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I have a question about Best practices for Channel Planning and use of "Auto Channel" in high Density AP environments such as Residential MDUs that are also filled with CATV/FIOS Wi-Fi modems, printers, hotspots, etc..

Many of the AP manufacturers strongly advocate for use of Au/to Channel Auto Power.

We find that that only really works in smaller, contained and manageable office environments that do not have excessive Rogue devices.

What is the best practice for environments in which these Rogues number in the hundreds, if not more in a dense residential environment?  Typically we see significant channel hopping, which also then causes some of the more advanced cable modems to also auto channel, which then causes the APs to re-auto channel and it becomes a vicious cycle.

Would love some independent CWNE feedback here.

Thank you!