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Orbi AX600 plus nighthawk ac2600 switch off wifi
Hi, I have a Nighthawk X4s Ac2600 modem/router, but lacked wifi in some parts of the house, so just installed Orbi AX6000 (2 satellites), I've changed Orbi to AP, but wifi still available from the AC...
> [...] I have a Nighthawk X4s Ac2600 modem/router, [...]
None of that is a model number. Look for "Model" on the product
label.
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your (actual) model number,
and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read.
Look for the LED descriptions. Pay particular attention to something
like a "WiFi On/Off button with LED". Further reading might not hurt,
either.
In addition to the button, I'd expect there to be an option like
"Enable Wireless Router Radio" (for each radio) hidden somewhere among
the ADVANCED settings.
> [...] (Logging in to netgear login no longer shows Ac2600 info, only
> Orbi) [...]
> [...] wifi still available from the AC2600. [...]
Power off the Orbi, and connect a device to the "Ac2600" (whatever it
is)?
Thanks, Model is D7800-100UKS.
Will try switching off Orbi.
I had (I thought) disabled wifi in the router settings for the D7800 online in the router wifi page, prior to switching on the orbi. There doesn't seem to be a button/switch of any kind on the router.
Apologies Antinode,
Found wifi on/off button, looks just like all the other LED lights on the front, and hadn't realised it was a button rather than just another LED! :smileyfrustrated:
> I had (I thought) disabled wifi in the router settings for the D7800
> online in the router wifi page, prior to switching on the orbi. [...]With my weak psychic powers, I can't see the LEDs or the settings on
that device.> [...] There doesn't seem to be a button/switch of any kind on the
> router.> [...] Get the User Manual (at least). Read. Look for the LED
> descriptions. Pay particular attention to something like a "WiFi On/Off
> button with LED". [...]Did you? Apparently not. In the D7800 User Manual, it's called
"WiFi On/Off button with WiFi LED".https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTFM
It only _sounds_ radical; it's actually quite a normal thing to do.
> [...] I'm not the most technical so may be missing the obvious!
The less you read, the more you might miss.Yes, I did RTFM, which is how I discovered the LED was actually a switch! Much easier than trying to muck about with the settings on the device manager page. Yes, I deserve the comments you made, however, as a non technical lady of a certain age, I was impressed I managed to get it all set up and put the Orbi in AP mode (or was that wrong?) and have it working! TBH I spend my working life advising on infectious diseases and outbreaks, but know F*** all about networks and setting them up. I will endeavour to ensure I have RTFM in future, before asking stupid questions!