Bluecurve XB6 Battery icon

kerv
Grasshopper

At the top of my BlueCurve page at http://10.0.0.1, it has a battery icon and says 0%. This is a brand new modem. Should I be worried about this? or just ignore? I could have sworn it said 100% when I first plugged it in the first time.

My guess is that this is for some backup voice service in case the power goes out?

Thanks

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The BlueCurve gateway is not currently deployed with a ba...

shaw-valerie
Moderator
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@kerv The BlueCurve gateway is not currently deployed with a battery included, so it will show 0% for the battery life and isn't anything to worry about. 

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Is there anywhere to get a battery for it?

sammyz25
Grasshopper

Is there anywhere to get a battery for it?

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If you are looking to power the modem during an outage, y...

rstra
Grand Master

If you are looking to power the modem during an outage, you would be better off getting a UPS.

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> ... you would be better off getting a UPS. Agreed. To m...

mdk
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> ... you would be better off getting a UPS.

Agreed.

To maximize the number of minutes that the UPS can provide power, be very "choosy" about which devices connect to the "battery-backup" sockets on the UPS, e.g., modem, computer, TV/monitor screen.

Connect your "other" devices, such as a printer, and mobile-phone charger, to the "pass-through" sockets on the UPS.

For me, a UPS provides backup-power just long-enough to "save" my work, and do a normal shutdown of Windows.

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