Switching to a wired internet connection

[Janel85]

Can anyone point me in the right direction as to how I go about a wired internet connection. Basically I’d like to switch the WiFi off at night for health reasons (in that I think it would be beneficial health wise). We do have security cameras at home that need to be connected to the internet overnight though, hence why I would like the option of a wired connection. I’d like to have wireless running in the day, and then switch it over to a completely wired connection for the security camera overnight. I am aware this is a bit fiddly but I am quite happy to do it. My problem is that I can’t seem to find a purely wired router, all it comes up with is Ethernet switches, my question is would this worked if I plugged it directly into the phone socket or microfilter? Or do I need a specific hub/router/modem? I don’t know anything about it and my head is spinning with it! Thanks in advance.

Best to look at Youtube videos OP that will show you how to do this.

I use them a lot for any kind of stuff like this.

Every wifi router I've ever owned has had Ethernet ports in the back. If you get cameras that will take a wired connection you can connect them to that with Ethernet cabling called category 6 that an electrician can run for you. Then you would have to go into the router configuration (which is usually accessed as a web page) and turn the wifi on and off as you please.

If you live in a house with electricity you are already awash in electromagnetic radiation, all of the time.

Also light. (If the electromagnetic radiation is the issue). Light is part of the em spectrum and is actually MORE DAMAGING than the microwaves and radio waves used in WiFi and other communication.

If you're sensitive to EM radiation*, consider living in a deep, dark, cold (because infra red is also EM) cave.

But I'm sure the OP is more sensible and thinking about making it less easy to just browse the internet/be connected. Maybe that's not a bad thing...?

*not a thing

To answer your direct question:

Your current "router" is a switch, and a broadband modem in the same box, the modem plugs into the wall and then inside the box, the broadband connection is 'routed' through the wifi and ethernet ports in the built in switch.

Most broadband routers have 4 or 5 ethernet ports on the back, if you need more than this, you can buy an ethernet switch and plug it into your current router.

If your cameras support PoE (power over ethernet) it would make sense to buy a switch that supports PoE so you only need a single wire to each camera. Also - make sure your cameras actually have an ethernet port to connect to.

Your router will almost certainly have ethernet ports in the back of it and they will operate even if the wifi is off so you don't need another router. Most router will also allow you to set a schedule for the wifi so you can configure it to be off at specified times automatically.

Probably the easiest way to run ethernet to the various devices is with powerline adapters. These plug into mains sockets and allow you to utilise the electric ring main in your house as a physical network. You connect one powerline adapter to your router and then wherever you want a network connection you plug in another powerline adapter and run ethernet cable from that to the device you want networked.

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Thanks for the replies, I was aware I can use the router I have with Ethernet cable, I just assumed it wouldn’t work if switched off, and if it was on and using Ethernet cable then it would still be giving out EMF? I am aware that we are surrounded by radiation anyway and I can’t avoid all of it, but having the wi-if on all night is something that I can avoid and so I want to. So just to clarify- can I use my current router and turn off the WiFi-go functionality at night and still allow the cameras to have an internet connection (if they are geared up for this)? How would I switch off the wi-fi single when I still have it turned on for wired connection? Sorry if I’m being dense!

Ps- re powerlines connection, thanks for the suggestion but I did read that that was even worse than wi-fi healthwise?

If you switch your router off you won't get any internet at all

So what would I need to keep a wired connection without a wi-fi signal?

Can you see your neighbours WiFi routers from your device? If so, you'll need them to switch theirs off too!

So what would I need to keep a wired connection without a wi-fi signal?

As I stated previously:

Then you would have to go into the router configuration (which is usually accessed as a web page) and turn the wifi on and off as you please.

The router will have it's own IP address on your network. Open a browser and put that IP address where a URL would go. A web page will come up that will let you adjust the settings on your router as you please, including shutting down the wifi radio. My router, a D-Link, also has a smartphone app that does the same thing. Download the user manual for your router or visit the company's website for instructions.

Don't forget to bin your mobile phone while you're at it.

Thank you