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fmalloy
Luminary
Nov 04, 2020

How does Pause/Resume work?

I want to start disconnecting WiFi devices from the network one-by-one to try to debug a WiFi slowdown issue I'm having. I don't know how Pause/Resume works on the Orbi app, and if that's an easy/legitimate way to temporarily pause traffic to test if a device is causing an overall slowdown.

 

Can someone explain how Pause/Resume works and if that's a good way to test this? I'd rather not have to power down each of the 20 devices on the WiFi network if I don't have to.

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  • FURRYe38's avatar
    FURRYe38
    Guru
    Nov 04, 2020

    It's supposed to stop traffic in and out to the device. 

    I would recommend turning OFF the device or turn OFF the devices wifi radios instead if your troubleshooting issues. There could be other things happening if the wifi radios are still enabled and connected...