Turn off Airport Extreme without unplugging?

Is there a way to turn off the wireless siganl coming from the Airport Extreme (without unplugging it from the wall) at certain times? I.E. turn it off after bedtime to prevent kids from wirelessly gaming into the wee hours of the night or surfing the net at all hours?

Your other option is to use the Access Control option (within the AirPort Utility) to set specific times that their computers can connect to the AirPort. This way you won't have to enable/disable the wireless radios at all.

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Turn off airport extreme

How can I turn off airport extreme during certain times of the day so my kids can't use wifi?

You might want to take a look at the Timed Access settings in AirPort Utility, which will allow you specify the times each day that everyone will be allowed to connect to the network.
Or, you can individualize this, and the set up individual "rules" for each of the kids' devices that allow them to connect using certain times each day....while your devices have unlimited access.

Turning off airport extreme

I am a brand new mac os user. I just switched from a pc.
How do you turn off the airport extreme? Could it harm it to leave it on all the time? Are you supposed to leave it on all the time?

I assume by "airport extreme" you mean one of Apple's AirPort Extreme base station (AEBS).
How do you turn off the airport extreme?
Unplug it.
Could it harm it to leave it on all the time?
Yes
Are you supposed to leave it on all the time?
It is designed to be on all the time.

If I turn off AirPort Extreme will it loose it's settings?

I am a bit worried about the issue of radio signals and cancer. I want to turn it off during the night, but will it lose it's settings?

THe AirPort Extreme will not lose its network settings if you turn it off at night.
As far as potential issues, you are picking up far more radiation from cordless phones, cell phone towers, radio and television signals, aircraft, police and emergency signals, overhead electrical wires, the AC wiring in your home, and countless other sources.
WiFi would be the least of your worries compared to other sources of constant daily RF radiation.

Turn off external displays without unplugging them.

Hello,
I would like to have my TV plugged into my Mac 24/7 but not actually use unless I want to. Is there a way to turn off the use of the display while it is still plugged in? Kind like Window's option to tell it that one is attached?
Thanks!

Yes and no. First, there's no such feature in Windows - quite the opposite (there's no option to enable such a thing).
In OS X, you can manually mount a filesystem with the sync flag from the command-line (not from Finder), which will sync all writes to the filesystem. This is good and bad. It's good in that you have a decent chance that all data is written to disk before you yank it out, bad because you can't buffer writes, so disk performance suffers severely.
That said, as long as you are using a journaling filesystem (HFS + Journaling for OS X, NTFS for Windows, or EXT3/EXT4/JFS/XFS/ReiserFS for Linux), then pulling a disk out without unmounting it will not damage the filesystem. You will loose any buffered data not already committed to disk, but the filesystem will be readable and data that is written will not be corrupted.

Cannot turn off airport on Imac and PowerBook

I cannot turn off airport on iMac 17" intel (late 2006) and G4 powerbook. One common thing is:
I got rid off .plist files (airport related) on both machines prior to putting new AE in to mix. I set up AE and not only I cannot establish wireless on both machines I cannot turn airport on both as well. Old G4 iMac (3rd machine that was not altered) works.
What did I get rid off?
iMac gives me this:
AirPort Card Information:
Wireless Card Type: AirPort Extreme (0x14E4, 0x87)
Wireless Card Locale: USA
Wireless Card Firmware Version: Broadcom BCM43xx 1.0 (4.170.46.9)
Current Wireless Network: AirPort is currently turned off
While Network pref. and icon in menus says airport is on. (Same with powerbook)
Any suggestions?
Just to ad to confusion. This is replacement AE. First one after firmware upgrade (7.3.2) started to misbehave (very weak signal, mostly). I did downgrade to 7.3.1 but after couple of days I went for factory one (firmware that is), and here I am.

…after waking both computers from sleep situation is reversed. Airport is off and I cannot turn it on. After restart I am back to Airport on (not able to connect, while showing networks to join) and not able to turn off.

How to turn off one monitor without disconnecting it

I have two monitors on the mini, one is 24 connected with mini-dvi to DVI and another is 19 connected with mini-displayport to VGA.
Most of the time, I only use the 24 one and don't need the 19 one. However, if I don't disconnect the cable, the Mac still think the 19 one is connected and I can move windows onto it. So I have to connect the cable when I need it and disconnect it after using, every time!
Is there a software way (such as a shortcut) to turn off a monitor without disconnecting the cable?

As gavinlufc said, sometimes it works to power off the monitor you don't want to use. But that doesn't always work because in many cases the Mac will detect the monitor as being present regardless of whether it is powered on or powered off.
Unfortunately, there is no other way to do what you desire short of unplugging, as you are already doing. This feature gets requested from time to time by others. You could file a request with Apple through the OS X feedback page.
http://www.apple.com/feedback/macosx.html
I just put in such a request. The more they get, the more they will consider making the change.

I have a BT home Hub 3 with standard BT broadband(no infinity), how do I set up an Apple AirPort Extreme without a stand alone modem? Can I use my current Home Hub

I want to use an Apple AirPort Extreme as my home router but at present I have standard BT broadband using the BT Home hub 3. Can I connect them in some way so I don't need to buy a stand alone modem.
IS THIS POSSIBLE???
1. Would Apple AirPort Express be better and easier?
2. What modem would be suitable if I can't do it any other way?
I AM CURRENTLY USING MY INTERNET WITH PS3,WINDOWS 7 LAPTOP, IPAD AND IPHONE!!!
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
John smith

You said that you wanted the layout to look like this:
AT&T 2WIRE Router (wireless off) ---> AirPort Extreme ---> NetGear 16-Port Gigabit Desktop Switch ---> ethernet cabling to ports in most rooms --->
So, we took that at face value....,.but it could look like this if things are more convenient this way, if you prefer:
AT&T 2WIRE > Ethernet Switch > AirPort Extreme and other devices.
- If we include an AirPort Extreme in the overall network setup, are there any potential issues with the 2WIRE router and the AirPort Extreme router "competing" with one another?
No, if you leave the wireless function off on the 2WIRE. If you do want the utilize the wireless on the 2WIRE and the AirPort Extreme, then you want to keep them physically separated by 6-8 feet, or a few meters.
- Do I really need an AirPort Extreme in the final setup?
No, if the AirPort Express will provide enough range for the network.
Or if I just want an extra WAP, can I operate two AirPort Express units (with the same SSID) downstream of a 2WIRE router?
Yes, if both of them are configured to operate in Bridge Mode. If you are using the "wizard" setup utility in AirPort Utility 6.x, the wizard will do this for you automatically.
That is to say, could we have a setup that looks just like the image above, but with an extra AirPort Express tacked on to one of the unused ethernet ports?
You can have as many AirPort Express devices (or AirPort Extreme devices) as you want, as long as each has an Ethernet connection back to the switch.

How do you turn off Auto-Sync without connecting the ipod to PC?

My Purchased Tracks was deleted off my computer, but I still have all of them on my ipod. I have iTunes 7, so I am aware I can transfer all my purchased music from my ipod to itunes. But I know auto-sync is set up, so when I connect it to my computer, won't it automatically sync itunes with my ipod and therefore delete my purchased music on my ipod? Can I turn off auto-sync without connecting my ipod?

A couple of ways...
Hold down the Shift + Ctrl keys when you plug in the iPod. (For a PC)
Or...
Connect your iPod, but before it starts to sync, click that little X on the right hand side of the ITunes display at the top of the page. (Next to the "Do Not Disconnect" message.)
Then click box at bottom that says manually manage music.

Turn Off / Airport / Menu Item

Hello,
I try to make an applescript to turn off Airport by menu items
I've try this (see below) but it doesn't work on Leopard (french version).
I've already turn off "Enable Access for assistive devices" in Universal Access.
Thanks in advance for your help,
Regards,
Grégoire
*tell application "System Events"*
*click menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1 of application process "SystemUIServer"*
*click menu item "Désactiver AirPort" of menu 1 of menu bar item 1 of menu bar 1 of application process "SystemUIServer"*
*end tell*

The menu position isn't set so you can't assume a numerical index, but you can go through the menu items looking for the one you want. There was an earlier topic about scripting the Airport menu, so I just looked up some keys in the French localized strings. The "Enable Access for assistive devices" will need to be turned on, but the following script should do it:
<pre style="
font-family: Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;
font-size: 10px;
margin: 0px;
padding: 5px;
border: 1px solid #000000;
width: 720px;
color: #000000;
background-color: #FFDDFF;
overflow: auto;"
title="this text can be pasted into the Script Editor">
tell application "System Events" to tell process "SystemUIServer"
tell menu bar 1
set menu_extras to value of attribute "AXDescription" of menu bar items
repeat with the_menu from 1 to the count of menu_extras
if item the_menu of menu_extras is "Menu supplémentaire AirPort" then tell menu bar item the_menu
click
delay 0.5
click menu item "Activer AirPort" of front menu
-- click menu item "Désactiver AirPort" of front menu
delay 0.5
end tell
end repeat
end tell -- menu bar 1
end tell
</pre>

Can't turn off airport

After installing snow leopard on my MacBook 13" I can't turn off airport from the top menu or from network utility.
Just now was successful in turning off Airport. I had to go to network preferences, click on automatic (not my regular network name), the apply button was no longer grayed out. Hit apply and was able to turn off the connection from preferences. Can now turn off and on from top menu

ok I just installed SNM LPD on 3 intel macs-older Imac 2.0ghz, newer 13"macbook 2.4ghz, and newer 24"Imac 2.4ghz. All of them worked ok except the Imac. I couldn't connect to a wireless network at all nor could I turn off the airport card. The system profiler saw the card and it seemed to be working fine. So I knew it was a software problem. I tried everything. I was just about to wipe the disk and reinstall everything (which would have taken 3 to 4 days) when I tried to add another network location profile. I've used the automatic profile forever, but then I thought I'd try a whole new location. I went to edit locations. Hit the plus button and named it. It populated the hardware and my airpot card (which was on but wouldn't connect) turned off. When I turn it back on (in the NEW location menu) it found all the nearest networks instantly. I found my home network and put in my password and it didn't give me the small "connection error" sign. I don't know what this glitch is but its annoying...hope its helps!

If my phone be stolen the stealer can turn off the phone without security code. Why?

If my phone be stolen the stealer can turn off the phone without security code. Why?

Because that's the way it is designed. If you don't like it, don't purchase an iPhone, or tell Apple you don't like it:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/iphone.html

How do i turn off airport express bridge

How do i turn off airport express bridge?

Only exception was that it went into bridge mode and I cannot configure an IP camera that was working prior.
Bridge Mode is the correct setting for the AirPort Express since your "upgraded" Xfinity device is a modem/router or gateway device.
So, you already have a router set up on the network. Bridge mode must be used on the AirPort Express to avoid having two devices both trying to act as routers on the network.
That would create IP address conflicts and other problems like Double NAT.
Since the Xfinity device is now your network router, you must configure the port settings for your camera on the Xfinity modem/router. The AirPort Express will simply pass through those settings since it is in Bridge Mode.
You may need to check with Xfinity support on how to set up port forwarding if the owners guide does not cover that topic.

When i turn off airport i can still go to my tablet---why

is it normal for my tablet to work even if i turn off airport express????

I'm not sure exactly what you are referring to, but I assume you are asking if it is normal for the tablet to operate even if it doesn't have a Wi-Fi connection ... correct? If so, then I would say "yes."

Turn off airport before closing display?

should i turn airport off before i close the display and let the computer go to sleep?

I don't know how much battery that saves, but I know that I always turn off airport whenever I'm not searching the net, and before I sleep my MBP I turn it off.

Turn off Airport Extreme without unplugging?

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