- Step 1:Turn on your wireless router and your computer.
- Step 2:Connect your router to your computer using an Ethernet cable.
- Step 3:To change the router settings to switch it to 5 GHz, you must access the web interface of the wireless router.
- Step 4:So type the IP address of your wireless router in the address bar of a web browser on your computer.
- Step 5:If you do not know the IP address of your router, you can find it out from the label on your router.
- Step 6:Now, when the login page of the wireless router is displayed, enter the username and password, and click the Login button and follow with how to switch router to 5ghz guide.
- Step 7:Then go to the wireless settings or advanced settings of your router.
- Step 8:Usually, both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz frequency bands will be enabled in most of the routers (dual-band).
- Step 9:If you see an option to disable the 2..4 GHz frequency band, then click it. Else click the checkbox near Enable 2.4 GHz option to uncheck and disable it. These settings options may differ from router to router, as given below.