topic Re: Apps to pause WiFi on connected devices? in Tech Help - Software/Hardware etc

Apps to pause WiFi on connected devices?

Portoman — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 20:44:48 GMT

I'm looking for an app to pause or stop the WiFi on devices that are connected to it. I've been told that other ISPs have apps that can be downloaded, but does Plusnet?

I did use to use Fing but you now have to pay to use the app, if you want to pause devices (I'm not paying each month for that). So are there others? Thanks

Re: Apps to pause WiFi on connected devices?

jab1 — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:00:49 GMT

@Portoman Plusnet do not have such an app, and I am not aware of any ISP that does. However, there is an 'access control' option on the Plusnet Hub which will do what you want - I think - but as I don't have a PN Hub, and have never used the option, I can't advise on setting it up, or its functions.

@MisterW / @Dan_the_Van ?

Re: Apps to pause WiFi on connected devices?

PhilipHeyes — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:02:13 GMT

I am going slightly mad or was there a whole lot more posts to this thread.

My comments about how VM's Connect app can Pause Wi-Fi devices on a VM Hub.

Other comments suggesting a Whitelist i.e. a permitted list of known devices (3COM had that on ADSL routers)

Re: Apps to pause WiFi on connected devices?

Dan_the_Van — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:16:47 GMT

@PhilipHeyes

your sanity is assured, I recall commenting on this thread, my last suggestion was whitelisting

Re: Apps to pause WiFi on connected devices?

Portoman — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:19:39 GMT

Which is good if you've got VM I guess!

Re: Apps to pause WiFi on connected devices?

mwwagain — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 16:28:13 GMT

The 'app' required is surely just a basic web broswer to access the router control page ?

Then turn the wi-fi off.

Turning it back on remotely will be more tricky - you'd need a wired connection !!

Re: Apps to pause WiFi on connected devices?

PhilipHeyes — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 17:08:24 GMT

@Portoman

The VM Conenct app just adds or deletes a record to the MAC Filter of the VM Hub.
A job that can be done just as quickly from the Hub / Router menu of any make of device.

The killer issue is not the app or menu to the MAC Filter, the fact that modern laptops / PC and mobile
all have MAC Address Randomisation often enabled from the factory and can defeat MAC Filtering.

Hence the next step ... a Whitelist and do know exactly what you are doing if you enable that !

Re: Apps to pause WiFi on connected devices?

RealAleMadrid — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 19:46:13 GMT

@PhilipHeyes I believe there were some suspicious spam type posts with dodgy links in them that have been removed, and probably other replies have also gone.