Disconnect from the Current Radio¶

This page explains how to disconnect AetherSDR from a connected FLEX-8600. You would do this to switch radios, change connection modes, or shut down your session cleanly.

Before you start¶

AetherSDR must currently be connected to a radio. If no radio is connected, the ConnectionPanel is already shown and no action is needed.

Steps¶

Open Settings > Connect to Radio....
Click Disconnect.

AetherSDR drops the connection and returns to the ConnectionPanel, where you can connect to a different radio or choose a different connection mode.

Tips¶

After disconnecting, the ConnectionMode setting retains whichever mode was last selected (Local, Remote with SmartLink, or Connect by IP), so the panel reopens on the same page you used previously.
If you intend to reconnect to the same radio immediately, the Available radios list on the Local page will still show it as soon as discovery finds it again. Click the entry and then click Connect Selected Radio.

Auto-connect on startup¶

The Connect to last radio on start up checkbox controls whether AetherSDR reconnects automatically when the application starts.

Setting	Key	Default
Connect to last radio on start up	`AutoConnectToLastRadio`	Enabled

When checked, AetherSDR automatically connects to the last used radio on startup and when broadcast-discovery or a routed-radio probe finds it. No manual action is required.
When unchecked, the ConnectionPanel opens on every startup and you must select a radio manually each session.

To change this setting, open the ConnectionPanel and check or uncheck Connect to last radio on start up. The preference is saved immediately.

Recent IP addresses (Manual / VPN mode)¶

When you connect using the Manual page, AetherSDR now saves up to three recently used IP addresses. The Radio IP address field is an editable drop-down. Click the arrow to pick a previous address, or type a new one directly. Addresses are validated and normalised when saved; duplicates and malformed entries are discarded automatically.

If you previously used the legacy LastRoutedRadioIp setting, AetherSDR imports that address into the recent-addresses list the first time it starts after upgrading. The value is stored in RecentConnectByIpAddresses.