POssibility to turn single TP-link EAP225 access point off during night time, site is Omada OC-200 managed

[Sir Dan Baker]

Hej everyone, after having gotten advice here a couple of years ago, just before Covid hit big time, I purchased 4 TP-Link EAP225's with an OC-200 Omada controller. This system is very reliable and I use it with great pleasure.
Now I have found the possibiity on single accesspoint interfaces to turn off the radio during night-time, but via the controller I can only turn the whole site (all 4 AP's) off for a specified time.
Does anyone know if there is a possibility to turn off the radio of a single AP during a specified time-range? I've googled and searched for quite a long time and did not find an obvious answer. I do know that I could program this in a switch, but this AP is not connected to a managed one, so it would require me to purchase a managed switch, which I'm not inclined to do if not necessary.
Thanks in advance for thinking along!

 

[glens]

Can't you log in to the AP directly and establish a couple of cron jobs?

 

[Sir Dan Baker]

Unfortunately not..

 

[glens]

Okay, that's the "web" interface. If you can set up cron jobs that way, then try "forget"ing the AP, set them up, then re"remember" it. Maybe they'll "stick."

I'd try SSHing into the AP and command-line the cron jobs as a first attempt in any event.

 

[Sir Dan Baker]

Hmm while the plan does sound good I'm not sure if I'm knowledgeable enough to achieve this. Thanks for the tip though

 

[Tech9]

I tested this system some time ago and remember you have to go to Settings (at the bottom of the screen), select Wireless Networks, create a new WLAN, assign VLAN, select Scheduler and apply this network to the APs you want. This is how it works, definitely possible on the controller side, but I can only see the limited emulator UI online. I don't have live Omada systems. Some screenshots from the emulator below, may help you with the menus navigation. Don't touch individual APs and forget about cron jobs. For specifics you can ask in TP-Link support forums, someone there has it working already for sure. Or Lawrence Systems forums.

 

[coxhaus]

I don't think you want to be running WPA-Personal. I am running WPA3-Personal.

 

[Sir Dan Baker]

I tested this system some time ago and remember you have to go to Settings (at the bottom of the screen), select Wireless Networks, create a new WLAN, assign VLAN, select Scheduler and apply this network to the APs you want. This is how it works, definitely possible on the controller side, but I can only see the limited emulator UI online. I don't have live Omada systems. Some screenshots from the emulator below, may help you with the menus navigation. Don't touch individual APs and forget about cron jobs. For specifics you can ask in TP-Link support forums, someone there has it working already for sure. Or Lawrence Systems forums.

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Thank you for your elaborate reply! I'll have a look at it tonight.

 

[Sir Dan Baker]

I don't think you want to be running WPA-Personal. I am running WPA3-Personal.

I suppose this screenshot was just meant as an example.

 

[Tech9]

Thank you for your elaborate reply!

Only an idea where/what to look for, actually. Last time I've touched Omada SDN it was even different version.

The emulator online has version 5.0. I know it's there, remember seeing the scheduler with all the profiles, etc.

 

[Sir Dan Baker]

I think I have the solution. I’m gonna use a Netgear GS110TP which has the ability to put a time schedule on its PoE ports. Just shut down that specific port overnight.
Thanks for thinking along everyone!

 

[Tech9]

This is a little rough solution, but if it works for you - why not?