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Configuring the AP
Once the country has been configured (Country Config) on the AP Installation screen the channel can be set manually or automatically.
2.Configure the AP system settings as required:
Channel Specifies the channel that is requested by all associated MUs when associating with this particular access point.
Auto Channel | Normally run once during initial installation. |
Select | 1. Power up the AP and select Auto Channel |
| Select (ACS). Press <spacebar> or |
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| configuration, select F1. |
| 2. On the next power up, the AP scans all |
| channels and selects a |
| channel with the fewest APs. The AP saves |
| the channel in FLASH (the power LED |
| flashes during this process) and turns off |
| ACS. The AP flashes its LEDs as if powering |
| up and returns to a |
| when complete. |
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| separation beginning at the first allowed channel |
| for the country (for the US and most of Europe, |
| channels 1, 6 & 11 are used). The channel |
| selection process groups all APs heard over RF |
| into |
| quantities of APs with received signal strengths |
| above the average signal strength. Ties are |
| broken based on the AP's MAC address. |
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