On 8/22/19 5:09 PM, Bradley Burch wrote:
Most gear now will hop frequencies automatically if they receive a DFS interference.
"Most" should mean "everything intended for sale in FCC-controlled territories" since it's a requirement to use that spectrum for part 15 purposes at all. If you don't support DFS, you're not supposed to use that spectrum at all, and therefore you shouldn't offer to configure it for the user if you support regulatory domain type compliance at all. I suspect at least some gear gets around that with the whole "intended for configuration by qualified individuals" schtick, but that's pretty weak IMO.
If your gear supports this, turn it on.
More like don't turn it off if you're using most stuff and don't defeat the regulatory domain functionality, either. If you're using gear intended for the aforementioned "qualified individuals", well, make sure you're qualified to configure the thing. I want to say most of the low-cost wISP targeted gear that I'm aware of has never supported the DFS-required spectrum without actually implementing DFS. If you're buying high-$$$ carrier-class gear, I should at least hope you know how to configure it properly. Oddly, I have some general-purpose access points that do, though the instructions are clear that they're for indoor use only when using those channels. -- Brandon Martin