C9800-L-F-K9, Cisco Catalyst 9800-L Wireless Controller, 2xSFP uplink/Up to 250 APs/1 RU

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    Overview

    Cisco C9800-L-F-K9 Overview

    The Cisco® Catalyst® 9800-L is a fixed wireless controller with seamless software updates for small and midsize enterprises. Built from the ground up for intent-based networking, the Cisco Catalyst 9800-L brings together Cisco IOS® XE Software and Cisco RF excellence to create a best-in-class wireless experience for your evolving and growing organization.

    Quick Specs

    Table 1 shows the Quick Specs.

    Product Code

    C9800-L-F-K9

    Description

    Cisco Catalyst 9800-L Wireless Controller_Fiber Uplink (ships with one AC Power Adapter)

    Dimensions (H x W x D)

    1.58 in. (4.02 cm) x8.5 in. (21.59 cm)x9.06 in. (23.01 cm)

    Maximum number of access points

    250

    Maximum number of clients

    5000

    Maximum throughput

    5 Gbps

    Maximum WLANs

    4096

    Maximum VLANs

    4096

    Fixed uplinks

    2x 10G/Multigigabit copper or 2x 10G/Multigigabit fiber

    Power supply

    110W, 12VDC, AC/DC adapter

    Maximum power consumption

    84.5W (assumes 2pc 2.5W SFP and with 4.5W USB load)

    Product Details

    Figure 2 shows the front panel of Cisco C9800-L-F-K9 switch.

     

    Note:

    Reset button

    USB 3.0 port

    RJ-45 console port

    2x 10G/Multigigabit copper (Figure 4) 2x 10G/Multigigabit fiber (Figure 5)

    Service port (SP) (RJ-45) for out-of-band management

    ⑩&

    Quad RJ-45 2.5G/1G Multigigabit Ethernet ports

    Service port LED

    High availability LED

    Redundancy port LED

    Alarm LED

    Redundancy port

    High availability LED

    Micro-B USB console

     

     

    Figure 2 shows the rear panel of Cisco C9800-L-F-K9 switch.

     

    Note:

    Kensington lock

    Power adapter

    The Accessories

    Table 2 shows the Mount Bracket and Power Supply for Cisco Catalyst 9800-L Series.

    Item

    Description

    C9800-RMNT=

    Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controller Rack Mount Bracket

    C9800-AC-110W=

    Cisco Catalyst Wireless Controller 110W AC Power Supply

    Compare to Similar Items

    Table 3 shows the comparison. 

    Product Code

    C9800-L-F-K9

    C9800-L-C-K9

    Description

    Cisco Catalyst 9800-L Wireless Controller_Fiber Uplink (ships with one AC Power Adapter)

    Cisco Catalyst 9800-L Wireless Controller_Copper Uplink (ships with one AC Power Adapter)

    Dimensions (H x W x D)

    1.58 in. (4.02 cm) x8.5 in. (21.59 cm)x9.06 in. (23.01 cm)

    1.58 in. (4.02 cm) x8.5 in. (21.59 cm)x9.06 in. (23.01 cm)

    Maximum number of access points

    250

    250

    Maximum number of clients

    5000

    5000

    Maximum throughput

    5 Gbps

    5 Gbps

    Maximum WLANs

    4096

    4096

    Maximum VLANs

    4096

    4096

    Maximum power consumption

    84.5W (assumes 2pc 2.5W SFP and with 4.5W USB load)

    84.5W (assumes 2pc 2.5W SFP and with 4.5W USB load)

    Maximum heat dissipation

    288.2 Btu/hr (assumes 2pc 2.5W SFP and with 4.5W USB load)

    296.4 Btu/hr (with 4.5W USB load)

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    Quality Certifications

    • ISO 14001
    • ISO 9001
    • RoHS
    • REACH
    • CE
    • FCC
    Specification

    Cisco C9800-L-F-K9 Specification

    C9800-L-F-K9 Specifications

    Dimensions (H x W x D)

    1.58 in. (4.02 cm) x8.5 in. (21.59 cm)x9.06 in. (23.01 cm)

    Maximum number of access points

    250

    Maximum number of clients

    5000

    Maximum throughput

    5 Gbps

    Maximum WLANs

    4096

    Maximum VLANs

    4096

    Fixed uplinks

    2x 10G/Multigigabit copper or 2x 10G/Multigigabit fiber

    Power supply

    110W, 12VDC, AC/DC adapter

    Maximum power consumption

    84.5W (assumes 2pc 2.5W SFP and with 4.5W USB load)

    Deployment modes

    Centralized, Cisco FlexConnect®, and fabric

    Form factor

    1RU; half-width chassis allows side-by-side installation in standard 19-in. rack

    License

    Smart License enabled

    Software

    Cisco IOS XE

    Management

    Cisco DNA Center, Cisco Prime® Infrastructure, and third party (open standards APIs)

    Interoperability

    AireOS-based controllers

    Access points

    Cisco Aironet® 802.11ac Wave 1 and Wave 2 access points, Cisco Catalyst 9100 802.11ax access points

    Wireless

    IEEE 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11d, WMM/802.11e, 802.11h, 802.11n, 802.11k, 802.11r, 802.11u, 802.11w, 802.11ac Wave1 and Wave2, 802.11ax

    Wired, switching, and routing

    IEEE 802.3 10BASE-T, IEEE 802.3u 100BASE-TX specification, 1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-SX, 1000-BASE-LH, IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging, IEEE 802.1AX Link Aggregation

    Data Requests For Comments (RFCs)

     

     

    • RFC 768 UDP

    • RFC 791 IP

    • RFC 2460 IPv6

    • RFC 792 ICMP

    • RFC 793 TCP

    • RFC 826 ARP

    • RFC 1122 Requirements for Internet Hosts

    • RFC 1519 CIDR

    • RFC 1542 BOOTP

    • RFC 2131 DHCP

    • RFC 5415 CAPWAP Protocol Specification

    • RFC 5416 CAPWAP Binding for 802.11

    Security standards

     

    • Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)

    • IEEE 802.11i (WPA2, RSN)

    • RFC 1321 MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm

    • RFC 1851 ESP Triple DES Transform

    • RFC 2104 HMAC: Keyed-Hashing for Message Authentication

    • RFC 2246 TLS Protocol Version 1.0

    • RFC 2401 Security Architecture for the Internet Protocol

    • RFC 2403 HMAC-MD5-96 within ESP and AH

    • RFC 2404 HMAC-SHA-1-96 within ESP and AH

    • RFC 2405 ESP DES-CBC Cipher Algorithm with Explicit IV

    • RFC 2407 Interpretation for ISAKMP

    • RFC 2408 ISAKMP

    • RFC 2409 IKE

    • RFC 2451 ESP CBC-Mode Cipher Algorithms

    • RFC 3280 Internet X.509 PKI Certificate and CRL Profile

    • RFC 4347 Datagram Transport Layer Security

    • RFC 5246 TLS Protocol Version 1.2

    Encryption

     

     

    • Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) RC4 40, 104 and 128 bits (both static and shared keys)

    • Advanced Encryption Standard (AES): Cipher Block Chaining (CBC), Counter with CBC-MAC (CCM), Counter with Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol (CCMP)

    •  Data Encryption Standard (DES): DES-CBC, 3DES

    • Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS): RC4 128-bit and RSA 1024- and 2048-bit

    • DTLS: AES-CBC

    • IPsec: DES-CBC, 3DES, AES-CBC

    • 802.1AE MACsec encryption

    Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting (AAA)

     

    • IEEE 802.1X

    • RFC 2548 Microsoft Vendor-Specific RADIUS Attributes

    • RFC 2716 PPP EAP-TLS

    • RFC 2865 RADIUS Authentication

    • RFC 2866 RADIUS Accounting

    • RFC 2867 RADIUS Tunnel Accounting

    • RFC 2869 RADIUS Extensions

    • RFC 3576 Dynamic Authorization Extensions to RADIUS

    • RFC 5176 Dynamic Authorization Extensions to RADIUS

    • RFC 3579 RADIUS Support for EAP

    • RFC 3580 IEEE 802.1X RADIUS Guidelines

    • RFC 3748 Extensible Authentication Protocol (EAP)

    • Web-based authentication

    • TACACS support for management users

    Management

     

     

    • Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) v1, v2c, v3

    • RFC 854 Telnet

    • RFC 1155 Management Information for TCP/IP-Based Internets

    • RFC 1156 MIB

    • RFC 1157 SNMP

    • RFC 1213 SNMP MIB II

    • RFC 1350 TFTP

    • RFC 1643 Ethernet MIB

    • RFC 2030 SNTP

    • RFC 2616 HTTP

    • RFC 2665 Ethernet-Like Interface Types MIB

    • RFC 2674 Definitions of Managed Objects for Bridges with Traffic Classes, Multicast Filtering, and Virtual Extensions

    • RFC 2819 RMON MIB

    • RFC 2863 Interfaces Group MIB

    • RFC 3164 Syslog

    • RFC 3414 User-Based Security Model (USM) for SNMPv3

    • RFC 3418 MIB for SNMP

    • RFC 3636 Definitions of Managed Objects for IEEE 802.3 MAUs

    • RFC 4741 Base NETCONF protocol

    • RFC 4742 NETCONF over SSH

    • RFC 6241 Network Configuration Protocol (NETCONF)

    • RFC 6242 NETCONF over SSH

    • RFC 5277 NETCONF event notifications

    • RFC 5717 Partial Lock Remote Procedure Call

    • RFC 6243 With-Defaults capability for NETCONF

    • RFC 6020 YANG

    • Cisco private MIBs

    Management interfaces

     

     

    • Web-based: HTTP/HTTPS

    • Command-line interface: Telnet, Secure Shell (SSH) Protocol, serial port

    • Cisco Prime Infrastructure

    Environmental conditions supported

    Operating temperature:

    • 32° to 104°F (0° to 40°C)

    Note: The maximum temperature is derated by 1.0°C for every 1000 ft (305 m) of altitude above sea level.

    Nonoperating temperature:

    • –13° to 158°F (25° to 70°C)

    Operating humidity:

    • 10% to 95% noncondensing

    Nonoperating humidity:

    • 0% to 95% noncondensing

    Altitude:

    • Operating altitude: 0 to 3000 m (0 to 10,000 ft)

    • Nonoperating altitude: 0 to 12,192 m (0 to 40,000 ft.)

    Electrical input:

    • AC input frequency range: 47 to 63 Hz

    • AC input range: 90 to 264 VAC

    Maximum power:

    • 9800-L-C max measured power = 86.9W (with 4.5W USB load)

    • 9800-L-F max measured power = 84.5W (assumes 2pc 2.5W SFP and with 4.5W USB load)

    Maximum heat dissipation:

    • 9800-L-C: 296.4 Btu/hr (with 4.5W USB load)

    • 9800-L-F: 288.2 Btu/hr (assumes 2pc 2.5W SFP and with 4.5W USB load)

    Sound power level measure:

    • Normal: 40 dBA at 25C

    • Maximum: 42.9 dBA at 40C

    Power adapter:

    • Input power: 100 to 240 VAC; 50/60 Hz

    Regulatory compliance

     

     

    Safety:

    • UL/CSA 60950-1

    • IEC/EN 60950-1

    • AS/NZS 60950.1

    • CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1

    EMC - Emissions:

    • FCC 47CFR15

    • AS/NZS CISPR 22

    • CISPR 22

    • EN55022/EN55032 (EMI-1)

    • ICES-003

    • VCCI

    • KN 32 (EMI-2)

    • CNS-13438

    EMC Emissions:

    • EN61000-3-2 Power Line Harmonics (EMI-3)

    • EN61000-3-3 Voltage Changes, Fluctuations, and Flicker (EMI-3)

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    Questions & Answers

    How does the Cisco Catalyst 9800-L compare to other WLAN Controllers?

    The 9800-L offers superior scalability and security features compared to many other models in the same category.

    What is a common troubleshooting step for the Cisco Catalyst 9800-L?

    Common troubleshooting involves checking fiber uplink connections and ensuring firmware is up-to-date.

    How user-friendly is the Cisco Catalyst 9800-L for system integrators?

    The web-based interface and extensive documentation make it user-friendly for system integrators to deploy and manage.

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