Control The Wireless Radios; Use The Wifi On/Off Button; Enable Or Disable The Wireless Radios - NETGEAR WNDR3700v5 User Manual

Control the Wireless Radios

The router's internal wireless radios broadcast signals in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz range. By
default, they are on so that you can connect wirelessly to the router. When the wireless
radios are off, you can still use an Ethernet cable for a LAN connection to the router.
You can turn the wireless radios on and off with the WiFi On/Off button on the router, or you
can log in to the router and enable or disable the wireless radios. If you are close to the
router, it might be easier to press its WiFi On/Off button. If you are away from the router or
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
If you turned off the wireless radios, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED turn off. If you
turned on a wireless radio, the WiFi On/Off LED and the WPS LED light.
If you used the WiFi On/Off button to turn off the wireless radios, you can't log in to the 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.

Use the WiFi On/Off Button

Note: If you used the WiFi On/Off button to turn off the wireless radios, you
can't log in to the 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 turn the wireless radios off and on with the WiFi On/Off button:
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Press the WiFi On/Off button on the top of the 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 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:
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1. Launch a web 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 screen displays.
3. Enter the router user name and password.
N600 WiFi Dual Band Gigabit Router
Set Up a Wireless Schedule
Network Settings
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