Quick Reference Guide

Configure Wireless and QoS Settings
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ProSAFE Wireless Controller WC9500
2. Configure the settings as described in the following table:
Setting Description
Automatic channel allocation Ensure that the enable radio button is selected during normal
operation.
Automatic channel allocation distributes channels across the
managed access points to reduce interference.
To disable
automatic channel allocation, select the
disable radio button.
Valid corporate channels Specify the wireless band by selecting the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz check
box. For each wireless band, the following applies:
• You can remove one or more channels from the list of available
channels by clearing their check boxes.
This is a good way to
avoid interference with competing equipment such as in a
medical setting where medical devices use a specific channel.
• Y
ou cannot add channels. The wireless controller determines
available channels based on the country or region that you
specified on the General Settings screen (see Configure
General Settings on page 47).
Prevent channel change during Active voice call Select the enable radio button to prevent
channel changes during voice calls.
Select the disable radio button to allow channel
changes during voice calls.
This is the default
setting.
High Traf
fic Load Select the enable radio button to prevent
channel changes during a high traf
fic load.
Select the disable
radio button to allow channel
changes during a high traf
fic load. This is the
default setting.
Schedule channel allocation Run channel
allocation at
From the menus, select the hour and minutes
when the channel allocation should run.
Run channel
allocation every
Select the check boxes to specify the day or
days when the channel allocation should run.
IMPORTANT:
Changing channels might temporarily affect traffic on the managed
access points in the network.
3. (Optional) Click Run Now.
The channel allocation occurs immediately and 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.
4. Click Apply.
If enabled, the channel allocation occurs according to the configured schedule.
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.
Note: NETGEAR recommends that
you schedule channel allocation once
a day at times when the fewest
clients are expected to be connected.