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802.11 Channel Overlap

For wireless networks in the 2.4GHz ISM band (i.e 802.11b and 802.11g), there are only three independent channels; 1, 6 and 11. All the other channels are overlapping. To make sure your access points do not interfere with each other, only use those channels.

References

• http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/wireless/technology/channel/deployment/guide/Channel.html