I believe the basis for his idea is that, because 802.11 clients are far more sensitive to other 802.11 clients as opposed to noise, it's better to have those extra channels, whose overlapping channels would sound like noise to clients not on that specific channel. I am not saying I agree with this, haha.
On Wed, Aug 26, 2020 at 11:44 AM Matt Wierzgac <[email protected]> wrote: > I echo Seth’s statement. Utilize the 5GHz radio for dense deployments, > and shut down the 2.4GHz radios on AP’s where needed, and utilize the 3 > channel plan. > > > > Thanks, > > > > > *Matt Wierzgac *Engineering Manager > > phone: 248-378-1125 > mobile: 248-504-8096 > > [image: facebook icon] <https://www.facebook.com/pg/WZCNetworkingLLC>[image: > twitter icon] <https://twitter.com/wzcnetworking>[image: linkedin icon] > <https://www.linkedin.com/company/wzc-networking-llc> > > [image: logo] <https://www.wzcnetworking.net/> > > 24371 Catherine Industrial Dr. Suite 225 > Novi, MI 48375 > > www.wzcnetworking.net > > > > > > *From:* The EDUCAUSE Wireless Issues Community Group Listserv < > [email protected]> *On Behalf Of *Seth Bean > *Sent:* Wednesday, August 26, 2020 12:25 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] [EXT] Re: [WIRELESS-LAN] 2.4Ghz channel > designations > > > > I briefly tried the 4 channel (1,4,7,11) plan and it was awful. 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