Extend battery life
The Nighthawk M6, by default, is configured to optimize battery life. The following
factors affect battery life:
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Screen brightness.
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Standby time.
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Data throughput.
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Mobile broadband signal strength (the better the signal, the longer the battery life).
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WiFi range.
To extend the battery life first use the Power Manager to specify a Balanced power
configuration. Then use any of the following methods:
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Adjust WiFi settings.
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Adjust display settings.
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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: WiFi on the Nighthawk M6 will restart whenever you make a change
to WiFi settings. Please ensure your connected devices are set to automatically
reconnect to WiFi.
You can set the following WiFi options to optimize battery life:
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Adjust the display settings. See Set the display to increase battery life from the
Nighthawk M6 web page on page 44.
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Set the WiFi standby to 5 minutes.
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Maintain Your Nighthawk M6
Nighthawk M6
