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ORBI: Switch off WiFi on certain time slots
Hello all, Message to the Netgear ORBI firmware development team. I'm new ORBI (RBK50) user at home. The ORBI satellite is used to cover the bedroom area of my house, where I was previous...
fdrebbin wrote:I would like to switch off the WiFi from the Orbi satellite during night time... and keep the ethernet switch on...
Unfortunately, you are not offering such a feature, at least with firmware 2.7.2.104.
If the goal is to eliminate "radio waves" in the bedroom during the night, this cannot be done. To keep the ethernet ports active, the satellite must maintain contact with the Orbi router, which is done using a 5G WiFi connection. Even if the "user facing" WiFi were turned off, the backhaul WiFi signal will remain.