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How I learned to stop worrying and love all 5Ghz channels

Using all 5 Ghz channels available in your regulatory domain is not a choice, it’s a matter of fact. Here’s my experience.

I did a validation survey at one of our remote sites. The survey data showed severe co-channel interference almost everywhere. The site lies in open countryside and has no detectable neighboring APs: all of the APs are our own and they all transmit in the same 4 non-DFS channels as shown in the reading taken at location A on site:

The original situation at location A