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Netgear WAC104 – Dual Band 802.11ac Wireless Access Point User Manual

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a.
Open a web browser from the computer that is connected to the same network as the access point
or to the access point directly through an Ethernet cable or WiFi connection.
b.
Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
A login window opens.
c.
Enter the access point user name and password.
The Home page displays. The firmware version is stated in the Firmware Version field of the AP
Information panel.
8.
Read the new firmware release notes to determine whether you must reconfigure the access point after
updating.
Manually Upload New Firmware and Update the Access Point
Downloading firmware and updating the access point are two separate tasks that are combined in the
following procedure.
To download new firmware manually and update your access point:
1.
Visit
, locate the support page for your product, and download the new
firmware.
2.
Read the new firmware release notes to determine whether you must reconfigure the access point after
updating.
3.
Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the access point or to
the access point directly through an Ethernet cable or WiFi connection.
4.
Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
If you did not enable the DHCP client on the access point or did not assign a static IP address, enter
the default access point IP address 
192.168.0.100.
A login window opens.
5.
Enter the access point user name and password.
The user name is 
admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are
case-sensitive.
The Home page displays.
6.
Select
Administration > Firmware Update.
The Firmware Update page displays.
7.
Locate and select the firmware file on your computer by doing the following:
a.
Click the 
Browse button.
b.
Navigate to the firmware file.
The file ends in 
.img
. An example of a firmware file name is 
WAC104_V1.0.3.7.img
.
c.
Select the firmware file.
8.
Click the 
Upload button.
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