3Com 8760 User Guide - Page 210

CHAPTER 5: COMMAND LINE INTERFACE channel This command configures the radio channel through which the access point communicates with wireless clients. Syntax channel • channel - Manually sets the radio channel used for communications with wireless clients. (Range for 802.11a: 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60, 64, 149, 153, 157, 161, 165 for normal mode, and 42, 50, 58, 152, 160 for turbo mode; Range for 802.11b/g: 1 to 14) • auto - Automatically selects an unoccupied channel (if available). Otherwise, the lowest channel is selected. Default Setting Automatic channel selection Command Mode Interface Configuration (Wireless) Command Usage • The available channel settings are limited by local regulations, which determine the number of channels that are available. • When multiple access points are deployed in the same area, be sure to choose a channel separated by at least two channels for 802.11a to avoid having the channels interfere with each other, and at least five channels for 802.11b/g. You can deploy up to four access points in the same area for 802.11a (e.g., channels 36, 56, 149, 165) and three access points for 802.11b/g (e.g., channels 1, 6, 11). • For most wireless adapters, the channel for wireless clients is automatically set to the same as that used by the access point to which it is linked. Example Enterprise AP(if-wireless g)#channel 1 Enterprise AP(if-wireless g)# 5-108