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Chapter 8: Channel Management
Viewing Current Channel Assignments And Setting Locks
Note: Channel Management overrides the default cluster behaviour, which is to
synchronize radio channels of all APs across a cluster. When Channel Man-
agement is enabled, the radio Channel is not sync’d across the cluster to
other APs. See the note under Radio Settings in “Settings Shared In The
Cluster Configuration” on page 57.
• Click Stop to stop automatic channel assignment. (No channel usage maps
or channel re-assignments will be made. Only manual updates will affect
the channel assignment.)
8.3.2 Viewing Current Channel Assignments And Setting Locks
The Current Channel Settings shows a list of all access points in the cluster by IP
Address. The display shows the band on which each AP is broadcasting, the current
channel used by each AP, and an option to “lock” an AP on its current radio channel
so that it cannot be re-assigned to another. Details about Current Channel Settings
are provided below.
8.3.2.1 Update Current Channel Settings (Manual)
You can run a manual channel management update at any time by clicking Update
under the Current Channel Settings display.
Field Description
IP Address Specifies the IP Address for the access point.
Radio Indicates the MAC address of the access point.
Band Indicates the band (b/g or a) on which the access point is broadcasting.
Channel Indicates the radio Channel on which this access point is currently broadcasting.
Locked Click Locked if you want to this access point to remain on the current channel.
When the “Locked” checkbox is checked (enabled) for an access point, automated channel management
plans will not re-assign the AP 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 Update, you will see that locked APs show the same channel for “Current Channel” and
“Proposed Channel”. Locked APs will keep their current channels.
Table 8.3 Current Channel Settings