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Re: Best way to lessen bright LED lights?

JDLH
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Best way to lessen bright LED lights?

The white LED status lights on the top of my AC1900 Nighthawk R6900P router are very bright. The device is in a guest room, and it is enough to make me worry it will disturb my guests' sleep. Is there any control to turn down the brightness of these status lights?

 

Yes, there is always the workaround of putting a piece of cardboard or something over the top of the lights, to hide them. I'll do that if I have to. First, I'm hoping someone has a better suggestion.

Model: R6900P|Nighthawk Smart WiFi Router with MU-MIMO
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Re: Best way to lessen bright LED lights?


@microchip8 wrote:

Turning them off might be another solution.

 


The manual explains how to do this:

 

>>> R6900 | Product | Support | NETGEAR <<<

 

See the section Disable LED Blinking or Turn Off LEDs.

 

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microchip8
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Re: Best way to lessen bright LED lights?

you can't control the brighness, only whether they are on or off. Turning them off might be another solution. But if you need to see the status, covering them up with some tape that lets less light through is the only other solution

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antinode
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Re: Best way to lessen bright LED lights?

> [...] putting a piece of cardboard or something over the top of the
> lights, [...]

   That may be the best practical way.  I use (modern) paint-masking
tape (with a long-life adhesive), sometimes multiple layers.

   Be careful when covering combined LEDs and button-switches.

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Re: Best way to lessen bright LED lights?


@microchip8 wrote:

Turning them off might be another solution.

 


The manual explains how to do this:

 

>>> R6900 | Product | Support | NETGEAR <<<

 

See the section Disable LED Blinking or Turn Off LEDs.

 

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FURRYe38
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Re: Best way to lessen bright LED lights?

I use Post-It notes to cover LEDs. Still can see some of the light however lessens the brightness. Doesn't mess up the case and easy to remove if needed.

 

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Kicoman
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Re: Best way to lessen bright LED lights?

Would be nice to have cron schedule the leds on or off each day.



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