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Heimr
Aug 08, 2026Follower
Please add "WiFi radio on/off" function to RS100
Good day NETGEAR team and community,
I recently purchased my first Nighthawk (the RS100) specifically after recommendation for the need of the ability to fully turn off the WiFi radio. After digging through the user manual, I found that the RS100 has no physical WiFi on/off button and no "Enable Wireless Radio" option in the web interface, only SSID hide/broadcast and access control, neither of which actually stops the radio from transmitting.
I noticed that RS700S firmware 1.0.9.6 (released July 2025) added a "WiFi radio on/off function." Since the RS100 shares a similar platform, is there any plan to bring this same feature to the RS100 as well?
For reference, here's the RS700 thread where staff confirmed the feature was removed and that they were working on restoring it:
https://community.netgear.com/discussions/nighthawk-wifi-7-be/rs700-turning-off-wifi--firmware-version-v1-0-7-96-2-0-96/2430134
I'm currently on the latest RS100 firmware (1.2.7.4) and don't see the option anywhere. Would really appreciate an update on whether/when this is coming to the RS100 or if I must switch platform.
Thanks in advance!
Warm regards/ Heimr
1 Reply
- FURRYe38Guru - Experienced User
There is no phsyical ON/OFF button for the wifi radio.
You can turn it ON or OFF from the WEB UI. Seen on my RS600 and RS700 pages.Look under Advanced tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless. Should be a check box to remove and apply that should turn OFF the wifi radios.