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
4.
Select Management > Configuration > Wireless > Basic.
The page that displays lets you select an SSID.
5.
Click the > button to the left of the SSID.
The settings for the selected SSID display.
6. Click the > Advanced tab.
The page expands.
7.
Under DHCP Offer Broadcast to Unicast, select one of the following radio buttons:
•
Enable. The access point forwards DHCP offer messages as unicast packets in
the WiFi network. This is the default selection.
•
Disable. The access point forwards DHCP offer messages as broadcast packets
in the WiFi network.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved
Select a MAC ACL for a WiFi network
After you set up one or more local MAC access control lists (ACLs, also referred to as
access lists; see Manage local MAC access control lists on page 120), you can select an
ACL for use with an SSID. Only WiFi devices for which the MAC address is on the MAC
ACL can connect to the access point through this SSID. (These devices might be able
to connect to the access point through another SSID if you did not set up MAC ACL
security for that SSID.)
You can also set up a RADIUS server (see Set up RADIUS servers on page 133) and select
the RADIUS MAC ACL. You must define the ACL on the RADIUS server, using the
following format for client MAC addresses in the RADIUS server: If the client MAC
address is 00:0a:95:9d:68:16, specify it as 000a959d6816 in the RADIUS server.
Note: A RADIUS MAC ACL cannot function if the WiFi security is WPA2 Enterprise. If
you want to use a RADIUS MAC ACL, select a different type of WiFi security for the WiFi
network (see Change the authentication and encryption for a WiFi network on page
70).
When selected, the MAC ACL blocks WiFi access to the SSID for WiFi devices that are
not in the selected access list. The blockage applies only to the SSID for which you
enable the MAC ACL. Only WiFi devices that are in the selected access list can connect
to the SSID.
User Manual82Manage the Basic WiFi Features
Insight Managed WiFi 6 AX1800 Dual Band Access Point Models WAX610 and WAX610Y