[Feature Request] Side Button to Toggle WiFi On/Off on Dual Radio Devices

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Hello dear,
for the next firmware version (MT3000 or other products) it’s possible add for the side switch/toggle the WiFi ON/OFF feature?

For now I see only VPN on/off for this switch.

THANK YOU!

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Here is a similar topic:

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Here’s a ‘modernized’ version to account for dual radio devices.

root@GL-AXT1800:~# cat /etc/gl-switch.d/Wi-Fi.sh

#!/bin/sh

# 2023-07-25
# /etc/gl-switch.d/
# uci show wireless
# source: https://forum.gl-inet.com/t/feature-req-wifi-on-off-with-side-switch/2896/41

action=$1

if [ "$action" = "on" ]; then
        uci set wireless.default_radio0.disabled='0'
        uci set wireless.default_radio1.disabled='0'
        uci commit wireless
        wifi reload
        logger -p notice -t wifi-toggle "radios enabled"
fi

if [ "$action" = "off" ]; then
        uci set wireless.default_radio0.disabled='1'
        uci set wireless.default_radio1.disabled='1'
        uci commit wireless
        wifi reload
        logger -p notice -t wifi-toggle "radios disabled"
fi

exit 0

See the following for a primer on how to install scripts onto your device (if needed):

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I have made adjustments to the script to consider the current status of both 2.4GHz (2g) and 5GHz (5g) WiFi connections.
For example, if I use only the 5g connection, the script ensures that toggling the WiFi on will enable only the 5GHz connection, not both.
Tested with the GL-MT3000 / Beryl AX.
You can customize the default settings to specify a different file or set the default status for both 2g and 5g WiFi connections.

#!/bin/sh

# Default Settings  
# File to save the wifi default status
wifi_default_status_file="/etc/wifi_default_status"

# If the wifi default status file is not (yet) available then use these defaults 
# 0 = enabled, 1 = disabled
wifi2g_default_disabled=0
wifi5g_default_disabled=0

action=$1

if [ "$action" = "off" ]; then

	# Get the default status before disabling
    wifi2g_default_disabled=$(uci get wireless.wifi2g.disabled)
    wifi5g_default_disabled=$(uci get wireless.wifi5g.disabled)
	
	# Save the default status to the wifi_default_status_file
	echo "$wifi2g_default_disabled $wifi5g_default_disabled" > "$wifi_default_status_file"
	
	# if wifi2g is enabled then disable it
	if [ "$wifi2g_default_disabled" -eq 0 ]; then
        uci set wireless.wifi2g.disabled='1'
        uci commit wireless
        wifi reload
        logger -p notice -t wifi-toggle "wifi2g disabled"
    fi
	
	# if wifi5g is enabled then disable it
    if [ "$wifi5g_default_disabled" -eq 0 ]; then
        uci set wireless.wifi5g.disabled='1'
        uci commit wireless
        wifi reload
        logger -p notice -t wifi-toggle "wifi5g disabled"
    fi
fi

if [ "$action" = "on" ]; then
	
	# Check if the wifi_default_status_file is available
	if [ -f "$wifi_default_status_file" ]; then
		# If the file is available read the default status from the file
		read -r wifi2g_default_disabled wifi5g_default_disabled < "$wifi_default_status_file"
	fi
	
	# if wifi2g is enabled by default then enable it
	if [ "$wifi2g_default_disabled" -eq 0 ]; then
        uci set wireless.wifi2g.disabled='0'
        uci commit wireless
        wifi reload
        logger -p notice -t wifi-toggle "wifi2g enabled"
    fi
	
	# if wifi5g is enabled by default then enable it
    if [ "$wifi5g_default_disabled" -eq 0 ]; then
        uci set wireless.wifi5g.disabled='0'
        uci commit wireless
        wifi reload
        logger -p notice -t wifi-toggle "wifi5g enabled"
    fi
fi

sleep 5
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Nice. I don’t see a reason for sleep 5 though. exit 0 should close out the script unless you’re eventually going to put in some error handling.