Tuesday, January 6, 2015

Cisco Wireless Access Point 5GHz Transmit Power Reference

UPDATE: 05-Oct-2015

Thanks to Tim Dennehy, CWNE #94 (@JustDoWiFi), for loaning me a Cisco 3502 and 3602, the list has been updated with these two additional Access Points.

Here is the link to the updated PDF Document.

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George Stefanick aka @wirelesssguru, who runs my80211.com, posted a blog here on the different transmit power levels in the 5 GHz band for the various channels on Cisco Wireless Access Points.  There were several comments, with one looking for a reference list.  This post will hopefully fill that void for the Cisco Wireless Access Points available to me at that time.

In compiling the list, each available Wireless Access Point was connected to a Cisco 2504 Controller, running 7.6.100.0.  As a result of seeing variable output powers within the UNII-3 band for the Cisco 1242, each channel on each Wireless Access Point was configured and had a Client successfully Associate prior to confirming the transmit power settings for that specific channel.

The following configuration steps were taken:
  • Disable the 802.11a radio on the applicable Cisco Wireless Access Point
  • Change the 802.11a channel
  • Enable the 802.11a radio on the applicable Cisco Wireless Access Point
  • Display the 5 GHz Cisco Wireless Access Point configuration
The following commands were run:
  • > config 802.11a disable <APName>
  • > config 802.11a channel ap <APName> <channel#>
  • > config 802.11a enable <APName>
  • > show ap config 802.11a <APName>
Below are tables of the consolidated results for the following Cisco Wireless Access Points:
  • Cisco 1131
  • Cisco 1242
  • Cisco 1142
  • Cisco 2602
  • Cisco 3502
  • Cisco 3602
  • Cisco 3702


Cisco 1131
UNII-1 UNII-2 UNII-2e UNII-3
36, 40, 44, 4852, 56, 60, 64100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 132, 136, 140149, 153, 157, 161
Power Level
115 dBm17 dBm17 dBm17 dBm
214 dBm15 dBm15 dBm15 dBm
311 dBm14 dBm14 dBm14 dBm
48 dBm11 dBm11 dBm11 dBm
55 dBm8 dBm8 dBm8 dBm
62 dBm5 dBm5 dBm5 dBm
7-1 dBm2 dBm2 dBm2 dBm
8-1 dBm-1 dBm-1 dBm


Cisco 1242
UNII-1 UNII-2 UNII-2e UNII-3
36, 40, 44, 4852, 56, 6064100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 132, 136, 140149, 153157161
Power Level
111 dBm17 dBm11 dBm17 dBm17 dBm14 dBm11 dBm
28 dBm15 dBm8 dBm15 dBm15 dBm11 dBm8 dBm
35 dBm14 dBm5 dBm14 dBm14 dBm8 dBm5 dBm
42 dBm11 dBm2 dBm11 dBm11 dBm5 dBm2 dBm
5-1 dBm8 dBm-1 dBm8 dBm8 dBm2 dBm-1 dBm
65 dBm5 dBm5 dBm-1 dBm
72 dBm2 dBm2 dBm
8-1 dBm-1 dBm-1 dBm


Cisco 1142
UNII-1 UNII-2 UNII-2e UNII-3
36, 40, 44, 4852, 56, 60, 64100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 132, 136, 140149, 153, 157, 161, 165
Power Level
114 dBm17 dBm17 dBm17 dBm
211 dBm14 dBm14 dBm14 dBm
38 dBm11 dBm11 dBm11 dBm
45 dBm8 dBm8 dBm8 dBm
52 dBm5 dBm5 dBm5 dBm
6-1 dBm2 dBm2 dBm2 dBm
7-1 dBm-1 dBm-1 dBm


Cisco 2602
UNII-1 UNII-2 UNII-2e UNII-3
36, 40, 44, 4852, 56, 60, 64100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 132, 136, 140149, 153, 157, 161, 165
Power Level
114 dBm17 dBm17 dBm23 dBm
211 dBm14 dBm14 dBm20 dBm
38 dBm11 dBm11 dBm17 dBm
45 dBm8 dBm8 dBm14 dBm
55 dBm5 dBm11 dBm
68 dBm
75 dBm


Cisco 3502
UNII-1 UNII-2 UNII-2e UNII-3
36, 40, 44, 4852, 56, 60, 64100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 132, 136, 140149, 153, 157, 161, 165
Power Level
117 dBm17 dBm17 dBm17 dBm
214 dBm14 dBm14 dBm14 dBm
311 dBm11 dBm11 dBm11 dBm
48 dBm8 dBm8 dBm8 dBm
55 dBm5 dBm5 dBm5 dBm
62 dBm2 dBm2 dBm2 dBm
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Cisco 3602
UNII-1 UNII-2 UNII-2e UNII-3
36, 40, 44, 4852, 56, 60, 64100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 132, 136, 140149, 153, 157, 161, 165
Power Level
114 dBm17 dBm17 dBm23 dBm
211 dBm14 dBm14 dBm20 dBm
38 dBm11 dBm11 dBm17 dBm
45 dBm8 dBm8 dBm14 dBm
52 dBm5 dBm5 dBm11 dBm
62 dBm2 dBm8 dBm
75 dBm
82 dBm


Cisco 3702
UNII-1 UNII-2 UNII-2e UNII-3
36, 40, 44, 4852, 56, 60, 64100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 132, 136, 140149, 153, 157, 161, 165
Power Level
115 dBm17 dBm17 dBm23 dBm
212 dBm14 dBm14 dBm20 dBm
39 dBm11 dBm11 dBm17 dBm
46 dBm8 dBm8 dBm14 dBm
53 dBm5 dBm5 dBm11 dBm
62 dBm2 dBm8 dBm
75 dBm
82 dBm