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bwcacanoe
Aspirant
Apr 20, 2018

MR1100 Nighthawk battery and signal strength question

I just bought an AT&T Nighthawk LTE Mobile Hotspot MR1100. I know the manual says it will cut down on power to the battery if left plugged in, but I keep getting messages to Unplug the unit. For long...
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bwcacanoe
Aspirant
Apr 20, 2018

You folks are the best. Here's what I've found:

If you go in on the browser and open 192.168.1.1, you get the "opening screen". From there select "Settings" and then "Diagnostics" and on this screen you get the dBm numbers.

If you go in on the Netgear app (iOS), you go to "Settings", and then "Network", and then "Advanced Info", and on this screen you get the dBm numbers.

I can't thank you enough for helping me work through this and find the information I need to position and gain the most benefit from the Nighthawk LTE Router. I have my anker charger on order and a longer USB-C cable. 

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JSchnee21
Virtuoso
Apr 20, 2018

Awesome,

 

My/Our pleasure.  One other general comment.  The Wifi range on the MR1100 is not great (even on the "Long" setting).  If you need more range run Ethernet to a dedicated wireless access point and/or Ethernet switch centrally located in your space.

 

For example:

 

Switch (don't get the POE version, some say the MR1100 doesn't like to see the voltage)

https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Ethernet-Unmanaged-Lifetime-Protection/dp/B00MPVR50A/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1524254162&sr=1-1&keywords=gs108&dpID=4151BeCGkLL&preST=_SX300_QL70_&dpsrc=srch&th=1

 

WAP:

https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Wireless-Supports-Technology-EAP245/dp/B01N0XZ1TU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1524254230&sr=8-3&keywords=tp-link+eap245&dpID=31KI%252Bfbj5vL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpsrc=srch

 

If you cannot easily run Ethernet, MOCA also works well if you have COAX available.

https://www.amazon.com/Actiontec-Bonded-Ethernet-Adapter-ECB6200K02/dp/B013J7O3X0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1524254334&sr=8-3&keywords=actiontec+moca&dpID=41v9f4CmCxL&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpsrc=srch

 

The jury still seems to be out on the best antenna for the TS9 connections and the extent to which they do or do not help.  In general cheap consumer/prosumer antennas seem to do little or make things worse.  Some have had good success with professional ($$$) directional, MIMO antennas on masts.  Others tend to have a lot of band hopping.

 

 

Best,
Jonathan