Wireless access point managing apparatus

A wireless access point managing apparatus comprising:

• a radio;
• wireless communication control circuitry that communicates information via the radio between the wireless access point managing apparatus and one or more electronic devices so as to provide a first wireless access point to a network for a client electronic device, wherein the client electronic device is included in the one or more electronic devices;
• a hardware processor;
• and
• a memory having stored therein a program that causes the hardware processor to perform access point management including:
• communicating with a separate apparatus that provides a second wireless access point to the network, wherein the separate apparatus includes a plurality of radios, the plurality of radios for connecting wirelessly via different radio communication protocols;
• performing a determination as to whether shutdown of the second wireless access point is appropriate;
• sending a shutdown instruction to the separate apparatus if shutdown is determined to be appropriate, the shutdown instruction being an instruction to cause the separate apparatus to shut down the second wireless access point by powering down at least one radio of the plurality of radios in the separate apparatus;
• performing a determination as to whether the second wireless access point in the separate apparatus is to be turned on;
• sending a power up instruction to the separate apparatus to reactivate the second wireless access point by powering up the at least one radio of the second wireless access point in the separate apparatus, if the result of the determination as to whether the second wireless access point is to be turned on is positive;
• and
• after the second wireless access point is reactivated;
• in the first wireless access point, if the client electronic device is in communication with the first wireless access point, steering the client electronic device to the second wireless access point.