Extend Battery Life; Adjust Wifi Settings To Optimize Battery Life; Set The Display To Increase Battery Life From The Nighthawk M6 - NETGEAR Nighthawk M6 Pro User Manual

Extend battery life

The Nighthawk M6, 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).
• WiFi range.
To extend the battery life first use the Power Manager to specify a Balanced power
configureation. Then use any of the following methods:
• Adjust WiFi settings.
• Adjust display settings.
• Use tethered USB.

Adjust WiFi settings to optimize battery life

Set the standby timer to a shorter period to minimize the wait time when no devices are
connected to either WiFi network before going into standby mode (the WiFi radios turn
off).
NOTE: When you change the WiFi settings, any devices connected to the
Nighthawk M6 are disconnected and might need to be reconnected.
You can set the following WiFi options to optimize battery life:
• Adjust the display settings. See Set the display to increase battery life from the
Nighthawk M6 web page on page 45.
• Set the WiFi standby to 5 minutes.
Set the display to increase battery life from the Nighthawk
M6
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 Nighthawk M6 waits without the LCD
screen being touched before the screen turns blank.
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