All hail the mighty Cisco Wireless CW9179F — the industry’s first enterprise-grade, Wi-Fi 7 certified high-density access point! 🚀🎉
Purpose-built for large public venues like stadiums, arenas, festivals, and airports, the CW9179F brings unmatched performance, flexibility, and resiliency — indoors or out. ☁️📡 (just don't play with it like a small shield, like I might have 👀)
🛠️ Key Features
📶 Wi-Fi 7 Certified: Built on the 802.11be standard for blazing-fast throughput and ultra-low latency
🔁 Convertible Design: Easily switch between indoor and outdoor modes with the environment pack
🎯 Software-Configurable Beam Patterns: Choose from boresight, wide, or front & back for optimal coverage
👥 High-Density Performance: 4 client-serving radios (2.4 GHz, dual 5 GHz, 6 GHz) plus IoT + Bluetooth support
🔌 Dual 10G Multigigabit Ethernet: Provides both power and link redundancy
🌍 Built-in GNSS/GPS: Supports AFC and smart regulatory domain selection
🌱 Energy Efficiency: Includes AP Power Save mode to reduce consumption during off-hours
⚙️ Deployment & Management
☁️ Flexible Management: Deploy with on-prem or cloud-based management, powered by the Cisco Networking Subscription
📦 Simplified Licensing: Unified licensing ensures consistent functionality across deployment model
🏟️ Use Cases
Perfect for:
Stadiums 🏈
Airports ✈️
Convention centers 🏢
Any high-density indoor/outdoor space
📦 How to Demo
For you partners and Cisco employees out there, we just happen to have our CW9179F APs conveniently placed in our Meraki Launchpad 🚀 demo organization. Head to the Meraki Launchpad 🚀 Subscription org after authenticating into dCloud, and you'll find our devices in the Santa Cruz network. Pay special attention to CW9179F-specific details under Radio settings on the device details page, and look for a new RF Profile unique to this AP's model.
Got questions or plans to deploy the CW9179F? Drop them below — let’s talk Wi-Fi 7! 💬👇 And remember, just like the ancient Spartan hoplites (probably) used to say, "Come back with your CW9179F, or on it!"
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