Wireless scheduler

I agree, is this that hard to implement? is there a reason Netgear has not implemented this?

Come on Netgear, I can't believe we are in 2021 and this is still not implemented in a high end wifi mesh system. I just got the Orbi RBK752 yesterday and everything is working great but when I couldn't find how to turn off wifi from the app I started looking online and I was stunned to discover that it's not possible. I'm even thinking about returning it because of this, which is really a pity because apart from that, it works like a charm. 

TheloniousFonk Ezhi FractalThesis 

Still don't fully understand the true intention on these ideas.

There could be a way to enable/disable tie wireless SSID so no communication is possible during certain hours, or on control by the App (and of course the Web UI) - this would be possible. Needless to say, doing so will disable many other capabilities, e.g. to use the security cameras, networked doorbell and door opener, light controls, ... 

Not possible is to disable all wireless radios on demand, the wireless backhaul must be kept running: Because with the wireless radios off, there is no way to access the satellites on a wireless backhaul - so there is no way to talk and control each satellite. And the never ending idea of disabling wireless over night will lead to all mobile phones and other devices to use the typically much more energy intensive mobile network - which does again not fit the second intention. 

In my personal opinion, this idea is a relict of the past, and does barely reflect the year 2021 usage if a network. Still, I'm happy to try pushing some of this idea forward to Netgear.

I understand the need to keep one channel open at all time between the satellites and the main router however what we are all asking for here is a way for the 2.4g and 5g antennas to shut down based on preset hours days and time. Eg for the whole system to go to sleep when none need the wifi (the humans ard sleeping). Why? For health reasons. So maybe power of the signal could be reduce or just one antenna could sync the machines, whatever. Exposure to nocive wifi waves should be easy to switch on and off. Ex no network from midnight to 6 am.

Ok, this excludes the "ad hoc" on/off by the App also asked here - the true health solution would be to switch off the radios, so no more communication would be possible.

The communication between the router and the satellites _is_ run on the 5 GHz (under better conditions) or on 2.4 GHz (under worse conditions where the 5 GHz backhaul can't be established). Would it make you happy if "just" the activity allowing wireless client to connect to your home network (and the Internet finally) would be scheduled? This would just make it an out-of-sight, out-of-mind solution. While mobile devices and the AP radios could run on much lower power thanks to the mesh system multple devices, the backhaul does still require the highest power for talking through the building structure.

With the satellites are rebooting over night, e.g. on a power failure, firmware update, where should these get the correct time from to run your schedule again? 

Now you might realize why most Mesh vendors don't offer this feature.

Don't blame the messenger, I'm just curious: How do you switch off the 4G/5G mobile networks, TV networks and FM radio network transmitters, et all - bringing much higher power levels to your home? And the mobile networks continue to keep up your mobile phones active, even with the low-energy WiFi inactive? And no, I don't talk of the 5G microwave discussion - because these waves barely pass common building structures.

Hi Schumaku Guru J.

Based on your explanations, the only option I see would be this -->

A : the router verifies that all satellites have the same time dates etc. They are synced.

B : if so, then the following option becomes available : sleep mode no wifi, no backhaul, no app until target uptime is set at which point all machines go into awake mode (independently) and try to sync again.

Obviously if someone needs the internet during that the offline period, ex security camera, nothing would work. Even trying to manually fix it with app (unless sleep mode leaves a 25% signal alive) would be impossible. If for some reasons the calendars desync, this solution would fail.

So yes, based on your technical explanations I now see your point.

The option would also require a lot of legal caveats before being turned on because some in the general public wouldn t understand. Feature could potentially lead to machines being wrongly returned as faulty.

Well if we can't have the above, can we at least get a client vpn update as well as a decent firewall. J

I, too, would like this feature.

Had it on my previous Nighthawk R7000 routers and used it.

Bought a RBK23 Orbi to replace the nighthawks in the new house and only got around to setting up the Orbi after the return date window.

Discovered there's no off/on scheduling feature for the wifi.

Several have posted here about ideas of how to get around teh satellites not having a connection to the base so I won't rehash it.  Just give us the feature!

Mark