Now that Parental Controls are leaving (https://www.netgear.com/home/services/lpc/), how can I set times for when my wifi will shut off? Don't want to buy a new router, but I will if I have to.
> Now that Parental Controls are leaving [...] how can I set times for > when my wifi will shut off? [...]
Same as before?
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read. Look for "Set Up a WiFi Schedule". What has that to do with Parental Controls?
Netgear's site said you controled wifi access through Parental Controls, which is why I asked. But as you recommended, the manual says you can just go into 'Schedule' and block, but I set up a Services Block first to adhere to the schedule.
What the manual isn't clear about is if this (I set the services block to "all") will disable the wifi or just prevent it from being accessed. It's an EMF thing. I know it might be stupid, but the wife wants it off and I don't feel like digging around to get it and manually switch it on and off every day.
Not the same thing. ADVANCED > Security > Block Services affects which services in the outside world some particular device(s) on your LAN are allowed to access. It applies to wired and wireless devices.
> What the manual isn't clear about is if this (I set the services block > to "all") will disable the wifi or just prevent it from being accessed. > [...]
It won't affect the radios at all.
> [...] It's an EMF thing. I know it might be stupid, [...]
I'd say so, but you're still allowed to do it. For that, you want the schedule stuff at ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Settings. Note that there are separate controls for each of the radios (2.4GHz and 5GHz).
A Web search for terms like "EMF shielded caps" should turn up a variety of overpriced quack (but "stylish") headware, too. On the bright side, the radio-scheduling option on the router comes at no additional cost. Whether the router is your biggest threat is another question.
