Cisco CS-DESKMINI-K9

Cisco Webex Desk Mini All-in-One Portable Personal Collaboration Device (Radio Enabled Encrypted K9 Variant) Full Official Specification Document

1. Product Overview

Cisco CS-DESKMINI-K9, full official product nameCisco Webex Desk Mini All-in-One Portable Video Conferencing & Interactive Touch Collaboration Endpoint (Radio Enabled Encrypted K9 Variant). It is Cisco’s compact, lightweight portable personal collaboration hardware, specially designed for hybrid remote workers, hot-desking office staff, temporary small huddle workspaces and home office environmentsCisco.

SKU Naming Breakdown

1. DESKMINI: Webex Desk Mini, portable mini personal desktop collaboration endpoint with compact all-in-one integrated design, built-in carrying handle for mobile deployment between offices, home and temporary work zones.
2. K9: Cisco enterprise encrypted firmware variant, supporting AES 128/256-bit end-to-end SRTP media encryption for all meeting audio, video and content sharing data streams. This radio-enabled model is factory pre-installed with dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz) 2×2 MIMO wireless radio and Bluetooth modules, enabling wireless screen mirroring, mobile device pairing, wireless LAN access for cloud device management and Bluetooth headset connectionCisco Live.
3. High-security counterpart model: CS-DESKMINI-NR-K9 (No Radio variant). All Wi-Fi and Bluetooth radio hardware is fully removed at the factory to satisfy strict RF-restricted compliance requirements for classified government, military and regulated financial office environments. All core audio, video, touch screen and call processing functions are identical between K9 and NR variants; the only functional limitation on NR units is permanent deactivation of all wireless sharing, mobile pairing and Bluetooth peripheral connection capabilities.

Product Lifecycle Notice

The Cisco Webex Desk Mini product line was released October 26, 2021, and remains commercially available for global ordering as of 2026. Cisco provides continuous RoomOS firmware feature updates, security patches, spare parts inventory and global technical support services for all deployed units with no announced end-of-sale timeline.

This portable unified chassis adopts minimalist soft-touch industrial design with integrated chrome carrying handle for easy transportation, available in two standard color options: Carbon Black and First Light Gray. The fully integrated hardware suite includes a 15.6-inch edge-lit IPS interactive touch display, built-in 8MP 1080p wide-angle AI camera, premium 3-element beamforming omnidirectional microphone array, high-performance 2.5-way integrated stereo speaker system with tweeter and dual force-cancelling woofers, onboard temperature/humidity ambient sensor and integrated internal power supply unitCisco Live.

The factory-sealed complete standard bundle contains the Webex Desk Mini main portable all-in-one unit, power cable and standard documentation package. Optional certified accessories include wall-mount bracket kit, external wired headset and compatible USB peripheral accessories.

Powered by Cisco RoomOS 10 / RoomOS 11 purpose-built collaboration operating system, the radio-enabled Desk Mini supports dual hybrid deployment architectures: cloud registration and centralized full-lifecycle device management via Cisco Webex Control Hub; on-premises unified communications deployment with Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) and Cisco Expressway-C / Expressway-E cross-firewall remote endpoint gateways for corporate distributed branch networksWebex.

Fully supported core capabilities: AI auto-framing & speaker tracking camera processing, Acoustic Fence background noise suppression, native digital whiteboarding with multi-user touch annotation, multi-platform third-party meeting app compatibility, OBTP one-touch meeting join, USB-C BYOD laptop passthrough (extended secondary display + touch screen redirection + laptop power delivery), hot-desking support and customizable xAPI room automation macros.

2. 15.6-inch Interactive Full HD Touch Display & Integrated 8MP AI Camera System

15.6-inch IPS Interactive Touch Screen

• Panel specifications: Single 15.6-inch edge-lit IPS TFT-LCD interactive touch panel, standard 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio, native 1920 × 1080 (Full HD) physical resolution.
• Display performance parameters: Static contrast ratio 700:1, nominal peak brightness 250 cd/m², gray-to-gray response time 8ms, ±85° ultra-wide horizontal and vertical viewing angles to deliver uniform clear visuals for personal desktop use.
• Touch functionality: Projected capacitive multi-touch technology, supporting multi-point simultaneous writing, drawing and digital annotation for whiteboarding and meeting content markup.
• Four core operating modes of the touch screen optimized for personal hybrid workspaces:
  1. Native Webex video conference mode: Displays remote participant video grid and shared presentation content simultaneously;
  2. Standalone offline digital whiteboard mode: Infinite canvas brainstorming, drawing and cloud note storage without connecting to any meeting call;
  3. BYOD laptop secondary display mode: USB-C connected laptop screen extension with full touch redirection control over laptop applications;
  4. Personal digital signage mode: Displays calendars, task lists and personal workspace information when no active meeting is running.

Integrated 8MP Wide-Angle AI Camera & Intelligent Camera Suite

• Camera hardware specifications: Single built-in 8MP CMOS camera sensor embedded at the top bezel of the touch display; fixed-focus optical lens, 64° horizontal / 50° vertical field of view, native 1080p30 live video capture resolution, automatic low-light exposure correction and digital privacy shutter cover for physical camera blockingWebex.
• AI camera processing fully functional on radio-enabled K9 hardware:
  1. AI Auto Framing & SpeakerTrack Active Speaker Tracking: The built-in 3-element beamforming microphone array accurately pinpoints active talking participants; smooth digital zoom automatically frames each speaker without mechanical pan/tilt movement or operational noise.
  2. Auto Light Adjustment: Intelligent sensor automatically optimizes camera exposure, brightness and white balance to compensate for dim home office lighting or backlit window environments.
• Physical privacy protection: Built-in mechanical sliding privacy shutter that fully covers the camera lens during confidential private meetings to completely block all video capture.

Video Codecs & Hybrid Wired/Wireless Content Sharing Mechanisms

• Supported video encoding/decoding standards: H.264 AVC, H.265 HEVC, AV1 ultra-high-efficiency compression; dual-stream presentation transmission supported via H.239 (H.323) and BFCP (SIP) industry-standard protocols.
• Bandwidth and resolution performance: Maximum point-to-point call bandwidth up to 6 Mbps with dynamic adaptive bitrate control; live meeting participant video streams support maximum 1080p30 full HD resolution, content sharing input supports up to 4K@30fps ultra-high resolution content from BYOD laptops and document cameras.
• Hybrid wired + wireless content sharing modes (wireless functions exclusive to radio-enabled K9 variant):
  1. Wired direct BYOD sharing: USB-C port supporting DisplayPort Alternate Mode for laptop screen extension up to 1080p60, touch screen redirection for Windows laptops and up to 7.5W power delivery to connected laptops; single HDMI input port for hardwired external media device connectionCisco Live.
  2. Wireless sharing suite: Apple AirPlay wireless screen mirroring, Miracast over infrastructure, Cisco Intelligent Proximity mobile device pairing, zero-install browser-based guest sharing for temporary visitors without pre-installed software.
• HDMI CEC automatic display power management: The onboard RoomOS codec automatically powers the integrated 15.6-inch touch screen on/off and switches active input signal sources synchronized to OBTP scheduled meeting start and end events.

3. All-In-One Personal-Grade Gen2 Digital Audio DSP System

The Desk Mini unified chassis integrates a complete professional audio stack paired with a dedicated digital signal processing (DSP) engine with independent per-channel acoustic echo cancellation, optimized for small personal home office and hot-desk workspace voice capture and balanced compact stereo audio playback.

Audio Input Interfaces

1. Built-in premium 3-element 360° omnidirectional beamforming microphone array for focused close-range voice pickup without mandatory external table microphones for single-user personal workspaces.
2. External audio expansion options: USB-A port supporting wired USB headsets, Bluetooth wireless headset pairing for radio-enabled K9 models.
3. Embedded digital audio decoding streams extracted from the HDMI presentation input source and USB-C wired BYOD audio connection.

Advanced Multi-Stage AI Audio DSP Processing Suite

1. Acoustic Fence AI Adaptive Background Noise Suppression: Intelligently filters disruptive ambient background sounds including HVAC fan hum, keyboard typing, household background noise and idle room chatter without distorting natural human speech waveforms.
2. Full digital acoustic echo cancellation with ultra-tight active lip synchronization to eliminate audio-video synchronization delay and out-of-sync remote participant audio playback.
3. Automatic Gain Control (AGC): Uniformly balances inconsistent voice volume levels for consistent audio loudness for all remote meeting attendees.
4. True full-duplex simultaneous two-way audio transmission, built-in self-hear monitoring function for local microphone audio preview, fully adjustable input gain for connected external audio peripherals.

Supported Audio Codecs & Integrated Audio Output

• Wideband and high-fidelity voice codecs: G.711a/μ, G.722 wideband (20kHz full audio frequency response), G.722.1, G.729A/B, AAC-LD, Opus stereo lossless voice transmissionCisco.
• Integrated speaker system specifications: 2.5-way premium stereo speaker assembly with 18mm tweeter and dual force-cancelling 80mm woofers; frequency response range 65Hz–20kHz at 85dBSPL (±3dB), maximum sound pressure level 92dB SPL for immersive personal workspace audio playbackCisco.

4. Onboard RoomOS Codec Wired & Wireless Interfaces, Network & Power Specifications

Full Connectivity Ports (Radio Enabled K9 Model with Wi-Fi & Bluetooth Radio Modules)

All ports are concealed under a magnetic removable rear cover for clean cable managementWebex:

1. Single Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000 Mbps) RJ45 wired port: Primary corporate LAN port for wired network access, device cloud/on-prem CUCM registration and real-time media stream data transmission.
2. Built-in dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11ac (2.4GHz / 5GHz) 2×2 MIMO wireless radio + Bluetooth radio modules for wireless LAN access, mobile device proximity pairing and wireless screen mirroring; enterprise-grade WPA3 wireless security fully supported.
3. Video I/O Ports:
   • 1× HDMI input port supporting up to 1080p60 content
4. USB Interfaces:
   • 1× USB-A 2.0 port for wired USB headsets and single USB external camera input for content sharing;
   • 1× USB-C port for BYOD laptop connection (display extension, touch redirect, 7.5W PD charging);
   • Micro USB service maintenance port for batch firmware upgrades, centralized bulk device configuration deployment and remote IT troubleshooting by enterprise IT administrators.
5. Audio I/O Ports: Audio functionality covered via USB-A, USB-C and Bluetooth wireless connections; no dedicated analog audio jack output.
6. Factory reset pinhole and Kensington security lock slot for physical anti-theft protection of the portable all-in-one chassis.

Network Security & QoS Compliance

• Dual-stack IPv4 / IPv6 network protocol support, DHCP automatic IP address assignment via wired Ethernet or wireless Wi-Fi radio.
• Enterprise wired/wireless network security standards: IEEE 802.1X EAP device authentication, IEEE 802.1Q VLAN tagging, IEEE 802.1p Layer 2 QoS priority marking to prioritize real-time voice and video media traffic over standard office data packets.
• End-to-end AES 128/256-bit encrypted SRTP media streams for SIP/H.323 signaling traffic and meeting audio/video media payloads; secure remote device administration via SSH, HTTPS, SSL/TLS encrypted management portals.
• Advanced enterprise certificate management support: Manufacturer-Installed Certificates (MIC), Locally Significant Certificates (LSC), CAPF Certificate Authority Proxy Function authentication for seamless CUCM on-premises integration; X.509 DER/Base64 digital certificates with 1024/2048/4096-bit key size compatibility.
• Firewall traversal support via Cisco Expressway Series gateways and industry-standard H.460.18 / H.460.19 protocols for secure off-site remote endpoint registration across corporate network firewalls via wired or wireless network infrastructure.

Power & Physical Dimensions

• Power supply specifications: Integrated internal universal auto-ranging AC power supply built into the unified chassis, input voltage range 100–240 VAC, 50/60 Hz global mains input compatibility for worldwide hybrid work deployments.
• Power consumption metrics: Maximum full-load active meeting operating power 120 W; networked standby power 6.5 W, deep standby idle low-power mode consumption 1 W.
• Operating environmental range: Ambient operating temperature 0°C to 35°C (32°F to 95°F); relative humidity 20%–90% non-condensing for stable 24/7 continuous personal workspace operation.
• Storage and transport environmental range: -20°C to 60°C (-4°F to 140°F) with non-condensing humidity for warehouse storage and inter-region portable transportation.
• Mounting accessory compatibility: Optional reinforced wall-mount bracket kit available for fixed wall installation; integrated carrying handle standard for portable desk deployment.
• Physical dimensions (main unit only): Height 370 mm, Width 410 mm, Depth 122 mm; total unit weight approximately 11.6 kg (24.38 lb)Webex.

5. Core Enterprise Call & Intelligent Meeting User Experience Functions

Standard Enterprise Call Feature Set

• Point-to-point HD video calls, ad-hoc multi-party embedded multi-site video conferencing
• Call hold, attended transfer, blind transfer, local microphone mute, customizable speed dial shortcuts
• Corporate LDAP directory lookup, integrated visual voicemail support, URI dialing, RFC 4733 DTMF tone transmission
• NTP network time synchronization, DNS service discovery, automatic gatekeeper discovery for H.323 legacy endpoint interoperability.

Intelligent Meeting Workflow Functions

1. OBTP (One Button To Push): Single-touch one-click meeting join for all pre-scheduled Webex cloud meetings; fully compatible with both cloud-hosted and on-premises enterprise wired/wireless deployment architectures.
2. Motion sensor automatic room wake-up: The portable all-in-one system automatically powers on when human presence motion is detected in the personal workspace, eliminating manual power-on operations before scheduled meetings.
3. Native multi-platform meeting interoperability: Direct one-touch access to scheduled Webex Meetings, Microsoft Teams Rooms, Zoom for Cisco Rooms and Google Meet conference sessions without auxiliary external AV switching hardware.
4. Multi-mode meeting control options: Operate all core conference functions via the built-in touch screen, infrared remote control and Webex desktop wired administrator portal; wireless mobile Webex app pairing available via built-in Wi-Fi/Bluetooth radio modules for K9 models.
5. Full room automation integration: Supports wired control linkage with third-party workspace peripherals including auxiliary display screens, desk lighting systems via standardized xAPI control system interfaces and customizable automation macros for automated personal workspace workflow management.
6. Compact personal digital whiteboard functionality: Standalone offline whiteboard mode with unlimited infinite canvas space, multi-color annotation tools, geometric shape templates, text input, file import/export, cloud storage and one-click content sharing to meeting participants or email recipients, optimized for single-user quick brainstorming and personal note-taking.
7. Digital signage operation mode: Configurable automatic screen scheduler to display personal calendars, task lists and corporate office announcements when no active meeting is running.
8. Webex Assistant voice control: Built-in touchless voice assistant supporting natural language conference control commands, enabling hands-free meeting operation without touching the screen.

6. Supported Call Control & Compatibility Platforms

1. Cloud deployment: Cisco Webex Cloud Service, centralized global device lifecycle management via cloud-based Webex Control Hub administrator portal (device registration supported via wired Ethernet or wireless Wi-Fi radio).
2. On-premises unified communications deployment: Cisco Unified Communications Manager (CUCM) v10.5 and later stable official releases with dedicated Desk Mini hardware compatibility packs.
3. Remote registration gateway: Cisco Expressway Series (Expressway-C / Expressway-E) gateways for secure cross-firewall remote endpoint registration for distributed multi-branch enterprise deployments.
4. Third-party interoperability: Standards-compliant SIP proxy servers and H.323 gatekeepers with full cross-vendor video endpoint compatibility.

7. Core Deployment Advantages of Radio-Enabled Webex Desk Mini (CS-DESKMINI-K9)

1. Integrated Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth wireless ecosystem delivers seamless AirPlay, Miracast wireless screen mirroring and Cisco Intelligent Proximity mobile pairing, removing mandatory wired laptop cable connection requirements for hybrid remote and hot-desking workers.
2. Unique portable compact all-in-one design with integrated carrying handle consolidates wide-angle AI camera, high-performance beamforming microphone array, premium stereo speaker system and interactive touch digital whiteboard into a single lightweight transportable unit, enabling easy movement between corporate offices, home workspaces and temporary meeting zones with minimal cabling setup.
3. Built-in 3-element focused beamforming microphone array provides clear close-range voice pickup without external table microphones for single-user personal workspaces, eliminating additional peripheral hardware capital investment for individual hybrid workers.
4. Native multi-vendor meeting platform certification fully supports Webex, Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Google Meet without proprietary platform lock-in, perfectly suited for modern hybrid enterprise collaboration ecosystems where employees use multiple third-party conferencing applications.
5. Exclusive personal digital whiteboard feature enables offline individual brainstorming, real-time touch annotation during live meetings, plus cloud storage and one-click content sharing, removing the need for separate portable physical whiteboards for remote workers.
6. USB-C multi-function BYOD passthrough delivers three core functions in a single cable: laptop secondary extended display, full touch screen redirection control over laptop applications and low-power laptop charging, drastically simplifying desk cable clutter for hybrid workers.
7. Centralized mass wired/wireless device management via Webex Control Hub or CUCM simplifies bulk firmware batch upgrades, batch configuration template deployment, real-time device health monitoring and remote IT troubleshooting, drastically reducing daily enterprise IT management workload for distributed hybrid work fleets.
8. Minimalist soft-touch premium aluminum and fabric industrial design harmonizes seamlessly with modern corporate office, home office and co-working space interior aesthetics, occupying minimal desk surface space and eliminating bulky scattered separate AV hardware visual clutter for personal workstations.

8. Supplementary Product Specification Notes

1. SKU Naming Definition Recap:
   • DESKMINI = Webex Desk Mini, portable compact personal 15.6-inch all-in-one touchscreen video conferencing collaboration endpoint for hybrid remote workers and hot-desking offices;
   • K9 = Encrypted secure firmware with full AES-SRTP media encryption; radio-enabled variant factory equipped with integrated Wi-Fi 802.11ac and Bluetooth radio modules; Matching high-security No-Radio counterpart model: CS-DESKMINI-NR-K9 with all wireless radio hardware fully removed. All audio, video, touch screen and call processing features are identical between two variants; only wireless sharing and mobile pairing functions are permanently disabled on NR hardware.
2. Regulatory Compliance: Compliant with global international industry certification standards including EMC Directive 2014/30/EU, Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU, RoHS 2011/65/EU, WEEE 2012/19/EU, Radio Equipment Directive (RED) 2014/53/EU, FCC Class A electromagnetic emissions certification and NRTL global product safety approval.
3. Factory Hardware Warranty: Standard 1-year limited hardware warranty for brand-new factory-sealed CS-DESKMINI-K9 all-in-one portable collaboration systems purchased through official Cisco authorized global distribution channels.
4. UNSPSC Classification Code: 43191500 (Portable compact 15.6-inch all-in-one interactive touchscreen video conferencing & personal digital whiteboard collaboration endpoint for hybrid remote workers and hot-desk office deployments, radio-enabled enterprise encrypted variant).