AP WiFi1 not running at selected power

[gsiemens]

I have several APs (250 and 150W) that have power selected for radio WiFi1 at 14. Most of the AP's are fine but 20% of them are running at 9 instead of 14.

I can't seem to figure out what is going on. The switch seems to be well below power budget and the power selector is the same as the ones that are working properly. 9 is what our bottom wattage (do not drop below) is set to, bud shouldn't they be running on what was selected?

[gsiemens]

I'm sorry I meant AP22-45. Every one in the "Dorm" location

[samantha_lynn]

Ap 20 and 21 are on auto, the rest seem to be set to manual. If you click on the green check mark icon next to the AP, and go to the Complete audit tab, do you see any pending changes waiting to go out?

[gsiemens]

AP20-AP45

[gsiemens]

All AP's in the dorm location are over ride to manual. These are the AP's in question.

[samantha_lynn]

Thank you for that access. In general it looks like your power settings are set to Auto, which means the AP will pick the best power level based on it's background scans, within the range you've set in the Radio Profile. This allows them to compensate for other signals in the area, so they can provide the best coverage without overlapping signals and causing packet damage.