Cisco WAP551 Administration Manual page 212

Single Point Setup
Channel Management
STEP 3
Cisco Small Business WAP551 and WAP561 Wireless-N Access Point
Channel management overrides the default cluster behavior, which is to synchronize radio
channels of all WAP devices that are members of the cluster. When channel management is
enabled, the radio channel is not synchronized across the cluster to other devices.
When automatic channel assignment is enabled, the channel manager periodically maps radio
channels used by WAP devices in a Single Point Setup cluster and, if necessary, reassigns
channels to reduce interference with cluster members or with devices outside the cluster. The
channel policy for the radio is automatically set to static mode, and the Auto option is not
available for the Channel field on the Wireless > Radio page.
See Viewing Channel Assignments and Setting Locks for information on the current and
proposed channel assignments.
To stop automatic channel assignment, click Stop.
No channel usage maps or channel reassignments are made. Only manual updates affect the
channel assignment.
Viewing Channel Assignments and Setting Locks
Viewing Channel Assignments and Setting Locks
When channel management is enabled, the page shows the Current Channel Assignations table
and the Proposed Channel Assignments table.
Current Channel Assignments Table
Current Channel Assignments Table
The Current Channel Assignments table shows a list of all WAP devices in the Single Point
Setup cluster by IP address.
The table provides the following details on the current channel assignments.
• Location—The physical location of the device.
• IP Address—The IP address for the access point.
• Wireless Radio—The MAC address of the radio.
• Band—The band on which the access point is broadcasting.
• Channel—The radio channel on which this access point is currently broadcasting.
• Locked—Forces the access point to remain on the current channel.
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