My system is in a remote location and sometimes I need to power the router on and off to fix or isolate a problem. I am setup to reboot the router and power on and off other devices remotely but powering the router on and off is an issue (or at least for my limted knowledge).
I accept that one solution is just to have the system power up and down using a timer but I dont want to go this route unless its the only option as it means it is offline for a few minutes at the same time every day and it also means I potentially have down time between a random failure and the next timer power down/up (albeit this doesnt happen that often).
The internet connection is fibre optic and I am in the process of changing from a Huwaei router/ modem combo to a Huwaei GPON ONT and ASUS router. The Huwaei ONT device has the option for multiple LAN ports (depending on the model) and I was wondering whether I could have a second router in stanby mode to handle the cycling of the power on the main device using a wifi switch such as sonoff. Or is there a better solution and I am on the wrong track?
I accept that one solution is just to have the system power up and down using a timer but I dont want to go this route unless its the only option as it means it is offline for a few minutes at the same time every day and it also means I potentially have down time between a random failure and the next timer power down/up (albeit this doesnt happen that often).
The internet connection is fibre optic and I am in the process of changing from a Huwaei router/ modem combo to a Huwaei GPON ONT and ASUS router. The Huwaei ONT device has the option for multiple LAN ports (depending on the model) and I was wondering whether I could have a second router in stanby mode to handle the cycling of the power on the main device using a wifi switch such as sonoff. Or is there a better solution and I am on the wrong track?
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