Viewing Channel Usage
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The Channel Details Screen
Figure 12. Channel Details Screen
The
Channel Details
screen shows the following detailed
information about the selected channel:
Screen Title:
The channel number and frequency of the
channel being monitored.
APs:
The number of access points discovered on the channel.
Touch this row to open the
Access Points
list screen with
the APs filtered for the selected Channel.
NOTE:
This field shows the number of physical access
points if
Group virtual access points
is selected.
Otherwise, individual BSSIDs are shown.
Clients:
The number of Wi-Fi clients discovered on the
channel.
Touch this row to open the
Clients
list screen
with the clients filtered for the selected Channel.
Interferers:
The number of potential Interfering devices
discovered on the channel.
Touch this row to open the
Interferers
list screen with the interferers filtered for the
selected Channel.
Channel Utilization (line graph)
: Shows 802.11 (
blue
) vs.
non-802.11 (
gray
) utilization of the channel over time. The
two horizontal bars below the line graph show in real time
the percentage of 802.11 utilization vs. non-802.11 utilization
of the channel. Very busy channels can make the network
slow or affect connectivity.