Netgear WC7500 User Manual - Page 194

ProSAFE Wireless Controller Setting Description Prevent channel change during Active voice call Note: If the wireless controller is prevented from reallocating a channel because it is in use, the wireless controller checks again at the next scheduled channel allocation. High Traffic Load Select the enable radio button to prevent channel changes during voice calls. Select the disable radio button to allow channel changes during voice calls. Disabled is the default setting. Select the enable radio button to prevent channel changes during a high traffic load. Select the disable radio button to allow channel changes during a high traffic load. Disabled is the default setting. Schedule channel allocation Note: We recommend that you schedule channel allocation once a day at times when the fewest clients are expected to be connected. Run channel allocation at Run channel allocation every From the menus, select the hour and minutes when the channel allocation must run. Select the check boxes to specify the day or days when the channel allocation must run. IMPORTANT: Changing channels might temporarily affect traffic on the managed access points in the network. 6. To run channel allocation immediately, click the Run Now button. The selected channels are applied to the managed access points. This option is useful when you add a new access point or change your network. 7. Click the Apply button. The changes are saved. If enabled, the channel allocation occurs according to the configured schedule. Specify Radio Frequency Management Radio frequency (RF) management lets you specify the transmission power settings, WLAN healing settings, and band steering settings. Radio Frequency Concepts Radio frequency (RF) management optimizes the channel allocation for access points based on clients, user data traffic, and the nearby RF environment of access points. The wireless controller periodically checks the radio neighborhood maps and detects changes in the radio neighborhood maps or loss of connectivity to the wireless controller by an access point. WLAN healing is a special feature of RF management. When you use WLAN healing, if an access point goes down or loses connectivity, other access points share its load to avoid a Configure WiFi and QoS Settings 194