USRobotics Instant802 APSDK - Manual (Page 67)

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.