Manual Part 2

Wireless Array
338 Configuring the Wireless Array
Auto band assigns as many IAPs to the 5 GHz band as possible when
there are other Arrays within earshot. It does this by determining how
many Arrays are in range and then picking the number of radios to place
in the 2.4 GHz band. Note that for another Array to be considered to be in
range, the other Array must be visible via both the wireless and wired
networks—the Array must be listed in the Network Map table, its entry
must have In Range set to Yes, and it must have at least one active IAP
with an SSID that has broadcast enabled.
Auto band runs separately from auto channel configuration. If the band is
changed for an IAP, associated stations will be disconnected and will
then reconnect.
14. Channel Configuration: Automatic channel configuration is the
recommended method for channel allocation. When the Array performs
auto channel configuration, you may optionally instruct it to first
negotiate with any other nearby Arrays that have been detected, to
determine whether to stagger the start time for the procedure slightly.
Thus, nearby Arrays will not run auto channel at the same time. This
prevents Arrays from interfering with each other’s channel assignments.
The Configuration Status field displays whether an Auto Configure
cycle is currently running on this Array or not.
Click Auto Configure to instruct the Array to determine the best channel
allocation settings for each enabled IAP and select the channel
automatically, based on changes in the environment. This is the
recommended method for channel allocation (see “RF Spectrum
Management” on page 337). The following options may be selected for
auto configuration:
• Negotiate: negotiate air-time with other Arrays before performing a
full scan. Negotiating is slower, but if multiple Arrays are configuring
channels at the same time the Negotiate option ensures that multiple
Arrays don't select the same channels. Turning off the Negotiate
option allows the Auto Configure button to manually perform auto