A network technician is setting up the wireless network for a company's new branch office.
After doing a site survey, the technician discovers there is a lot of interference from 2.4GHz devices at the location on channel 11
Which of the following would be the BEST channel on which to set up the WAPs?
A.
Channel 6 B.
Channel 7 C.
Channel 9 D.
Channel 10
A.
A network technician is setting up the wireless network for a company's new branch office.
After doing a site survey, the technician discovers there is a lot of interference from 2.4GHz devices at the location on channel 11
Which of the following would be the BEST channel on which to set up the WAPs?
A.
Channel 6
B.
Channel 7
C.
Channel 9
D.
Channel 10
A.
The BEST channel to set up the WAPs in this scenario would be Channel 6.
Here's why:
Wireless networks operate on specific channels within the 2.4GHz frequency band. There are 11 channels available in North America, but these channels overlap with each other, which can cause interference and decrease network performance.
In this scenario, the technician has found that there is a lot of interference from 2.4GHz devices on channel 11. This means that setting up the WAPs on channel 11 would likely result in poor network performance due to the interference.
To avoid this, the technician should choose a different channel that is not experiencing as much interference. Channels 1, 6, and 11 are the only non-overlapping channels in North America, meaning that they don't interfere with each other. Since channel 11 is already experiencing interference, the technician should choose either channel 1 or channel 6.
While channel 7, 9, and 10 are also available channels, they are not non-overlapping channels, which means that they could interfere with neighboring channels. Therefore, they are not the BEST options in this scenario.
Based on this information, the BEST channel for the technician to set up the WAPs would be Channel 6.