Having trouble with my young kids waking up early and watching TV (we stream only). Any recommendations on a router/modem combo that allows you to schedule wifi shut off (or shut off specific devices). I'd rather not need to turn the wifi radios off manually each night.

Could you just use a smart plug to power them off overnight? I'm sure there are more elegant solutions but this would probably be cheaper to get a few plugs vs buying a whole new router setup?

A Firewalla will do all of that and more but it may be overkill and more than you want to spend.

dtkprowler said:

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Could you just use a smart plug to power them off overnight? I'm sure there are more elegant solutions but this would probably be cheaper to get a few plugs vs buying a whole new router setup?

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Occam's razor. Thanks. This is a good/simple idea. I'm pissed I didn't think of it.

Stymied said:

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A Firewalla will do all of that and more but it may be overkill and more than you want to spend.

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I've looked at that and may consider it if the easier solution isn't successful. My 7 year old is really resourceful for his age, so it wouldn't surprise me if he figured out how to subvert smart plugs after a few bored mornings.

Someone I know has the eero. Haven't personally used it but he can setup specific profiles with their own wifi names and addresses and have them run on schedules or turn them off/on easily. Looked like it made it easy to control individual kid's access.

Here is the router I use. You can schedule downtimes per MAC address.

https://www.bestbuy.com/site/asus-ax3000-dual-band-wifi-6-wireless-router-with-life-time-internet-security-black/6377908.p?skuId=6377908&extStoreId=865&utm_source=feed&ref=212&loc=19625607016&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwz42xBhB9EiwA48pT70QNfX_VXG4SjQri0sajOoyA0SUApBCpguiJMJf7jCwgzXya47b-_RoCKPYQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

Mid to Higher end asus routers allow scheduling for specific devices, and their app is pretty solid. I have the rt-ax86u, and it has pretty good range to boot.

As mentioned above, Eero is pretty easy. I can add all our devices to profiles and set schedules for each profile individually. Kids tablets can go offline at 7:30p while mine isn't affected. Smart tvs, streaming devices, Chromebook for school…all have their own schedules or can be added to the same schedule. All that on top of giving me better WiFi coverage throughout the house. I'm sure other mesh devices have similar functionality.

My Deco mesh system allows for this

Can confirm this works great. The drawback is forgetting where you hid them!

Our eero mesh system lets you set a schedule for specific devices. So, our children's computers/tv have a "sleep time."

nvm. I just found it. The scheduling is free but the content filtering is a subscription.

McNasty said:

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Mid to Higher end asus routers allow scheduling for specific devices, and their app is pretty solid. I have the rt-ax86u, and it has pretty good range to boot.

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https://slickdeals.net/share/android_app/fp/947394

Geriatric Punk said:

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dtkprowler said:

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Could you just use a smart plug to power them off overnight? I'm sure there are more elegant solutions but this would probably be cheaper to get a few plugs vs buying a whole new router setup?

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Occam's razor. Thanks. This is a good/simple idea. I'm pissed I didn't think of it.

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This is what we did and it works great. powers the router/modem off at midnight and then comes on at like 7am

Dumb question... how does a smart plug function if it's cutting it's own access to the internet?

Unless it has it's own clock/timer that is regularly updated, I would assume the smart plug is going to be triggered by the cloud. How would the cloud trigger it if the internet is off?

I have one that does this exact thing to automatically reset my modem every morning at 3am. It operates off of its own internals once it is set up.

Sounds crazy, but a christmas tree light timer worked great to cut the router off and on at certain times at home.

Not crazy at all, a buddy of mine does just that. And it's like $7

Not a smart plug, just one of these guys

https://www.amazon.com/Techbee-Countdown-Programmalbe-Electrical-Appliances/dp/B086DN9QT3/ref=sr_1_2_sspa?crid=1AOUI84O1UK6M&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.acFC_tsi5z6KTbZJv3BWND0jUbc8JLVZlYztr6GqDdjMCuEb8YCp0CxTebjP1WnGglVYEqp3W25e23xMRXPnjyIf2pd7crOKat66avc24zI2162cdndkWTY6qZOEYiGbomvamcYhRqFZI6TZ3kDQlTMxSUHGcWYvXvIIPTCHGni_eGtNe938Fp84Ct6UTdGcdkKm3Pk3mw9AR7F2xRA3GmudMawC-VcA338FwFs-Vc9m2Cyp3MZ7JiPz2fWhRTfJapeOItvLS4L_INaEqvmwCjDNO5gpsffwdempYhSmmQE.pF8xnKBX2xe982Pqpgiw8bfaTYvDatuKjB-FXk84gR8&dib_tag=se&keywords=digital+plug+timer&qid=1714048868&sprefix=digital+plug+time%2Caps%2C132&sr=8-2-spons&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9hdGY&psc=1