Netgear WAC740 – Premium Controller Managed 802.11ac Wireless Access Point Installationsanleitung

Installation

WAC740

Before mounting the access point in a high location, first set up and test the 

access point to verify WiFi network connectivity.

IMPORTANT: 

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1.  Connect an Ethernet cable from LAN port 1 on the access point to a 

LAN port on a PoE+ switch, that is, an 802.3at-compatible switch.

2.  Connect an Ethernet cable from the PoE+ switch to an Ethernet port on 

the computer.

3.  Check the LEDs to verify that the access point is set up correctly.

 
 

 

Power LED

•Off. Power is off.
•Solid green. Power is on and the access point is ready.
•Alternating green and amber. The access point is receiving insufficient 

PoE power.
•Solid amber, then blinking amber, then solid green. During startup, 

the Power LED lights solid amber for about 30 seconds, turns solid green 

temporarily, then blinks amber while the configuration is being synchronized 

and the firmware is being updated, and finally turns solid green.
•Blinking amber at moderate speed. The configuration between the 

access point and the wireless controller is being synchronized.
•Blinking amber at fast speed. Firmware is being upgraded.

 
 

 

Activity LED

•Off. No link with the network is detected.
•Blinking amber at moderate speed. A link with the network is detected.
•Blinking green. Network traffic is detected.

Unpack the box and verify the contents:

•  WAC740 ProSAFE Dual Band Wireless AC Access Point
•  Category 5e Ethernet cable
•  Installation guide
•  Ceiling and wall installation kit
•  Ceiling and wall installation guide

 
 

  

LAN LED 1

•Off. No Ethernet link or Ethernet LAG link is detected.
•Solid green. A 2.5 Gbps Ethernet link is detected.
•Solid amber. A 1 Gbps or 100 Mbps Ethernet link is detected.
•Solid green in a LAG. A 1 Gbps Ethernet LAG link is detected.
•Solid amber in a LAG. The Ethernet LAG link of LAN port 2 is down.

Note: 

If both LAN LED 1 and LAN LED 2 light solid green, the LAN ports 

are members of a link aggregation group (LAG) and both LAG links are up.

 
 

 

LAN LED 2

•Off. No Ethernet LAG link is detected.
•Solid green in a LAG. A 1 Gbps Ethernet LAG link is detected.
•Solid amber in a LAG. The Ethernet LAG link of LAN port 1 is down.

 
 

 

2.4 GHz WLAN LED

•Off. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is off.
•Solid green. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is on.
•Blinking green. WiFi activity is detected on the 2.4 GHz WiFi radio.

 
 

 

5 GHz WLAN LED

•Off. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is off.
•Solid green. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is on.
•Blinking green. WiFi activity is detected on the 5 GHz WiFi radio.

The access point uses a DHCP client that is enabled by default. If your network 

includes a DHCP server, the access point obtains an IP address from the DHCP 

server. If your network does not include a DHCP server, the access point sets 

its IP address to a static IP address of 192.168.0.160.
If your network includes a DHCP server, note the following:
•  Make sure that Option 43 is enabled on the DHCP server.
•  Make sure that the DHCP server specifies the IP address of the wireless 

controller in the required hexadecimal format in the Option 43 field.
For example, if the IP address of the wireless controller is 192.168.0.250, 

you must enter the hexadecimal string 02:04:C0:A8:0:FA.
To compose the address, start with 02:04: and then add each of the four 

address octets in hexadecimal format, separated by colons.
The first two octets (02:04) define a standalone NETGEAR wireless 

controller, or in a stack, the first wireless controller in the stack.