NETGEAR ProSAFE WC7500 User Manual page 197

5. Configure the settings as described in the following table.
Setting
Automatic channel allocation
Valid corporate channels
Prevent channel change during
Note: If the wireless controller is
prevented from reallocating a channel
because it is in use, the wireless
controller checks again at the next
scheduled channel allocation.
Schedule channel allocation
Note: We recommend that you
schedule channel allocation once a
day at times when the fewest clients
are expected to be connected.
IMPORTANT:
Changing channels might temporarily affect traffic on the managed
access points in the network.
6. To run channel allocation immediately, click the Run Now button.
The selected channels are applied to the managed access points. This option is useful
when you add a new access point or change your network.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved. If enabled, the channel allocation occurs according to the
configured schedule.
ProSAFE Wireless Controller
Description
Ensure that the enable radio button is selected during normal
operation.
Automatic channel allocation distributes channels across the
managed access points to reduce interference. To disable
automatic channel allocation, select the disable radio button.
Specify the WiFi band by selecting the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz check box.
For each WiFi band, the following applies:
• You can remove one or more channels from the list of available
channels by clearing their check boxes. For example, you might
want to avoid interference with competing equipment such as in
a medical environment in which medical devices use a specific
channel.
• You cannot add channels. The wireless controller determines
available channels based on the country or region that you
specified on the General Settings page (see
General Settings
Active voice call
High Traffic Load
Run channel
allocation at
Run channel
allocation every
Configure WiFi and QoS Settings
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on page 100).
Select the enable radio button to prevent
channel changes during voice calls.
Select the disable radio button to allow channel
changes during voice calls. Disabled is the
default setting.
Select the enable radio button to prevent
channel changes during a high traffic load.
Select the disable radio button to allow channel
changes during a high traffic load. Disabled is
the default setting.
From the menus, select the hour and minutes
when the channel allocation must run.
Select the check boxes to specify the day or
days when the channel allocation must run.
Configure the