Netgear WAC104 – Dual Band 802.11ac Wireless Access Point Installation Guide

Installation

Model WAC104

Connect the Ethernet cable that came in the 
package to one of the access point’s Ethernet 
ports. Connect the other end of the cable to 
an Ethernet port on your router.

Note: 

Do not connect your access point 

directly to your DSL or cable modem. The 

access point does not function as a router. 

If your network includes a DHCP server, you 

can connect the access point to a switch or 

hub that is connected to the DHCP server.

2.  Power on the access point.

The Power LED 

 lights solid green. If the 

Power LED does not light, press the 

On/Off button.
Wait for the WiFi LED 

 to light solid 

green. If the WiFi LED does not light, press 
the 

WiFi On/Off button.

•  Method 2. Connect a WiFi device to 

the access point by using one of the 
WiFi network names (SSIDs) that are on 
the product label of the access point. A 
network key or password is not required. 
To connect over WiFi, you do not need to 
change the IP address of the WiFi device.

Launch a web browser.
Enter 

http:// 192.168.0.100 in the 

address field of the web browser. When 
prompted, enter 

admin for the user name 

and 

password for the password.

The access point user interface displays.

•  Method 1. Connect a computer to the 

access point by changing the IP address 
of the computer to 192.168.0.210 with 
subnet mask 255.255.255.0 and then 
connecting another Ethernet cable (not 
provided) from the computer to a LAN 
port on the access point.

You can get the user manual online at  

 or through a 

link in the access point’s user interface.
The user manual describes how you can 
change the preset WiFi network names 
(SSIDs), set up WiFi security, enable the 
access point’s DHCP client, and much more.