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Changing Wi-Fi channels to manual selection on Telus/Modem router
Before someone interjects to suggest that we should refrain from manually changing channels and let the router handle it automatically, I want to highlight that this might not always be t...
Yes, they are easily changable. The one user may have had the Wifi Hub, which is a bit of an outlier. It has a few issues. That one is not nearly as frequently used as it used to be for new installs. The T3200 that I have is an older gateway Telus uses. The Boost Wifi6 AP is part of all new installs.
I did a quick network scan and I have 66 wifi networks in range currently. The network utility shows that channels 11 for 2.4GHz and channel 100 for 5GHz are the best I can choose based on the nearby networks. I won't bother posting screenshots from the T3200M as they aren't typically used for new installs anymore. I will include the Wifi6 Boost screenshots. The 5GHz low network I left as auto for the channel.
Nighthawk
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Community Power UserI have the T3200M from Telus and I can manually specify channels for both frequencies. Same for the Wifi6 Boost AP that Telus provides. In addition to the 2.4GHz channels, the Wifi6 Boost has two different 5GHz options also - 5GHz High (channels over 100) and Low (channels under 100).
Have you actually made any changes to switch from Auto to Manual?
It's easy to assume it's changeable but with the Shaw/Rogers Tecnhicolor router/modem it's visible but slightly greyed out now so we can't change it. Another Telus user in a post from a few years ago with Fibre wrote he can't.
- Nighthawk
Yes, they are easily changable. The one user may have had the Wifi Hub, which is a bit of an outlier. It has a few issues. That one is not nearly as frequently used as it used to be for new installs. The T3200 that I have is an older gateway Telus uses. The Boost Wifi6 AP is part of all new installs.
I did a quick network scan and I have 66 wifi networks in range currently. The network utility shows that channels 11 for 2.4GHz and channel 100 for 5GHz are the best I can choose based on the nearby networks. I won't bother posting screenshots from the T3200M as they aren't typically used for new installs anymore. I will include the Wifi6 Boost screenshots. The 5GHz low network I left as auto for the channel.
I appreciate your efforts!
In my congested area Auto works best for 2.4 GHz. On the other hand since everyone in our condo are also using 5 GHz for streaming and gaming, only channel 157 is optimal. It's the best of the worst. But I get the advertised 500 Mbps on 157 only and exceed it via Ethernet cable.
I also have bandsteering disabled. Only smart devices including WiFi Google mini and a printer/scanner are connected to 2.4 GHz. These devices run only on 2.4 GHz. But I notice a major performance hit immediately with 5 GHz when in Auto. It's stuck on 44.
I might try to get out of my Shaw contract and switch to Telus internet assuming all basic Fibre modem/routers have unrestricted access to WiFi channels.
