Routers and wifi swiches , providers

Vitor

Wrap the router in kitchen foil. Sorted.

jshm2

Best not to turn it off as things like updates tend to run in the night. But if you're not familiar with router admin settings then just get a smart plug instead to have it switch the router on and off. 

oldernonethewiser

DullGreyGuy said:

Do you have friends/family over regularly that want to connect? If you dont then change the SSID, turn off broadcasting the SSID and turn on MAC filtering. Ensure your phone/laptop etc have a static MAC and setup the appropriate list of MACs so only your devices can connect and no one can see your wifi to try and "hack it". 

Some routers have a "guest wifi" option, if you do have friends/family over fairly regularly you could turn this on/off for when they are there again with SSID broadcasting off. 

oldernonethewiser said:

I turned my Wifi off when I set up a MESH network

Mesh is wifi???

Since you are asking MESH is Wifi.

I turned the Wifi off on my router supplied by my ISP.

Sorry if that was confusing. 

outtatune

Tea_Fanatic said:

Im getting people sitting outside house trying hack my internet,  thats y

How do you know that a) they're trying to hack into wifi, and b) it's your wifi they're targeting, not a neighbour's?

Mobile broadband is so cheap these days then it seems pointless.

You're not Prince Andrew by any chance?

victor2

jshm2 said:

Best not to turn it off as things like updates tend to run in the night. But if you're not familiar with router admin settings then just get a smart plug instead to have it switch the router on and off. 

Smart plugs use WiFi, so tend to lose their "smartness" if they switch off the router to which they are connected.

Those with a timer option may switch back on after the time has elapsed even without WiFi though.

DullGreyGuy

flaneurs_lobster said:

DullGreyGuy said:

oldernonethewiser said:

I turned my Wifi off when I set up a MESH network

Mesh is wifi???

It's usual to turn off Wi-fi on the original router when adding mesh devices - the first mesh device connects to the router by cable and then uses it's Wi-fi signal to talk to the other mesh devices and to kit consuming the signal.

Bt Smart Hubs can be an exception when using their own mesh kit, the hub is also a mesh device.

Ours are also an exception because we replaced the ISP router with our mesh devices. So yes, if you want to daisy chain it and use the mesh devices and set them to gateway and the old router to bridge and turn wifi off on the old router. 

Wouldn't achieve what the OP wants and should be more explicit its only the router you are turning off wifi on not just a generic comment which would suggest you are turning wifi off both router and mesh nodes

Tea_Fanatic

Wow, interesting replies?  I dont want to get into the reasons but there are some hateful gullible stupid scum out there! 

Now that said, the comments are interesting but skirt round my question.  I looking for a cheaper internet provider than vodaphone with that i would like a switch on the router for easy... wifi dis/re connect,  or provider who will allow me to use my own box.

Ok, now regarding my education here? Mesh is something i came across with Andy Kirby on YouTube.  What i dont understand is what relevance regarding normal internet providers?  

The SSID i did change and my pass key, but for some reason it did not work? Though i did not know you could hide the name.

DullGreyGuy

According to Vodaphone you can turn off the wifi on your router so if thats your only requirement then no need to switch. Like most modern systems, things are done through interfaces not physical switches. If you want a physical switch then you already seem to have identified an item that meets your need and so work case you set it up, connect it to your Vodaphone router and then go into the vodaphone routers control panel and turn off its wifi. 

Mesh is simply an alternative wifi technology that allows you to have multiple nodes around your property with seemless handover from one to another node as you walk around the property. It's irrelevant to your perceived issue. 

You can turn off broadcasting the SSID which means it won't show up in in the list of available networks meaning your "hackers" would need to guess both your chosen SSID and password

jshm2

victor2 said:

jshm2 said:

Best not to turn it off as things like updates tend to run in the night. But if you're not familiar with router admin settings then just get a smart plug instead to have it switch the router on and off. 

Smart plugs use WiFi, so tend to lose their "smartness" if they switch off the router to which they are connected.

Those with a timer option may switch back on after the time has elapsed even without WiFi though.

The "timer" aspect in most models doesn't rely on Wifi, and it's always possible to use mobile phone routines to setup a mobile hotspot if you need to use if "offline". The "smart" feature is usually linking it to Alexa.   

oldernonethewiser

Tea_Fanatic said:

Wow, interesting replies?  I dont want to get into the reasons but there are some hateful gullible stupid scum out there! 

Now that said, the comments are interesting but skirt round my question.  I looking for a cheaper internet provider than vodaphone with that i would like a switch on the router for easy... wifi dis/re connect,  or provider who will allow me to use my own box.

Ok, now regarding my education here? Mesh is something i came across with Andy Kirby on YouTube.  What i dont understand is what relevance regarding normal internet providers?  

The SSID i did change and my pass key, but for some reason it did not work? Though i did not know you could hide the name.

Do you know why those changes didn't take?

Worth doing them again, change both and hide the SSID then that should reduce the chance of hackers.