Objective

The objective of this document is to provide working understanding of the Model identifier for Cisco Business Wireless Access Points & Mesh Extenders.

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If you are unfamiliar with terms in this document, check out Cisco Business: Glossary of New Terms.

Applicable Devices | Firmware Version

- 140AC (Data Sheet) | 10.4.1.0 (Download latest)

- 141ACM (Data Sheet) | 10.4.1.0 (Download latest)

- 142ACM (Data Sheet) | 10.4.1.0 (Download latest)

- 143ACM (Data Sheet) | 10.4.1.0 (Download latest)

- 240AC (Data Sheet) | 10.4.1.0 (Download latest)

The CBW 140/145/240 APs are not compatible with the CBW 150 series. Coexistence on the same LAN is not supported.

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Table 1 - Wireless Specifications

The below table outlines the wireless specifications from the datasheet of the CBW240AC device. Below are links to the data sheets for all CBW series devices.

- 140AC and 145AC Datasheet

- 141, 142, and 143 Mesh Extenders Datasheet

- 240AC Datasheet

Item

Specification

Requirements

●  Requires a Cisco Business access point within the network for mesh connectivity

Authentication and security

●  Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA2)

●  802.1X, RADIUS authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA)

●  802.11r and 802.11i

Maximum clients

●  Maximum number of associated wireless clients: 200 per Wi-Fi radio, for a total of 400 clients per access point

802.11ac

●  2x2 MU-MIMO with two spatial streams, up to 867 Mbps

●  20-, 40-, and 80-MHz channels

●  Dynamic Frequency Selection

Ethernet ports

●  Need to split certain specifications and requirements to show differentiation between models.

●  For Example, the 141ACM extender has 4 Ethernet Ports, 142ACM has 1 port, and 143ACM has no Ethernet ports

●  1x Gigabit Ethernet uplink (10/100/1000BASE-T autosensing)

●  3x local Gigabit Ethernet ports (10/100/1000BASE-T autosensing), including one PoE out port:

PoE out provides 802.3af when the mesh extender is powered by the provided power adapter

802.11a: 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps

802.11b/g: 1, 2, 5.5, 6, 9, 11, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 5 and 4 Mbps

802.11n data rates on 2.4 GHz: 6.5 to 144 Mbps (MCS0-MCS15)

802.11ac data rates on 5 GHz: 6.5 to 867 Mbps (MCS0-MCS9)

Maximum number of nonoverlapping channels

A (A regulatory domain):

●  2.412 to 2.462 GHz; 11 channels

●  5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels

●  5.500 to 5.700 GHz; 8 channels (excludes 5.600 to 5.640 GHz)

●  5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels

B (B regulatory domain):

●  2.412 to 2.462 GHz; 11 channels

●  5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels

●  5.500 to 5.720 GHz; 12 channels

●  5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels

C (C regulatory domain):

●  2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels

●  5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels

D (D regulatory domain):

●  2.412 to 2.462 GHz; 11 channels

●  5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels

●  5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels

E (E regulatory domain):

●  2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels

●  5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels

●  5.500 to 5.700 GHz; 8 channels (excludes 5.600 to 5.640 GHz)

F (F regulatory domain):

●  2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels

●  5.745 to 5.805 GHz; 4 channels

G (G regulatory domain):

●  2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels

●  5.745 to 5.865 GHz; 7 channels

H (H regulatory domain):

●  2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels

●  5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels

●  5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels

I (I regulatory domain):

●  2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels

●  5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels

K (K regulatory domain):

●  2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels

●  5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels

●  5.500 to 5.620 GHz; 7 channels

●  5.745 to 5.805 GHz; 4 channels

N (N regulatory domain):

●  2.412 to 2.462 GHz; 11 channels

●  5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels

●  5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels

Q (Q regulatory domain):

●  2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels

●  5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels

●  5.500 to 5.700 GHz; 11 channels

R (R regulatory domain):

●  2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels

●  5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels

●  5.660 to 5.700 GHz; 3 channels

●  5.745 to 5.805 GHz; 4 channels

S (S regulatory domain):

●  2.412 to 2.472 GHz; 13 channels

●  5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels

●  5.500 to 5.700 GHz; 11 channels

●  5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels

T (T regulatory domain):

●  2.412 to 2.462 GHz; 11 channels

●  5.280 to 5.320 GHz; 3 channels

●  5.500 to 5.700 GHz; 8 channels

(excludes 5.600 to 5.640 GHz)

●  5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels

Z (Z regulatory domain):

●  2.412 to 2.462 GHz; 11 channels

●  5.180 to 5.320 GHz; 8 channels

●  5.500 to 5.700 GHz; 8 channels

(excludes 5.600 to 5.640 GHz)

●  5.745 to 5.825 GHz; 5 channels

Note: This varies by regulatory domain. Refer to the product documentation for specific details for each regulatory domain.

Available transmit power settings

2.4 GHz

Up to 20 dBm

5 GHz

Up to 20 dBm

Note: The maximum power setting will vary by channel and according to individual country regulations. Refer to the product documentation for specific details.

Integrated antennas

●  2.4 GHz, gain 2 dBi

●  5 GHz, gain 3 dBi

Indicators

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

Environmental

●  Operating

Temperature: 32° to 104°F (0° to 50°C)

Humidity: 10% to 90% (noncondensing)

Maximum altitude: 9843 ft (3000 m) at 104°F (40°C)

●  Nonoperating (storage and transportation)

Temperature: -22° to 158°F (-30° to 70°C)

Humidity: 10% to 90% (noncondensing)

Maximum altitude: 15,000 ft (4500 m) at 77°F (25°C)

System

●  512 MB DRAM, 128 MB flash

●  710-MHz quad-core processor

PoE output

●  802.3af: 15.4W at port

Physical security

●  Kensington lock slot

Warranty

Cisco Business limited lifetime hardware warranty

Compliance

●  Safety:

UL 60950-1

CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1

UL 2043

IEC 60950-1

EN 60950-1

●  Radio approvals:

FCC Part 15.247, 15.407

RSS-247 (Canada)

EN 300.328, EN 301.893 (Europe)

ARIB-STD 66 (Japan)

ARIB-STD T71 (Japan)

EMI and susceptibility (Class B)

FCC Part 15.107 and 15.109

ICES-003 (Canada)

VCCI (Japan)

EN 301.489-1 and -17 (Europe)

EN 50385

●  IEEE standards:

IEEE 802.11a/b/g, 802.11n, 802.11h, 802.11d

IEEE 802.11ac

●  Security:

802.11i, WPA2

802.1X

Advanced Encryption Standard (AES)

●  Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP) types:

EAP-Transport Layer Security (TLS)

EAP-Tunneled TLS (TTLS) or Microsoft Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol Version 2 (MSCHAPv2)

Protected EAP (PEAP) v0 or EAP-MSCHAPv2

EAP-Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling (FAST)

PEAP v1 or EAP-Generic Token Card (GTC)

EAP-Subscriber Identity Module (SIM)

●  Multimedia:

Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)

●  Other:

FCC Bulletin OET-65C

RSS-102

If you would like to learn more about mesh wireless networks, check out any of the following articles:

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