Restricting wifi

[niznaznoo]

Hi there,

Is it possible to put a timer on the wifi to switch off in the evening and back on in the morning other than just unplugging it?

Thanks

[gavs82008]

@niznaznoo 

Nope, the NOW router is super basic. If you replace it with your own, you will be able to however.

[nst]

There are far, far better routers and mesh networks out there.  Id never use a provided router but simply connect my own to it and use it as a modem.

My mesh of choice is the Eero from Amazon.

That said, just buy yourself a cheap smart plug less than £20 and you can then automate it turning on and off however you like.

[RoyB]

@nst 

Can a smart plug work like that?

Are the timer smarts in the plug itself, such that it doesn’t need the internet to work?

[nst]

I dont condone the solution at all.

I once had friends who insisted on turning off their router at night - it caused all kinds of problems with certain things constantly disconnecting, update patches not automatically downloading etc etc etc but they were a little 'tin foil hat' and didnt want the radiation.

I pointed out to them that if they turn off their router.... then they are still being exposed to literally dozens of their neighbour's wifi signals and a quick search using the phones wifi proved this point.

Anyway back to the question - yeas the smart plug would still work as long as it is also Thread or bluetooth based and you have a device that acts as a thread border router - they are smart home devices that are designed to work even when the internet connection is down.

[chilli2]

Why do you want to run the wifi off in the evening?

answer that and you may be able to get some advice/help