Field | Description |
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Operating Channel | Indicates the operating channel of the AP. This is not necessarily the highest ranked channel. For best performance, you want the highest ranked channel to be the operating channel. |
Last Scan | Date and time of the last background scan. |
Refresh | Auto refresh ensures that the most recent scan data is presented. Enable or disable auto refresh at the top of the report. 30 seconds is the default auto refresh value. If auto refresh is disabled, click the Refresh button to manually refresh the display. |
Auto Channel Select | Initiates Auto Channel Selection (ACS). ACS will disrupt service and result in a persistent channel assignment. Use this option to reassign the channels. The ACS scan will disrupt network activity. |
On-Demand Background Scan |
The background scan does not change channel assignments, it simply provides details about the current assignments. Run background scan on each radio separately. To change channel assignments, you must run ACS. |
Ranking | Indicates the best operating channel based on a 5-star ranking. This ranking is relative to the channels that are available. |
Frequency | Radio Frequency channels with the beacon channel (primary) denoted with brackets. The following is an 80MHz channel example showing [5220] as the beacon channel. 44: (5180 5200 [5220] 5240). |
Noise | Channel noise measured in Decibel-milliwatts (dBm). |
Channel
Details Interference Type |
Click the details link to display the following channel
details: Describes the channel interference in relation to the operating channel. Possible values are:
Example Notation, Co-Channel 20 44: (5220) indicates that there is co-channel interference on the beacon channel 5220. |
Frequency | Radio Frequency channels with the beacon channel (primary) denoted with brackets. The following is an 80MHz channel example showing [5220] as the beacon channel. 44: (5180 5200 [5220] 5240). |
RSS | Received signal strength value. |
BSSID | Basic Service Set Identifier. Identifies the AP. |
SSID | Service Set Identifier. Identifies the network. |
AP Name | Name of the AP provided at network setup. |