Chapter 9 Wireless
UAG Series User’s Guide
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Figure 105
Configuration > Wireless > DCS
Each field is described in the following table.
Table 62
Configuration > Wireless > DCS
LABEL
DESCRIPTION
General Settings
Select Now
Click this to have the managed APs scan for and select an available channel
immediately.
Enable Dynamic
Channel Selection
Select this to turn on dynamic channel selection for the APs that the UAG manages.
DCS Time Interval
Enter a number of minutes. This regulates how often the UAG surveys the other APs
within its broadcast radius. If the channel on which it is currently broadcasting suddenly
comes into use by another AP, the UAG will then dynamically select the next available
clean channel or a channel with lower interference.
Enable DCS Client
Aware
Select this to have the AP wait until all connected clients have disconnected before
switching channels.
If you disable this then the AP switches channels immediately regardless of any client
connections. In this instance, clients that are connected to the AP when it switches
channels are dropped.
2.4 GHz Settings
2.4 GHz Channel
Selection Method
Select
auto
to have the AP search for available channels automatically in the 2.4 GHz
band. The available channels vary depending on what you select in the
2.4 GHz
Channel Deployment
field.
Select
manual
and specify the channels the AP uses in the 2.4 GHz band.