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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 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!