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Nighthawk X6S EX8000 - Access Schedule in AP mode
Hi,
My Nighthawk X6S EX8000 is configured as an Access Point.
The thing I noticed is that in Access Point mode there is NO way to get into the Do More > Access Schedule - this field simply doesn’t exist end therefore I’m unable to Set Up an Access Schedule.
Please add this feature as for someone who placed the device in the bedroom I don’t want the radios to be active during night time.
Thanks in advance.
My Nighthawk X6S EX8000 is configured as an Access Point.
The thing I noticed is that in Access Point mode there is NO way to get into the Do More > Access Schedule - this field simply doesn’t exist end therefore I’m unable to Set Up an Access Schedule.
Please add this feature as for someone who placed the device in the bedroom I don’t want the radios to be active during night time.
Thanks in advance.
12 Replies
- That’s exactly the problem - many of us would like to use the schedule feature in AP mode, because that’s the mode we need...:-) I simply can’t understand why it has been omitted in that mode and why doesn’t NETGEAR enable it...
I have a 12yo son who is game addicted. He wakes up at 5am in the am to play game. I must schedule wireless access to the router
This feature is already an option in many devices. (See "Set Up a Wireless Schedule" in "Advanced Wireless Settings".) As is the use of Parental Controls and Disney Circle.
So, if you want something new you may have to say more.
If it is AP mode that is the issue, set up a system that does not have to use that mode.
I have a 12yo son who is game addicted. He wakes up at 5am in the am to play game. I must schedule wireless access to the router
- Thanks for the list! I don’t see anything related to Access Schedule in there though... Perhaps this is a bug after all...
- That’s a great idea! I will definitely try opening a support ticket for this matter.
i dont think this is a missing feature, its obiously a bug! It makes no sense to have this functionality already implemented but "hidden" when changing to AP mode. Everybody should open a support ticket for this
- Hi Delgado, Couldn’t agree with you more on this!!! The big question is how do we make Netgear implement this feature?!?!?
Missing this functionality aswell deeply to automaticalle de- and active the antennas! Its annoying as i am using a non wireless capable router where the X6S is connected via LAN to be responsible for the complete wireless network at home.
Hello ChristineT
Aware you are not in charge for new features or changed. However, this is a typical problem carried forward from the Nightawk routers to these Wireless Extenders: The AP mode is much to basic, features like wireless scheduling is not made available in AP mode. Beyond any common sense why such an Wireless Extender should have a working wireless scheduler in Wireless Extender mode (uplink by wireless), while the very same product does not have a wireless schedule if configured as an AP and connected by a wired connection.
Needless to say, the same problem exist on all the routers and Nighthawk which can be configured as Wireless AP.
I really don't understand on how such discrepancies can exist in what are supposed to be easy to deploy and consumer friendly devices. These product managers seem to sit on a diferent planet.
Regards,
-Kurt
