User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Hardware Overview
- 3. 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
- Connect over WiFi using the NETGEAR Insight app
- Connect over the Internet using the NETGEAR Insight Cloud portal
- Connect over WiFi to the local browser UI for initial configuration
- Connect over the LAN to the local browser UI for initial configuration
- Configure the access point offline using a directly connected computer
- Log in to the access point after initial setup
- Dismiss a browser security warning
- 4. 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
- 5. 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
- 6. Manage the Basic Radio Features
- 7. Set Up and Manage a Captive Portal
- 8. Manage Access and Security
- 9. 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
- Manage the link aggregation capability
- 10. 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
- 11. 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
- 12. Manage the Advanced WiFi Features for a WiFi network
- 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 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 the Access Point to a Wall or Ceiling
If you select the Allow radio button, a WiFi device for which you place the MAC
address in the ACL is allowed access to the WiFi network, but all other WiFi devices
are denied access to the WiFi network.
If you select the Deny radio button, a WiFi device for which you place the MAC
address in the ACL is denied access to the WiFi network, but all other WiFi devices
are allowed access to the WiFi network.
8.
Compose the ACL in the following way:
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For an ACL for which you selected the Allow radio button in Step 7, do the
following:
- To manually add a device to the Trusted Stations table, enter the MAC address
in the format 00-00-00-00-00-00 in the field below the Trusted Stations table,
and click the Add button.
The device is added to the Trusted Stations table.
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To move a device from the Available Stations table to the Trusted Stations
table, select the check box for the device and click the << Move button.
You can search the Available Stations table. You can also filter devices in the
Available Stations table by clicking the filter icon.
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To remove a device from the Trusted Stations table, select the check box for
the device and click the Remove button.
You can search the Trusted Stations table.
When you remove a device from the Trusted Stations table, after the access
point redetects the device, the device is once again placed in the Available
Stations table.
•
For an ACL for which you selected the Deny radio button in Step 7, do the
following:
- To manually add a device to the Untrusted Stations table, enter the MAC
address in the format 00-00-00-00-00-00 in the field below the Untrusted
Stations table, and click the Add button.
The device is added to the Untrusted Stations table.
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To move a device from the Available Stations table to the Untrusted Stations
table, select the check box for the device and click the << Move button.
You can search the Available Stations table. You can also filter devices in the
Available Stations table by clicking the filter icon.
-
To remove a device from the Untrusted Stations table, select the check box
for the device and click the Remove button.
You can search the Untrusted Stations table.
When you remove a device from the Untrusted Stations table, after the access
point redetects the device, the device is once again placed in the Available
Stations table.
User Manual110Manage Access and Security
Insight Managed WiFi 6 AX6000 Tri-band Multi-Gig Access Point Model WAX630