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7 SAVING ENERGY
DMS-CTC-20110713-0016 v2.0
7.2
ECO Manager
Introduction
The MediaAccess Gateway constantly monitors the user activity and uses this information to optimise the power
consumption:
For example:
The MediaAccess Gateway
reduces the clock frequency of the central processor
when there is no or low user activity.
This lowered clock frequency will result in a lower power consumption of the MediaAccess Gateway.
Switch the wireless interface to power reduction mode
.
Wireless access point power reduction mode
When the MediaAccess Gateway access point switches to power reduction mode, the access point is switched off and is
only power on periodically to be able to detect new clients. If new clients are detected the wireless access point is fully
powered again. This is only possible if there are no devices connected to the MediaAccess Gateway.
Power reduction is enabled by default, but it is possible to disable it via the MediaAccess Gateway GUI. To configure power
reduction:
1
Browse to the MediaAccess Gateway GUI.
For more information, see
“Accessing the MediaAccess Gateway GUI” on page 37
.
2
Under
Home Network
, click
Wireless
.
3
In the
Navigation bar
, click
Configure
.
4
Under
Configuration
:
Select
Power Reduction Enabled
to enable power reduction.
Clear
Power Reduction Enabled
to disable power reduction.
5
Click
Apply
.
Example
If we use the same example as in the previous section, you can see that the MediaAccess Gateway is now able to further
reduce the power consumption in periods where less action is required from the MediaAccess Gateway.
ECO button
If you are not using the wireless access point of your MediaAccess Gateway, you might consider to disable the wireless
access point permanently. This allows you to further reduce the power consumption.
To turn the wireless interface:
Off
, press the
ECO
(
) button until the
ECO
LED turns blue or the Wireless LED is off.
No User Traffic
User Traffic
Time
20:00
Time
Power
Consumption
Full power limit
Low power limit