Disable wifi on sky router - wan not connected

[Johnat]

I am waiting for my broadband to be installed/activated in my new house but will not be using Sky's mesh so want to turn off the wifi on the router. I have already setup my Unifi mesh with the Sky SSID to get round reconnecting everything to the wifi. If I power up the SKY router it will only go into the self heal routine because it has no wan connection and it then conflicts with my mesh network having the same SSID - is there anyway to bypass this and turn the wifi off. 

[Highlinder]

When is your activation data for your broadband?

[Johnat]

26 May - I was just trying to get everything done beforehand

[Highlinder]

There will be no WAN connection till the 26th.

[Johnat]

I understand that, my question was can you access the settings of the router in there is no wan connection. The router just launches the self heal pages and I can't find a way to get round this and get to the menus. I take it from you post that this is not possible until the wan is active?

As I have been waiting for this since Jan 29 I suppose another couple of weeks won't make much difference 😞

[Highlinder]

How are you trying to access the router, is this via ehternet cable?

[Johnat]

Yes, wifi not an option because of the ssid clash

[Highlinder]

So there is no tabs at the top like WiFi that you can click on, had no issue changing mines over while connected offline.

[Johnat]

In my previous house I could access the menus from either ethernet or wifi without issue. Now we have moved and the broadband has yet to activate the only thing I see when trying to access the router via ethernet is the self heal pages trying to solve the lack of wan. Wifi access is not an option because of the SSID clash

[Highlinder]

Are you getting superfast or ultrafast installed? Have not seen this happen in superfast before, done same before connecting a new router.

[Johnat]

Superfast

[Highlinder]

Would like to see what others would have to say why you can't gain access to the router interface.