Using ASIAir without Wi-Fi

RobinS

My ASIAir is great but my next-door neighbour hates it! He has a rare heath problem called electrosensitivity, and he finds that wi-fi signals disturb his sleep. My question is: if I connect to my ASIAir using a long ethernet cable, will it turn off the ASIAir wi-fi hotspot? If so, is there any way using ethernet without plugging the ethernet cable into a router, which would defeat the object?

w7ay

RobinS My question is: if I connect to my ASIAir using a long ethernet cable, will it turn off the ASIAir wi-fi hotspot?

No, unlike serious devices (INDIGO Sky, StellarMate, etc), the ASIAIR does not have a way to turn WiFi off.

However, you can replace the ASIAIR antenna and terminate the ASIAIR's SMA connector by a 50 ohm terminator like this one.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08MXLN9QX?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

There will still be some leakage (from the ASIAIR box), but it may be good enough. If not, place ASIAIR inside a metal box (Faraday cage).

Chen

RobinS

Thanks -- that's very helpful. I will see how it goes and report back in due course.
Robin

Hara

You cannot actually do nothing, because she/he cannot detect/feel or what ever that wifi signal. It is completely in his/her imagination and you cannot do anything to that. Just put the LAN cable in to your Asiair and tell him/her that there is no more wifi in use. You doesn't actually have to connect that cable anywhere... hiding the loose end is enough.

Lain402

Hara 🤫

RobinS

I agree that medical science shows that humans cannot actually hear wi-fi signals! However, my neighbour is adamant that he can, and has featured in several newspaper articles on the subject. The other day I left the ASIAir on for a few days by accident and he reported that he had had the buzzing in his ears. The last time he had mentioned the problem was when we fitted a wi-fi extender, which we now turn off at night as we don't need it then. This time he named the ASIAir as causing the problem, which shows that he had looked at a listing of wi-fi signals on his phone! So the subterfuge of pretending that I have switched it off will not work. The big question of course is whether he is constantly checking to see if there are any new wi-fi signals around, and subsequently believes that he can hear them, or really can detect them and then looks to see what it is. We get on well so I am not going to accuse him of a psychosomatic reaction, but I would love to do a blind test on him! I may discuss this possibility with him.
While I am sceptical, there are genes within us all that are usually switched off -- for example the bioluminescent gene -- but we know that birds, such as pigeons, are sensitive to magnetic fields. So I can't be dogmatic that it is impossible for him to be sensitive to microwaves.
He has agreed, however, that I can use the ASIAir when I wish, as long as I switch it off when I am not using it. So I hope that is the solution.

Eric

RobinS Stuff like this cracks me up, as a biomedical researcher of 15+ years with plenty of publications, a genetic research background and someone who has done neuro research. Your neighbor can't detect wifi signals, wifi signals have zero impact on his health, he has deep paranoia and needs actual medical help treating his psychological problems. Stop feeding his nonsense, use your equipment how you want and tell him to seek real medical help.

oneredpanther

You should refer him to a medical professional because if he can prove his sensitivity, he'll be the first person in recorded history, and thus worthy of studying for a groundbreaking new branch of physics and medicine.

Mapleleaf

Of course, if your neighbour is using his phone to detect any active wifi networks around, his own phone may be his worst enemy.

One option is to not broadcast the SSID from your home network, unfortunately, I don’t think the ASIAIR has that option.