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AT-TQ2403 - Management Software - User's Guide

 

 

With automated channel management, APs in the cluster are automatically re-assigned to non-interfering channels as shown in below figure.

Figure 18: After Channel Management Enable

Configuring and Viewing Channel Management Settings

The Channel Management page shows previous, current, and planned channel assignments for clustered access points. By default, automatic channel assignment is disabled. You can start channel management to optimize channel usage across the cluster on a scheduled interval.

From this page, you can view channel assignments for all APs in the cluster, stop/start automatic channel management, and manually "update" the current channel map (APs to channels). On a manual update, the Channel Manager will assess channel usage and, if necessary, re-assign APs to new channels to reduce interference based on the current Advanced Settings.

By using the Advanced settings you can modify the interference reduction potential that triggers channel re-assignment, change the schedule for automatic updates, and re-configure the channel set used for assignments.

The following sections describe how to configure and use channel management on your network:

∙Stopping/Starting Automatic Channel Assignment

∙Viewing Current Channel Assignments and Setting Locks

∙Update Current Channel Settings (Manual Setting)

∙Viewing Last Proposed Set of Changes

∙Configuring Advanced Settings (Customizing and Scheduling Channel Plans)

∙Update Advanced Settings

Stopping/Starting Automatic Channel Assignment

By default, automatic channel assignment is disabled (off).

∙Click Start to resume automatic channel assignment.