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jhkretired
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Dec 23, 2018

R6400 Wi Fi on off buttons won't turn on

Finally realized router has on/off button for wireless connection but, pushing it does not light 2.5 or 5.0 wireless connection

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  • antinode's avatar
    antinode
    Guru
    Dec 23, 2018

    > R6400 [...]

       R6400[v1] or R6400v2?  Firmware version?

    > [...] router has on/off button for wireless connection [...]

       Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your (actual) model number,
    and look for Documentation.  Get the User Manual.  Look for "Table 1.
    LED and button descriptions".

    > [...] but, pushing it does not light 2.5 or 5.0 wireless connection

       Define "pushing".  As the (R6400[v1]) User Manual says:

          WiFi On/Off button with LED

          Pressing this button for two seconds turns the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
          WiFi radios on and off. [...]

    "pushing" briefly won't be effective.