Airport Extreme turn off WLAN through timer

Hello,
I have an Airport Extreme and at the moment I unplug it every night, I am wondering if there is any software solution to turn the WLAN off through a timer.
I have found this thread dated 2005 but no answer (http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=6624783&#6624783)
I can't believe there is no solution. And if this is really the case, why the router does not come with a switch??
Thanks in advance
Youri

YouriS, Welcome to the discussion area!
The device is designed to be operated 24 hours a day/7 days a week continuously. Therefore there is no off switch nor is there any method for powering it off at a given time.
I have never encountered any wired or wireless router with either of these capabilities.

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