Clustering Multiple Access Points
Configuring and Viewing Channel Management Settings
Cisco AP541N Dual-band Single-radio Access Point Quick Start Guide
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Stopping/Starting Automatic Channel Assignment
By default, automatic channel assignment is disabled (off).
NOTE
Channel Management overrides the default cluster behavior, which is to
synchronize radio channels of all access points across a cluster. When Channel
Management is enabled, the radio Channel is not synced across the cluster to other
access points.
•
Click
Start
to resume automatic channel assignment.
When automatic channel assignment is enabled, the Channel Manager
periodically maps radio channels used by clustered access points and, if
necessary, re-assigns channels on clustered access points to reduce
interference with cluster members or other access points outside the
cluster.
•
Click
Stop
to stop automatic channel assignment. (No channel usage maps
or channel re-assignments will be made. Only manual updates will affect the
channel assignment.)
NOTE
The proposed channel assignment will not take effect if the
Channel
field on the
Wireless Radio page is set to
auto
. The channel must be set to a static channel.
Viewing Current Channel Assignments and Setting Locks
The
Current Channel Assignments
section shows a list of all access points in the
cluster by IP Address. The display shows the band on which each access point is
broadcasting (a/b/g/n), the current channel used by each access point, and an
option to lock an access point on its current radio channel so that it cannot be re-
assigned to another.
Table 38
provides details about Current Channel Assignments.
Table 38 Channel Assignments
Field
Description
IP Address
IP Address for the access point.
