Channel Select Dialog

Use the Channel Select dialog to select radio channels for a selected AP radio.
  1. Go to Configure > Devices > Access Points.
  2. Select an AP.
  3. To display the Channel Select dialog, next to Channel Width, select .

    The Channel Select dialog displays.

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Channel Select dialog displaying 5 GHz band available channels
5GHz radio band displaying available channels for selection.
Note

Note

The Channel Select dialog displays only channels that match the compliance for the selected AP.
The following details describe the Channel Select dialog:
  • The selected channel number is displayed in a bold font with a lighter background.
  • Select a different channel cell to change the channel selection. When you select a cell in a different radio band, the channel width will correspond to the new radio band selection.
  • When the selected channels represent a combination of channels, the selected channels include a red border.
  • Hover over the selected channels to display detailed frequency and power information.
For 6 GHz radios — When selecting the 20MHz and 40MHz channel widths, all channels are available. When selecting 80 MHz and 160 MHz channel widths, only the Preferred Scanning Channels (PSC) can be configured. The other channels are disabled and are displayed in a gray font with a lighter background. Frequency and power information is not available for disabled channels. PSC channels are: 5, 21, 37, 53, 69, 85, 101, 117, 133, 149, 165, 181, 197, 213, 229.
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Channel Select dialog displaying 6 GHz band available channels
Channel Select dialog displaying 6 GHz band available channels.