How to change the transmission channel of 5GHz wifi?

Hello! My name is Mostafa, and I’m an independent advisor and a long-time Microsoft user. and I will try my best to assist you with this so that you find a satisfactory solution.

Please follow the steps below:

1. Open the Command Prompt as an administrator. Right-click the Windows Start button and select "Command Prompt (Admin)" from the menu.
2. Type the following command and press Enter: netsh wlan show interfaces
3. Note the name of your wireless network interface. It should be listed under the "Name" field.
4. Type the following command and press Enter: netsh wlan show networks mode=bssid
5. Note the channel number of your 5GHz Wi-Fi network. It should be listed under the "Channel" field.
6. Type the following command and press Enter: netsh wlan set profileparameter name="<interface name>" channel=<channel number>
7. Replace <interface name> with the name of your wireless network interface (step 3), and <channel number> with the desired channel number for your 5GHz Wi-Fi network.

Restart your Wi-Fi network interface. Type the following command and press Enter: netsh interface set interface "<interface name>" admin=disable && netsh interface set interface "<interface name>" admin=enable

Replace <interface name> with the name of your wireless network interface (step 3).

Your 5GHz Wi-Fi network should use the new channel number you specified. In case of additional questions, reach out back to me, and I will be happy to help and try my best to resolve your issue. Thank you.

Best,

Mostafa

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You're welcome. The channel= parameter in the netsh command is only available for certain wireless network adapters that support changing the channel. Since you mentioned that your Intel AX 210 and AX 201 network cards do support the 5GHz frequency, it is likely that they support changing the channel as well.

However, if the channel= parameter is not recognized by the netsh command, you can try using the graphical user interface (GUI) to change the channel instead.

Right-click on the Wi-Fi icon in the system tray and select "Open Network & Internet Settings".

Click on "Change adapter options".

Right-click on the wireless network adapter that you want to configure and select "Properties".

Select "Configure" next to your network adapter.

Click on the "Advanced" tab.

Look for a property that allows you to change the channel for your 5GHz Wi-Fi network. The name of the property may vary depending on your network adapter and driver. For example, it may be called "Preferred Band" or "802.11n Channel Width for 5.2GHz".

Select the desired channel and save your changes.

Restart your wireless network adapter.

After completing these steps, your 5GHz Wi-Fi network should use the new channel you specified. Note that you may need to experiment with different channels to find the one that works best in your specific environment.

Thank you for wanting to help. But that's not what I want. I know how to switch to 2.4GHz (I work as a system administrator myself). I need exactly 5 GHz setup. You need to understand how to manually change the transmission channel. I now have the main router transmitting at a frequency of 160 MHZ, channel 44. If I travel with my laptop to another place where there are no Wi-Fi networks. then the hotspot works well (I distribute the Internet from my laptop). but it doesn't work at home. As I understand it, it's about the LAR technology. I would appreciate your help.

Hi SergeyDiGi,

I am Dave, I will help you with this.

Open the Settings App, then go to Network and Internet - Mobile Hotspot.

Click the Edit button in there, if your Intel WiFi card supports transmitting a 2.4GHz Hotspot it is in there you can change the Network Band, if 2.4GHz is not available, it is the Intel WiFi cards casing that, you could also try changing your router to 2.4GHz only.

If you need to change the router settings [access point] you will need to log in to your router and change that settings. If you need to change your laptop settings You will need to go into device manager and right click on the wifi driver and go through advance settings to set bandwidth to 2.5 or 5 and can set static IP address and prefered band a/g/ac/n ect.