Professional Access Point
Administrator Guide
Channel Management - 67
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.
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.
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
Field
Description
IP Address
Specifies the
IP Address
for the access point.
Band
Indicates the band on which the access point is broadcasting.
Current
Indicates the radio
Channel
on which this access point is currently
broadcasting.
Locked
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.
Field
Description
IP Address
Specifies the
IP Address
for the access point.
Current
Indicates the radio channel on which this access point is currently
broadcasting.
Proposed
Indicates the radio channel to which this access point would be reassigned if
the Channel Plan is executed.
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