Reference Guide

The channel data generated from Smart RF populates the report. The report is generated from the last

channel scan. The report lists visible BSSID and SSID data with RF measurements.

Note

Smart RF data is available only when Smart RF is enabled and only for channels that are in the

Smart RF channel plan. For more information, see:

Table 5: Channel Inspector Interference Report

Field Description

Interference Type Describes the channel interference in relation to the operating

channel. Possible values are:

• Co-Channel. All the APs on the same channel as the target

AP are competing. Using Distributed Control Function

(DCF) collisions are avoided because the APs know to avoid

each other; however, the more trac on the channel the

greater the chance of collisions. Throughput slows but all

packets get through.

• Adjacent. APs on adjacent channels are close enough to

interfere but not close enough to know they are interfering.

They do not have the beneﬁt of DCF.

• Overlapping. Applicable for 40MGz and 80MGz channels

only. The 20MGz channel is designated as the primary and

the other channels are designated as secondary extension

channels. If the primary channel of one AP is the same as

the extension channel of another AP it is considered

overlapping. Overlapping is the worst type of interference.

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.