Netgear WC7520 - ProSafe 20-AP Wireless Controller Reference Manual

Optionally, click the Run Now button to run the channel allocation immediately and apply the 
selected channels to connected managed access points.

Click Apply to save your settings.

Specify RF Management

You can configure centralized RF management for the basic profile group on the basic RF 
Management screen. If you use advanced profile groups, you can use the advanced RF 
Management screen to customize settings for each profile group. 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 controller by an access 
point. When WLAN healing is used, if an access point goes down or loses connectivity, other 
access points share its load to avoid a coverage hole. To do this, the other access points 
increase their transmit power. WLAN healing is configured per security profile group and runs 
between the access points sharing a common security configuration.

Prevent channel change during

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. 

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.

High Traffic Load

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.

Schedule channel allocation

NETGEAR recommends that 

you schedule channel allocation once 
a day at times when the fewest 
clients are expected to be connected. 

Run channel 
allocation at

From the drop-down lists, 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.