Rod at home 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diehard Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Black electrical tape or black nail polish. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cskenney Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 I second the electrical tape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod at home Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 Electrical tape sounds promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cskenney 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drashna Jaelre 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schoondoggy 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rod at home Posted May 10, 2014 Author Share Posted May 10, 2014 WOW, cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drashna Jaelre Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Well, yeah, that would absolutely work the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikon 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 comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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