The ACN is designed for friendly coexistence with different systems within the 2.4 GHz band.
The default ACN channel 18 should give you good results for most scenarios.
But since the 2.4 GHz frequency band is used a lot these days, not only for WiFi and Bluetooth but also for all other sorts of device communication, it can make sense to plan ahead and allocate specific communication channels to some devices. Be it on a movie set or in a studio.
This table provides a rough overview about the centre frequencies of all ACN channels and some common WiFi channels.
Lockit ACN | ARRI EMIP WRS | WiFi* | ||||
Channel | Center Frequency MHz | Channel | 802.11g/n Channels | |||
11 | 2405 |
| 1 |
| ||
12 | 2410 | 0 | 2 | |||
13 | 2415 | 1 | 3 | |||
14 | 2420 | 8 | 4 | |||
15 | 2425 | 9 | 5 | |||
16 | 2430 | 2 | 6 | |||
17 | 2435 | 3 | 7 | |||
18 (default) | 2440 | 10 | 8 | |||
19 | 2445 | 11 | 9 | |||
20 | 2450 | 4 | 10 | |||
21 | 2455 | 5 | 11 | |||
22 | 2460 | 12 | 12 | |||
23 | 2465 | 13 | 13 | |||
24 | 2470 | 6 | ||||
25 | 2475 | 7 | ||||
*) In the real world, a WiFi channel usually will not fit into its box as neatly as shown in this table.
Due to modulation, there are always sidebands that may also be taken into account for more sophisticated planning. But as long as a WiFi router is not menacingly blasting on exactly the same frequency as your ACN network, it can be considered a good start.