Ed.2 Deviation annex)
◦ RSS-GEN
◦ AS/NZS60950.1 / AS/NZS62368.1 Ed.3 (with Ed.2
Deviation annex) ◦ RSS-247

◦ UL 2043 ◦ LP0002 (109)

◦ Class III equipment ◦ Japan Std. 66, and Std. 71

● Emissions: ● RF safety:

◦ CISPR 32 (rev. 2015) +AMD1:2019 ◦ EN 50385:2017

◦ EN 55032:2015/A11:2020 ◦ AS/NZS 2772 (rev. 2016)

◦ EN IEC 61000-3-2:2019/A1:2021 ◦ 47 CFR Part 2.1091

◦ EN61000-3-3:2013+A1:2019 ◦ RSS-102

◦ AS/NZS CISPR32: 2015+AMD1:2020 ● IEEE standards:

◦ 47 CFR FCC Part 15B ◦ IEEE 802.3

◦ ICES-003 (Issue 7, Class B) ◦ IEEE 802.3ab

◦ VCCI-CISPR 32:2016 ◦ IEEE 802.3af/at

◦ IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
◦ CNS 13438:2006 (95)
◦ IEEE 802.11h, 802.11d
◦ KS C 9832:2019
● Security:
◦ QCVN 118:2018/BTTTT
◦ 802.11i, (WPA2, WPA3)
● Immunity:
◦ 802.1X
◦ EN 55035: 2017+A11:2020
◦ Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)
◦ KS C 9835:2019
● Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) types:
● Emissions and immunity:
◦ EAP-Transport Layer Security (TLS)
◦ EN 301 489-1 V2.2.3 (2019-11)
◦ EAP-Tunneled TLS (TTLS) or Microsoft
◦ EN 301 489-17 V3.2.4 (2020-09) Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol
◦ QCVN (18:2014) (MSCHAP) v2
◦ QCVN 112:2017/BTTTT ◦ Protected EAP (PEAP) v0 or EAP-MSCHAP v2

◦ KS X 3124:2020 ◦ EAP-Flexible Authentication via Secure

Tunneling (EAP-FAST)
◦ KS X 3126:2020
◦ PEAP v1 or EAP-Generic Token Card (GTC)
◦ EN 61000-6-1: 2019
◦ EAP-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)

Certifications ● Wi-Fi Alliance: Wi-Fi 6 (R2), Wi-Fi 6E, WPA3-R3, WPA3-Suite B, Enhanced Open Security
● Bluetooth SIG: Bluetooth Low Energy

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Figure 2.
Antenna profiles

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Licensing
For information about licensing and packaging, refer to Cisco Licensing.

Warranty information
The Cisco Catalyst 9136 Series Access Points come with a limited lifetime warranty that provides full warranty
coverage of the hardware for as long as the original end user continues to own or use the product. The
warranty includes 10-day advance hardware replacement and ensures that software media are defect-free for
90 days. For more details, visit https://www.cisco.com/go/warranty.

Cisco environmental sustainability

Information about Cisco’s environmental sustainability policies and initiatives for our products, solutions,
operations, and extended operations or supply chain is provided in the “Environment Sustainability” section of
Cisco’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Report.

Reference links to information are below.

Information on product material content laws and regulations: Materials.

Information on electronic waste laws and regulations, including products, batteries, and packaging:
WEEE compliance.

Cisco does not represent, warrant, or guarantee that it is complete, accurate, or up to date. This information is
subject to change without notice.

Cisco Services
With Cisco Services, you can achieve infrastructure excellence faster with less risk. From an initial WLAN
readiness assessment to implementation, full solution support, and in-depth training, our services for the Cisco
Catalyst 9136 Series provide expert guidance to help you successfully plan, deploy, manage, and support your
new access points. With unmatched networking expertise, best practices, and innovative tools, Cisco Services
can help you reduce overall upgrade, refresh, and migration costs as you introduce new hardware, software,
and protocols into the network. With a comprehensive lifecycle of services, Cisco experts will help you minimize
disruption and improve operational efficiency to extract maximum value from your Cisco DNA-ready
infrastructure.

Smart Account
Creating a Smart Account by using the Cisco Smart Software Manager (SSM) enables you to order devices and
licensing packages and also manage your software licenses from a centralized website. For more information
on Smart Accounts, refer to https://www.cisco.com/go/smartaccounts.

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