NetworkManager WiFi Power Saving ================================ NetworkManager supports WiFi powersaving but the function is rather undocumented. From the source code: wifi.powersave can have the following value: - NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_POWERSAVE_DEFAULT (0): use the default value - NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_POWERSAVE_IGNORE (1): don't touch existing setting - NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_POWERSAVE_DISABLE (2): disable powersave - NM_SETTING_WIRELESS_POWERSAVE_ENABLE (3): enable powersave Then I propose 2 files, only one of them needs to be put under `/etc/NetworkManager/conf.d/`. One is forcing to disable powersaving, while the other one enable it. Once you have put the file in the right folder, simply restart NetworkManager: sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager