Wi-Fi access point for enhancing SSID availability with smart channel selection

A method for smart channel selection, the method comprising:

• tracking client devices that connect with a local area network (LAN) associated with a gateway device over time;
• storing a historical number of client devices that connect with the LAN, and a channel number on which the gateway device operated each connection with the client devices;
• monitoring a number of probes/association requests on channels in a 5 GHz radio frequency band that are available to broadcast a 5 GHz service set identifier (SSID) of the gateway device;
• determining whether the number of probes/association requests on a current channel in the 5 GHz radio frequency band on which the gateway device is operating is less than a predefined threshold value;
• and
• in response to the number of probes/association requests on the current channel being less than the predefined threshold value:
• performing a smart channel selection function to select a new channel in the 5 GHz radio frequency band having a number of probes/association requests that is greater than or equal to the predefined threshold value;
• and
• broadcasting the 5 GHz SSID of the gateway device on the new channel that is selected based on the smart channel selection function.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for smart channel selection, which when executed by a processor of an electronic apparatus, cause the electronic apparatus to perform operations comprising:

• tracking client devices that connect with a local area network (LAN) associated with the electronic apparatus over time;
• storing a historical number of client devices that connect with the LAN, and a channel number on which the electronic apparatus operated each connection with the client devices;
• monitoring a number of probes/association requests on channels in a 5 GHz radio frequency band that are available to broadcast a 5 GHz service set identifier (SSID) of the electronic apparatus;
• determining whether the number of probes/association requests on a current channel in the 5 GHz radio frequency band on which the electronic apparatus is operating is less than a predefined threshold value;
• and
• in response to the number of probes/association requests on the current channel being less than the predefined threshold value:
• performing a smart channel selection function to select a new channel in the 5 GHz radio frequency band having a number of probes/association requests that is greater than or equal to the predefined threshold value;
• and
• broadcasting the 5 GHz SSID of the electronic apparatus on the new channel that is selected based on the smart channel selection function.