#9145 NORM Not Tri: Disabling the radio in control panel should power-down WiFi chip

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#9145: Disabling the radio in control panel should power-down WiFi chip
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           Reporter:  gnu     |       Owner:  marco             
               Type:  defect  |      Status:  new               
           Priority:  normal  |   Milestone:  Not Triaged       
          Component:  sugar   |     Version:  not specified     
         Resolution:          |    Keywords:  wifi, radio, power
        Next_action:  design  |    Verified:  0                 
Deployment_affected:          |   Blockedby:                    
           Blocking:          |  
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Changes (by mikus):

 * cc: mikus (added)


Comment:

 COMMENT:  There are times (e.g., "under a tree") when I would like to
 disable listening for signals from Wifi Access Points (which have network-
 wide IP addresses, and are often connected to the internet), but maintain
 (e.g., listen on) a mesh channel (where signal originators have mesh-
 specific IP addresses).

 Currently, the Control Panel's "Radio" checkbox will turn off both kinds
 of over-the-air listening.  I like the idea proposed in the #9145
 descriptions of "turn off and power down the radio merely by hitting
 Disable or Disconnect on the Frame icons for the Wifi and the Mesh".  If
 such a control capability is not implemented in Frame, there ought to be
 TWO checkboxes in Control Panel (for "Mesh over-the-Radio" and for "Wifi
 over-the-Radio") in place of the single "Radio" checkbox that is there
 now.

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