Dell 6.2 Devices vs Channel

595| Spectrum Analysis DellPowerConnect W- Series ArubaOS 6.2 | User Guide
Figure 217: ChannelUt ilization Trend
Table2 18 describes the parametersyo ucan use to customize the Channel Utilization Trend chart. Click the down
arrow in the upperright corner of this chart then click the Options menu to access these configuration settings.
Onceyo u have configuredthe desired parameters, click OK at the bottom of the Options menu to save your
settings and returnt o the spectrum dashboards.
Parameter Description
Intervals Bydefault, the Channel Utiliz ation Trend chartshows channel qual ityor channel availability for
thepast 10 minutes. To view data for a different time range, click the Intervals drop-down list
andselect one of the following options:
l10minutes
l30minutes
l1hour
Band Radio band displayed in this graph (2.4GHz or 5 GHz).
Channel Numbering Forspectrum moni torsusing the 5 GHz radio band, select either 20 MHz or 40 MHz channel
numbering to identifya channel numbering scheme for the graph.
NOTE:Thi s parameter is not configurable for graphs created by hybrid APs or spectrum moni tor
radiosthat use the 2.4 GHz radio band. A hybrid AP on a 20 MHz channel sees 40MHz Wi-Fi data
asnon-Wi -Fi data.
Show Toselect individual channels you want to display on this chart, click the checkboxby a channel
entry,then click the channel drop-down l istto select the channel to display. To hide a channel,
uncheckthe checkbox by that channel number.
Table21 8: ChannelUtilization TrendOptions
Devices vs Channel
This stacked bar chartshows the current number of devices usingeach channel in the radio’s frequency band.This
chart can show separate per-channelstatist ics for the numbers of Wi-Fi devices, cordless phones, bluetooth devices,
microwaves, and other non-Wi-Fidevi ces.
If a device affects more thano nechannel, it is recorded as a device on all channels it affects. For example,if a
20Mhz Wi-Fi AP has a center frequencyof 243 7 Mhz(channel 6) it is co untedas a device on channels 3-9 because