Wireless Channel Changes - TekSavvy Community
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h3 data-id="we-have-a-few-basic-guides-on-changing-channels-in-your-devices-for-less-wireless-congestion.-please-note-these-are-just-basic-examples.-you-may-need-to-look-up-more-details-online-for-your-router-model-on-the-process.">We have a few basic guides on changing channels in your devices for less Wireless congestion. Please note these are just basic examples. You may need to look up more details online for your router model on the process.</h3><h2 data-id="apple-routers">Apple Routers</h2><ol><li>Open <strong>Airport Utility</strong>.</li><li>Click on the router in use and click <strong>Edit</strong></li><li>Click <strong>Manual Setup</strong> and then choose <strong>Airport</strong>.</li><li>Click <strong>Wireless</strong>.</li><li>Change the <strong>Wireless Channel</strong> to your desired channel. You may have to click <strong>Wireless Options</strong> to find the Channel setting.</li><li>Click <strong>Update</strong></li></ol><h2 data-id="asus-routers">Asus Routers</h2><ol><li>Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Safari.</li><li>Type <a href="http://192.168.1.1" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">http://192.168.1.1</a> into the address bar and then press Enter on your keyboard.</li><li>If you haven't changed the admin username and password of your router from their default values, enter <strong>admin</strong> into both the username and password fields. If you have changed these values, enter your custom administrative credentials.</li><li>Click on <strong>Wireless</strong> which can be found at the left side of the page.</li><li>Ensure the frequency is set to 2.4GHz.</li><li>Change <strong>Control Channel</strong> to the desired channel from the drop-down menu.</li><li>Click <strong>Save Settings</strong> to save your changes.</li><li>You can repeat the same settings by changing frequency to 5GHz if there is a wireless speed issue with the 5GHz wireless network.</li></ol><h2 data-id="d-link-routers">D-link Routers</h2><ol><li>Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Safari.</li><li>Type <a href="http://192.168.0.1" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">http://192.168.0.1</a> OR <a href="http://dlinkrouter/" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">http://dlinkrouter/</a> OR <a href="http://dlinkrouter.local/" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">http://dlinkrouter.local/</a> into the address bar and then press Enter on your keyboard.</li><li>If you haven't changed the admin username and password of your router from their default values, enter <strong>Admin</strong> into the username field and leave the password <strong>blank</strong>. If you have changed these values, enter your custom administrative credentials.</li><li>Click <strong>Login</strong>.</li><li>Click on the <strong>Setup</strong> tab which can be found at the top of the configuration page.</li><li>Click on the <strong>Wireless Settings</strong> button on the left side of the screen.</li><li>Click on <strong>Manual Wireless Network Setup</strong>.</li><li>Disable <strong>Enable Auto Channel</strong> Scan by unchecking the associated box.</li><li>Select your desired channel from the drop-down menu.</li><li>Click <strong>Save Settings</strong> to save your changes.</li></ol><h2 data-id="ciscolinksys-routers">Cisco/Linksys Routers</h2><h3 data-id="wrt-gui">WRT GUI</h3><ol><li>Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Safari.</li><li>Type <a href="http://192.168.1.1" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">http://192.168.1.1</a> into the address bar and then press <strong>Enter</strong> on your keyboard.</li><li>If you haven't changed the admin username and password of your router from their default values, enter <strong>admin</strong> into both the username and password fields. If you have changed these values, enter your custom administrative credentials.</li><li>Click on the <strong>Wireless</strong> tab which can be found at the top of the page.</li><li>Click on the <em>Basic Wireless'</em> Settings tab which should now be visible just below the Wireless tab.</li><li>In the Configuration View section, click on the <strong>Manual</strong> radio button (this step may not be necessary on some models.)</li><li>Set the <strong>Channel</strong> field to your desired channel by clicking on the dropdown box then clicking on your desired channel's number.</li><li>Click on the <strong>Apply/Save</strong> button found at the bottom of the page.</li></ol><h3 data-id="smart-wifi-gui">Smart Wifi GUI</h3><ol><li>Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Safari.</li><li>Type <a href="http://192.168.1.1" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">http://192.168.1.1</a> into the address bar and then press <strong>Enter</strong> on your keyboard.</li><li>If you haven't changed the password of your router from their default value, enter <strong>admin</strong> into the password field.</li><li>Choose <strong>Wireless</strong> on the left side of the page under Router Settings</li><li>Click <strong>Edit</strong> on either the 2.4GHz or 5GHz network.</li><li>Change the <strong>Channel</strong> selection to your desired channel.</li><li>Click on <strong>Apply</strong>.</li></ol><h2 data-id="smartrg-routers">SmartRG Routers</h2><ol><li>Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Safari.</li><li>Type <a href="http://192.168.1.1/admin" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">http://192.168.1.1/admin</a> into the address bar and then press <strong>Enter</strong> on your keyboard.</li><li>If you haven't changed the admin username and password of your router from their default values, enter <strong>admin</strong> into both the username and password fields. If you have changed these values, enter your custom administrative credentials.</li><li>Click on the <strong>Wireless</strong> link which is found on the far left side of the page.</li><li>Click on the <strong>Advanced</strong> link which should appear under the Wireless link from step 4.</li><li>Set the <strong>Channel</strong> field to your desired channel by clicking on the dropdown box then clicking on your desired channel's number.</li><li>Click on the <strong>Apply/Save</strong> button found at the bottom of the page.</li></ol><h2 data-id="tp-link-routers">TP-Link Routers</h2><h3 data-id="older-firmware-(green-background-in-most-cases)">Older Firmware (Green background in most cases)</h3><ol><li>Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Safari.</li><li>Type <a href="http://192.168.1.1" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">http://192.168.1.1</a> OR <a href="http://tplinklogin.net" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">http://tplinklogin.net</a> into the address bar and then press Enter on your keyboard.</li><li>If you haven't changed the admin username and password of your router from their default values, enter <strong>admin</strong> into both the username and password fields. If you have changed these values, enter your custom administrative credentials.</li><li>Click on <strong>Wireless</strong> in the menu on the left hand side of the screen.</li><li>In the Wireless sub-menu, select <strong>Wireless Settings</strong>.</li><li>Set the <strong>Channel</strong> field to your desired channel by clicking on the dropdown box then clicking on your desired channel's number.</li><li>Click on the <strong>Apply/Save</strong> button found at the bottom of the page.</li></ol><h3 data-id="newer-firmware-(blue-background-in-most-cases)">Newer Firmware (Blue background in most cases)</h3><ol><li>Open a web browser such as Internet Explorer, Chrome, or Safari.</li><li>Type <a href="http://192.168.1.1" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">http://192.168.1.1</a> OR <a href="http://tplinklogin.net" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc">http://tplinklogin.net</a> into the address bar and then press Enter on your keyboard.</li><li>Click on <strong>Advanced</strong> along the top.</li><li>Choose <strong>Wireless</strong> on the left side and then choose <strong>Wireless Settings</strong>.</li><li>Choose the desired wireless connection, 2.4GHz or 5GHz.</li><li>Set the <strong>Channel</strong> field to your desired channel by clicking on the dropdown box then clicking on your desired channel's number.</li><li>Click <strong>Save</strong>.</li></ol><h2></h2> </article> </main>
