Can I turn off Wi-Fi broadcasting?

[MindfulGal]

Is there a way to turn my wi-fi off on the modem besides just unplugging everything. Thank you.

[dks]

50m is too far for any connection with the modem wirelessly, not even considering changing floors. It might even be pushing a wired connection. The Bell pods might be a solution for your situation. 

[Vanadiel]

It's not unusual. VLAN is used to segment networks into multiple isolated blocks, so each block can be independently optimized and managed for it's specific purpose.

This way for example your TV services don't start to buffer when you are using up all your network bandwidth on your internet VLAN 35, because the TV VLAN 34 data stream is separated and not affected by the internet data stream (Pending there's enough total bandwidth available from the source). 

[Lizzie99]

Cannot seem to find any WIFI parameters to stop broadcasting my SSID

[WelshTerrier]

Good Day.

I am not sure why you would want to do this. Your system is not going to be any more secure by doing so. It will also create additonal manual set up for your devices.

There is no option per se to just turn off Home Hub 4000 SSID from displaying. You can disable the SSID broadcast if you turn off Whole Home Wi-Fi.

To do so, please follow the steps included in this helpful reply:

Solved: Re: Home Hub 4000 SSID broadcast off - Page 2 - Bell

Take care

[schultzter]

I have my own access point, in a much better location than the Home Hub 3000 (HH3k), so I have disabled the Whole Home Wi-Fi and turned off the radios in the HH3k (that I can). But I still see devices connected to the Wi-Fi on the HH3k! How can they connect if the Wi-Fi is disabled? Who is connecting? How can I prevent them from connecting?

[WelshTerrier]

There is no option per se to just turn off Home Hub 3000 SSID from displaying. You can disable the SSID broadcast if you turn off Whole Home Wi-Fi.

To do so, please follow the steps included in this helpful reply:

 Home Hub 3000

1. Log into Home Hub 3000 admin GUI on Web by entering 192.168.2.1 in the browser address bar
2. Click on Manage my Wi-Fi
3. If prompted, enter password: admin
4. You should then see the Wi-fi settings. Turn Off the Primary Wi-Fi network and Guest Wi-fi network.
5. Click on Save

Take care

[Vanadiel]

The second 5 Ghz band is for TV devices and cannot be disabled. It's always on, even if you shut off the whole home WiFi completely.

It's technically speaking not a regular WiFi channel and cannot be used to connect regular devices. Only the TV boxes can connect to it.

[schultzter]

Also, here can see that I don't detect the HH3k's SSID's on my phone so I assume that means they are turned off and not broadcasting. The SSID would be Bell834 if it was turned on - but it's turned off.

So I still wonder how are devices connecting to a Wi-Fi this turned off?

[schultzter]

I've already done that, and yet there's still devices connecting. How are they connecting after I turn off the Wi-Fi?

[schultzter]

Please re-read my original post (and follow-ups). I'm NOT talking about the second 5 GHz for TV, I'm talking about the Primary Wi-Fi!

[Vanadiel]

Click on the advanced sign in that picture.

[schultzter]

Ok, done that. How does that explain the two devices connecting a Wi-Fi that's turned off?!

[Vanadiel]

I can't see the picture yet, but if I remember correctly they are not actually connected. Hence why the WiFi signal strength is showing 0 bars.

The information should also be greyed out.

You can test this by turning it back on and connecting the same device. It should show a signal strength indication and it should not be greyed out anymore.

[schultzter]

Those are not my devices!!! No one in my house has a Pixel 4a (if it even is that) or whatever the other one is!!!

That's why I'm freaking out - some one, not in my family or my house, is connecting to the Wi-Fi that I've turned off!!! So what are they doing? Are the streaming or torrenting or something they shouldn't be doing? Could I get in trouble for something some one is doing on my internet connection even though I turned off the Wi-Fi but they somehow still connected?!

[Vanadiel]

Is this a modem you recently got, or did you have this HH3000 for some time?