Understand Aironet and Catalyst Access Point Power Requirements (Quick Reference)

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Understand Aironet and Catalyst Access Point Power Requirements (Quick Reference)
Contents
Introduction PoE Standards Power Cisco Access Points Compatible Power Injectors and DC Power Supplies Compatible PoE Standards Troubleshoot Verify Switch Power Budget Verify Power Negotiation Common Issues Cisco TAC Encounters
Introduction
This document describes different Power over Ethernet standards, lists power requirements, and compatible power supplies for Cisco APs.
PoE Standards
Power over Ethernet (PoE) refers to the system where electrical power is transferred along with data via twisted pair Ethernet cabling. The convenience of PoE allows Cisco APs to use a single cable to provide both power and data, which makes deployments much more cost-effective.
As of 2020, there are four Powers over Ethernet standards utilized by Cisco access points. This table lists them along with their characteristics:

Codename

Maximum Power [W] IEEE Standard

PoE

15.4

802.3af

PoE+

30

802.3at

UPoE

60

Cisco proprietary

UPoE+

90

802.3bt

Table 1. PoE Standards
Power Cisco Access Points

There is no power difference between different regulatory domains of the same AP model. For example, Cisco 4800I-E and 4800I-S have identical power draw and power requirements.
Compatible Power Injectors and DC Power Supplies
Table 2. lists all officially supported PoE injectors for the latest Cisco AP models:

AP Model

PoE Injectors

AC/DC Power Adapter

9124

AIR-PWRINJ-60RGD1= (full power), AIR-PWRINJ-60RGD2= (full power), AIR-PWRINJ6= (medium power)

Auxiliary DC input, 24V to 56V support 60W, model not specified in data sheet

9166

AIR-PWRINJ7= (full power), AIR-PWRINJ6= (medium power),MA-INJ-6 (full power)

MA-PWR-50WAC (full power)

9164

AIR-PWRINJ7= (full power), AIR-PWRINJ6= (medium power),MA-INJ-6 (full power)

MA-PWR-50WAC (full power)

9162

AIR-PWRINJ7= (full power), AIR-PWRINJ6= (full power), MA-INJ-6 (full power)

MA-PWR-30W (full power)

9136

AIR-PWRINJ7= (full power) X

9130

AIR-PWRINJ6= (full power),

AIR-PWRINJ5= (medium

X

power)

9124

AIR-PWRINJ6= (medium

power), AIR-PWRINJ-60RGD1= (full power), AIR-PWRINJ-

X

60RGD2= (full power)

9120

AIR-PWRINJ6= (full power),

AIR-PWRINJ5= (medium

X

power)

9117

AIR-PWRINJ6= (full power), AIR-PWRINJ5= (medium

X

9115 9105 4800 3800 2800 3700 2700 1700 1850 1840 1830 1815i and 1815m

power)

AIR-PWRINJ6= (full power),

AIR-PWRINJ5= (medium

X

power)

AIR-PWRINJ6= (full power),

AIR-PWRINJ5= (medium

X

power)

AIR-PWRINJ6= (full power) AIR-PWR-50= (full power)

AIR-PWRINJ6= (full power) AIR-PWR-50= (full power)

AIR-PWRINJ6= (full power) X

AIR-PWRINJ6= (full power), AIR-PWRINJ4= (medium power)

AIR-PWR-B= (full power)

AIR-PWRINJ6= (full power), AIR-PWR-C= (full power), AIRAIR-PWRINJ4= (full power) PWR-D= (full power)

AIR-PWRINJ5= (full power)

AIR-PWR-C= (full power), AIRPWR-D= (full power)

AIR-PWRINJ4= (full power), AIR-PWRINJ5= (medium power)

AIR-PWR-C= (full power)

AIR-PWRINJ6= (full power),

AIR-PWRINJ5= (medium

X

power)

AIR-PWRINJ6= (full power), AIR-PWRINJ5= (medium power)

AIR-PWR-C= (full power)

AIR-PWRINJ6= (full power), AIR-PWRINJ5= (full power)

X

1815t

X

AIR-PWR-D= (full power)

1815w

AIR-PWRINJ6= (full power), AIR-PWRINJ5= (full power)

X

1810

AIR-PWRINJ6= (full power), AIR-PWRINJ5= (full power)

AIR-PWR-D= (full power)

1572

AIR-PWRINJ1500-2= (full power)

1562I

AIR-PWRINJ-60RGD1= (full power),AIR-PWRINJ-60RGD2= AIR-PWRADPT-RGD1= (full (full power), AIR-PWRINJ6= power) (medium power)

1562E and 1562D

AIR-PWRINJ-60RGD1 = (full power), AIR-PWRINJ60RGD2 = (full power), AIRPWRINJ6 = (full power)

AIR-PWRADPT-RGD1 = (full power)

1542

AIR-PWRINJ-60RGD1 = (full power), AIR-PWRINJ60RGD2 = (full power), AIR- X PWRINJ6 = (full power), AIRPWRINJ5 = (full power)

IW6300

AIR-PWRINJ6 = (full power)

IW-6300H-AC-X-K9 (full power), IW-6300H-DC-Xâ"K9 (full power), IW-6300H-DCW-XK9 (full power)

IW3700

AIR-PWRINJ1500-2 = (full power), AIR-PWRINJ60RGD1 = (full power), AIRPWRINJ-60RGD2 = (full power)

AIR-PWRADPT3700NA = (full power), AIRPWRADPT3700IN = (full power)

Table 2. Power Injectors and DC Power Adapters
Compatible PoE Standards
Table 3. contains information about what features are available when APs are powered with the use of different PoE standards. As of this article last update, all APs have full functionality with UPoE+ standard (802.3bt), so it is not included in the table. This table assumes that no PoE passthrough (PoE Out) is used.

Note: Unless APs are provided the full power they require, they show up with a Low/Medium Power in Wireless Controller Web interface.

AP Model

Max Power Draw If powered with If powered with If powered with

[W]

UPOE

PoE+

PoE

9124

TBD (Not published in the datasheet)

Full

functionality

2.4GHz & 5GHz radios at 2x2, 6GHz radio shut down, Multigigabit port speed 1000mbps, SFP port disabled, PoE out disabled, Downlink ethernet interface enabled

Multigigabit port speed 1000mbps, all radios are shut down, SFP port disabled, PoE out disabled, Downlink GigabitEthernet interface disabled

9166

30.5

Full functionality

USB port disabled

Multigigabit port speed 1000mbps, all radios are shut down, USB port disabled

9164

30

Full functionality

USB port disabled

Multigigabit port speed 1000mbps, all radios are shut down, USB port disabled

9162

25.5

Full functionality

Full functionality

2.4 GHz radio disabled 5GHz & 6GHz radios at 1x1, Multigigabit port speed 1000mbps, USB port disabled

9136

47.3

Full functionality

2.4GHz radio at

2x2, 5GHz radio at 4x4, 6GHz radio at 2x2, Multigigabit port speed 2.5gbps, second multigigabit port disabled, USB

Multigigabit port speed 1000mbps, all radios are shut down, USB port disabled

port disabled

9130

30.5

Full functionality Before 17.10: USB USB port disabled,

9124
9120 9117 9115 9105 4800 3800

port disabled, 17.10 ethernet port speed

and later: full

1000mbps, both

functionality

radios at 1x1

TBD (Not published in the datasheet)

Full

functionality

Multigigabit port Multigigabit port speed 1000mbps, speed 1000mbps, both radios at 2x2, both radios SFP port disabled, disabled, SFP port PoE out disabled disabled, PoE (AUX port still out/AUX port operational for data) disabled

USB port disabled,

ethernet port speed

1000mbps, with

25.5

Full functionality Full functionality both radios at 1x1 or

one of the radios on

2x2 with another

one disabled

If the USB port is USB port disabled,

28.9

Full functionality

enabled, the 5GHz ethernet port speed radio is reduced to 2500mbps, both

4x4

radios at 2x2

USB port disabled,

21.4

Full functionality

Full functionality

ethernet port speed 1000mbps, both

radios at 2x2

TBD (Not published in the datasheet)

Full

functionality

Full functionality

USB port disabled, PoE out disabled

USB port disabled,

primary ethernet

31

Full functionality

port speed

AP does not power

1000mbps, second on

AUX ethernet port

disabled

Both radios are shut

30

Full functionality

Full functionality

down, but AP powers up and is

able to join WLC

2800

26.5

3700

19.6

2700

15

1700

15

1850

20.9

1840

17.8

1830

15.4

1815i & 1815w 8.5

1815m

13.9

1810

15.4

1572

31

1562i

32

1562e & 1562d 25

Full functionality

Full functionality

Both radios are shut down, but AP powers up and is able to join WLC

Full functionality

Full functionality

Both radios at 3x3 without Wireless Security Module (WSM) or both radios at 2x2 with WSM

Full functionality Full functionality Both radios at 3x3

Full functionality Full functionality Full functionality

Full functionality

Full functionality

USB port disabled, AUX ethernet port disabled, 2.4 GHz radio at 2x3

Full functionality Full functionality USB port disabled

Full functionality Full functionality USB port disabled

Full functionality Full functionality Full functionality

Full functionality Full functionality Full functionality

Full functionality Full functionality Full functionality

No PoE out

AP does not power AP does not power

up

up

Full functionality

Both radios at 2x2

Both radios are shut down, but AP powers up and is able to join WLC

Full functionality Full functionality Both radios are shut

down, but AP powers up and is able to join WLC

1542

13.9

Full functionality Full functionality Full functionality

IW6300

28

No PoE out

No PoE out

AP does not power up

IW3700

30

1 heater active, no PoE out

1 heater active, no PoE out

No heaters are active, and both radios are at 2x2

Table 3. Compatible PoE Standards
Note: For additional information about each AP model refer to their data sheets and the installation guides.
Troubleshoot
Verify Switch Power Budget
These switch commands display the current switch, port, power allocation, and budget:

<#root>
Switch# show power inline

Module Available

Used

Remaining

(Watts)

(Watts) (Watts)

------ --------- -------- ---------

1

472.0

344.5

127.5

Interface Admin Oper

Power Device

Class Max

(Watts)

--------- ------ ---------- ------- ------------------- ----- ----

Gi1/0/1 auto on

25.5 C9120AXI-A

4

30.0

Gi1/0/2 auto on

25.5 C9120AXI-A

4

30.0

Gi1/0/3 auto on

25.5 C9120AXI-A

4

30.0

Gi1/0/4 auto on

25.5 C9120AXI-A

4

30.0

...

Verify Power Negotiation

The default interface configuration works well in most deployments provided there is enough power budget, and the switch supports the minimum PoE standard requirement for a given AP model. Particular caution has to be paid when you deal with power requirements greater than PoE (802.3af), as either CDP or LLDP needs to remain enabled (both globally and on the port level) to ensure proper power negotiation with the connected AP.
Ensure these options are not disabled (these commands are not visible in a normal running configuration as they are there by default):
<#root>
Switch(config)# cdp advertise-v2
Switch(config)#interface GigabitEthernet1/0/1 Switch(config-if)# cdp enable
To verify if CDP is enabled you can use this command:
<#root>
Switch# show cdp
Global CDP information: Sending CDP packets every 60 seconds Sending a holdtime value of 180 seconds Sending CDPv2 advertisements is enabled
Common Issues Cisco TAC Encounters
· Power an Access Point with PoE standard that does not provide enough power that it requires and results in AP showing up in the WLC web interface with a Low/Medium Power . In some cases, this results in a non-functional AP that cannot even turn on its radios (for example, when 3800 AP is powered with the use of 802.3af), or it can result in reduced performance (for example, when 9115 AP is powered with the use of 802.11af and radios fall back to 2x2). Please take a look at Table 3. for the exact behavior of each AP model.
· Not all APs from the same series have the same power draw. For example, the 1562i can draw up to seven watts more than the 1562d version.
· Connecting AP to the power source with the use of a very long or non-certified cable can result in a higher power draw at the power source.
· When you use external or industrial APs, it is crucial to ground them. Refer to the 'AP deployment guides' for further information on the results of not properly grounding the AP.
· When you use power injectors, it is impossible to have mGig port speeds higher than 1000 Mbps.


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