User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Hardware Overview Indoor Model WAX610
- 3. Hardware Overview Outdoor Model WAX610Y
- 4. Install the Access Point in Your Network and Access It for Initial Configuration
- 5. Install the Access Point in an Insight Instant Mesh WiFi Network
- What are a root access point and an extender access point?
- What is an Insight Instant Mesh WiFi network?
- Requirements for placing an extender access point in a mesh WiFi network
- Install the NETGEAR Insight app to manage an Insight Instant Mesh WiFi network
- Connect the access point as an extender to a root access point
- Connect over the Internet using the NETGEAR Insight Cloud portal
- 6. Manage the Basic WiFi Features
- Set up an open or secure WiFi network
- View or change the settings of a WiFi network
- Disable or enable a WiFi network or set up a WiFi activity schedule
- Remove a WiFi network
- Change the authentication and encryption for a WiFi network
- Hide or broadcast the SSID for a WiFi network
- Enable or disable client isolation for a WiFi network
- Enable or disable band steering with 802.11k RRM and 802.11v WiFi network management
- Change the VLAN ID for a WiFi network
- Enable or disable PMF for a WiFi network
- Enable or disable URL tracking for a WiFi network
- Change the format of the DHCP offer messages in a WiFi network
- Select a MAC ACL for a WiFi network
- Set bandwidth rate limits for a WiFi network
- 7. Manage the Basic Radio Features
- 8. Set Up and Manage a Captive Portal
- 9. Manage Access and Security
- 10. Manage the Local Area Network and IP Settings
- Disable the DHCP client and specify a fixed IP address
- Enable the DHCP client
- Set the 802.1Q VLAN and management VLAN
- Specify an existing domain name
- Enable or disable Spanning Tree Protocol
- Enable or disable the network integrity check function
- Enable or disable IGMP snooping
- Enable or disable Ethernet LLDP
- Enable or disable UPnP
- 11. Manage and Maintain the Access Point
- Change the management mode to NETGEAR Insight or Web-browser
- Change the country or region of operation
- Change the admin user account password
- Change the system name
- Specify a custom NTP server
- Set the time zone
- Manage the syslog settings
- Manage the firmware of the access point
- Manage the configuration file of the access point
- Reboot the access point from the local browser UI
- Schedule the access point to reboot
- Return the access point to its factory default settings
- Enable SNMP and manage the SNMP settings
- Manage the LEDs
- 12. Monitor the Access Point and the Network
- View the access point Internet, IP, and system settings
- View the WiFi radio settings
- View unknown and known neighbor access points
- View client distribution, connected clients, and client trends
- View WiFi and Ethernet traffic, traffic and ARP statistics, and channel utilization
- View or download tracked URLs
- View, save, download, or clear the logs
- View a WiFi bridge connection
- View alarms and notifications
- 13. Set up a WiFi Bridge
- 14. Manage the Advanced Radio Features
- 15. Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
- Perform a ping test
- Check the Internet speed
- Quick tips for WiFi troubleshooting
- Troubleshoot with the LEDs
- Power/Cloud LED remains off
- Power/Cloud LED remains solid amber
- Power/Cloud LED is blinking amber slowly, continuously
- The access point functions as a PoE PD and the Power/Cloud LED remains solid amber
- Power/Cloud LED does not light blue in the NETGEAR Insight management mode
- Power/Cloud LED does not stop blinking amber, green, and blue
- 2.4G or 5G WLAN LED is off
- The extender access point and root access point cannot connect
- Troubleshoot WiFi connectivity
- Troubleshoot Internet browsing
- You cannot log in to the access point over a LAN connection
- Changes are not saved
- You enter the wrong password and can no longer log in to the access point
- Troubleshoot your network using the ping utility
- A. Mount Indoor Model WAX610 to a Wall or Ceiling
- B. Mount Outdoor Model WAX610Y to a Wall or Pole
- C. Factory Default Settings and Technical Specifications
If you specified a static IP address, save the IP address information because you must
enter the IP address when you log in again.
If you changed the default country, the access point restarts.
Note: Do not close the page!
After a short period, the Dashboard page displays automatically. If the Dashboard
page does not display, for example, because you assigned a static IP address, see
the next step.
You can now customize the access point settings for your network environment.
8.
If the Dashboard does not display automatically, do the following:
a.
Take one of the following actions:
•
If you assigned a static IP address to the access point, enter that IP address
(see Step 7) in the address bar of the web browser.
•
If you did not assign a static IP address, reenter the IP address that is displayed
in the address bar of the web browser. If that does not work, write down the
IP address, close the web browser, launch the web browser again, and then
reenter the IP address in the address bar of the web browser.
•
If you did not assign a static IP address and you closed the page so that you
cannot see the IP address of the access point, use an IP scanner tool, use a
network discovery tool, or access the DHCP server to discover the IP address
of the access point in your network.
Note: You can also use the NETGEAR Insight app to discover the IP address
that is assigned to the access point. For more information, see Connect over
WiFi using the NETGEAR Insight app on page 31.
Then, launch a browser and enter the IP address in the address bar of the
web browser.
A login window displays.
b.
If your browser does not display the login window but displays a security message
and does not let you proceed, see the information in Step 3.
c. Enter the access point user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you just defined on the
Day Zero Easy Setup page. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The Dashboard page displays. You can now customize the access point settings
for your network environment.
User Manual41Install the Access Point in Your
Network and Access It for Initial
Configuration
Insight Managed WiFi 6 AX1800 Dual Band Access Point Models WAX610 and WAX610Y