Extend Battery Life; Adjust Wi-Fi Settings To Optimize Battery Life; Set The Display To Increase Battery Life From The Mobile Hotspot - NETGEAR Nighthawk 5G User Manual

Nighthawk 5G Mobile Hotspot

Extend Battery Life

The mobile hotspot, by default, is configured to optimize battery life. The following
factors affect battery life:
• Screen brightness.
• Standby time.
• Data throughput.
• Mobile broadband signal strength (the better the signal, the longer the battery life).
• Wi-Fi range.
To extend the battery life, use any of the following methods:
• Adjust Wi-Fi settings.
• Adjust display settings.
• Use tethered USB.

Adjust Wi-Fi Settings to Optimize Battery Life

If the devices that you are connecting to your Wi-Fi network are always close to your
mobile hotspot, shorten the Wi-Fi range. Set the standby timer to a shorter period to
minimize the wait time when no devices are connected to either Wi-Fi network before
going into standby mode (the Wi-Fi radios turn off).
Note: When you change the Wi-Fi settings, any devices connected to the mobile hotspot
are disconnected and might need to be reconnected.
You can set the following Wi-Fi options to optimize battery life:
• Adjust the display settings. See Set the Display to Increase Battery Life From the
Mobile Hotspot Web Page on page 41.
• Set the Wi-Fi range to Standard, not Extended, and set the Wi-Fi standby to 5 minutes.
Set the Display to Increase Battery Life From the Mobile
Hotspot
Dim the screen to reduce the LCD screen's brightness level. Set the screen time-out to
a shorter period to reduce the amount of time the mobile hotspot waits without the
LCD screen being touched before the screen turns blank.
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