CW9800H1 – 8x 1/10G SFP+ Ports – 4x 25G SFP28 Uplinks – 6000 AP Wireless Controller
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CW9800H1 Description
The CW9800H1 is a Cisco Catalyst CW9800 Series 1RU wireless controller appliance for campus and multi-site WLANs that run Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6/6E and Wi-Fi 7 access points. The controller supports up to 6000 access points, 64,000 clients and 100 Gbps of throughput, with 8x 1/10G SFP+ and 4x 25G SFP28 ports and dual hot-swappable power modules at a 500W maximum. The controller needs Cisco IOS XE 17.14.1 or later, and each joined access point needs its own subscription.
Quick Specs
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Product ID |
CW9800H1 |
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Access point capacity |
Up to 6000 access points |
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Client capacity |
Up to 64,000 clients |
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Maximum throughput |
100 Gbps |
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Uplink ports |
8x 1/10G SFP+ and 4x 25G SFP28 |
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Redundancy ports |
1x RJ-45 and 1x 10G SFP for SSO pairing |
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Power supplies |
Dual hot-swappable modules included, AC or DC |
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Maximum power consumption |
500W |
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Form factor |
1RU appliance |
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Minimum software release |
Cisco IOS XE 17.14.1 |
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AP licensing |
Per-AP Cisco DNA or Cisco Networking Subscription |
Application Scenarios
A university or headquarters campus installs the controller in its core or on-site data center to terminate tunneled traffic from access points across many buildings.
At a central site, the controller manages branch networks running FlexConnect, where remote locations switch traffic locally and up to 300 FlexConnect access points can join per site.
Inside a Cisco SD-Access fabric, the controller acts as the wireless control plane so wireless clients share the segmentation and policy model of the wired network.
Product Comparison
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Parameter |
CW9800H1 |
CW9800H2 |
CW9800M |
CW9800L |
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Maximum number of access points |
Up to 6000 |
Up to 6000 |
Up to 3000 |
Up to 500 |
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Maximum number of clients |
Up to 64,000 |
Up to 64,000 |
Up to 32,000 |
Up to 10,000 |
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Maximum throughput |
100 Gbps |
100 Gbps |
50 Gbps |
10 Gbps |
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Uplink ports |
8x 1/10G SFP+ and 4x 25G SFP28 |
8x 1/10G SFP+ and 2x 40G QSFP+ |
4x 1/10G SFP+ and 2x 25G SFP28 |
2x 1/10G SFP+ |
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Redundancy ports |
1x RJ-45 and 1x 10G SFP |
1x RJ-45 and 1x 10G SFP |
1x RJ-45 |
1x RJ-45 |
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Power supplies |
Dual AC or DC modules included |
Dual AC or DC modules included |
Single AC supply (PWR-CH1-750WACR 750W AC) |
C9800-AC-110W 110W AC adapter |
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Maximum power consumption |
500W |
500W |
350W |
90W |
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Minimum software release |
Cisco IOS XE 17.14.1 |
Cisco IOS XE 17.14.1 |
Cisco IOS XE 17.14.1 |
Cisco IOS XE 17.18.2 |
CW9800H1 and CW9800H2 share the same 6000-AP, 64,000-client, 100 Gbps platform, and only the uplinks separate them: CW9800H1 carries 4x 25G SFP28 beside its eight 1/10G SFP+ ports, while CW9800H2 swaps those for 2x 40G QSFP+, so a core that aggregates on 40G links takes CW9800H2. A WLAN that stays under 3000 APs, 32,000 clients and 50 Gbps can step down to CW9800M, and anything beyond those limits needs the H class from the first order. CW9800L stops at 500 APs, 10,000 clients and 10 Gbps on a single C9800-AC-110W adapter, so a site that needs the dual factory power modules of CW9800H1 cannot drop to it.
Ordering Checklist
- Power module feed: Choose AC or DC modules at order time; spares are PWR-CH1-750ACR (750W AC) or PWR-CH1-950WDCR (950W DC). Both modules ship pre-installed, so the wrong feed type means a rebuild.
- AP subscription: Add one LIC-CW-E (Essentials) or LIC-CW-A (Advantage) entitlement for each AP; unified SKUs need IOS XE 17.15.x or later, otherwise per-AP Cisco DNA subscriptions. The controller starts without a license, but each AP that joins needs its own subscription.
- 25G SFP28 optics: Add optics for the 4x 25G ports, for example SFP-10/25G-LR-S, SFP-25G-SR-S or SFP-H25G-CU1M. The SFP28 ports accept only optics on the CW9800H1 supported list.
- Rear rack kit: Add C8500-4PT-KIT= as the rear rack-mount kit for the CW9800 chassis; it is a separate part number and is not part of the controller order.
Specifications
| Parameter | Specification | Parameter | Specification |
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| Product ID | CW9800H1 | Uplink ports | 8x 1/10G SFP+ and 4x 25G SFP28 |
| Uplink port behavior | All 1/10/25G ports independently configurable, hot-swappable optics | Supported AP generations | Wi-Fi 5 Wave 2, Wi-Fi 6/6E, Wi-Fi 7 with Standard Power and AFC where applicable |
| Maximum throughput | 100 Gbps | Access point capacity | Up to 6000 access points |
| Client capacity | Up to 64,000 clients | Product role | Large 1RU wireless controller appliance |
| WLANs | 4096 | Site tags | 6000 |
| Policy tags | 6000 | RF tags | 6000 |
| RF profiles | 12,000 | Policy profiles | 1000 |
| Flex profiles | 6000 | FlexConnect APs per site | 300 |
| Storage | 240 GB SATA SSD | Wireless standards | 802.11a/b/g/d/e/h/n/k/r/u/w, 802.11ac Wave 1/2, 802.11ax, 802.11be |
| Deployment modes | Centralized local mode, Cisco FlexConnect, SD-Access fabric wireless | Security | WPA3, Secure Boot, image signing, Trust Anchor module, hardware crypto offload, ETA, aWIPS |
| Application visibility | NBAR2 with about 1400 signatures, Flexible NetFlow | Application hosting | Cisco IOx Docker containers, User Defined Network Plus |
| Cloud monitoring | Cloud Monitoring for Catalyst Wireless via Meraki dashboard | Integrated platforms | Cisco ISE, Cisco Spaces |
| AP licensing | Per-AP Cisco DNA or Cisco Networking Subscription (LIC-CW-E / LIC-CW-A) | VLANs | 4096 |
| Redundancy ports | 1x RJ-45 and 1x 10G SFP | High availability | 1:1 SSO, N+1 redundancy, ISSU, SMU hot patching, intelligent rolling AP upgrade |
| Management port | 1x RJ-45 service port | Console ports | 1x RJ-45 and 1x USB 3.0 |
| USB storage ports | 2x USB 3.0 | Management | WebUI, Cisco Catalyst Center, NETCONF/YANG, RESTCONF, model-driven telemetry |
| Minimum software release | Cisco IOS XE 17.14.1 | Power supplies | Dual hot-swappable modules included, AC or DC per order |
| Power supply spares | PWR-CH1-750ACR 750W AC, PWR-CH1-950WDCR 950W DC | Maximum power consumption | 500W |
| Fans | 4 built-in fans, front-to-back airflow | Heat dissipation | 1706 BTU/hr |
| Acoustic sound power | 73 dBA in normal operation | Rack height | 1RU |
| Dimensions (W x D x H) | 44.45 x 50.47 x 4.39 cm | Operating temperature | 0 to 40°C, short-term 0 to 50°C |
| Operating humidity | 10 to 90% | Operating altitude | 0 to 3000 m |
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