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Channel assignments
System Wireless
• IEEE 802.11a (5-GHz Band) (not supported by FortiWiFi-50B units)
• IEEE 802.11b (2.4-GHz Band)
• IEEE 802.11g (2.4-GHz Band)
• WEP64 and WEP128 Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
• Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), WPA2 and WPA2 Auto using pre-shared keys
or RADIUS servers
Channel assignments
The following tables list the channel assignments for wireless LANs.
The following sections list the channel assignments for wireless LANs.
• IEEE 802.11a channel numbers
• IEEE 802.11b channel numbers
• IEEE 802.11g channel numbers
IEEE 802.11a channel numbers
Table 5 lists IEEE 802.11a channels supported for FortiWiFi products that support
the IEEE 802.11a wireless standard. 802.11a is not supported by FortiWiFi-50B
units.
All channels are restricted to indoor usage except the Americas, which allows for
indoor and outdoor use on channels 52 through 64 in the United States.
Table 5: IEEE 802.11a (5-GHz Band) channel numbers
Channel Frequency
Regulatory Areas
number (MHz) Americas Europe Taiwan Singapore Japan
34 5170 – X – – X
36 5180 X X – X –
38 5190 – X – – X
40 5200 X X – X –
42 5210 – X – – X
44 5220 X X – X –
46 5230 – X – – X
48 5240 X X – X –
52 5260 X X X – –
56 5280 X X X – –
60 5300 X X X – –
64 5320 X X X – –
149 5745 – – – – –
153 5765 – – – – –
157 5785 – – – – –
161 5805 – – – – –
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