Linksys WRT54GS

[Loft]

Hey guys, possible stupid question coming up! Is there an option to turn the wireless signal off on this router and use it just as a wired router (wouldn't be using the wireless aspect of it a lot of the time, just when I'm on a laptop or PSP etc.) so would like to be able to turn the wireless signal on and off according to when I need it. Would this be possible?

Thanks.

 

[Admiral Huddy]

If you logon to the routers control panel using your web browser, there is an option to enable/disable wireless settings.

Just type the address 192.168.1.1 on the address bar and click on the appropriate tags.

 

[ns400r]

Does the 'Cisco Systems' symbol on the front of the router turn the wireless on/off if pressed for 2 seconds on that model?

 

[tom_e]

I think you need to be running a custom firmware such as tomato to have that feature

 

[ns400r]

I think you need to be running a custom firmware such as tomato to have that feature

Ahhhh.

Out of the box it does -

Orange/White. The Cisco logo is the Router’s SecureEasySetup button. It lights up and will stay
orange when the Router is powered on. The color orange indicates that the Router is not using
the SecureEasySetup feature, while the color white indicates that the Router is using the
SecureEasySetup feature. When the Router enters SecureEasySetup mode, the Cisco logo will
turn white and start flashing. After the Router has generated the SSID and WPA-PSK (also
called WPA-Personal) key, the Cisco logo will stop flashing and stay white.
To clear the SSID and WPA-PSK key, press and hold down the Cisco logo for five seconds. The
Cisco logo will flash slowly as the Router resets itself. The Cisco logo will turn orange to
indicate a successful reset.