Extend Battery Life; Improve Reception With An External Antenna - NETGEAR Nighthawk M6 Pro User Manual

• Reduce load on the device: When using your mobile hotspot in higher temperature
environments, limit the number of simultaneous connections and bandwidth-intensive
activities. This can help reduce the heat generated by the device.
• Install firmware updates: Keep your mobile hotspot's firmware up to date. NETGEAR
firmware updates can include performance optimizations and thermal management
improvements, ensuring the best performance for your device.

Extend battery life

By default, your mobile hotspot is configured to optimize battery life. The following
factors can 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, we recommend that you set the Power Mode to Balanced.
Then you can continue to adjust other settings. For example, you can increase battery
life by reducing the LCD screen's brightness level, or set the screen time-out to a shorter
period.
You might want to try the following to improve your battery life:
• Change WiFi range on page 39
• Change WiFi standby time on page 39
• Adjust screen brightness on page 47
• Change screen timeout on page 47
Improve reception with an external
antenna
Using an external antenna can improve the reception of your mobile hotspot if you have
less than 2 bars of reception. Improving your reception can increase your data transfer
speeds. The NETGEAR Omnidirectional MIMO Antenna is compatible with all recent
NETGEAR mobile hotspots and fixed wireless devices.
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