Professional Access Point
Administrator Guide
Viewing Current Channel Assignments and Setting Locks
The Current Channel Assignments show a list of all access points in the cluster by IP Address. The display shows the band on which each access point is broadcasting, the channel currently used by each access point, and an option to lock an access point on its current radio channel so that it cannot be reassigned to another. Details about Current Channel Assignments are provided below.
Field
IP Address
Band
Current
Locked
Description
Specifies the IP Address for the access point.
Indicates the band on which the access point is broadcasting.
Indicates the radio Channel on which this access point is currently broadcasting.
Select Locked if you want to this access point to remain on the current channel.
When an access point’s channel is locked, automated channel management plans will not reassign the access point to a different channel as a part of the optimization strategy. Instead, APs with locked channels will be factored in as requirements for the plan.
If you click Apply, you will see that locked APs show the same channel for Current Channel and Proposed Channel. Locked APs keep their current channels.
Update Current Channel Assignments Manually
You can run a manual channel management update at any time by clicking Update under the Current Channel Assignments display.
Viewing Last Proposed Set of Changes
The Last Proposed Set of Channel Assignments shows the last channel plan. The plan lists all access points in the cluster by IP Address and shows the current and proposed channels for each access point. Locked channels will not be reassigned, and the optimization of channel distribution among APs will take into account the fact that locked APs must remain on their current channels. APs that are not locked may be assigned to different channels than they were previously using, depending on the results of the plan.
Field
IP Address
Current
Proposed
Description
Specifies the IP Address for the access point.
Indicates the radio channel on which this access point is currently broadcasting.
Indicates the radio channel to which this access point would be reassigned if the Channel Plan is executed.
Configuring Advanced Settings (Customizing and Scheduling Channel Plans)
If you use channel management without updating Advanced settings, channels are automatically fine- tuned once every hour if interference can be reduced by 25 percent or more. Channels will be reassigned even if the network is busy. These defaults are designed to satisfy most situations in which you would need
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