enable or disable guest wifi on schedule

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alex3137
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enable or disable guest wifi on schedule

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Hello

Is it possible to schedule when the guest wifi is enabled ?

Thanks

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Re: enable or disable guest wifi on schedule

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You'd need to write a script to turn it on/off, then trigger that with CRON.
There's plenty of examples on the internet.

To just disable the guest network, you'll want to create an option called "disabled" under the wifi-iface and set it to 1, then restart the "wifi"
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Re: enable or disable guest wifi on schedule

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There's the "WIFI Schedule" plugin that can toggle wifi on a daily or weekly schedule. Maybe that one could be expanded to not only toggle the entire wifi, but also parts of it (guest, 2.4GHz, 5GHz).


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Ektus.

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Re: enable or disable guest wifi on schedule

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Are you volunteering :P

But yes that would be one way of doing it.
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Re: enable or disable guest wifi on schedule

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Lantis wrote:You'd need to write a script to turn it on/off, then trigger that with CRON.
There's plenty of examples on the internet.

To just disable the guest network, you'll want to create an option called "disabled" under the wifi-iface and set it to 1, then restart the "wifi"
Ok thanks I should be able to write this.

alex3137
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Re: enable or disable guest wifi on schedule

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Can you confirm in which file and what is the name of the guest wifi interface ?

I looked in /etc/config/network and see nothing corresponding to the guest wifi interface.

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Re: enable or disable guest wifi on schedule

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It will be in /etc/config/wireless

It will be a section with a name of
"ap_gn_g" or "ap_gn_a"
The "gn" meaning Guest Network, and the G or A meaning 2.4 or 5GHz networks.
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