Control The Wireless Radios; Use The Wifi On/Off Button; Enable Or Disable The Wireless Radios - NETGEAR Nighthawk C6900 User Manual

Control the Wireless Radios

The modem router has internal wireless radios that broadcast signals in the 2.4 GHz and 5
GHz range. By default, they are on so that you can connect wirelessly to the modem router.
When the wireless radios are off, you can still use an Ethernet cable for a LAN connection to
the modem router.
You can turn the wireless radios on and off with the WiFi On/Off button on the modem router,
or you can log in to the modem router and enable or disable the wireless radios. If you are
close to the modem router, it might be easier to press its WiFi On/Off button. If you are away
from the modem router or have already logged in it might be easier to enable or disable
them.You can also turn the WiFi radios off and on based on a schedule. (See Set Up a
Wireless Schedule on page 55).

Use the WiFi On/Off Button

To turn the wireless radios off and on with the WiFi On/Off button:
Press the WiFi On/Off button on the front of the modem router for two seconds.
If you turned off the wireless radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If
you turned on the wireless radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED light.

Enable or Disable the Wireless Radios

If you used the WiFi On/Off button to turn off the wireless radios, you can't log in to the
modem router to turn them back on. You must press the WiFi On/Off button again for two
seconds to turn the wireless radios back on.
To enable or disable the wireless radios:
1. Launch an Internet browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the
network.
2. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the user name and password.
The user name is admin. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
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