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"Turn off wireless signal by schedule" feature not working
Hi, my router is N300 Model WNR2020.
In this router, there is a "Turn off wireless signal by schedule" feature.
But I found this feature is not working.
For example, I set up the following two periods to turn off Wifi. But Wifi is not turned off at all during these two periods. Do people have any idea?
From 0:00 To 6:00 Daily
From 21:00 To 23:30 Daily
( Initially I set the second period to be "From 21:00 To 0:00 Daily" since there is no "24:00" entry there at the end. But I am afraid this may confuse the router. So I used "23:30" instead. )
5 Replies
What firmware version do you have on the device?
A number is more useful than "the latest". (It may not be by the time people read this.) There can also be newer versions, or "hot fixes", that do not show up if you check for new firmware in the browser interface.
It might also help if you told people what the modem is in front of this router, if there is one. The model number could be useful. Is it, by any chance, also a router, with a set of LAN ports on the back?
The reason for asking is that a lot of people turn up here trying to put a router behind a modem that is also a router. That can complicate troubleshooting.This router from 2016 was never one of the most powerful around and is getting a bit long in the tooth and there hasn't been any new firmware since 2019, so don't expect much. But it should still work. Have you ever put it through a factory reset?
Router's data
Hardware Version: WNR2020
Firmware Version: V1.1.0.62_1.0.1
GUI Language Version: V1.1.0.32
I am reluctant to download any so-called latest firmware from Netgear, because many people on this forum claim that Netgear router software is pure garbage and crap, to put it mildly. New firmware is even more garbage-r than old version.Yes, I put this Netgear router behind the modem that my ISP gave to me. But why does it matter? And I have performed factory reset multiple times. Still no good.
I also own a TP-Link router that also have a turn-off-Wifi-by-schedule feature. It works 100% of the time no matter where/how I set up this router (behind a modem or whatsoever).
timmzhao wrote:
Yes, I put this Netgear router behind the modem that my ISP gave to me. But why does it matter?
Because we need to know what that modem is.
Every day people turns up here and say "I put this Netgear router behind the modem". As often as not this "modem" is no such thing. It is modem/router. That's what ISPs "give" to many customers.
I did explain that in my first reply.
The reason for asking is that a lot of people turn up here trying to put a router behind a modem that is also a router. That can complicate troubleshooting.If you want help, answer the questions people put to you. They are there for a reason.
