Turn of Orbi Wifi Radios?

Question

I have an Orbi (bottom says RBR40, but wasn't a pulldown menu option on this forum). I want to disable the wireless radios on the Orbi. Is there a way to do this? I don't see the option anywhere. Thanks.

FURRYe38 · Answer

Orbi doesn't support that.&nbsp;

HTWingNut · Answer

Thanks for response... but what the heck? That seems like a basic feature. Guess it's time to pitch the Orbi and look for a different router then.

FURRYe38 · Answer

Maybe on non MESH wifi routers however for wifi MESH systems, wifi is generally on always as the RBR is servicing connected clients and also maintaining wifi connectes with the remote RBS which needs to be connected always. How MESH systems work and designed.&nbsp;

HTWingNut · Answer

Right. But sometimes people want to turn off 2.4GHz or 5GHz radios (or both) for various reasons. Adding a toggle to turn it on/off or even setting power output to 0% would work, and seems like a basic option, even if hidden under advanced settings.

FURRYe38 · Answer

You can disable the SSID broadcast.&nbsp;Under Advanced Tab/Advanced Settings/Wireless Settings&nbsp;Again, the system is designed to be online and up and running all the time as to maintain connections with the RBS. There is a status LED that gives connection indications which relys upon the wifi to be up and running. NG isn't the only ones that don't allow disabling of wifi signals. D-Link is another that wifi is always running. Maybe Asus or others allow this on there systems.&nbsp;

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Turn of Orbi Wifi Radios?

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