Rod at home 2 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 A few months ago I got a new Netgear Nighthawk router. Love it! There's only one thing that's a problem with it and that's the lights on it. Yes, I know they're there for a reason, and I appreciate it, but sometimes I'm in the room there my router is, trying to sleep, and the blinking lights keep me awake or wake me up. I have been putting a cloth napkin on it to hide the lights, but I don't like that idea, because I'm afraid it will make the router too hot, especially with the weather getting warmer. So, how to I block the blinking lights on the router, so that it isn't apparent, from the back of the router? Link to post Share on other sites
diehard 42 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Black electrical tape or black nail polish. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
cskenney 153 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I second the electrical tape. Link to post Share on other sites
Rod at home 2 Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Electrical tape sounds promising. Link to post Share on other sites
cskenney 153 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 It's also not permanent so you can remove it if you want to later. Link to post Share on other sites
Drashna Jaelre 159 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Black nail polish works as well. May be a little more permanent, but should "peel" off depending on the brand. Link to post Share on other sites
schoondoggy 878 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 It looks like there are settings to enable or disable LED's http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/24603/~/how-do-i-disable%2Fenable-the-led-lights-on-netgear-r7000%3F Link to post Share on other sites
Rod at home 2 Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 WOW, cool! Link to post Share on other sites
Drashna Jaelre 159 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Well, yeah, that would absolutely work the best. Link to post Share on other sites
ikon 439 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 It looks like there are settings to enable or disable LED's http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/24603/~/how-do-i-disable%2Fenable-the-led-lights-on-netgear-r7000%3F Nice work schoondoggy! Don't think too many routers have that feature, but it's a great one. Link to post Share on other sites
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