A network technician is setting up three wireless access points in a small office on the 2.4 GHz band. The technician notices performance issues and interference when using channels 1, 2, and 3. Which channel assignment strategy should the technician use to eliminate channel overlap?
- Assign the access points to channels 1, 6, and 11.Answer
- BAssign the access points to channels 1, 3, and 5.
- CConfigure APIPA addressing on all wireless client devices.
- DPlace each access point on a separate switch VLAN.
Answer
Assign the access points to channels 1, 6, and 11.
In 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi deployments, standard channels are 20 MHz wide with 5 MHz separation between channel centers. To avoid adjacent-channel interference, channels must be at least 5 channels apart. Channels 1, 6, and 11 are the standard set of non-overlapping channels in North America and international 2.4 GHz deployments.
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2.4 GHz Non-Overlapping Channels