Nater, You are the man !!! T-Mobile should be paying you for the support you are giving to their users. You are not only the ONLY ONE coming up with the details on how to change options not even supported by the current firmware, but now you are simplifying the changing of those options with a PowerShell script. Thank you SO MUCH for doing this for us !!
I'm good with Windows, but not programming or networking. I'm hoping this helps me set up the new TP-Link AX1800 WiFi 6 (Archer AX21) router I ordered to use with T-Mobile. I am so glad I found you. It's also nice you respond and pay attention to things you've posted online.
You really out did yourself this time Nate! My trashcan was doing fine until the latest firmware update. Now I'm back to having to reboot every 2 weeks to keep my speeds up. With your new script now I have to really look closely into switching to the Arcadyan modem even though I haven't read much good reports on that one either.
My trash can stopped working after ~10 months of use. No maintenance in my area, just persistent 100kbps downloads out of nowhere. Tech support seemed pretty confident it was the Nokia gateway and I didn't believe them at first, but sure enough with the Arcadyan my speeds are close to being back to what they were. Compared to the Nokia my latency is a bit better (18ms vs 25ms), upload speed the same (80-90mbps), and downloads a bit slower (~450mbps vs ~800mbps). But I'm right next to the tower so it's still quite "good" performance even with the download speed reduction.
Thank you so much for this! I thought I was going crazy when was looking for a way to disable wifi in the app and through the web portal. I called T-mobile support and all they could do was "hide" the network for me which is basically worthless. Your solution took all of 2 minutes and I thank you and others that worked on this! You gained a new sub!
Did T-Mobile have any explanation why we can’t manage these setting as an admin for this new gateway? I know this was possible on the older Nokia version.
@@chrissalomon6312 Yeah, because they're all profit mongering pieces of shit who make garbage consumer grade hardware that locks you out of functions because modern society is built on the idea that you should pay more for less.
Just got my T-Mobile modem yesterday, and after watching several videos, decided to get a router to have more control over settings than the Arcadyan has. Then I discovered that you can't turn off the darn wi-fi on this modem!!! Luckily I saw your videos, as I just downloaded the file and tested it out. Works like a charm!!! Thank you so much!!!
After speaking with T-Mobile Internet support I came across your youtube link. T-Mobile couldn't help me disable the radio, but your script worked like a charm. I did have to reset the modem though before I could get the config file to automatically download and work. THANKS SO MUCH!
I even saw this script on the tmobile forums. My neighbor keeps connecting his ps5 to my wifi. Also, get a lot of weird cookies from what he searches for too which was my first indication something was up. Spent 1.5hrs on with tmobile took them a minute to get that I don't play ps5 and the password is strong and network is hidden. The "fix "basically to reset it 3 times. He keeps popping on though my wifi though. This script 1000% works. THANK YOU BOTH!!!!
Once I was able to borrow a PC, it worked flawlessly!!! My Orbi Mesh system is back in control! Im getting crazy speeds throughout my whole house. Very consistent and reliable. Its too bad TMobile didn’t think of this function for their customers. If it wasn’t for your advice and support I would have returned and canceled my service. THANK YOU!!!!
I had to run "Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass" first to get the script to execute without digital signing errors. Works great - Thank you! :-)
Works like a charm. Now what we REALLY need is a script that keeps it on our preferred band. Mine does well on b71 but often decides it wants the 5g bands and my internet all but comes to a complete halt.
Great video and explanation, thank you. Now, confession time. I followed the instructions last week for at least 10 times, it appeared the script was running but nothing was changing with the arcadyan. I figured I would be one of those that it just was not going to work. Decided to try again this weekend and for some reason I remembered months back that I may have changed the router password when I originally did the setup. checked my notes I made when I got the arc and sure enough I did change it. Tried the correct password and worked perfectly. If you input the wrong password there is no feedback and the script runs but just like he states in the video. For those that are getting no results, make sure you are putting the right password in the script.
I received my T-Mobile Arcaydian this week. I first connected my TP link mesh router and had both networks running simultaneously with no issues, router was only a foot or so away from the T-Mobile box). After a day of no issues I unplugged my MetroNet modem. Still no issues so I ran the script file while connected to the T-Mobile network. I got the txt file that shows the radios are both off (they did both keep being displayed for a few minutes but now have disappeared). I’ll be shipping MetroNet’s modem back to them next week if things continue to go well. Thanks Nate!
Stumbled upon this video 1 day too late...or maybe just in time. I was absolutely shocked that you could not turn off WiFi on this device. Called TMO support and they said you can't and shipped me the trashcan. I have successfully disable wireless and will be shipping back the other unit. Thanks for the tips and tricks. It did take quit a bit of time for the radio to finally turn off after making the change.
When I noticed options were missing from web UI I reached out to T-Mobile support and they told me there is no way to turn wifi off and add our own router. Thank you so much for showing us how to do it. I was able to use my old Apple routers to extend the network and getting good speed. I was confused between T-Mobile and Verizon but not anymore. Keep going!!!!!
Thanks so much! Your video made shutting off the WiFi on my new T-Mobile gateway easy. Your videos have really educated me on these 5G wireless internet systems.
I finally got around to disabling the Tmobile Routers wifi transmission , for awhile I just plugged my Orbi to the KV21 and used my Orbi wifi, then after a week I started getting buffering on my TV, I decided to follow your instructions and turn off the wifi from the KV21. This has eliminate the buffering, I am thinking that due to the proximity of both routers there was interference and thereby creating the buffering. My speeds range from upper 30s to upper 80s with a "weak" signal. At this point I have not had any issues with my devices working as I expected. Great job and thank you very much !
Thanks Nate for the info! I was having this exact issue with my T mobile router and I couldn’t figure out why. Ive been wanting to use my linksys velop tri router mesh system because it has all those settings you mentioned and its wifi range per node is 3000ft. Knowing the radio can actually be shut off in the t mobile router should make it much better. I will try this tonight!
Thanks Nate, really great simple script. I just got a unit, and unfortunately it didn't work for me. I could execute commands, even reboot, but no text file downloaded, and the wifi remained on. HOWEVER, your original powershell execute worked exactly as in the video, so thanks so much for such great, in depth sluething!
@@dcollins1429 Nate has an earlier video that shows you how to disable wifi via powershell... and that still works. just look through his videos and you will find it
THANK YOU, NATE!!! I just got this gateway, replacing the Nokia Fastmile, to get the new $25/month promo that T-Mobile is running. If anyone that is currently on any plan that is more expensive, THERE IS A WAY TO GET THE NEW PROMO. I added another 5G Home Internet line, so ended up with 2 Internet lines tempoarily. When the new gateway arrived I factory reset the original gateway and powered it down. I then cleared ALL DATA from my T-Mobile Internet app in the Android settings. This logs you out and removes all the data stored from the oringinal gateway. From there I just powered up the new gateway and followed the steps to set it up in the T-Mobile Internet app. Once everything was confirmed to work, I called T-Mobile Customer Service, 611 if you are also a T-Mobile cellular customer, and cancelled the original line. I now just have to return the old gateway. They even provide a shipping label if you don't want to go to your local T-Mobile store to drop it off. The only downsides are that, depending on the date of the month of your bill cycle, you may end up paying for both lines for 1 month. The other is that it's a crap shoot on which gateway you will get for the new line. For me, I get a better signal with the Arcadyan, but as Nate reminds everyone, those results may vary depending on your specific conditions. Hopefully this helps some people out to save some money.
Thanks! I just got one of these to setup as a failover for my terrible cable ISP and only wanted this for the ethernet. This script made the process quick and painless.
Great video! This actually does work! I've been using my Eero 6 Plus Mesh WiFi System for a few Months now with T-Mobile Home Internet and it's been working great!
Thanks for this Nate. I just turned off the wifi on my gateway bc I have a TP-Link mesh system now. I did run into an issue though - non of my laptops can connect to my mesh network now, but phones connect just fine. Laptops are giving a 'secured, but can't connect' error when I try to connect. Any clue why?
Thanks much for this video. When I turned off wifi, I didn't really expect it to make a difference. However, I've noticed that my modem is performing better in the days since I did. My speeds are better and more consistent. Now, if you could just develop a script to control which band I lock onto, that would be great. I seem to spend most of my time on B66, N71. For a couple of hours on some days I connect to B66, N41 and my download speeds are doubled.
I have been trying past few days and no luck turning off WiFi. Script runs and appears to turn it off; but does not. Will not reboot either. Any suggestions.
Thanks for the info Nate, but I could not get the script to work for me. I WAS able to turn off my radios with the advice you had in your first video on this subject. I'm not sure what the problem is with the PS script I don't see anyone else with a problem, maybe the new firmware. I'm running Windows 10, and my T-Mobile modem is a KVD21 with firmware 1.00.16. Just an FYI, if I find the problem I'll update this. Thanks again!
@@BuiltNAuburn No I haven't since I now have everything in the house running on it. I used the Powershell scripts from Nate's earlier video ruclips.net/video/_hqN7PMRyes/видео.html I would recommend you be sure you are logged in to your Windows PC as an Admin to avoid any issues with restrictions.
I would like to add...you might need to click on View at the top and click the box that says "file name extensions" to show the .txt so you can change it.
Got my Arcadyan today! T-Force sent it cause I kept having issues with my trash can Nokia. So far, it’s much faster than my Nokia on N71. Previous I get 30-50 down on n71 now I’m getting 100+ on N71. This one seems to like the b66 anchor vs b2 like the other.
This just wouldn't work for me for some reason. So I watched the older video where you put the commands into powershell to get the key and alter the txt file, tried that, and that worked like a charm. Thanks for these vids Nate!
Hi Sir! First I would like thank you for your sharing the information. I have a question regarding before we execute the shell script, do I need to connect my laptop to the T-Mobile 5G router ? Thanks so much.
OMG Nater Tater! What a wonderful service you are providing. I am brand new today to T-Mobile Home Internet after refusing to get hosed AGAIN by Spectrum w/ an outrageous end of promotional internet fee increase! My new Arcadyan KVD21 showed up yesterday and I installed it successfully today. I was fully expecting (based on RUclips research of the Nokia unit to be able to log in to it and turn off its Wi-Fi. NO GO as I found out. I did successfully plug in my outstanding ASUS RT-AX86U wireless router and all of my devices are working fine. My signal strength is 4 bars/Very Good pings/download & upload speed are good for my needs. FYI: Mine came with Firmware 1.00.16 & UI Version 1.8.0. Guess What! This newer firmware went BACKWARDS! I now doesn't even have the ability to change the Admin PW at all! T-Mobile's "expert" confirmed that what I see is all I get. He suggested that the mobile phone app may have more capability, but he could not explain why it is doing nothing but spinning! It doesn't work and it sounded like he was seeing other internal comments about an App problem. HOWEVER, I followed your excellent directions and have now turned off the Gateway Wi-Fi! Thank you so much for what your are doing and also thanks to unnamed person who created the script. At the risk of being ungrateful, ask him to see if he can add another option to the PowerShell script to be able to change the Admin Password. Not a dealbreaker, but xxxxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxxxx is a bit long for a password. Thanks again! I'll be ordering a sticker to slap on my Gateway and probably T-Shirt too!
Great to hear! There is an app issue for spinning wheel I think just on iPhone. Update due in Jan to fix it, the app allows you to change the admin password. You can also change it the manual way with this video: ruclips.net/video/_hqN7PMRyes/видео.html
Just got T-Mobile arcadyan gateway. Having problems staying connected. I bought a tplink router, following your instructions do I connect the router before turning off Wi-Fi radios? Do I need to make any other changes? Not having WPS button on T-Mobile makes connectin my smart tv tough.
Sorry in advance for what might be a dumb question. Do you have a "starting" video that shows the cabing between the Windows PC you run the script on and the TMHI device? Is it some type of USB to USB-c cable that connects the two devices? Then once the internal wifi is turned off, is there another cable that you use to connect the TMHI to a typical wireless router? Thanks and sorry if I did not search "hard enough" to find these answers.
NEVERMIND... definately a dumb question. Since I don't have a TMHI yet, I did not realize it has two ethernet ports, so all the programming and connecting a wireless router is done with an ethernet cable, duh.
Hi Nate, thanks for the information. I have a Nighthawk mesh system, MK63 and I can't get it to connect to my T-Mobile Arcadyan, I set up the T-mobile gateway and then tried to connect it to my Nighhawk system and I keep getting the amber light on the Nighthawk router and the Nighthawk app keeps telling me it can't connect. Any idea why? I really want to dump Spectrum and use the T-Mobile device but can't get it to connect
Nate just found your page I tried the GUI after fixing my powersell, but no luckthe powershell closes before you can change anything. I've checked not joy. Any ideas? 😁
Did you do this command in powershell first? Powershell command to allow scripts to run (only need to run once): Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
Hello! I've made selections to "turn off wifi", "dowload Config" and "reboot Gateway", but no config file is downloaded, and the gateway is not rebooting upon command. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for your help.
Beside TMoblie gateway, I have Tplink wirelss router. Before I run this PS1 script, do I have to use ethernet cable physically connect in between my TM gatewat & my PC. Or I can just connect my TPlink 5 wirless then run this PS1 script?
@@NaterTater Thanks. I will connect it with gateway wifi then run the PS1 script. But once the TM gateway wifi is off, do I have to connect through ethernet to turn it back on? Sorry, I am not tech.
Great video...I am trialing this unit. If I change this and find I am not getting the speeds I need, can I just reset the unit before returning it, or is there something special that needs to be done. I don't want to have to pay for the unit if they think it's been tampered with. Thanks.
I just ran across this video, I'll have to ask my other main user on the system but if he's good I will try this because we sometimes get sluggish or nothing and have to reboot. I notice the top is a little warm, but didn't know if the heat had anything to do with it.. Maybe shutting this WiFi part off, we have a longer run time.. Thanks for the video and the script..
Nater, Thank you for the video. I'm a newbie to all this. I have a simple question. Do I need to disconnect from my Orbi Router first and do the Wi-Fi turn off and then reconnect my Orbi?
I have the round trashcan and for the times that it locks up, I purchased a KeepConnect device which monitors the WIFI status and when no WIFI is detected, it resets the power to the T-Mobile device which creates a reset condition. The KeepConnect tests the WIFI signal every 5 minutes. It did take me a bit of messaging with KC's tech support to finally get configured, but it's been working well for a couple of weeks.
Awesome script! I can confirm that using my own WiFi is much more stable that the onboard radio, so I definitely support doing this. Thanks for making it easier too!
I'm new to this. I have a question. Are you shutting the wifi off the T mobile gateway so we can hook up our own router to make the connection better? I have had the Arcadyan gateway now for 2 months. I've been having problems connecting to my S23 Ultra since I bought it. There's a bug with the wifi 6 connection going around and a patch coming soon. I was wondering if there's a way to shut off the wifi 6. Thank you, Nate.
This is great. Does anyone run the waveform 4x4? Have a question what antennas inside did you plug into 4&5? Currently I have M and M1 but wanted to see what others have found to be the best
Nate the T-Mobile app doesn't allow spaces in network wireless names , I need to add space so my 70 devices can connect using my old wireless names. Can you do this in power shell ?
@@tolust I can. Did you try the "hard" method and manually change the ssid name in the config file and reload it to the gateway? ruclips.net/video/_hqN7PMRyes/видео.html
I followed the directions and everything went as you described, however it won't turn off the WiFi although it says it does. I get no confirmation, although I can easily reboot the gateway with Powershell.
Rebooting does not require the correct password. It doesnt have error messages but most likely you are putting in the wrong password. Regardless the new app is more user friendly ruclips.net/video/Qy-f8xfPk4s/видео.html still needs the correct password though.
Do you have to be directly connected the TMHI gateway for this script to work? My PC is connected via ethernet to my Asus router which is connected directly to the gateway. Also, where does the script put the config file with option 4? There was no indication that the script actually turned off wifi and in fact I can still see the gateway on my phone's wifi list.
@@NaterTater Thanks. I got it to turn off the wifi by using the previous powershell script. However, this app is way friendlier to use. So far, it looks like I've picked up about 20Mbps in download speed and 1.5 Mbps in upload speed. My signal shows as Weak (2 bars) and I really can't move the gateway since it's in the closet next to the all the whole home structured wiring box. I have most everything wired except for the mobile devices. Thanks again.
Nate a genuine thanks for this! I really hope the TMobile is able to enable advanced functionality on the Arcadyan (like choosing the wifi channel, easily turning off Wi-Fi, etc)
Sure Appreciate this video and am glad to have found your channel! Next on the list is to determine if i can install an external antenna so increase signal and speed!
I know this is an old post, but I just found it because TMobile has removed the ability to turn of the wifi on the gateway and I want to just use my mesh network. I just had a few questions. 1st, when the wifi is turned off by this method, does it stay off even when rebooting the gateway, such as powering it off and on or unplugging & plugging it back in? 2nd, right now I have 2 networks, Tmobile & my mesh set up as access point. If i'm able to turn off the wifi on the gateway, am I supposed to keep the mesh as a AP or change it to router? Sorry, I,m tech dumb on this stuff.
Hi - I am ready to do this. I have already installed the mesh system to my t mobile gateway, can I do this with it on or do I need to separate first and then reinstall mesh? TY!
Hi, when you say hooked up to the wifi do you mean I have to physically connect to the gateway itself with a cable or just connect to the wifi? Thank you
Help with connecting to the HP printers would be much appreciated! Printer requires WPS button press (of which there is none) or entering the PIN generated by the printer to the Gateway (of which there is no easy option). Also wanting to hook up the Gateway to the Nighthawk mesh system for coverage throughout my home ans casita. Assume I need to shut off the wireless in the Gateway and then a direct connect to the base unit for the mesh? Thanks for all your help!
Hi Michelle, try this for your HP printer: support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-deskjet-3510-e-all-in-one-printer-series/5157460/model/5241115/document/c03418489 For the mesh system, the simplest is to just plug the ethernet cable from the Nighthawk WAN port to the T-Mobile Gateway. You don't have to turn off the T-mobile wifi but in my opinion it is better to do so.
@@NaterTater Really appreciate your help! Just spent 2 hrs with TMobile Gateway experts. They hadn’t heard of printer issues. But the problems are popping up frequently on the web.
Was able to follow the instructions by nater with a lil help from Java on using a Mac to turn off the wifi. Worked well and I added asus wifi 6 router after the gateway and have had good results and in my opinion about 20pct download speed test increase. Good video good comments Thanks.
I ran the script and it turned off the Wi-Fi. Thing is when I clicked run in PowerShell the Shell opened and disappeared. Now I cannot turn the wi-fi back on. If I look at properties it shows that it opens with notepad. When I look at other apps that it could open with I do not see PowerShell as an option.
Can the original settings be replaced if you decide to cancel the service and turn in your device? Any chance you have instructions for Mac users? I need customers to access my web site. I serve my own web site and pod cast. Can't do it with the current setup and I have no PC.
Yes. Either thru a command or pressing the reset button. This wont help you access a local sever from WAN though. You'll need a port forwarding VPN or this ruclips.net/video/SgQAGbSn0Y8/видео.html
@@NaterTater So what I want is to just turn off the router so I can plug in my three Asus ZenWiFi AX router/nodes into the t-mobile gateway/router. I just want it as a stand alone gateway so my routers will do the heavy lifting. I don't push much traffic with my web server so I don't think t-mobile would even know Im doing that. What is the easy way to shut off the wifi so I can just use my router with no interference from the gateway? My routers can push fast speeds so once I get this resolved I'll connect to an external antenna if possible.
Plugged into my gateway directly with my computer I get some pretty decent speed. What Im mostly after is fast upload for high quality broadcasting video podcasts.
@@NaterTater / So Im a little confused then. I thought turning off the wifi would allow me to just use my router without interference from the gateway like my current modem from Motorola for my regular internet access from xfinity. Im trying to get t-mobile internet and still have my home security and my web server running. Removing my security is not an option and that is even more important than my home web server. Guess I'll have to do this the hard way or just ditch it. I don't want to use Xfiniy any more. Their customer service sucks and business practices also suck. I like the speeds but T-Mobile Internet is fast enough for what I need. I'll check out other videos of yours. I do have a Mac and not a PC.
I had disabled the wifi using the script a while ago, and today, I decided to re-enable it. Used the script (option 2), and it ran the script without any errors/issues, but it didn't enable wifi. Downloading the config shows ""isRadioEnabled": true," but for some reason, I do not see the wifi being enabled. I tried resetting it etc, but it didn't help. Any ideas? Should I reset to factory ?
Do you know why my Samsung smart TV gets disconnected from my home internet after a day or so? It won’t reconnect unless I reboot the modem and even that is a hit or miss. Was thinking of getting a router to run with it but I don’t even know if that would help at all.
I've seen T-mobile's default DNS server be wonky and some devices think they lose internet connection and thus will drop off wifi. A personal router that you configure with a custom DNS server (like google or cloudfare) can solve that issue.
I ran the script, turned off the WIFI, it said "turning off WIFI," then "returning to menu," but the WIFI is still on. Since it's a year later, is there a newer version, or an update that I'm missing?
Hey the T-Mobile on TMO G4 our router I found an app that will let you into the inside the thing and you can change the channels and all that kind of stuff (hint control)
I am having trouble getting this work with Windows 11. Steps are slightly different. Got the Wi-Fi to turn off once, but when I rebooted, it came back on. Maybe I’ll just try the app.
So am I correct in thinking the wifi would have to be turned back on in order to get any firmware/software updates that might be issued? If so, could this be accomplished by working the original manual solution backwards, so to speak, and temporarily changing the false setting back to true?
Wifi does not have to be on for updates but yes you can revert back to "true" in the settings file. This "easy" method allows you to turn wifi back on as well.
Thanks for the info! New to TMHI and getting to where I want it to be has been a little challenging. Your videos have definitely helped. Liked and subscribed yesterday :) Thanks again!
So I’m gonna ask the stupid question of when you mean the router hooked up, you mean with a usb cable to the back of the router to the pc or ur pc just connected over Wi-Fi?
Hi Nater, in addition to what you've done here with WiFi, any thoughts on how to disable the Router and NAT capability of the Arcadyan KVD21 device? I just need the KVD21 to act as a Modem, since I have the complete infrastructure for WIFI already set up in my house. This would also re-enable my port forwarding for remote VPN access to my house, security cameras and Plex server. I can't believe how short sighted T-Mobile is with keeping these setting hidden from advance users. Great job getting the WIFI piece figured out. I suspect there are other hidden configuration files for the Router features as well. Cheers, Ken
Hi Ken, I've moved away from the stock gateways and use 3rd party ones that have many more settings. Sadly with t-mobile CGNAT you will never get direct port forwarding since they dont give you a public WAN IP. T-mobile 5G business internet has a static public WAN IP option but not the 5G Home.
@@NaterTater Thanks for the quick reply. That's a bummer for sure. Oh and I just ran the powershell script, it didn't disable the WIFI. I suspect they put something into the code to block it.
Hey Nater, would the Business 5G Internet service/device allow me to do what I'm trying, essential turning off the Router/WiFi features and using the device as a modem only. I am looking at VPN and Reverse Proxy as options if I keep the same modem I already have. Thanks, Ken
@@NaterTater Ah, so I can bring my own 5G Modem to the game and use that with my existing ASUS Router infrastructure. That's good to know. Do you have any 5G 3rd party devices you'd recommend? Thanks. Ken
Our Gateway had been working fine till yesterday. My xbox nor my nieces PS5 will connect. Our phones will. And I tested my smart TV this morning and it will not connect to it. We've had it around a month. Why would it suddenly just not show it has internet? I unplugged it for 30 seconds and powered it back on. What more can be done?
Personally as someone who is managing both the old one and new one (old one at a neighbors, new one i own personally at my house) i find that the new one has certain good things about it but also some bad things. Good things like a better design and it runs cooler as well as slightly better signal but don't notice speed difference as much yet. Bad things are that the admin portal is terrible and lacks proper options like the old one does and the final bad thing would be maybe having to put the left side of the device towards the window which could cause problems in certain situations where clearance is an issue and the cord gets in the way but this is particular to my home and area i live in.
So after using your script, and downloading the current config file to confirm changes, my network SSID is still broadcasting. Any ideas? Can see the radio status values changing but it's still broadcasting.
@@NaterTater Sounds good, Looking forward to it. Some additional info: Ran the commands manually in your other video. Same result- they remain hidden but still broadcasting. Went as far as lowering the transmission strength to 1%. This appears to have actually changed based on signal strength. To recap, I have radio enabled set to false on both bands, transmission power set to 1% on both, and broadcast enabled to false (hence they are hidden). This also seemed to disconnect my bands so there are individual networks (2.4 and 5) shown instead of the single network.
My whole purpose here is to run two ISPs bonded for load balancing. So I am trying to Utilize my personal Router so it frees up some heat from this Tmo modem.
I tried running this and the new 2023 version of the ps1 file, it runs and closes powershell immediately. Any ideas what I need to do to fix that so i can shut the wifi off on the arcadyan modem
Need to run the command listed in the video description (not pastebin) to allow scripts to run and run powershell as admin. Alternatively you can copy/paste the commands into powershell.
Nater, thank you so much! We're slightly outside of Grand Rapids, MI and ended up going with T-Mobile since we didn't other any other feasible solutions. We ended up getting the FAST 5668W model which I do not believe is the KCD21. Do you have a script to off the Wifi for this model by chance? Thank you again!
When running the kvd21 in standalone with just 5g I get well over 200mps. With wifi off and using a reputable router I'm getting well under 100mps. Does anyone have any advice. Thank you.
I'm literally following step by step and I cannot get it to work! I'm running windows 11. When I chance the file from .txt to .ps1 and try to open in powershell it just closes immediately. And when I copy and paste I'd just gives me errors
script runs, appears to execute commands. Can't find config file even after manually setting the path. Can't really tell if I've accomplished anything. After a few months trial, I'm about to give up on T-Mobile. Lower than DSL speeds for significant portions of each day. Crippled router. Dimwitted tech support. So many people seemed to have good results, I was hopeful. Perhaps just too congested where I live.
I am not familiar with PowerShell. Do I have to run this every time I reboot my computer? Also, if I want to go back to the state before running this and remove the script, how would I do this? Thank you!
Could not get the script to work. Tried to download the config file (option 4) and it does not show up. Am I missing something? Downloaded the script using the link provided.
Can you connect Alexa to T Mobile 5g the way it is ? I run into a password issue. Would shutting off the WIFI and adding my own router solve this problem ?
Adding your own router likely will fix it. You might also be able to get alexa to connect if you separate out 2.4ghz and 5ghz wifi on the gateway app too.
Awesome service to your subscribers, Nate! Thanks for being one of the “really good” guys on RUclips!
You're welcome!
Nater, You are the man !!! T-Mobile should be paying you for the support you are giving to their users. You are not only the ONLY ONE coming up with the details on how to change options not even supported by the current firmware, but now you are simplifying the changing of those options with a PowerShell script. Thank you SO MUCH for doing this for us !!
Glad its helping!
T-Mobile should just let us disable wifi in the GUI.
@@mrkinetic yep
I'm good with Windows, but not programming or networking. I'm hoping this helps me set up the new TP-Link AX1800 WiFi 6 (Archer AX21) router I ordered to use with T-Mobile. I am so glad I found you. It's also nice you respond and pay attention to things you've posted online.
You really out did yourself this time Nate! My trashcan was doing fine until the latest firmware update. Now I'm back to having to reboot every 2 weeks to keep my speeds up. With your new script now I have to really look closely into switching to the Arcadyan modem even though I haven't read much good reports on that one either.
My trash can stopped working after ~10 months of use. No maintenance in my area, just persistent 100kbps downloads out of nowhere. Tech support seemed pretty confident it was the Nokia gateway and I didn't believe them at first, but sure enough with the Arcadyan my speeds are close to being back to what they were. Compared to the Nokia my latency is a bit better (18ms vs 25ms), upload speed the same (80-90mbps), and downloads a bit slower (~450mbps vs ~800mbps). But I'm right next to the tower so it's still quite "good" performance even with the download speed reduction.
Thank you so much for this! I thought I was going crazy when was looking for a way to disable wifi in the app and through the web portal. I called T-mobile support and all they could do was "hide" the network for me which is basically worthless. Your solution took all of 2 minutes and I thank you and others that worked on this! You gained a new sub!
Did T-Mobile have any explanation why we can’t manage these setting as an admin for this new gateway? I know this was possible on the older Nokia version.
@@chrissalomon6312 Yeah, because they're all profit mongering pieces of shit who make garbage consumer grade hardware that locks you out of functions because modern society is built on the idea that you should pay more for less.
Ok so I might be wrong about them being pieces of shit. I don't know them personally.
Just got my T-Mobile modem yesterday, and after watching several videos, decided to get a router to have more control over settings than the Arcadyan has. Then I discovered that you can't turn off the darn wi-fi on this modem!!! Luckily I saw your videos, as I just downloaded the file and tested it out. Works like a charm!!! Thank you so much!!!
Glad it helped!
After speaking with T-Mobile Internet support I came across your youtube link. T-Mobile couldn't help me disable the radio, but your script worked like a charm. I did have to reset the modem though before I could get the config file to automatically download and work. THANKS SO MUCH!
Great to hear it works for you.
I even saw this script on the tmobile forums. My neighbor keeps connecting his ps5 to my wifi. Also, get a lot of weird cookies from what he searches for too which was my first indication something was up. Spent 1.5hrs on with tmobile took them a minute to get that I don't play ps5 and the password is strong and network is hidden. The "fix "basically to reset it 3 times. He keeps popping on though my wifi though. This script 1000% works. THANK YOU BOTH!!!!
Once I was able to borrow a PC, it worked flawlessly!!! My Orbi Mesh system is back in control! Im getting crazy speeds throughout my whole house. Very consistent and reliable. Its too bad TMobile didn’t think of this function for their customers. If it wasn’t for your advice and support I would have returned and canceled my service. THANK YOU!!!!
You're welcome, glad its working well for you!
I had to run "Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass" first to get the script to execute without digital signing errors. Works great - Thank you! :-)
Works like a charm. Now what we REALLY need is a script that keeps it on our preferred band. Mine does well on b71 but often decides it wants the 5g bands and my internet all but comes to a complete halt.
Ditto.. Same issue here! Let us know if you get a solution...
Nate "Tool Man" Tater .. this is a GAME CHANGER ! I can't thank you enough for providing this . I can't take all the credit for the script ,. lol ;)
Great video and explanation, thank you. Now, confession time. I followed the instructions last week for at least 10 times, it appeared the script was running but nothing was changing with the arcadyan. I figured I would be one of those that it just was not going to work. Decided to try again this weekend and for some reason I remembered months back that I may have changed the router password when I originally did the setup. checked my notes I made when I got the arc and sure enough I did change it. Tried the correct password and worked perfectly.
If you input the wrong password there is no feedback and the script runs but just like he states in the video. For those that are getting no results, make sure you are putting the right password in the script.
Great point, I typically tell people to double check the password.
I received my T-Mobile Arcaydian this week. I first connected my TP link mesh router and had both networks running simultaneously with no issues, router was only a foot or so away from the T-Mobile box). After a day of no issues I unplugged my MetroNet modem. Still no issues so I ran the script file while connected to the T-Mobile network. I got the txt file that shows the radios are both off (they did both keep being displayed for a few minutes but now have disappeared). I’ll be shipping MetroNet’s modem back to them next week if things continue to go well. Thanks Nate!
Awesome Ted! Yes it takes little bit for the wifi to turn off. Glad it helped. I'll rest easy tonight.
Stumbled upon this video 1 day too late...or maybe just in time. I was absolutely shocked that you could not turn off WiFi on this device. Called TMO support and they said you can't and shipped me the trashcan. I have successfully disable wireless and will be shipping back the other unit. Thanks for the tips and tricks. It did take quit a bit of time for the radio to finally turn off after making the change.
When I noticed options were missing from web UI I reached out to T-Mobile support and they told me there is no way to turn wifi off and add our own router. Thank you so much for showing us how to do it. I was able to use my old Apple routers to extend the network and getting good speed. I was confused between T-Mobile and Verizon but not anymore. Keep going!!!!!
Happy to help!
Thank you!! This was SO EASY! We wanted WiFi disabled so that we could use the existing mesh network we had. It's been working great
Great! 👍
Thanks so much! Your video made shutting off the WiFi on my new T-Mobile gateway easy. Your videos have really educated me on these 5G wireless internet systems.
Glad I could help. Some others are complaining it doesn't work anymore. Does your Arcadyan gateway firmware end in .18?
@@NaterTater Yes, the firmware version is 1.00.18. The UI version is v1.8.0. The MFG Year is 23 WK01 and the HW Version is R01.
I finally got around to disabling the Tmobile Routers wifi transmission , for awhile I just plugged my Orbi to the KV21 and used my Orbi wifi, then after a week I started getting buffering on my TV, I decided to follow your instructions and turn off the wifi from the KV21. This has eliminate the buffering, I am thinking that due to the proximity of both routers there was interference and thereby creating the buffering. My speeds range from upper 30s to upper 80s with a "weak" signal. At this point I have not had any issues with my devices working as I expected.
Great job and thank you very much !
Thanks Nate for the info! I was having this exact issue with my T mobile router and I couldn’t figure out why. Ive been wanting to use my linksys velop tri router mesh system because it has all those settings you mentioned and its wifi range per node is 3000ft. Knowing the radio can actually be shut off in the t mobile router should make it much better. I will try this tonight!
I was searching for a solution for hours until I stumbled across your channel. Thanks... liked and subscribed.
Thanks Nate, really great simple script. I just got a unit, and unfortunately it didn't work for me. I could execute commands, even reboot, but no text file downloaded, and the wifi remained on. HOWEVER, your original powershell execute worked exactly as in the video, so thanks so much for such great, in depth sluething!
Same for me, everything goes smooth but the settings file its not being created, and wifi still remains on
I'm having exact issue. Has it been addressed anywhere else?
@@dcollins1429 Nate has an earlier video that shows you how to disable wifi via powershell... and that still works. just look through his videos and you will find it
@@nicholasd6076 Thanks, I will look for it. I did run it through powershell after running the permissions command. I will keep trying.
THANK YOU, NATE!!! I just got this gateway, replacing the Nokia Fastmile, to get the new $25/month promo that T-Mobile is running. If anyone that is currently on any plan that is more expensive, THERE IS A WAY TO GET THE NEW PROMO. I added another 5G Home Internet line, so ended up with 2 Internet lines tempoarily. When the new gateway arrived I factory reset the original gateway and powered it down. I then cleared ALL DATA from my T-Mobile Internet app in the Android settings. This logs you out and removes all the data stored from the oringinal gateway. From there I just powered up the new gateway and followed the steps to set it up in the T-Mobile Internet app. Once everything was confirmed to work, I called T-Mobile Customer Service, 611 if you are also a T-Mobile cellular customer, and cancelled the original line. I now just have to return the old gateway. They even provide a shipping label if you don't want to go to your local T-Mobile store to drop it off. The only downsides are that, depending on the date of the month of your bill cycle, you may end up paying for both lines for 1 month. The other is that it's a crap shoot on which gateway you will get for the new line. For me, I get a better signal with the Arcadyan, but as Nate reminds everyone, those results may vary depending on your specific conditions. Hopefully this helps some people out to save some money.
Very nice! I have saved this video to watch again when I finally get my hands on an Arcadyan gateway.
Thanks! I just got one of these to setup as a failover for my terrible cable ISP and only wanted this for the ethernet. This script made the process quick and painless.
I just got the gateway this week, enjoying your channel and learning a lot!
Great to hear!
This is freaking brilliant! It's amazing how we can understand and come with different ways to bypass technology.
Great video! This actually does work! I've been using my Eero 6 Plus Mesh WiFi System for a few Months now with T-Mobile Home Internet and it's been working great!
Awesome
Thanks for this Nate. I just turned off the wifi on my gateway bc I have a TP-Link mesh system now. I did run into an issue though - non of my laptops can connect to my mesh network now, but phones connect just fine. Laptops are giving a 'secured, but can't connect' error when I try to connect. Any clue why?
www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/429/
Just in time. Thank you! Will need to do this soon as I get my electrical done!
Awesome
I was nervous about about doing this the other way you had.Workout fine a very big Thanks to whoever was involved in making this script....👍🏼
Glad it worked for you!
Hey Nate, I almost never comment on anything but I had to just thank your for this. You do good work. :)
I appreciate that!
Thanks much for this video. When I turned off wifi, I didn't really expect it to make a difference. However, I've noticed that my modem is performing better in the days since I did. My speeds are better and more consistent. Now, if you could just develop a script to control which band I lock onto, that would be great. I seem to spend most of my time on B66, N71. For a couple of hours on some days I connect to B66, N41 and my download speeds are doubled.
I have been trying past few days and no luck turning off WiFi. Script runs and appears to turn it off; but does not. Will not reboot either. Any suggestions.
Thanks for the info Nate, but I could not get the script to work for me. I WAS able to turn off my radios with the advice you had in your first video on this subject. I'm not sure what the problem is with the PS script I don't see anyone else with a problem, maybe the new firmware. I'm running Windows 10, and my T-Mobile modem is a KVD21 with firmware 1.00.16. Just an FYI, if I find the problem I'll update this. Thanks again!
I could not get the script to work for me either. Were you able to find a fix?
@@BuiltNAuburn No I haven't since I now have everything in the house running on it. I used the Powershell scripts from Nate's earlier video ruclips.net/video/_hqN7PMRyes/видео.html
I would recommend you be sure you are logged in to your Windows PC as an Admin to avoid any issues with restrictions.
I would like to add...you might need to click on View at the top and click the box that says "file name extensions" to show the .txt so you can change it.
Good point. I'm used to them always showing.
@@NaterTater By default windows decides not to show file extensions. But I feel like most tinkerers will know how to get around this.
thank you so much, i thought i was going crazy
Got my Arcadyan today! T-Force sent it cause I kept having issues with my trash can Nokia. So far, it’s much faster than my Nokia on N71. Previous I get 30-50 down on n71 now I’m getting 100+ on N71. This one seems to like the b66 anchor vs b2 like the other.
Glad to hear its working better!
This just wouldn't work for me for some reason. So I watched the older video where you put the commands into powershell to get the key and alter the txt file, tried that, and that worked like a charm. Thanks for these vids Nate!
Hi Sir! First I would like thank you for your sharing the information. I have a question regarding before we execute the shell script, do I need to connect my laptop to the T-Mobile 5G router ? Thanks so much.
It needs to be connected via ethernet or wifi. You need to be able to go to a web browser and type in 192.168.12.1 and get the gateway webui.
Thanks Sir
OMG Nater Tater! What a wonderful service you are providing. I am brand new today to T-Mobile Home Internet after refusing to get hosed AGAIN by Spectrum w/ an outrageous end of promotional internet fee increase! My new Arcadyan KVD21 showed up yesterday and I installed it successfully today. I was fully expecting (based on RUclips research of the Nokia unit to be able to log in to it and turn off its Wi-Fi. NO GO as I found out. I did successfully plug in my outstanding ASUS RT-AX86U wireless router and all of my devices are working fine. My signal strength is 4 bars/Very Good pings/download & upload speed are good for my needs.
FYI: Mine came with Firmware 1.00.16 & UI Version 1.8.0. Guess What! This newer firmware went BACKWARDS! I now doesn't even have the ability to change the Admin PW at all! T-Mobile's "expert" confirmed that what I see is all I get. He suggested that the mobile phone app may have more capability, but he could not explain why it is doing nothing but spinning! It doesn't work and it sounded like he was seeing other internal comments about an App problem.
HOWEVER, I followed your excellent directions and have now turned off the Gateway Wi-Fi! Thank you so much for what your are doing and also thanks to unnamed person who created the script. At the risk of being ungrateful, ask him to see if he can add another option to the PowerShell script to be able to change the Admin Password. Not a dealbreaker, but xxxxx.xxxxxxx.xxx.xxxxxxx is a bit long for a password. Thanks again! I'll be ordering a sticker to slap on my Gateway and probably T-Shirt too!
Great to hear! There is an app issue for spinning wheel I think just on iPhone. Update due in Jan to fix it, the app allows you to change the admin password. You can also change it the manual way with this video: ruclips.net/video/_hqN7PMRyes/видео.html
Just got T-Mobile arcadyan gateway. Having problems staying connected. I bought a tplink router, following your instructions do I connect the router before turning off Wi-Fi radios? Do I need to make any other changes? Not having WPS button on T-Mobile makes connectin my smart tv tough.
exciting news........ can't wait to see this....
Ill check back :)
Sorry in advance for what might be a dumb question. Do you have a "starting" video that shows the cabing between the Windows PC you run the script on and the TMHI device? Is it some type of USB to USB-c cable that connects the two devices? Then once the internal wifi is turned off, is there another cable that you use to connect the TMHI to a typical wireless router? Thanks and sorry if I did not search "hard enough" to find these answers.
NEVERMIND... definately a dumb question. Since I don't have a TMHI yet, I did not realize it has two ethernet ports, so all the programming and connecting a wireless router is done with an ethernet cable, duh.
You got it!
Awesome. After I finally figured out my antivirus was blocking running power shell worked perfect. Thanks
Wow! Nater Tater this was so much easier. Thanks to you and the person who created this script.
You're welcome!
DUDE! You are awesome! Thanks for all the hard work you put into this and everything else! I appreciate you!
@@uv510 thanks!
Hi Nate, thanks for the information. I have a Nighthawk mesh system, MK63 and I can't get it to connect to my T-Mobile Arcadyan, I set up the T-mobile gateway and then tried to connect it to my Nighhawk system and I keep getting the amber light on the Nighthawk router and the Nighthawk app keeps telling me it can't connect. Any idea why? I really want to dump Spectrum and use the T-Mobile device but can't get it to connect
Is your nighthawk plugged in via ethernet to the tmobile gateway?
Nate just found your page I tried the GUI after fixing my powersell, but no luckthe powershell closes before you can change anything. I've checked not joy. Any ideas?
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Did you do this command in powershell first? Powershell command to allow scripts to run (only need to run once): Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned
@@NaterTater Yes that wnett well no problem. Do I need to connect to the T-Mobile gateway dirrect?
you need to be connected directly via ethernet or wifi to the gateway.
Hello! I've made selections to "turn off wifi", "dowload Config" and "reboot Gateway", but no config file is downloaded, and the gateway is not rebooting upon command. What am I doing wrong? Thanks for your help.
make sure you enable unsigned scripts and are using the correct gateway password. see the video description for details.
Power Shell doesn't seem to work with Windows 11. Can anyone else confirm? Or is the new firmware blocking this on KVD21?
having the same issue, poweshell opens then closes within a second when i try to run the file with powershell
Beside TMoblie gateway, I have Tplink wirelss router. Before I run this PS1 script, do I have to use ethernet cable physically connect in between my TM gatewat & my PC. Or I can just connect my TPlink 5 wirless then run this PS1 script?
If you can access 192.168.12.1 and get to the gateway then the script will work. Best to be directly on the gateway wifi or ethernet though.
@@NaterTater Thanks. I will connect it with gateway wifi then run the PS1 script. But once the TM gateway wifi is off, do I have to connect through ethernet to turn it back on? Sorry, I am not tech.
@O Y yes, ethernet to change it back. Or hold reset button.
@@NaterTater Thank you so much!!!
Appreciate this nifty script, Nater!
glad to hear!
Great video...I am trialing this unit. If I change this and find I am not getting the speeds I need, can I just reset the unit before returning it, or is there something special that needs to be done. I don't want to have to pay for the unit if they think it's been tampered with. Thanks.
Correct,reset returns it to factory settings.
I just ran across this video, I'll have to ask my other main user on the system but if he's good I will try this because we sometimes get sluggish or nothing and have to reboot. I notice the top is a little warm, but didn't know if the heat had anything to do with it.. Maybe shutting this WiFi part off, we have a longer run time.. Thanks for the video and the script..
After realizing I was using the wrong password, it worked like a charm!! Thanks! Keep up the great work!!!
I was about to say, check the password. Common mistake.
Holy shit, Thanks! It kept giving me an error trying to do it manually like your other video explained and this was fast and simple!
Nater, Thank you for the video. I'm a newbie to all this. I have a simple question. Do I need to disconnect from my Orbi Router first and do the Wi-Fi turn off and then reconnect my Orbi?
That is the best way
I have the round trashcan and for the times that it locks up, I purchased a KeepConnect device which monitors the WIFI status and when no WIFI is detected, it resets the power to the T-Mobile device which creates a reset condition. The KeepConnect tests the WIFI signal every 5 minutes. It did take me a bit of messaging with KC's tech support to finally get configured, but it's been working well for a couple of weeks.
Awesome script! I can confirm that using my own WiFi is much more stable that the onboard radio, so I definitely support doing this. Thanks for making it easier too!
Good to hear. You're welcome
I'm new to this. I have a question. Are you shutting the wifi off the T mobile gateway so we can hook up our own router to make the connection better?
I have had the Arcadyan gateway now for 2 months. I've been having problems connecting to my S23 Ultra since I bought it. There's a bug with the wifi 6 connection going around and a patch coming soon. I was wondering if there's a way to shut off the wifi 6. Thank you, Nate.
yes, that's exactly what this does and why I do it (to use my own wifi mesh setup)
@@NaterTater Great! Thank you. I may try this then.
@@NaterTater What is a good router you recommend?
This is great. Does anyone run the waveform 4x4? Have a question what antennas inside did you plug into 4&5? Currently I have M and M1 but wanted to see what others have found to be the best
1 - M1/2 - M2/3-D/4-M
Nate the T-Mobile app doesn't allow spaces in network wireless names , I need to add space so my 70 devices can connect using my old wireless names. Can you do this in power shell ?
That's an interesting question. I would think you could do a space in PS. But it might be a firmware thing with the gateway that doesnt like spaces.
@@tolust I can. Did you try the "hard" method and manually change the ssid name in the config file and reload it to the gateway? ruclips.net/video/_hqN7PMRyes/видео.html
I followed the directions and everything went as you described, however it won't turn off the WiFi although it says it does. I get no confirmation, although I can easily reboot the gateway with Powershell.
Rebooting does not require the correct password. It doesnt have error messages but most likely you are putting in the wrong password. Regardless the new app is more user friendly ruclips.net/video/Qy-f8xfPk4s/видео.html still needs the correct password though.
I double checked my password but still not working, however I did get the new app and it works great. Thanks again!@@NaterTater
it works nicely, Execution Policy must be changed though to allow it to run. Thank you!
Do you have to be directly connected the TMHI gateway for this script to work? My PC is connected via ethernet to my Asus router which is connected directly to the gateway. Also, where does the script put the config file with option 4? There was no indication that the script actually turned off wifi and in fact I can still see the gateway on my phone's wifi list.
You might want to try the new app ruclips.net/video/Qy-f8xfPk4s/видео.html
@@NaterTater Thanks. I got it to turn off the wifi by using the previous powershell script. However, this app is way friendlier to use. So far, it looks like I've picked up about 20Mbps in download speed and 1.5 Mbps in upload speed. My signal shows as Weak (2 bars) and I really can't move the gateway since it's in the closet next to the all the whole home structured wiring box. I have most everything wired except for the mobile devices. Thanks again.
Nate a genuine thanks for this! I really hope the TMobile is able to enable advanced functionality on the Arcadyan (like choosing the wifi channel, easily turning off Wi-Fi, etc)
I wonder why they dont have it 😢
looks like they disabled all ability to change anything now
Sure Appreciate this video and am glad to have found your channel! Next on the list is to determine if i can install an external antenna so increase signal and speed!
Welcome aboard!
I know this is an old post, but I just found it because TMobile has removed the ability to turn of the wifi on the gateway and I want to just use my mesh network. I just had a few questions. 1st, when the wifi is turned off by this method, does it stay off even when rebooting the gateway, such as powering it off and on or unplugging & plugging it back in? 2nd, right now I have 2 networks, Tmobile & my mesh set up as access point. If i'm able to turn off the wifi on the gateway, am I supposed to keep the mesh as a AP or change it to router? Sorry, I,m tech dumb on this stuff.
1) yes it stays off 2) either works. In fact turning off the gateway wifi does not change anything there.
Hi - I am ready to do this. I have already installed the mesh system to my t mobile gateway, can I do this with it on or do I need to separate first and then reinstall mesh? TY!
Hi, when you say hooked up to the wifi do you mean I have to physically connect to the gateway itself with a cable or just connect to the wifi? Thank you
Any time I say wifi its wireless.
Nater T you're the man. Looking forward to this one.
Thanks!
Help with connecting to the HP printers would be much appreciated! Printer requires WPS button press (of which there is none) or entering the PIN generated by the printer to the Gateway (of which there is no easy option).
Also wanting to hook up the Gateway to the Nighthawk mesh system for coverage throughout my home ans casita. Assume I need to shut off the wireless in the Gateway and then a direct connect to the base unit for the mesh? Thanks for all your help!
Hi Michelle, try this for your HP printer: support.hp.com/us-en/product/hp-deskjet-3510-e-all-in-one-printer-series/5157460/model/5241115/document/c03418489 For the mesh system, the simplest is to just plug the ethernet cable from the Nighthawk WAN port to the T-Mobile Gateway. You don't have to turn off the T-mobile wifi but in my opinion it is better to do so.
@@NaterTater Really appreciate your help! Just spent 2 hrs with TMobile Gateway experts. They hadn’t heard of printer issues. But the problems are popping up frequently on the web.
My trash can connected with no problem to my HP, however my new Arcadyan KVD 21 will not
Was able to follow the instructions by nater with a lil help from Java on using a Mac to turn off the wifi. Worked well and I added asus wifi 6 router after the gateway and have had good results and in my opinion about 20pct download speed test increase. Good video good comments Thanks.
I'm assuming this is what needs to be done to use a mesh system? I have a netgear orbi mesh setup that isn't working with this.
not required but helps reduce wifi interference
Thanks for video. What video for the macOS or Linux scripts? Don’t have windows pc
I ran the script and it turned off the Wi-Fi. Thing is when I clicked run in PowerShell the Shell opened and disappeared.
Now I cannot turn the wi-fi back on. If I look at properties it shows that it opens with notepad. When I look at other apps that it could open with I do not see PowerShell as an option.
Try using HINT ruclips.net/video/Qy-f8xfPk4s/видео.html
Can the original settings be replaced if you decide to cancel the service and turn in your device? Any chance you have instructions for Mac users? I need customers to access my web site. I serve my own web site and pod cast. Can't do it with the current setup and I have no PC.
Yes. Either thru a command or pressing the reset button. This wont help you access a local sever from WAN though. You'll need a port forwarding VPN or this ruclips.net/video/SgQAGbSn0Y8/видео.html
@@NaterTater So what I want is to just turn off the router so I can plug in my three Asus ZenWiFi AX router/nodes into the t-mobile gateway/router. I just want it as a stand alone gateway so my routers will do the heavy lifting. I don't push much traffic with my web server so I don't think t-mobile would even know Im doing that. What is the easy way to shut off the wifi so I can just use my router with no interference from the gateway? My routers can push fast speeds so once I get this resolved I'll connect to an external antenna if possible.
Plugged into my gateway directly with my computer I get some pretty decent speed. What Im mostly after is fast upload for high quality broadcasting video podcasts.
@@onegreenev you cant bypass the gateway. It is always a modem and a router. You can tunnel thru with a VPN or reverse proxy though.
@@NaterTater / So Im a little confused then. I thought turning off the wifi would allow me to just use my router without interference from the gateway like my current modem from Motorola for my regular internet access from xfinity. Im trying to get t-mobile internet and still have my home security and my web server running. Removing my security is not an option and that is even more important than my home web server. Guess I'll have to do this the hard way or just ditch it. I don't want to use Xfiniy any more. Their customer service sucks and business practices also suck. I like the speeds but T-Mobile Internet is fast enough for what I need. I'll check out other videos of yours. I do have a Mac and not a PC.
I had disabled the wifi using the script a while ago, and today, I decided to re-enable it. Used the script (option 2), and it ran the script without any errors/issues, but it didn't enable wifi. Downloading the config shows ""isRadioEnabled": true," but for some reason, I do not see the wifi being enabled. I tried resetting it etc, but it didn't help. Any ideas? Should I reset to factory ?
@@edizkaradeniz333 yea just do a factory reset then
Thank you. You do a very thorough explanation, easy to follow, and it worked flawlessly for me.
Do you know why my Samsung smart TV gets disconnected from my home internet after a day or so? It won’t reconnect unless I reboot the modem and even that is a hit or miss. Was thinking of getting a router to run with it but I don’t even know if that would help at all.
I've seen T-mobile's default DNS server be wonky and some devices think they lose internet connection and thus will drop off wifi. A personal router that you configure with a custom DNS server (like google or cloudfare) can solve that issue.
@@NaterTater awesome thanks for the reply 😊 will definitely give that a try
I ran the script, turned off the WIFI, it said "turning off WIFI," then "returning to menu," but the WIFI is still on. Since it's a year later, is there a newer version, or an update that I'm missing?
that script still works but try this app since its more user friendly: ruclips.net/video/Qy-f8xfPk4s/видео.html
Nater, thank you, thank you so much for this script, it worked like a charm. You are the man.
Great to hear it worked well!
I have Windows 11. When I run the script, a window opens for about one second and then closes. What to do?
You need to allow powershell to execute unsigned scripts by running this command on powershell “Set-ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted “
Hey the T-Mobile on TMO G4 our router I found an app that will let you into the inside the thing and you can change the channels and all that kind of stuff (hint control)
Yes! ruclips.net/video/Qy-f8xfPk4s/видео.html
I am having trouble getting this work with Windows 11. Steps are slightly different. Got the Wi-Fi to turn off once, but when I rebooted, it came back on. Maybe I’ll just try the app.
Yes try the app
So am I correct in thinking the wifi would have to be turned back on in order to get any firmware/software updates that might be issued? If so, could this be accomplished by working the original manual solution backwards, so to speak, and temporarily changing the false setting back to true?
Wifi does not have to be on for updates but yes you can revert back to "true" in the settings file. This "easy" method allows you to turn wifi back on as well.
Thanks for the info! New to TMHI and getting to where I want it to be has been a little challenging. Your videos have definitely helped. Liked and subscribed yesterday :) Thanks again!
So I’m gonna ask the stupid question of when you mean the router hooked up, you mean with a usb cable to the back of the router to the pc or ur pc just connected over Wi-Fi?
Wifi or ethernet. Not usb.
Hi Nater, in addition to what you've done here with WiFi, any thoughts on how to disable the Router and NAT capability of the Arcadyan KVD21 device? I just need the KVD21 to act as a Modem, since I have the complete infrastructure for WIFI already set up in my house. This would also re-enable my port forwarding for remote VPN access to my house, security cameras and Plex server. I can't believe how short sighted T-Mobile is with keeping these setting hidden from advance users. Great job getting the WIFI piece figured out. I suspect there are other hidden configuration files for the Router features as well. Cheers, Ken
Hi Ken, I've moved away from the stock gateways and use 3rd party ones that have many more settings. Sadly with t-mobile CGNAT you will never get direct port forwarding since they dont give you a public WAN IP. T-mobile 5G business internet has a static public WAN IP option but not the 5G Home.
@@NaterTater Thanks for the quick reply. That's a bummer for sure. Oh and I just ran the powershell script, it didn't disable the WIFI. I suspect they put something into the code to block it.
Hey Nater, would the Business 5G Internet service/device allow me to do what I'm trying, essential turning off the Router/WiFi features and using the device as a modem only. I am looking at VPN and Reverse Proxy as options if I keep the same modem I already have. Thanks, Ken
@Ken Elkern yes but not with the Arcadyan. They might offer a gateway that does but you can also bring your own modem/gateway with the business plan.
@@NaterTater Ah, so I can bring my own 5G Modem to the game and use that with my existing ASUS Router infrastructure. That's good to know. Do you have any 5G 3rd party devices you'd recommend? Thanks. Ken
Our Gateway had been working fine till yesterday. My xbox nor my nieces PS5 will connect. Our phones will. And I tested my smart TV this morning and it will not connect to it. We've had it around a month. Why would it suddenly just not show it has internet? I unplugged it for 30 seconds and powered it back on. What more can be done?
Do you think this is better than the older one and is it a free upgrade
No, and yes
Personally as someone who is managing both the old one and new one (old one at a neighbors, new one i own personally at my house) i find that the new one has certain good things about it but also some bad things. Good things like a better design and it runs cooler as well as slightly better signal but don't notice speed difference as much yet. Bad things are that the admin portal is terrible and lacks proper options like the old one does and the final bad thing would be maybe having to put the left side of the device towards the window which could cause problems in certain situations where clearance is an issue and the cord gets in the way but this is particular to my home and area i live in.
So after using your script, and downloading the current config file to confirm changes, my network SSID is still broadcasting. Any ideas? Can see the radio status values changing but it's still broadcasting.
Do you have the Arcadyan or the newer Sagemcom gateway?
@@NaterTater Arcadyan unit. My GUI also appears much more locked down then as shown in the video. Wonder if a firmware update has closed this?
@@bra402913 maybe, i do have an update in the works for the Arcadyan gateway.
@@NaterTater Sounds good, Looking forward to it. Some additional info: Ran the commands manually in your other video. Same result- they remain hidden but still broadcasting. Went as far as lowering the transmission strength to 1%. This appears to have actually changed based on signal strength. To recap, I have radio enabled set to false on both bands, transmission power set to 1% on both, and broadcast enabled to false (hence they are hidden). This also seemed to disconnect my bands so there are individual networks (2.4 and 5) shown instead of the single network.
My whole purpose here is to run two ISPs bonded for load balancing. So I am trying to Utilize my personal Router so it frees up some heat from this Tmo modem.
I tried running this and the new 2023 version of the ps1 file, it runs and closes powershell immediately. Any ideas what I need to do to fix that so i can shut the wifi off on the arcadyan modem
Need to run the command listed in the video description (not pastebin) to allow scripts to run and run powershell as admin. Alternatively you can copy/paste the commands into powershell.
Nater, thank you so much! We're slightly outside of Grand Rapids, MI and ended up going with T-Mobile since we didn't other any other feasible solutions. We ended up getting the FAST 5668W model which I do not believe is the KCD21. Do you have a script to off the Wifi for this model by chance? Thank you again!
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Hi Karley, yes of course! ruclips.net/video/7NJ7TJ_1VZk/видео.html
Sweet, Thanks. Now i can reboot if the gateway is acting up.
When running the kvd21 in standalone with just 5g I get well over 200mps. With wifi off and using a reputable router I'm getting well under 100mps. Does anyone have any advice. Thank you.
Hey Nate, when I click on "run with powershell", a window momentarily flashes on my screen and just disappears. Seems something is blocking it.
See the video description. You need to enable unsigned scripts to run and run as admin.
@@NaterTater Man..Thanks a bunch! Worked!! Totally missed the first part!
I'm literally following step by step and I cannot get it to work! I'm running windows 11. When I chance the file from .txt to .ps1 and try to open in powershell it just closes immediately. And when I copy and paste I'd just gives me errors
Did you run the powershell command to allow scripts to run (see video description)?
script runs, appears to execute commands. Can't find config file even after manually setting the path. Can't really tell if I've accomplished anything. After a few months trial, I'm about to give up on T-Mobile. Lower than DSL speeds for significant portions of each day. Crippled router. Dimwitted tech support. So many people seemed to have good results, I was hopeful. Perhaps just too congested where I live.
I am not familiar with PowerShell. Do I have to run this every time I reboot my computer? Also, if I want to go back to the state before running this and remove the script, how would I do this? Thank you!
No. Easiest would be to press and hold the reset button on the gateway to go back to stock.
I tried running the script and it didn't work and there was no config text file generated. Wifi is still turned on.
@@garotanielian3933 is your gateway model the KVD21 or the Fast 5688W? Double check the login password you are using in the script.
Could not get the script to work. Tried to download the config file (option 4) and it does not show up. Am I missing something? Downloaded the script using the link provided.
@NaterTater do i just hook up an ethernet cable to turn wifi back on?
Yes that is one option. The other is factory reset the gateway
Can you connect Alexa to T Mobile 5g the way it is ? I run into a password issue. Would shutting off the WIFI and adding my own router solve this problem ?
Adding your own router likely will fix it. You might also be able to get alexa to connect if you separate out 2.4ghz and 5ghz wifi on the gateway app too.
@@NaterTater 👍 thx !