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MDbum80
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Q: Should your wi-fi router be turned off when not in use?

Should I turn my wireless router (Linksys WRT1900AC) off when not in use?

iMac (27-inch Mid 2011), wireless router linksys wrt 1900ac

Posted on Dec 5, 2015 10:00 AM

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MDbum80

Q: Should your wi-fi router be turned off when not in use?

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  • by pinkstones,

    pinkstones pinkstones Dec 5, 2015 10:02 AM in response to MDbum80
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    Dec 5, 2015 10:02 AM in response to MDbum80

    Why would you want to?  Personally, our router is always on.  If your computer is turned off when you're not using it, for example, overnight, I don't know why you'd want to turn your router off as well.

  • by leroydouglas,

    leroydouglas leroydouglas Dec 5, 2015 10:05 AM in response to MDbum80
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    Dec 5, 2015 10:05 AM in response to MDbum80

    No.  It takes very little power in a stand-by mode.

     

    Not to mention every time you turn it off you are forcing a hard restart causing it to run through a configuration protocol.

  • by BobHarris,

    BobHarris BobHarris Dec 5, 2015 10:17 AM in response to MDbum80
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    Mac OS X
    Dec 5, 2015 10:17 AM in response to MDbum80

    Most people do not turn off their routers.  They are on all the time.  Of course many people these days have cell phones that have WiFi and when at home they are using the router for their phones, or iPads, or WiFi enabled TVs, security web cams, etc...

     

    Of course if that is what you want to do, it is your equipment.

  • by woodmeister50,

    woodmeister50 woodmeister50 Dec 5, 2015 11:53 AM in response to MDbum80
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    Dec 5, 2015 11:53 AM in response to MDbum80

    My cable modem and Airport Extreme Base Station (WiFi router) are both powered 24/7

    and are on a UPS, along with my Mac Mini that I use as a server.  The modem and

    AEBS have been running like this for around 5-6 years.