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MRKERN
Mar 28, 2022Aspirant
Remote power reset
Have Comcast modem & router Located in house 200 miles away. Unattended The router is used for monitoring all kinds of stuff in the house alarm water heating air-conditioning lights and that sort o...
FURRYe38
Mar 28, 2022Guru - Experienced User
You have to be on site for any router to be able to reset it.
One can install a power timer and schedule a time frame on when the connected router could be powered OFF and back ON.
However if your having to reset or power cycle a wifi router, this means there is a problem that needs to be investigated and troubleshot to figure out the real problem as wifi routers are designed to be online constantly 24/7 and operate with out problems.