Wireless Services
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With Background Scanning enabled, the controller periodically samples RF activity of all surrounding access points including channel utilization and nearby devices in all available channels. Background scanning is the basis for Auto Tx Power and Rogue AP detection, and must be enabled for these features to operate. If you prefer, you may disable it if you feel it's not helpful, or adjust the scanning frequency, if you prefer scanning at greater or fewer intervals.
Using the information collected by Background Scanning, APs can automatically adjust their transmit power to optimize coverage. When enabled, APs will optimize their transmit power based on the time interval configured for Background Scanning.
Note: Background Scanning must be enabled, and Tx Power of APs must be set to Auto (under Wireless Radio Settings) for this feature to operate.