Would you like to learn how to disable the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz wireless band on the TP-LINK ARCHER C6 AC1200? In this tutorial, we are going to teach you how to disable the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz wireless networks on the AC1200 router.

• TP-LINK ARCHER C6 AC1200 – Version 2.0

Hardware List:

The following section presents the list of equipment used to create this tutorial.

Every piece of hardware listed above can be found at Amazon website.

Archer C6 AC1200 – Disable the 5 GHz band

Open your browser and enter the IP address of your wireless router.

In our example, the following URL was entered in the Browser:

• http://192.168.0.1

The AC1200 web interface should be presented.

On the login screen, enter the management password.

ARCHER C6 - LOGIN SCREEN

Access the Advanced tab on the top of the screen.

ARCHER C6 - Advanced menu

Access the WIRELESS menu and select the WIRELESS SETTINGS option.

ARCHER C6 - Wireless menu

On the Wireless settings screen, uncheck the Smart connect option and select the 5GHz option.

Archer C6 AC1200 - 802-11ac

To disable the 5GHz band, uncheck the option named Enable Wireless radio.

Archer C6 AC1200 - Disable 5GHz band

Congratulations, you have disabled the 5GHz wireless band on the AC1200 router.

Archer C6 AC1200 – Disable the 2.4 GHz band

Open your browser and enter the IP address of your wireless router.

In our example, the following URL was entered in the Browser:

• http://192.168.0.1

The AC1200 web interface should be presented.

On the login screen, enter the management password.

ARCHER C6 - LOGIN SCREEN

Access the Advanced tab on the top of the screen.

ARCHER C6 - Advanced menu

Access the WIRELESS menu and select the WIRELESS SETTINGS option.

ARCHER C6 - Wireless menu

On the Wireless settings screen, uncheck the Smart connect option and select the 2.4GHz option.

Archer C6 AC1200 - Disable 24 band

To disable the 2.4 GHz band, uncheck the option named Enable Wireless radio.

Archer C6 AC1200 - Disable 2-4GHz band

Congratulations, you have disabled the 2.4 GHz wireless band on the AC1200 router.