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8.1
Navigating To Channel Management
To view session monitoring information, click the Cluster > Channel Management tab.
Figure 8.1 Managing Channel Assignments
8.2
Understanding Channel Management
When Channel Management is enabled, the 9160 G2 Wireless Gateway automatically
assigns radio channels used by clustered access points to reduce mutual interference (or in-
terference with other access points outside of its cluster). This maximizes Wi-Fi bandwidth
and helps maintain the efficiency of communication over your wireless network.
(You must start channel management to get automatic channel assignments; it is disabled by
default on a new AP. See "Stopping/Starting Automatic Channel Assignment" on page 78.)
8.2.1
How It Works In A Nutshell
At a specified interval (the default is 1 hour) or on demand (click Update), the Channel
Manager maps APs to channel use and measures interference levels in the cluster. If signifi-
cant channel interference is detected, the Channel Manager automatically re-assigns some or
all of the APs to new channels per an efficiency algorithm (or automated channel plan).
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