User's Manual

C HAPTER 26 | Wireless Interface Commands
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COMMAND MODE
Interface Configuration (Wireless)
EXAMPLE
AP(if-wireless 0)#a-msdu enable
AP(if-wireless 0)#
channel This command configures the radio channel through which the access point
communicates with wireless clients.
SYNTAX
channel <channel | auto>
channel - Manually sets the radio channel used for communications
with wireless clients. (Range for 802.11a: 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56,
60, 64, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 for normal mode, and 42, 50, 58,
152, 160 for turbo mode; Range for 802.11b/g: 1 to 14)
auto - Automatically selects an unoccupied channel (if available).
Otherwise, the lowest channel is selected.
DEFAULT SETTING
Automatic channel selection
COMMAND MODE
Interface Configuration (Wireless)
COMMAND USAGE
◆ The available channel settings are limited by local regulations, which
determine the number of channels that are available.
◆ When multiple access points are deployed in the same area, be sure to
choose a channel separated by at least two channels for 802.11a to
avoid having the channels interfere with each other, and at least five
channels for 802.11b/g. You can deploy up to four access points in the
same area for 802.11a (e.g., channels 36, 56, 149, 165) and three
access points for 802.11b/g (e.g., channels 1, 6, 11).
◆ For most wireless adapters, the channel for wireless clients is
automatically set to the same as that used by the access point to which
it is linked.
EXAMPLE
AP(if-wireless g)#channel 1
AP(if-wireless g)#