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
- Position your access point for best performance
- Set up and connect the access point to your network
- Connect to the access point for initial configuration
- Configure indoor model WAX610 offline using a directly connected computer
- Log in to the access point after initial setup
- Dismiss a browser security warning
- 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 for a WiFi network
- Set up an open or secure WiFi network
- View or change the settings of a WiFi network
- Remove a WiFi network
- Hide or broadcast the SSID for a WiFi network
- Change the VLAN ID for a WiFi network
- Change the authentication and encryption for a WiFi network
- Enable or disable PMF for a WiFi network
- Disable or enable a WiFi network or set up a WiFi activity schedule
- Enable or disable band steering with 802.11k RRM and 802.11v WiFi network management
- 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
- Set 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
- Display the access point Internet, IP, and system settings
- Display the WiFi radio settings
- Display unknown and known neighbor access points
- Display 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. Manage the Advanced WiFi Features for a WiFi network
- 14. Set up a WiFi Bridge
- 15. Manage the Advanced Radio Features
- 16. 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 for a WiFi client device
- 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. Factory Default Settings and Technical Specifications
- B. Mount Indoor Model WAX610 to a Wall or Ceiling
- C. Mount Outdoor Model WAX610Y to a Wall or Pole
3. Enter the access point user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified. The user name
and password are case-sensitive.
If you previously added the access point to a NETGEAR Insight network location and
managed the access point through the Insight app or Insight Cloud portal, enter the
Insight network password for that location. For more information, see Connect over
WiFi using the NETGEAR Insight app on page 32.
The Dashboard page displays.
4.
Select Management > Configuration > Wireless > Basic.
The page that displays lets you select and add an SSID.
5.
Click the + button to the left of Add SSID.
The settings for the selected SSID display.
6.
From the Authentication menu, select one of the following authentication types for
the WiFi network, and, if applicable, set a new passphrase (network key or WiFi
password) in the Passphrase field or select an option from the Encryption menu:
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Open: A legacy open WiFi network does not provide any security. Any WiFi
device can join the network. We recommend that you do not use a legacy open
WiFi network but configure WiFi security. However, a legacy open network might
be appropriate for a WiFi hotspot.
If you select Open from the Authentication menu, the Enhanced Open check
box displays:
- Enhanced Open check box cleared: The WiFi network is a legacy open
network without any security. This is the default option for an open network.
Clients are not authenticated, traffic is not encrypted, and 802.11w (PMF) is
automatically disabled (see Enable or disable PMF for a WiFi network on page
79).
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Enhanced Open check box selected: The WiFi enhanced open feature is
enabled. This feature is based on opportunistic wireless encryption (OWE).
The encryption is set to CCM mode protocol (CCMP) and 802.11w (PMF) is
automatically set to mandatory (see Enable or disable PMF for a WiFi network
on page 79).
If you select the Enhanced Open check box, the Allow Devices to Connect
with Open check box displays.
If you select the Allow Devices to Connect with Open check box, the WiFi
network can accept both clients that support the WiFi enhanced open feature
and clients that do not. For clients that do not support the WiFi open enhanced
feature, traffic is not encrypted.
If you clear the Allow Devices to Connect with Open check box, the WiFi
network can only accept clients that support the WiFi enhanced open feature.
User Manual76Manage the Basic WiFi Features
for a WiFi network
Insight Managed WiFi 6 AX1800 Dual Band Access Point Models WAX610 and WAX610Y