Netgear WAC104 – Dual Band 802.11ac Wireless Access Point User Manual
The Power LED lights solid green. If the Power LED does not light, press the
Power 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.
For the next step, you can use WiFi to connect your WiFi device to the access point or you can use a
For the next step, you can use WiFi to connect your WiFi device to the access point or you can use a
computer and an Ethernet cable to connect to a LAN port on the access point.
4.
Connect to the access point by doing one of the following:
•
Connect your WiFi device to the access point by using one of the WiFi network names (SSIDs) on
the product label. A network key or password is not required.
For more information, see
Join the WiFi Network of the Access Point
on page 23.
•
Connect a computer to a LAN port on the access point by doing the following:
a.
Record the IP address and subnet mask of your computer so that you can reinstate these IP
address settings later.
b.
Temporarily change the IP address on your computer to 192.168.0.210 with 255.255.255.0 as
the subnet mask.
(You can actually use any IP address in the 192.168.0.2–192.168.0.254 range, with the exception
of IP address 192.168.0.100, which is the default access point IP address.)
For more information about changing the IP address on your computer, see the help or
documentation for your computer.
c.
Use another Ethernet cable (not provided) to connect your computer to a LAN port on the access
point.
5.
Log in to the access point by doing the following:
a.
Open a web browser from the computer that is connected to the access point.
b.
Enter
192.168.0.100 in the address field of the web browser.
Because the DHCP client of the access point is disabled by default, the access point cannot yet
receive an IP address from the network’s DHCP server or router’s built-in DHCP server.
A login window displays.
c.
When prompted, enter
admin for the user name and password for the password.
The access point web management interface displays.
6.
Select
Advanced Setup > IP Settings.
The page with IP settings displays.
7.
Select the
Get dynamically from existing router radio button.
8.
Click the
Apply button.
Your settings are saved and the access point restarts.
9.
After the access point becomes available again, to customize the features of the access point, including
changing the preset WiFi network names (SSIDs) and setting up WiFi security, log back in to the access
point by doing the following:
Install and Access the Access Point in Your Network
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802.11ac Wireless Access