@David-TP Ah! Amazing! You are 100% correct. That's about the only thing I didn't think to click as I was frantically trying to fix my screw up today because it didn't look clickable. Weird the other tech support didn't know this was a thing.

 

The follow up question though - I turned off "automatic switching between channel width" which was part of the notification I got this morning. Is there anywhere to turn that back on?

 

Legend, thank you!

  @David-TP Are you still able to configure with the updated app?

It seems my DECO's are for the US region, however, I live in AU.  I am stuck on channel 40 and 2 5G/2.4G respectively...

  @thomas- 

 

Running latest TestFlight App Version 3.0.46 (496)

  @Dissing I really wish I found this thread before buying X60 x 3 units of this for $300+, a such a simple thing as changing your channel is not part of this and I was so close to Orbi, I stupidly enough didn't do my research about the channels because I just expected such expensive hardware would obviously have a very easy click in an app to change channel just like my oldest of routers that are ancient. Orbi has it

 

https://community.netgear.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/22508i7262B9F5DE0D4E5C/image-size/large?v=v2&px=999

 

It's 2023, it's still not here, this thread started in 2020, it tells me its not coming. 

 

 

TP Link have made it pretty clear that there is no intention to add the change channel facility. Whether my Deco's band selection algorithm got better - my background interference levels changed - or some other factor came into play I cannot say for sure - BUT the number of times the wifi 'plays up' has massively diminished over the last 12 months, to the point that I cannot remember the last time it happened.. Again this is probably not related in any way at all but a couple of 5G telecom masts have been erected quite nearby.... perhaps 5G is actually good. Overall I don't regret the purchase of the Deco mesh units - especially now that they are better behaved.

  @David-TP wooow! Heavy stuff!

thx for a thorough explanation.

 

I see, this article is really old. 

I'm a new Deco user and faced this problem with changing channels.

 

However, why don't you allow users to choose whether they use automatic or manual channel selection?

And add this explanation of yours to the manual.... like it's at your own risk!

At least users will be happy to be able to make a choice.

Because TP-Link only is interested in selling Garbage and give two updates for one Product and then it will get EOL. I still have hope to find openwrt image for x60 and update then nobody want‘s to buy mine x60

I see the rationale behind why TP-Link won't allow users to change channels but there is another reason to allow this in today's world not mentioned here. 

 

I have about 50 ZigBee home automation devices around the house that also work in the 2.4GHz band. And the ZigBee and WiFi channels overlap. But since WiFi is much more powerful, this causes my ZigBee devices to lose connection constantly.

 

This especially an issue because each Deco unit may use a different 2.4GHz channel depending on the channel usage around it and changing the ZigBee channel will not work reliably across the house.

 

For reference, here is the channel overlap