Cisco Catalyst IW6300-x-K9 Full English Description

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Full Commercial Product Description

1. IW6300H-AC-x-K9: 100–240V AC mains power input
2. IW6300H-DC-x-K9: Narrow industrial DC (44–57V DC, PoE standard voltage)
3. IW6300H-DCW-x-K9: Ultra-wide vehicle/battery DC (10.8–36V DC)Cisco

Dual Concurrent Independent Radio Architecture

1. 2.4GHz Industrial Radio: 2×2 MU-MIMO, 2 spatial streams, fixed 20MHz channel bandwidth, max single-band PHY throughput 867 Mbps. Optimized for low-bandwidth legacy industrial sensors, RFID readers, handheld maintenance scanners and WirelessHART gateway communication.
2. 5GHz High-Speed Radio: 2×2 MU-MIMO, 2 spatial streams, supports 20/40/80MHz wide channels with DFS radar frequency avoidance, 4096-QAM modulation, max single-band PHY throughput 867 Mbps. Designed for high-bandwidth industrial video surveillance, real-time PLC control traffic, mobile worker high-speed data access and wireless mesh backhaul links.
   Total aggregate dual-band PHY throughput reaches1.7 Gbps.
3. Integrated CleanAir RF Spectrum Monitoring: Continuous background RF scanning across full 2.4/5GHz bands to detect industrial electrical interference (motors, transformers, high-voltage equipment), rogue wireless devices and signal noise, enabling automatic dynamic channel adjustment to stabilize critical industrial wireless links.

Key Industrial Hardware Interfaces

1. 4 × N-type female external antenna ports: No integrated internal antennas; fully customizable with Cisco certified dual-band omnidirectional, directional, sector or high-gain patch external antennas to adapt coverage to complex hazardous plant terrain, tank farms and process aisles.
2. Triple Industrial PoE+ Ethernet Ports (M12 shielded X-code connectors):
   • PoE-IN Uplink Port: IEEE 802.3at PoE+ / UPOE PD input for upstream industrial switch power and data transmission
   • PoE-OUT Port 1 & Port 2: Two independent IEEE 802.3af PoE PSE output ports, each delivering up to 15.4W to power external IoT gateways, process sensors and IP cameras
3. Optional SFP/SFP+ Fiber Uplink Slot: Supports copper and fiber transceivers for long-distance plant-wide fiber backhaul to core industrial network switches.
4. Multi-Range Power Input Terminals: Selectable AC mains, narrow DC (44–57V) or ultra-wide battery/vehicle DC (10.8–36V) power input for redundant power architecture.
5. RJ45 RS232 sealed local console port: Dust/water protective cap for local CLI configuration, firmware recovery and field troubleshooting.
6. Bolt-On IoT Expansion Module Bay: Mechanical mounting interface for certified partner gateway modules supporting WirelessHART, ISA100.11a, BLE beacon scanning, GPS geolocation and Zigbee industrial IoT protocols.
7. Multi-color status LED array: Visual indicators for power supply health, wireless radio operating state, controller mesh association, fault alarms and over-temperature warnings.
8. Physical reset button + Kensington lock slot: Factory default restoration and physical anti-theft protection for industrial cabinet and pole deployments.

Rugged Hazardous Location Environmental Specifications

• Ingress Protection Rating: IP67 fully dustproof and waterproof, resistant to industrial chemical mist, heavy rain, snow and process plant washdown cleaning
• Hazardous Location Certification: Class I Division 2 HazLoc certified for deployment in environments containing flammable gas, vapor or combustible dust
• Operating Temperature Range: Standard -40°C to +75°C; extended low-temperature performance without auxiliary heating
• Storage Temperature Range: -40°C to +85°C
• Operating Humidity: 0%–100% non-condensing, salt-mist corrosion resistant for offshore marine industrial deployments
• Shock & Vibration Compliance: Reinforced chassis resistant to industrial machinery vibration, mining vehicle shock and offshore platform motion
• Physical Dimensions: Compact lightweight industrial metal enclosure optimized for pole, wall and DIN-rail cabinet mounting
• Mounting Compatibility: Universal industrial pole mounting brackets, wall mounting kits and DIN-rail adapter plates for internal control cabinet installation
• System Memory: 4GB DDR4 RAM, 16GB Flash storage for IOx edge container applications and industrial wireless firmware
• Regulatory Radio Certifications: Global single-SKU design compliant with FCC Part 15, ETSI EN 300328 / EN301893, TELEC Japan, KCC Korea, IC Canada and AS/NZS Australian RF emission standardsCisco

Software & Industrial-Specific Feature Set

1. Four Unified Operation Modes: CAPWAP centralized wireless controller managed mode, autonomous standalone mode, self-healing wireless mesh backhaul mode, stationary Workgroup Bridge (WGB) wired industrial device connection modeCisco.
2. Cisco IOx Edge Container Runtime: Native support for lightweight Linux-based containerized industrial IoT analytics and edge processing applications to run locally on the AP hardware, reducing cloud round-trip latency for real-time process data.
3. Industrial Protocol QoS Traffic Prioritization: Configurable priority queue scheduling for real-time industrial Ethernet protocols including PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP and HART-IP, ensuring low-latency transmission for critical automation control signals.
4. Wireless Mesh Resilient Backhaul: Self-healing multi-hop wireless mesh networking for plant zones where fiber cabling installation is cost-prohibitive or physically unfeasible (tank farms, mining tunnels, remote process units).
5. Comprehensive Wireless Security Suite: WPA3-Enterprise, WPA2/WPA wireless encryption with AES hardware acceleration; IEEE 802.1X AAA enterprise authentication with complete EAP-TLS/PEAP/Fast authentication suites; isolated user VLAN segmentation to separate industrial control network, staff guest network and IoT sensor network; Air Marshal WIDS/WIPS rogue wireless device detection and automatic containment.
6. Industrial-Grade Management Interfaces: Cisco IOS command-line interface (CLI), embedded industrial web-based GUI, SSH/Telnet remote secure management, SNMPv2c/v3 industrial network monitoring, Syslog industrial event logging for plant audit trails.

Power Supply Compatibility

• Full-performance operation options:
  1. IEEE 802.3at PoE+ / UPOE input via M12 PoE-IN uplink port
  2. 100–240V AC mains power input (IW6300H-AC-x-K9 variant only)
  3. 44–57V narrow-range DC industrial power supply (IW6300H-DC-x-K9 variant only)
  4. 10.8–36V ultra-wide battery/vehicle DC power supply (IW6300H-DCW-x-K9 variant only)
• Redundant power support: Concurrent dual power input (PoE + AC/DC) eliminates single points of power failure for mission-critical hazardous process automation networks
• Maximum full-load power consumption: 28W under dual-radio operation with both PoE-out ports activeCisco

Key Specification Bullet Points

• Model: IW6300H-x-K9 (Cisco Catalyst IW6300 Heavy-Duty HazLoc Industrial Wi-Fi Access Point, x = country RF regulatory domain code; AC/DC/DCW suffix denotes power input variant)
• Wi-Fi Standard: IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wave2 dual concurrent radio, backward compatible with legacy 802.11b/g industrial IoT devices
• Radio Architecture: Dual independent 2×2 MU-MIMO client radios + continuous CleanAir full-spectrum RF monitoring
• Spatial Streams: 2 spatial streams per radio; total aggregate dual-band PHY throughput up to 1.7 Gbps
• Antenna Interface: 4 × N-type female external antenna ports, no built-in internal antennas, fully customizable high-gain directional/omnidirectional/sector external industrial antennas
• Exclusive Industrial Hardware Features: IP67 dust/waterproof metal chassis, Class I Division 2 hazardous location certification, triple independent PoE+ ports (1 uplink PoE-In + 2 downlink PoE-Out), optional SFP fiber uplink slot, multi-type redundant power input (PoE / AC / narrow DC / wide-range battery DC), bolt-on IoT expansion module bay for WirelessHART / ISA100.11a gateways, native Cisco IOx edge container runtime, extreme wide operating temperature range (-40°C ~ +75°C)
• Core Industrial Software Capabilities: Unified CAPWAP controller management, autonomous standalone, self-healing wireless mesh backhaul, stationary Workgroup Bridge (WGB), Cisco IOx edge containerized IoT applications, CleanAir industrial RF interference suppression, Air Marshal WIDS/WIPS rogue wireless containment, industrial real-time protocol QoS priority scheduling
• Supported Operation Modes: CAPWAP Catalyst 9800 on-prem wireless controller managed mode, autonomous standalone mode, wireless mesh backhaul mode, industrial Workgroup Bridge (WGB) mode
• Wired Interfaces:
  3 × M12 X-code shielded Gigabit PoE+ Ethernet ports (1 PoE-In uplink, 2 independent PoE-Out downlink)
  1 × Optional SFP/SFP+ fiber uplink transceiver slot
  1 × Sealed RJ45 RS232 local console port
  Multi-color status LED indicator array, physical reset button, Kensington anti-theft lock slot
• Power Compatibility: IEEE 802.3at PoE+ / UPOE input; selectable AC mains / narrow DC / ultra-wide battery DC power input per hardware variant; concurrent dual redundant power input support
• Environmental Parameters: IP67 dustproof & waterproof rating; Class I Division 2 hazardous location certified; operating temperature -40°C ~ +75°C; storage temperature -40°C ~ +85°C; humidity 0%–100% non-condensing; salt-mist corrosion resistant; industrial machinery shock/vibration compliant
• Physical Specs: Compact lightweight corrosion-resistant industrial metal chassis, optimized for pole, wall and DIN-rail cabinet mounting
• Mounting Options: Universal industrial pole mounting brackets, wall mount kits and DIN-rail adapter plates for internal control cabinet installation
• Security Suite: WPA3/WPA2 AES hardware wireless encryption, IEEE 802.1X AAA enterprise authentication, complete EAP authentication suites, isolated user VLAN segmentation, 24/7 Air Marshal WIDS/WIPS rogue AP detection & containment
• Management Support: Cisco IOS CLI, embedded industrial web GUI, SSH/Telnet remote secure access, SNMPv2c/v3 industrial network monitoring, Syslog plant event audit logging
• Typical Deployment Scenarios: Petroleum refineries, offshore oil/gas production platforms, underground hard-rock/coal mining sites, chemical processing plants, pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities, Class I Division 2 hazardous zone production lines, industrial process IoT sensor networks, tank farm perimeter wireless coverage, remote industrial pump/compressor stations, mobile industrial vehicle wireless communications, mission-critical hazardous industrial automation plant wireless infrastructure

Model Quick Reference

• IW6300H-AC-x-K9: 100–240V AC mains power input hazardous location industrial AP
• IW6300H-DC-x-K9: 44–57V narrow-range industrial DC power input variant
• IW6300H-DCW-x-K9: 10.8–36V ultra-wide battery/vehicle DC power input variant
• Suffix x: Regulatory domain letter code for country-specific RF emission compliance (A/D/E/F/L/M/N/Q/R/S/Z)
• Distinction from IW3702 general industrial AP: IW6300H carries Class I Division 2 HazLoc certification, IP67 full washdown rating, dual PoE-out ports, Cisco IOx edge container runtime, bolt-on WirelessHART/ISA100 IoT expansion modules and extreme low-temperature operation for explosive hazardous industrial zones; IW3702 lacks HazLoc certification, only single PoE-out port and no industrial IoT expansion bayCisco
• End-of-Life Note: The Catalyst IW6300 series is no longer available for new sales; Cisco Catalyst IW9167E-HZ heavy-duty hazardous location AP is the official direct replacement productCisco