Maintain Your Mobile Hotspot
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AirCard 815S Mobile Hotspot
Extend Battery Life
The mobile hotspot, 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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Wi-Fi range.
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Dual-band Wi-Fi (when all of your devices support 5 GHz Wi-Fi, dual-band Wi-Fi allows
faster downloads but uses more power).
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Guest Wi-Fi, when enabled, uses more power.
To extend the battery life, use any of the following methods:
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Adjust Wi-Fi settings.
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Adjust display settings.
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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:
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Adjust the display settings. See
Adjust Display Settings to Increase Battery Life
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Disable the Wi-Fi signal while you are using a tethered connection. See
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Set the Wi-Fi range to Standard, not Extended, and set the Wi-Fi standby to 5 minutes.
See
Adjust Wi-Fi Settings to Optimize Battery Life
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