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Akonin
Feb 16, 2025Aspirant
RS700 turning off wifi -Firmware Version V1.0.7.96_2.0.96
Ok, I can't find a way to shut down wifi. If I can't shut down wifi, which a basic feature. Who determines the killing of a basic feature? Never in a million years would I question if this router d...
FURRYe38
Feb 16, 2025Guru - Experienced User
I can shut off my RS600 wifi Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings routers web page. Doesn't shut down the router portion, just wifi radios.
I resume its in the same location on the RS700 and all RS series models.
Akonin
Feb 16, 2025Aspirant
Nope. Not shutdown wifi. The only thing there is shut down by schedule, and that doesn't even work well either.
Thanks for trying to help. Maybe your model has a different setup.
- FURRYe38Feb 16, 2025Guru - Experienced User
You don't see this on the routers Web page? MS Edge here...
- AkoninFeb 17, 2025Aspirant
Nope. it doesn't exist for me. The only thing in that webpage is the schedule to have it turn off by time. Imagine something basic like that and they eliminated for the RS700. An expensive router is missing a basic function. I have never seen something like that before.
I have a BE19000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Gaming Router by Tp-Link and it has that function. If I knew RS700 didn't have it I would not have bothered with it, it was not mention so I got fooled into buying this missing a basic feature like turning off wifi. It is frustrating. I don't use wifi, I use ethernet and I get tired of people trying to sign into my wifi so I want to turn it off. I went into the router and it wasn't there! Who does that? Take a basic feature away? I guess Netgear does.