2.4 GHz Channels
-11 MHz
22 MHz Wide Channels
Channel Number
Low Frequency
Channel Center Frequency
1
2.401
2.412
2.423
2
2.406
2.417
2.428
+11 MHz High Frequency
3
2.411
2.422
2.433
4
2.416
2.427
2.438
5
2.421
2.432
2.443
6
2.426
2.437
2.448
7
2.431
2.442
2.453
8
2.436
2.447
2.458
9
2.441
2.452
2.463
10
2.446
2.457
2.468
11
2.451
2.462
2.473
12
2.456
2.467
2.478
13
2.461
2.472
2.483
14
2.873
2.884
2.895
Channels 12, 13, 14 not used in US
Center frequencies are spaced 5 MHz apart Exception is Channel 13 to 14
Standards that use the 2.4 GHz band 802.11 Legacy (FHSS and DSS) 802.11b (HR-DSSS) 802.11g (ERP) 802.11n (MIMO, HT)
5 Channels of Separation for Non Overlapping
Channels 2 and 8 (dotted circles) show non over lapping channels with each other, but they over lap with preferred channels 1, 6, 11