FAQs

Crestron Wireless Channel Scan RFGW

The SCAN cmd

ENERGYSCAN ALL ON 0 1 16

on some older RF GW models) shows you a histogram of RF saturation on 802.15.4 channels. The farther right the "O" is (the more *** there are), the more RF activity there is on that channel. Activity is most often attributed to WiFi products (802.11 and 802.15.4 share the 2.4GHz spectrum).



https://www.crestron.com/getmedia/b17ba7ff-16ce-4441-bfc2-3ad031c06042/mg_do_cen-rfgw-ex_1#:~:text=The%20default%20RF%20channel%20is,channel%2015%20or%20channel%2020.

7. The 802.15.4 channels 25 and 26 are free; therefore, the Lighting network is set to channel 26. Channel 26 is the channel most removed from Wi-Fi networks and therefore should be the least susceptible to interference from Wi-Fi networks. Channel 26, however, also has the shortest range in most Crestron products and therefore may be less reliable than other channels. Careful examination of the site survey is necessary to determine the most appropriate channel assignment.

https://www.crestron.com/getmedia/3b3588d1-9356-4d4b-a2df-b3ac1c6fff14/mg_bp_installation_setup_crestron_rf_products page 17

>ENERGYSCAN (displays command usage)
>ENERGYSCAN ALL ON 0 1 8 (good default scan for all channels)