DEPLOY-2026-03-10: C9130AX WiFi 6 Access Point

Deployment Summary

Deployment ID

DEPLOY-2026-03-10-001

Date

2026-03-10

Type

Hardware Replacement

Status

Completed

Related CR

CR-2026-03-10

Hardware Details

New Equipment

Component Value

Model

Cisco C9130AX-B-K9

MAC Address (Ethernet)

8C:88:81:2A:00:00

MAC Address (Radio)

a0:a4:7f:20:dd:00

Serial Number

FGL2547R0HK

IP Address (DHCP)

10.50.10.111

VLAN

10 (DATA)

Switch Port

Te1/0/8 on C3560-CX

WLC Name

C9130AX-01

Decommissioned Equipment

Component Value

Model

Cisco AP4800 (Aironet 4800)

MAC Address

DC:8C:37:96:20:A6

Switch Port

Gi1/0/3 on C3560-CX (shutdown)

Status

Physically removed

Radio Capabilities

Band C9130AX (New) AP4800 (Old)

2.4 GHz

802.11ax (WiFi 6)

802.11n

5 GHz

802.11ax (WiFi 6)

802.11ac Wave 2

6 GHz

802.11ax (WiFi 6E)

Not supported

Configuration Applied

WLC Tags

ap name C9130AX-01 site-tag default-site-tag
ap name C9130AX-01 policy-tag default-policy-tag
ap name C9130AX-01 rf-tag default-rf-tag

Radio Configuration

Slot 0 (2.4 GHz)
AP Name         Channel  Width  Power
C9130AX-01      1        20     17 dBm
Slot 1 (5 GHz)
AP Name         Channel       Width  Power
C9130AX-01      116,120       40     22 dBm
Slot 2 (6 GHz)
AP Name         Channel                    Width  Power
C9130AX-01      21,17,25,29,1,5,9,13      160    20 dBm

Deployment Verification

Pre-Deployment Checks

  • Physical installation complete

  • PoE power confirmed (30W budget)

  • Ethernet link up at 1Gbps

  • ISE endpoint group: Trusted_Access_Points

Post-Deployment Checks

  • AP joined WLC HA cluster

  • AP renamed to C9130AX-01

  • Tags assigned

  • All radios enabled and operational

  • Clients associating (3 clients verified)

  • 802.1X authentication working

  • MAB authentication working

  • Site survey completed (pending)

Client Migration Results

All wireless clients automatically migrated from AP4800 to C9130AX-01:

MAC Address Protocol Before Protocol After Improvement

14:f6:d8:7b:31:80

802.11ac

802.11ax (5GHz)

WiFi 6 upgrade

80:a9:97:34:a1:20

802.11ac

802.11ax (5GHz)

WiFi 6 upgrade

bc:d0:74:0c:05:7e

802.11n

802.11ax (2.4GHz)

WiFi 6 upgrade

Result: 100% client upgrade to WiFi 6 (802.11ax) with zero intervention.

ISE Authentication Records

# Query ISE for C9130AX authentications
netapi ise mnt sessions --mac 8C:88:81:2A:00:00
MAC: 8c:88:81:2a:00:00
Endpoint Group: Trusted_Access_Points
Authorization: PermitAccess
Method: MAB

Photos / Evidence

  • WLC AP Summary showing joined state

  • Radio status showing all bands active

  • Client list showing 802.11ax associations

Lessons Learned

Topic Lesson

WiFi 6E (6 GHz)

C9130AX supports 6 GHz with 160 MHz channels. Most clients don’t yet support 6 GHz.

Client auto-migration

Wireless clients seamlessly roam to better APs. No manual intervention needed.

PoE budget

C9130AX requires 30W. Verified switch PoE budget before deployment.

DNS discovery

When DHCP Option 43 unavailable, DNS CAPWAP discovery works reliably.

Related Documentation