USRobotics Instant802 APSDK Advanced, Change channels if interference is reduced by at least

Professional Access Point

Administrator Guide

to implement channel management.

You can use Advanced settings to modify the interference reduction potential that triggers channel reassignment, change the schedule for automatic updates, and reconfigure the channel set used for assignments

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Description

Advanced	Click Advanced to show or hide display settings that modify
	timing and details of the channel planning algorithm.
	By default, advanced settings are hidden.
Change channels if interference is reduced by at least	Specify the minimum percentage of interference reduction a
	proposed plan must achieve in order to be applied. The
	default is 25 percent.
	Use the list to select percentages ranging from 5 percent to
	75 percent.
	This setting lets you set a gating factor for channel
	reassignment so that the network is not continually disrupted
	for minimal gains in efficiency.
	For example, if channel interference must be reduced by 75
	percent and the proposed channel assignments will only
	reduce interference by 30 percent, then channels will not be
	reassigned. However; if you reset the minimal channel
	interference benefit to 25 percent and click Update, the
	proposed channel plan will be implemented and channels
	reassigned as needed.
Determine if there is better set of channels every	Specify the schedule for automated updates.
	A range of intervals is provided, from 1 minute to 6 months
	The default is 1 hour (channel usage assessed and the
	resulting channel plan applied every hour).
Use these channels when applying channel assignments	Choose a set of non-interfering channels. The choices are:
	•	b/g channels 1-6-11
	•	b/g channels 1-4-8-11
	IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g modes support use of channels 1
	through 11. For b and g radio bands, the classic set of non-
	interfering channels is 1, 6, and 11. Channels 1, 4, 8, and 11
	produce minimal overlap.

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