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Mar 29, 2022

Nighthawk M5 24/7 power

I need a reliable router for 5G/4G while travelling and require it to be powered up 24/7. Will the Nighthawk M5 Router be OK to be powered in this way and also has anyone any experience of it aut...

Blanca_O

NETGEAR Employee Retired

Apr 12, 2022

HI Caseyoli

Welcome to NETGEAR Community!

If you plan to run the device 24/7, we suggest you to power the device with the PA only without inserting battery. This way, it will avoid the battery from getting hot and impacting the device's performance.

Regards,
Blanca
Community Team