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RS700 - No on/off toggle to turn off wifi band
The current firmware 1.0.7.82 for the RS700 does not have a toggle allowing you to turn off a wifi band. On other routers, this feature is usually found in the advanced setting menu but I don't see ...
We removed the radio on/off function from RS700 due to some implemntation considerations.
We are considering to add it back but it's TBD. Can you share your experiences where you would want to use the function and the scheduled Wi-Fi on/off function cannot satisfy the need? Thanks.
Thank you for the reply. To answer your question, first, the wifi schedule feature seems to be broken in the 1.0.7.82 firmware. Placing the mouse pointer above the "Add a new period" button highlights the button but generates a circle with a diagonal line. The manual says a Turn off wireless signal by schedule page should appear when the Add a new period button is clicked but nothing happens. See photo below:
Maybe I have overlooked something but I think this is a bug in the current firmware.
Even when wifi schedule is fixed, I'd still like to have the on/off radio setting restored. It was easy to understand and easy to control. I appreciate the flexibility and functionality that comes with the new wifi schedule feature but funneling users to set up a schedule when they are looking to turn off a radio permanently makes a previously straightforward process needlessly complicated. I think wifi schedule for temporary radio shutoffs and a on/off radio button for more open-ended deactivation can co-exist without confusion. I'd like to see the Enable Wireless Router Radio setting returned to the RS700 firmware.
Seems like if NG removed the ON/OFF radio function then this will after effect the scheduling feature as well thus why you see the mouse cursor behavior. Not really a bug, just a after effect of NG not enabling the ON/OFF radio feature at this time.
Thank you for the feedbacks.
We will look into the problem for the scheduled WiFi on/off function and we will check the possibility to add back the radio on/off function.
Hi pL86,
We tried the Scheduled WiFi On/Off function and we could only reproduce the same issue you mentioned when the NTP didn't get synced. Can you go to the NTP page Advanced tab / Administration / NTP Settings to check if there is a warning saying the router failed to connect to the NTP server.
If that's the case, please follow the steps that I will sent to you through private message to get the debug logs.
Thanks.
