Time Availability/Restriction for AirPort Extreme

Good day to you all.
I've got a bit of a problem where I need to limit or restrict the availability of the network.
Don't want certain house members accessing the network to wake everyone up (late night gaming, for instance).
Now, I know one could say just tell whoever to turn it all off but, to make sure I can lock up the network would be ideal.
So, on my older Cisco router, I could set the router to allow access all day, or restrict the times. For example, I could have the network be available from 6AM to 10:30PM, making the network unavailable for usage from 10:31 PM to 6AM.
I have been fishing around for options on the AirPort utility, but I haven't seen anything that would let me do this.
Is it a matter of just unplugging the AirPort? Changing the passwords on a nightly basis and then switching the network access password to what it was before?
Or, is there a way to allow full access to certain devices using a MAC address or something?
Thank you very much fellow Apple users for your assistance in this matter.

Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > AirPort Utility
Click the AirPort Extreme icon, then click Edit in the smaller window that appears
Click the Network tab
Enter a check mark next to Enable Access Control....if it is not already checked
Click the Timed Access Control button
The default setting for the network is Unlimited
Change the Wireless Access Times setting  to read as follows:
Everyday Between 6:00 AM to 10:30 PM....or whatever you want
Click Save
Click Update
Now all clients will only be able to access the network between 6:00 AM and 10:30 PM each day.
You can also have multiple rules if you want and also create rules that will limit specific devices to their own timeframes.

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