How do I change my wireless channel (TP-Link)?

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You might need to change your wireless channel several times to find the best for your devices.

For:

TP-Link Archer C7 (V2), Archer C2 (V2), N300 (V2), N750 (V2), C20 (V4 & V5). 

The TP-Link C20 V5 does not have a username field for login. The password is 'admin1'.
  1. Open your internet browser. Enter 192.168.0.1 in your address bar. 
  3. Enter "admin" as the username and "admin" as the password.
  4. On the left-hand side, navigate to the "Wireless 2.4GHZ" menu option.
  5. Change the wireless Channel from "Auto" to "11" , "6" or “1”. 
  6. Click Save. 
  7. On the left-hand side, navigate to the "Wireless 5.0GHZ" menu option.
  8. Change the wireless Channel from "Auto" to "44", “149”, “153” or "157". 
  9. Click Save. 
  10. Navigate to the "System Tools" menu option. 
  11. Select “Reboot” from the sub-menu. Click Reboot.
  12. Please wait 1-2 minutes for the router to reboot. 

For:

TP-Link Archer C7 (V4 & V5)

  1. Open your Internet browser. 
  2. Enter 192.168.0.1 in your address bar.
  3. Enter "admin" as the password. 
  4. Select the Advanced tab.
  5. In the menu options, select Wireless. 
  6. From the sub-menu, select Wireless Settings.
  7. Change the wireless Channel from "Auto" to "11", "6" or "1"
  8. Click Save.
  9. Select 5GHz. 
  10. Change the wireless Channel from "Auto" to either: "44, “149”, "153" or "157".
  11. Click Save.

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