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Specifications
802.11a Channel Frequencies
The available 802.11a Channels varies by regulatory domain and/or country. 802.11a radio certification is available in
the following regions:
FCC: U.S., Canada, and Australia
ETSI: Europe and the United Kingdom
TELEC: Japan
SG: Singapore
ASIA: China, Hong Kong, and South Korea
–TW: Taiwan
There are five sets of frequency bands that determine the available channels depending on the regulatory domain.
Some countries restrict 802.11a operation to specific frequency bands. The Web interface and CLI display the
available channels for a radio's particular regulatory domain. In the CLI, any channels that are not available are labeled
"Not Supported".
NOTE
The original 5 GHz Upgrade Kit only supports the Lower and Middle U-NII bands. The 11a Upgrade Kit
supports all of the frequency bands described below.

Note 1: Channel 34 is the default channel for Japan

Frequency
Band
Channel ID FCC
(GHz)
ETSI
(GHz)
TELEC
(GHz)
SG
(GHz)
ASIA
(GHz)
TW
(GHz)
Lower Band
(36 = default)
34 5.170 1———
36 5.180 5.180 — 5.180 —
38 — — 5.190 — — —
40 5.200 5.200 — 5.200 —
42 — — 5.210 — — —
44 5.220 5.220 — 5.220 —
46 — — 5.230 — — —
48 5.240 5.240 — 5.240 —
Middle Band
(52 = default)
52 5.260 5.260 — — — 5.260
56 5.280 5.280 — — — 5.280
58 5.300 5.300 — — — 5.300
60 5.320 5.320 — — — 5.320
H Band 100—5.500————
104—5.520————
108—5.540————
112—5.560————
116—5.580————
120—5.600————
124—5.620————
128—5.640————
132—5.660————
136—5.680————
140—5.700————
Upper Band
(149 = default)
149 5.745 5.745 5.745 5.745
153 5.675 5.675 5.675 5.675
157 5.785 5.785 5.785 5.785
161 5.805 5.805 5.805 5.805
ISM Band 165 5.825 — — 5.825 — 5.825