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M6 screen icon meanings
Dumb question but buggered if I can find a reference to the M6 hotspot screen icons and their meanings in the manual or on the web. My M6 suddenly started displaying a red triangle with an exclamati...
Have you tried accessing the webGUI and see if the error appears? Might also help if you take a pic to the actual LCD display next you see this message and post here. that will help other be aware of this mysterious error message. I would also assume you have it on the latest FW?
I also have the same icon appear on my screen, it is there all the time, there are no error messages. So what does it mean. I can see the images of the other poster.
Electron55 wrote:I also have the same icon appear on my screen, it is there all the time, there are no error messages. So what does it mean. I can see the images of the other poster.
I think attachments are moderated, and they appear to be not loading initially until it is cleared (just my assumption), but I do see it now too.
Did you try accessing the web admin page using a desktop browser? Usually if there is an error, it will pop-up in the desktop admin page. Check your SMS inbox and see if it's full. Usually when full, it will give some sort of warning. Can't remember exactly how it appears on the LCD UI, but just check and see if that causes the warning. delete all SMS and see if the icon goes away.
I always use the browser based admin as the device LED is way to small to display meaningful data for my poor old eyesight. No errors are listed except "Data usage unavailable" but unneeded so I ignore it. Other then that everything else is as I set it up and no errors reported.
Initially I was interested in the icon meaning and am now more surprised the Netgear don't list the icons on their support page or in any available manuals. I just think that is an oversight on their part.
Thanks for your input on this.
If the icon is there it must be part of the software. Whoever designed it must know what it is for. You would believe that technical support would know what it means too. I purchased a car a last year, it had a recuring issue, the dealer did not know what caused it. They kept flogging me off. I did some more searching and found out the the issue was known and had been before I purchased the car. Only a small number of cars had the issue. They didn't know how to fix it so they kept ignoring the problem, I pushed harder and they bought the vehicle back.
I believe a similar thing is going on here. It's cheaper to ignore our problems and we might go away. If they admit there is a problem they would have to replace all the device and pay compensation. As Toyota has had to do with the DPF issue.
"It's cheaper to ignore our problems and we might go away. If they admit there is a problem they would have to replace all the device and pay compensation."
Scary thought. Well done with the car problem.
I just downloaded the user manual this morning and sat down to read it; so glad I did a quick online search first and found your post! I hadn't imagined this symbol wouldn't be mentioned in the user manual. Mine did this yesterday, after having mysteriously turned off at the end of the day due to low battery (it was plugged in). Seems to be OK now and the symbol has gone. Overheating possible I guess, it was only my second day using it 8 hours straight for work. Until now I had only used it for 4 hours max at a time.
G'Day,
My M6 is still displaying the icon 3months later. I doesn't seem to affect the usage. My M6 is basically on 24/7 and continues to do what it is suppose to. As stated before it is plugged into mains power and battery has been removed. Back cover is of and i have it suspended above the desk to allow good airflow. Diagnostics says it is currently 57C which is ok for an electronic device. So it seems to be an irrelevant warning. BUT nice of Netgear to document it or even respond to a question on it.
Good luck with your M6
cheers
G