Netgear WAC104 – Dual Band 802.11ac Wireless Access Point User Manual
The following procedure works only if you already did set up password recovery.
To recover your password:
1.
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.
2.
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
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.
3.
Click the
Cancel button.
If password recovery is enabled, you are prompted to enter the serial number of the access point. The
serial number is on the access point label.
4.
Enter the serial number of the access point.
5.
Click the
Continue button.
A page displays requesting the answers to your security questions.
6.
Enter the saved answers to your security questions.
7.
Click the
Continue button.
A page displays your recovered password.
8.
Click the
Login again button.
A login window opens.
9.
With your recovered password, log in to the access point.
Return the Access Point to Its Factory Default Settings
Under some circumstances (for example, if you lost track of the changes that you made to the access point
settings or you move the access point to a different network), you might want to erase the configuration and
reset the access point to factory default settings.
If you do not know the current IP address of the access point, first try to use an IP scanner application to
If you do not know the current IP address of the access point, first try to use an IP scanner application to
detect the IP address before you reset the access point to factory default settings.
To reset the access point to factory default settings, you can use either the
To reset the access point to factory default settings, you can use either the
Reset button on the back of the
access point or the Erase function. However, if you cannot find the IP address or lost the password to access
the access point, you must use the
Reset button.
After you reset the access point to factory default settings, the user name is admin, the password is password,
the LAN IP address is 192.168.0.100, and the access point’s DHCP client is disabled. For a list of factory
default settings, see
Manage the Access Point and Monitor the Traffic
44
802.11ac Wireless Access