Cisco Room Bar Pro CS-BARPRO-K9= – First Light Spare Service Unit

Product Overview

When a Room Bar Pro fails, the room it takes with it is usually a scheduled one, and CS-BARPRO-K9= is the First Light spare service unit for exactly that situation. The trailing = is Cisco's spare designator, so this is a service replacement for an installed bar rather than a complete new room system; confirm on your quote whether a Room Navigator is included. The hardware is the current Room Bar Pro with dual 48 MP cameras, a 16-element beamforming microphone array, three HDMI outputs and AES67 audio-over-IP expansion.

Product Description

Sparing a three-screen room is more involved than sparing a single-display huddle space, because the replacement has to restore a display topology as well as a call. Cisco's three HDMI outputs at up to 3840 x 2160 at 60 fps with CEC 2.0 map back to the same screens, and touchscreen support over the USB-A inputs returns with them, so a correctly configured swap puts the room back exactly as it was.

Physically the exchange reuses the existing installation. The consolidated mounting unit fits walls and displays above or underneath the screens with a gap bar, and the bar can be inverted with the speaker grille de-attached and flipped. The unit is 37.8 x 4.3 x 3.5 in. (96 x 11 x 9 cm) at 9.86 lb. (4.47 kg), and its built-in power supply means only the country-specific power cord is needed rather than an external brick.

Before the visit, check what the room's peripherals expect. Three 802.3af PoE ports at 15.4 W each cover the Room Navigator and two AV-over-IP peripheral connections, and rooms using third-party AES67 microphones require the AV Integrator License (L-BARPRO-AV) to be present on the replacement. Compare current stock in video bars and audio expansion in conference audio systems.

Registration returns to whatever the room used: Webex through Control Hub, native Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android, or on-premises Cisco Unified Communications Manager 12.5(1) or later with the Room Bar Pro device pack. Medium-room designs sit under medium room solutions.

Key Features

• Cisco spare service unit — The = designator marks a service replacement for an installed Room Bar Pro, so a failed medium-room endpoint is replaced without quoting a complete new system.
• Three-screen support — Three HDMI outputs at up to 3840 x 2160 at 60 fps drive three displays for video and content, covering a dual-display room plus a content or signage screen without an external codec.
• Invertible mounting with gap bar — The consolidated mounting unit fits walls and displays above or underneath the screens, and the bar can be inverted with the speaker grille de-attached and flipped to match.
• Built-in power supply — An internal power supply removes the external brick, simplifying installation, reducing packaging and easing cable management behind the display.
• Dual 48 MP camera system — A 112 degree wide-angle lens and a 70 degree tele-lens, both on 48 MP sensors with motorized tilt between -2 and 20 degrees, cover the room and then frame the speaker without cropping quality away.
• 16-element beamforming microphone array — The array covers 120 Hz to 16 kHz and is optimised for small to medium rooms with people seated within four metres, with speaker tracking recommended to six metres.
• AES67 audio-over-IP expansion — Two dedicated 802.3af PoE ports with a 15.4 W budget each carry audio over IP for up to eight Cisco IP microphones or eight third-party AES67 digital microphones over structured cabling.
• On-premises and hybrid registration — Native registration to Cisco Unified Communications Manager 12.5(1) or later with the Room Bar Pro device pack, to Expressway, and to Webex Edge for Devices covers cloud, on-premises and hybrid estates.
• Media encryption and certificate management — SRTP with AES-128-GCM or AES-256-GCM, H.235 v3 with AES, and a Manufacturer Installed Certificate signed by Cisco's manufacturing CA for CAPF onboarding to Cisco UCM.

Typical Applications

• Conference room — Cisco positions the Room Bar Pro for medium-sized meeting spaces, with a microphone array optimised for people seated within four metres of the device.
• Training room — Three HDMI outputs and presenter tracking with the Cisco PTZ 4K Camera cover a presenter, the material and remote participants at the same time.
• Boardroom — Dual cameras with AI virtual lens reach and a three-channel loudspeaker system at up to 97 dB suit a longer table where participants sit well back from the display.
• Multi-purpose room — Meeting Zone framing perimeters and up to three screens let one room switch between meeting, briefing and presentation use without reconfiguration.
• Commercial meeting space — Managed offices and client-facing suites get a single-box medium-room endpoint managed centrally in Control Hub with occupancy and environment reporting.

Technical Specifications

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a complete new system or a service replacement?

The = suffix marks a Cisco spare or service unit, intended to replace a bar in an existing deployment rather than to be quoted as a complete new room system. Confirm on your quote whether a Room Navigator is included.

Does a Room Navigator ship with this SKU?

Cisco's Room Bar Pro documentation lists a Cisco Room Navigator for Table in First Light as part of the box contents, and publishes no standalone or Navigator-bundle variants for this product. Because part-number designators can differ from the base build, confirm on your quote whether a Navigator is included before pricing a control surface separately.

How many displays can it drive?

Three. Cisco publishes 3x HDMI outputs supporting formats up to 3840 x 2160 at 60 fps with CEC 2.0, touchscreen compatible when used with the USB-A inputs for touch signalling. Only one 1.5 m HDMI cable ships in the box, so order cables for the second and third screens separately.

How does it mount?

A consolidated mounting unit for walls and displays ships in the box, with a gap bar covering the space between the bar and the display. It supports mounting above or underneath the screens, and when fitted underneath the unit can be inverted with the speaker grille de-attached and flipped to align.

How are additional microphones added?

Two dedicated 802.3af PoE ports with a 15.4 W budget each support audio over IP for up to eight Cisco IP microphones or eight third-party AES67 digital microphones. Cisco notes a PoE-compatible switch may be required depending on microphone count, and that third-party AES67 microphones need the AV Integrator License (L-BARPRO-AV).

What call-control platforms does it register to?

Native RoomOS for Webex managed in Control Hub with interoperability for Microsoft Teams, Zoom and Google Meet; the native Microsoft Teams Rooms on Android application; or on-premises registration to Cisco Unified Communications Manager 12.5(1) or later with the Room Bar Pro device pack, to Expressway, or to third-party H.323 gatekeepers and standards-based SIP proxies.

How is the Room Bar Pro powered?

From a built-in power supply at 100 to 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz using a country-specific power cord. There is no external brick and no PoE input. Cisco publishes an average draw of 20 W, 12.7 W networked standby and 1 W standby.

What warranty applies?

Cisco publishes a 1-year limited liability warranty for the Room Bar Pro. Warranty is handled per Cisco's standard terms for this product class — contact Creation Networks to confirm coverage for your order.