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Why on an RBR350 can I not disable WIFI?
I've just setup my ISP provided Netgear RBR350 Internet router. It gives me no option to turn off the router's WIFI, because I already have my own WIFI APs. Why provide advanced features like WIFI ...
Yes the ISP is the issue here, providing a router that has limited functionality.
I will not be turning off my own APs to use the WIFI on the RBR350, because my APs are already meshed and working outdoors as well as indoors.
I only asked as I have never come across a home router that did not provide the ability to disable the WIFI.
Ah well, thanks for the conversation.
CrimpOn wrote:
And we saw how that worked out for Verizon customers. Not a single firmware update ever.
That's the problem. If it comes from an ISP rather than Netgear there's a chance that a router has carefully crafted firmware that is out of line with the "official" releases.
When that happens, there is sometimes a tag in the model number that screams "Not supported by Netgear, go pester your ISP".
Yes the ISP is the issue here, providing a router that has limited functionality.
I will not be turning off my own APs to use the WIFI on the RBR350, because my APs are already meshed and working outdoors as well as indoors.
I only asked as I have never come across a home router that did not provide the ability to disable the WIFI.
Ah well, thanks for the conversation.
NotAN3tG3arFan wrote:
I only asked as I have never come across a home router that did not provide the ability to disable the WIFI.
Were they Mesh routers?