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.

Frequency

Channel ID

FCC

ETSI

TELEC

SG

ASIA

TW

Band

 

(GHz)

(GHz)

(GHz)

(GHz)

(GHz)

(GHz)

Lower Band

34

5.170 1

(36 = default)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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

5.260

5.260

5.260

(52 = default)

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

5.745

5.745

5.745

5.745

(149 = default)

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

Note 1: Channel 34 is the default channel for Japan

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