CW9176I-RTG – Wi-Fi 7 Tri-Band 4×4 AP – 1x10G mGig Uplink – GNSS/IoT/UWB Radios
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CW9176I-RTG Description
The CW9176I-RTG is a Cisco Wireless 9176 Series Wi-Fi 7 indoor access point with internal omnidirectional antennas for enterprise floors. The access point runs three 4x4 radios on 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz for up to 18 Gbps of 802.11be PHY rate, and it uplinks over one 10G Multigigabit port. Full tri-band 4x4 operation needs a 39W 802.3bt Class 5 UPOE port, and controller-based deployment needs Cisco IOS XE 17.15.2 or later.
Quick Specs
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Parameter |
Specification |
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Product ID |
CW9176I-RTG (Ready To Go single-unit form of CW9176I) |
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Wireless standard |
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) with 4096-QAM, MLO, and preamble puncturing |
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Radio architecture |
Tri-band 4×4 MU-MIMO, four spatial streams on 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz |
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Maximum PHY rate |
18 Gbps tri-band; 23 Gbps in dual 5 GHz mode |
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Channel widths |
320 MHz on 6 GHz, 160 MHz on 5 GHz, 20 MHz on 2.4 GHz |
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Ethernet uplink |
1x 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G Multigigabit RJ-45; 10G needs Cat6/Cat6A |
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Additional radios |
GNSS, dedicated IoT radio, and UWB |
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PoE requirement |
39W UPOE (802.3bt Class 5) full feature; 25.5W PoE+ with reduced radios, 2.5G link and USB off; the PoE power table applies from Cisco IOS XE 17.15.3 |
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Management |
Catalyst 9800 Series or Catalyst 9000 embedded controller, or Meraki cloud |
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Minimum software release |
Cisco IOS XE 17.15.2 |
Application Scenarios
On an open-plan office floor, the access point serves laptops and phones from three 4×4 radios, and 6 GHz channels up to 320 MHz take the heaviest clients off the 5 GHz band.
In a hospital ward or a manufacturing cell, the UWB, IoT and GNSS radios locate tagged equipment while the Wi-Fi radios keep staff devices connected.
A branch office run from the Meraki cloud can use the same access point that a campus runs under a Catalyst 9800 controller, because the management mode is chosen at deployment.
Product Comparison
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CW9176I-RTG | ||
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Wireless standards |
IEEE 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7) |
IEEE 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7) |
IEEE 802.11be (Wi-Fi 7) |
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Radio architecture |
Tri-radio 4×4 on 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz |
Tri-radio 4×4, or quad-radio with a second 4×4 5 GHz radio |
2×2 on 2.4 GHz, 4×4 on 5 GHz, 4×4 on 6 GHz |
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802.11be PHY data rate |
Up to 18 Gbps; 23 Gbps in dual 5 GHz mode |
Up to 24 Gbps in quad-radio mode |
About 17.5 Gbps |
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Ethernet interfaces |
1x 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G Multigigabit (RJ-45) |
2x 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G Multigigabit (RJ-45), link and power redundant |
1x 100M/1G/2.5G/5G Multigigabit (RJ-45) |
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Maximum PoE draw |
39W (802.3bt Class 5 UPOE) |
47W (802.3bt Class 6 UPOE) |
37W (802.3bt Class 5 UPOE or DC) |
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Antenna peak gain |
2.4 GHz 5 dBi; 5 GHz 5 dBi; 6 GHz 6 dBi |
2.4 GHz 4 dBi; 5 GHz 5 dBi; 6 GHz 6 dBi |
2.4 GHz 5 dBi; 5 GHz 5 dBi; 6 GHz 6 dBi |
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Operating temperature |
0 to 50°C |
0 to 50°C |
0 to 50°C |
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Additional radios |
GNSS, IoT, UWB |
GNSS/GPS, IoT, UWB, AI/ML scan radio |
IoT and scan radios; no UWB or GNSS |
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Minimum software release |
Cisco IOS XE 17.15.2 |
Cisco IOS XE 17.15.2 |
Cisco IOS XE 17.18.2 |
CW9176I-RTG runs three 4×4 radios on 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz at up to 18 Gbps over one 10G Multigigabit port, while CW9178I-RTG adds a second 4×4 5 GHz radio in quad-radio mode for up to 24 Gbps and two link- and power-redundant 10G uplinks. Cells that need that fourth serving radio or a redundant wired uplink move to CW9178I-RTG, which draws up to 47W on 802.3bt Class 6 UPOE against 39W on Class 5. A floor that needs only a 5G uplink within a 37W draw can use CW9174I-RTG, but it has no UWB radio, so asset-location designs stay on CW9176I-RTG or CW9178I-RTG. CW9174I-RTG also needs Cisco IOS XE 17.18.2, while CW9176I-RTG and CW9178I-RTG start at 17.15.2, so a controller held on 17.15.x rules it out.
Ordering Checklist
- Subscription line: Order LIC-CW-E (Cisco Wireless Essentials) or LIC-CW-A (Cisco Wireless Advantage), or opt out of software deliberately at purchase. Full features need an active subscription, and an opted-out order leaves the AP without one.
- Switch port power: Use a 39W 802.3bt Class 5 UPOE port, or a CW-INJ-8 injector where the port is PoE+ or lower. On 802.3at the AP runs at 25.5W with the 2.4 GHz radio at 2×2, a 2.5G link and USB off; 802.3af at 13.95W is for staging only.
- Controller release: Run a Catalyst 9800 Series or Catalyst 9000 embedded wireless controller on Cisco IOS XE 17.15.2 or later; Meraki cloud has no firmware gate. A controller on an older release cannot take the AP.
- Ordering form: Choose CW9176I-RTG as the single-unit Ready To Go form, or CW9176I-CFG as the configure-to-order form of the same hardware. RTG is a packaging form and does not mean the AP is approved in every country, so confirm the regulatory domain for the destination.
- Uplink cabling: Use Cat6 or Cat6A on runs that must carry 10G, because Cat5e supports up to 5G. Cat5e runs cap the 10G Multigigabit port at 5 Gbps.
- Mounting bracket: Brackets from older Cisco access points can be reused with the 9176 Series. Reusing installed brackets avoids ordering mounting hardware twice.
Specifications
| Parameter | Specification | Parameter | Specification |
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| Product ID | CW9176I-RTG | Ordering forms | CW9176I-RTG (Ready To Go, single unit); CW9176I-CFG (configure-to-order) |
| Product role | Indoor Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) access point with internal omnidirectional antennas | Regulatory domain | Global use; management mode determined at deployment; country approval is confirmed per destination, RTG is an ordering form only |
| 802.11be radio design | Tri-band 4×4 MU-MIMO, four spatial streams (2.4/5 GHz XOR, 5 GHz, 6 GHz) | 802.11be features | 4096-QAM, MLO, preamble puncturing, uplink/downlink OFDMA, TWT, BSS coloring, MRC |
| Channel widths | 320 MHz (6 GHz), 160 MHz (5 GHz), 20 MHz (2.4 GHz) | 802.11be PHY data rate | Up to 18 Gbps tri-band; up to 23 Gbps in dual 5 GHz mode |
| 802.11ax radio | 4×4 four spatial streams, uplink/downlink OFDMA, 1024-QAM | 802.11ax PHY data rate | Up to 10.1 Gbps; up to 14.4 Gbps in dual 5 GHz mode |
| Wireless security | WPA3 | Ethernet uplink | 1x 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10G Multigigabit (RJ-45); 10G requires Cat6/Cat6A, Cat5e supports up to 5G |
| Console port | RJ-45, 115200 bps default | USB | USB 2.0 at 9W |
| Additional radios | GNSS/GPS, dedicated IoT radio, UWB | UPOE power draw | 39W maximum (802.3bt Class 5; all radios 4×4, 10G link, USB on); PoE power table applies from Cisco IOS XE 17.15.3 |
| PoE+ power draw | 25.5W (2.4 GHz at 2×2, 2.5G link, USB off); PoE power table applies from Cisco IOS XE 17.15.3 | 802.3af power draw | 13.95W (configuration staging only, radios off, 1G link) |
| Power injector option | CW-INJ-8 | Power saving | AP Power Save Mode (radios off during off-hours) |
| Indicators | Status LED (boot loader, association, and operating states) | Dimensions (W x L x H) | 9.5 x 9.5 x 2.0 in (24 x 24 x 5.1 cm), without mounting bracket |
| Weight | 3.4 lb (1.56 kg) | Operating temperature | 0 to 50°C |
| Operating humidity | 10% to 90% noncondensing | Operating altitude | 3000 m at 40°C |
| Supported controllers | Catalyst 9800 Series (physical or virtual); Catalyst 9000 embedded wireless controller in SDA mode | Cloud management | Cisco Meraki (no minimum firmware gate) |
| Minimum software release | Cisco IOS XE 17.15.2 (controller-based deployment) | License requirement | Cisco Wireless Essentials (LIC-CW-E) or Cisco Wireless Advantage (LIC-CW-A) subscription |
| Integrated antenna gain | 2.4 GHz 5 dBi; 5 GHz 5 dBi; 6 GHz 6 dBi, omnidirectional in azimuth | Location antenna gain | IoT 4 dBi; UWB 7 dBi; GNSS L1 3 dBi and L5 3 dBi |
| Transmit power settings | 23 dBm (200 mW) maximum to -4 dBm minimum on 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz | Bluetooth | BLE 5.3, upgradeable to BLE 6 with a future software update |
| 802.11ac PHY data rate | Up to 3.4 Gbps (dual 4×4 160 MHz on 5 GHz) | 802.11n PHY data rate | Up to 1.5 Gbps |
| Typical power consumption | 17.7W on UPOE; 17.2W on PoE+ | Idle power consumption | 15.5W on UPOE; 15.4W on PoE+ |
| Storage temperature | -30 to 70°C | Storage altitude | 4570 m at 25°C |
| Accelerometer | Built-in, for post-deployment installation verification | Safety compliance | IEC/EN/UL/CSA 62368-1, UL 2043, Class III equipment |
| Radio compliance | EN 300 328, EN 301 893, EN 303 687, 47 CFR FCC Part 15, CISPR 32, ICES-003 | Certifications | Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi 7 (R1), Wi-Fi 6 (R2), Wi-Fi 6E, WPA3-R3; Bluetooth SIG BLE |
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