AT-TQ2403 Management Software User's Guide

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Figure 19: After Channel Management Enable

When automatic channel assignment is enabled, the Channel Manager periodically maps radio channels used by clustered access points and, if necessary, re-assigns channels on clustered APs to reduce interference (with cluster members or other APs outside the cluster).

Note: Channel Management overrides the default cluster behavior, which is to synchronize radio channels of all APs across a cluster. When Channel Management is enabled, the radio Channel is not synced across the cluster to other APs. See the note under Radio Settings in “Settings Shared in the Cluster Configuration”.

∙Click Stop to stop automatic channel assignment. (No channel usage maps or channel

re-assignments will be made. Only manual updates will affect the channel assignment.)

Viewing Current Channel Assignments and Setting Locks

The "Current Channel Assignments" shows a list of all access points in the cluster by IP Address. The display shows the band on which each AP is broadcasting, the current channel used by each AP, and an option to "lock" an AP on its current radio channel so that it cannot be re-assigned to another. Details about Current Channel Settings are provided below.

Field

Description

 

 

IP Address

Specifies the IP Address for the access point.

 

 

Radio

Indicates the MAC address of the access point.

 

 

Band

Indicates the band (b/g or a) on which the access point is broadcasting.

 

 

Channel

Indicates the radio Channel on which this access point is currently broadcasting.

 

 

Locked

Click Locked if you want this access point to remain on the current channel.

 

When the “Locked” checkbox is checked (enabled) for an access point, automated

 

channel management plans will not re-assign the AP to a different channel as a part

 

of the optimization strategy. For 5GHz band, because of DFS function (See

 

“802.11h Regulatory Domain Control”), you might fail to lock the channel for the

 

APs.

 

If you click Update, you will see that locked APs show the same channel for

 

"Current Channel" and "Proposed Channel". Locked APs will keep their current

 

channels.

 

 

Update Current Channel Settings (Manual Setting)

You can run a manual channel management update at any time by clicking Update under the Advanced display.