Configuring a Channel Plan

If ACS or Smart RF is enabled you can define a channel plan for the AP. Defining a channel plan enables you to control which channels are available for use during an ACS or Smart RF scan. For example, you may want to avoid using specific channels because of low power, regulatory domain, or radar interference.

For 2.4 GHz Radio nodes, select one of the following:
- 3 Channel Plan — ACS scans the following channels: 1, 6, and 11 in North America, and 1, 7, and 13 in the rest of the world.
- 4 Channel Plan — ACS scans the following channels: 1, 4, 7, and 11 in North America, and 1, 5, 9, and 13 in the rest of the world.
- Auto — ACS scans the default channel plan channels: 1, 6, and 11 in North America, and 1, 5, 9, and 13 in the rest of the world.
- Custom — If you want to configure individual channels from which the ACS or Smart RF selects an operating channel, select Configure. The Add Channels dialog is displayed. Select the individual channels you want to add to the channel plan while pressing the CTRL key, and then select OK.
For 5 GHz Radio nodes, select one of the following:
- All channels — ACS or Smart RF scans all channels for an operating channel and, when ACS or Smart RF is triggered, the optimal channel is selected from all available channels.
  This plan includes the following channels: 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 132, 136, 140, 144, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165.
- All Non-DFS Channels — ACS or Smart RF scans all non-DFS channels for an operating channel. The AP selects the best non-DFS channel.
  This plan includes the following channels: 36, 40, 44, 48, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165.
- Custom — To configure individual channels from which to select an operating channel, select Configure. The Custom Channel Plan dialog displays. Select the individual channels you want to include in the channel plan. To select contiguous channels, use the Shift key. To select multiple, non-contiguous channels in the list, use the CTRL key. Select OK to save the configuration.
- Extended Channel with Weather— ACS or Smart RF selects the best channel from the available channels list. Selected channel may be DFS, weather-radar DFS or non-DFS. Weather-radar channels are approved for selected AP models in selected countries. Consult the compliance information for the selected AP.
  - This plan includes the following channels: 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 100, 104, 108, 112, 116, 120, 124, 128, 132, 136, 140, 144, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165.
  - The weather channel includes 5600-5650MHz sub-bands and requires a listening period before the AP can provide wireless service. During the listening period, the Current Channel field for DFS channels displays the value DFS Timeout, and the weather channel fields display DFS Timeout . In Europe, the listening period can be up to 10 minutes. In the U.S., this period is 1 minute.
For 6 GHz Radio nodes, select one of the following:
- All channels — ACS or Smart RF scans all channels for an operating channel and, when ACS or Smart RF is triggered, the optimal channel is selected from all available channels.
- Custom — To configure individual channels from which to select an operating channel, select Configure. The Custom Channel Plan dialog displays. Select the individual channels you want to include in the channel plan. To select contiguous channels, use the Shift key. To select multiple, non-contiguous channels in the list, use the CTRL key. Select OK to save the configuration.
- PSC Channels. Since numerous channels are offered on the 6 GHz band, the best practice is to configure the Preferred Scanning Channel (PSC) so that the amount of probing is kept to a minimum. Preferred channels function as primary channels at each channel width: 20, 40, 80, 160 MHz, and 320MHz (AP4020/X/FX, AP5020).
  This plan includes the following channels: 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25, 29, 33, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61, 65, 69, 73, 77, 81, 85, 89, 93, 97, 101, 105, 109, 113, 117, 121, 125, 129, 133, 137, 141, 145, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165, 169, 173, 177, 181, 185, 189, 193, 197, 201, 205, 209, 213, 217, 221, 225, 229, 233.

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For a list of channels that are included in the selected channel plan, select

on the user interface.