FortiGate Version 3.0 MR4 Administration Guide
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Channel assignments System Wireless
Channel assignments
The following tables list the channel assignments for wireless LANs.
Table 6: IEEE 802.11b (2.4-GHz Band) channel numbers
Table 5: IEEE 802.11a (5-GHz Band) channel numbers
Channel
number
Frequency
(MHz)
Regulatory Areas
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–––––
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.
Channel
number
Frequency
(MHz)
Regulatory Areas
Americas EMEA Israel Japan
1 2412 X X – X
2 2417 X X – X
3 2422 X X – X
4 2427 X X X X
5 2432 X X X X
6 2437 X X X X
7 2442 X X X X
8 2447 X X X X
9 2452 X X X X
10 2457 X X X X
11 2462 X X – X
12 2467 – X – X
13 2472 – X – X
14 2484 – – – X
Mexico is included in the Americas regulatory domain. Channels 1 through 8 are for
indoor use only. Channels 9 through 11 can be used indoors and outdoors. You must
make sure that the channel number complies with the regulatory standards of Mexico.