Button that turns Wi-Fi off and on?

[Morac]

My cleaners were here and all the sudden the Wi-Fi died while they were cleaning around the router. They said all they did was pick it up and put it down. I logged into the router wired and a message came up saying the Wi-Fi hardware was turned off and asked if I wanted to turn it on. I did and the Wi-Fi was back, but I have no idea how it turned off in the first place.

Is there a button on the router (RT-AC88U) that turns the Wi-Fi off and on? If so, can that be disabled?

 

[Tech9]

There is - front right side. Check the User Manual, it's available online. It can't be disabled.

Button No. 10

 

[Morac]

Thanks. I never realized there was a button there. The only button I knew about was the WPS button.

 

[Tech9]

What kind of Senior Member are you?

 

[Clark Griswald]

Thanks. I never realized there was a button there. The only button I knew about was the WPS button.

I was going to look at mine, luckily Tech9 posted pix for proof.

 

[RMerlin]

What kind of Senior Member are you?

Senior enough to forget things probably?

 

[dosborne]

. It can't be disabled.

Well, it really depends on how determined you are

As my cat likes to walk over the router and maybe have a nap on it now and then, and I have no use for that button, a drop of cyanoacrylate glue keeps me and my cat happy

 

[sfx2000]

I have no use for that button, a drop of cyanoacrylate glue keeps me and my cat happy

happy kitten stuck to the router

 

[Tech9]

a drop of cyanoacrylate glue

Barbarian! I would open the router and use 4017 counter. You'll need to press the button pre-selected number of times to enable/disable Wi-Fi.

 

[BreakingDad]

What kind of Senior Member are you?

and there you discover the difference between Senior Members and Very Senior Members.