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Wi-Fi Blackout

Wi-Fi Blackout lets you disable the Wi-Fi radio on a recurring timetable. During a blackout window, the radio is powered off entirely — all Wi-Fi devices disconnect regardless of their profile, while Ethernet-connected devices are unaffected.

Use Cases

  • Limit late-night usage — Disable Wi-Fi from 10 PM to 7 AM so household members are not online at night.
  • Reduce RF exposure — Power off the radio during sleeping hours to minimize radiofrequency EMF in the home.
  • Energy savings — Turn off Wi-Fi when nobody is home during the day.

Note

Wi-Fi Blackout affects the radio hardware itself, not individual devices or profiles. When Wi-Fi is off, all Wi-Fi-connected devices are disconnected regardless of their profile. Ethernet-connected devices are unaffected. For per-profile time restrictions on Internet access (not Wi-Fi connectivity), use WAN Blackout in Security Profiles.

Setting a Schedule

The schedule is displayed as a 7-day visual timeline grid, with one row per day of the week. Blackout windows appear as shaded blocks on the timeline.

  1. Navigate to Points of Entry > Wi-Fi > Schedule.

  2. Click “Add” to create a blackout window.

  3. Set the start and end times for the blackout period. Times use a 12-hour HH:MM AM/PM format, with a 15-minute quick-pick dropdown. A window may cross midnight (e.g. 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM). Setting the start time equal to the end time creates a full 24-hour window.

  4. Select which days of the week the window applies to.

  5. Click “Save”.

Multiple blackout windows per day are supported. For example, you could disable Wi-Fi from 12:00 AM to 6:00 AM and again from 10:00 PM to 12:00 AM.

Overlapping windows are rejected when you save. A schedule that covers the entire week with no gap is also rejected — the system needs at least one boundary to toggle the radio on and off.

Tip

Click a window once to edit it.

Note

If the router reboots during a blackout window, the schedule is re-evaluated at boot and the radio is powered back off for the remainder of the window. There is a brief interval early in boot, before the controller starts, during which the radio may come up momentarily before the blackout is reasserted.

Removing a Schedule

To remove a blackout window, click it and click “Delete”. Removing all blackout windows effectively disables the schedule — Wi-Fi will remain on at all times.