Spec me a router with a WIFI on off button

Midlife Crisis

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I am on PlusNet fibre and the supplied router has no physical button to turn the Wi-Fi on and off, this can be done by logging into the router only which is a faff I could do without every morning.
Turning it off completely is one way of doing it but it farts about after the powers off. I did use an ASUS DSL-AC68U but that has died. Any suggestions please, prefer not to break the bank.
General household use, gaming PC connected via ethernet
 
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SpellowHouse

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One thing I would check out is that Asus routers have a timed function on the Wifi, so you can automatically turn them off at night and back on in the morning. It's standard in their software, so I suspect many of their routers will support it.
I use the function myself just as added security. I suppose it also saves a few quid a year, too.
 
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ChrisD.

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SpellowHouse said:
One thing I would check out is that Asus routers have a timed function on the Wifi, so you can automatically turn them off at night and back on in the morning. It's standard in their software, so I suspect many of their routers will support it.
I use the function myself just as added security. I suppose it also saves a few quid a year, too.
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Just a shame that Asus have no regard for their customer security.
 

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I'd look at scheduling inside your router, or buy one as mentioned above that has it. On mine you can schedule a daily internet access ban between time X and time Y for select devices. This way, wifi stays on for everything else that needs it (IOT devices etc).
 
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