If one uses a ZyXEL router configured as a modem only, then you invariably don’t need the wireless NIC as the WLAN is irrelevant. Can actually one turn it off to genuinely lower power consumption?
Is there anything else that could be turned off to reduce power consumption? I’m running on a UPS and I have a lot of modems, so I’m wondering if there are any easy tweaks which would make a difference.
Isn’t there a usb i/f on a B10A? For an SMB server which owns a usb flash drive or usb HD, or for printing to some usb-attached printer. Could that actually be completely powered down somehow? (And really save power even though there’s nothing attached anyway) There’s also a 3G NIC device i/f so it says? Ditto regarding that.