Channel Planning
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Hamina includes an automatic channel planner, which runs whenever any adjustments are made to the predictive model, such as adding walls or moving access points.
The channel planner attempts to minimize or remove co-channel interference, uses any available channels allowed in the Channel Settings window.
Click on any access point on the map.
In the Edit Access Point pane, click show more.
Click the link to open the Channel Settings window.
In 2.4, 5, and 6 GHz, it is possible to remove channels from the channel plan. It is very common to remove channels from the 5 GHz channel plan, due to factors such as:
Neighboring networks already using channels
Lack of client device support on certain channels (for example, some clients do not support channel 144)
Lack of access point support on certain channels
Non-Wi-Fi technologies operating in the same frequency space as some Wi-Fi channels
You can use the Channel Settings window to remove channels from the channel plan but unchecking them, and clicking Save.
Hamina Network Planner Plus integrates with the Wi-Fi Alliance AFC database, so you can query the database during the design phase to see which channels and transmit powers you can use.
The project country must be set to United States.
The location defined by the Coordinate markers must be in the United States.
In the Channel & Network Settings, the Automatic Frequency Coordination (AFC) setting must be enabled.
Automatic Frequency Coordination (AFC) requires a Hamina Network Planner Plus subscription.
Set the project country to United States.
Using Google Maps, find a precise landmark or location on the map that you can use as a reference point.
Right-click the precise landmark or location, and click on the latitude and longitude in the menu tor copy it to your clipboard.
In Hamina Network Planner Plus, select the Coordinates tool (which is grouped together with the Scale tool) in the toolbar.
Precisely place the Coordinate marker in Hamina in the same location as the reference point on the map.
With either Ctrl + V or Command + V, paste the coordinates from Google Maps into the Coordinate marker.
Repeat the process a second time in another location on the map.
Place a standard power access point on the map.
The AFC button will appear new the view controls in the upper right.
