NETGEAR WAC120 User manual

Installation

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Compliance

For the current EU Declaration of Conformity, visit:

http://support.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/11621/.

For regulatory compliance information, visit:

http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory/.

See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.

NETGEAR, Inc.

350 East Plumeria Drive

San Jose, CA 95134 USA

June 2014

Package Contents

The box contains the following items.

WPS

WiFi On/O

NETGEAR 802.11ac Wireless Access Point

WAC120

Ethernet cable

WPS

WiFi On/O

Power adapter

WAC120 Wireless Access Point

Support

Thank you for selecting NETGEAR products. Aer installing your

device, locate the serial number on the label of your product and

use it to register your product at https://my.netgear.com. You must

NETGEAR recommends registering your product through the NETGEAR

website.

To contact NETGEAR for support, visit

http://support.netgear.com/general/contact or call (US only)

1-888-NETGEAR. In other countries, visit

http://support.netgear.com/general/contact/default.aspx for phone

numbers.

For product updates and web support, visit http://support.netgear.com.

NETGEAR recommends that you use only the ocial NETGEAR support

resources.

You can get the user manual online at

http://downloadcenter.netgear.com or through a link in the product’s

user interface.

Ethernet cable

Access point

Ethernet cable

Internet

Modem

You can use these diagrams to connect your wireless access point or follow the detailed instructions in this booklet.

1 2 3 4

Internet

Ethernet cable

Access point

Network switch

Option 1

1. Conﬁgure your access point for your network.

For more information, see Set Up the Access Point on page 1.

2. Connect your modem to the Internet.

3. Connect your modem to the LAN port on the rear of the

access point.

Option 2

1. Conﬁgure your access point for your

network.

For more information, see Set Up the Access

Point on page 1.

2. Connect your modem to the Internet.

3. Connect your modem to a network switch.

4. Connect the access point to the same

network switch.

Contents

Set Up the Access Point............................................................................................. 1

Install Your Access Point ............................................................................................ 2

LEDs................................................................................................................................ 4

Join the WiFi Network................................................................................................ 5

View or Change the Access Point Settings........................................................... 6

Troubleshooting Tips................................................................................................... 8

Set Up the Access Point

Before you can use the access point you must connect to the

access point and conﬁgure the LAN and wireless access settings.

¾To connect to the access point:

1. Conﬁgure a computer with a static IP address of

192.168.0.210 and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.

For help conﬁguring a static IP address on your computer, check

the instructions or online help that came with that computer.

2. Connect the Ethernet cable to the computer.

3. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the LAN port on

the access point.

4. Connect the power adapter to the access point and plug the

power adapter into a power outlet.

5. Press the On/O button on the access point.

6. On the computer that is connected to the access point, enter

http://192.168.0.100 in the address ﬁeld of a browser.

A login screen displays.

7. Enter admin for the user name and password for the

password.

The web management interface of the access point displays.

¾To conﬁgure the LAN and wireless access settings:

1. Log in to the access point.

2. Select Conﬁguration > IP > IP Settings.

3. Conﬁgure the IP settings for your LAN.

For more information about IP settings, see the reference

manual.

4. Click the Apply button.

Your settings are saved.

5. Select Conﬁguration > Security > Proﬁle Settings.

6. Conﬁgure a security proﬁle for your wireless network.

For more information about security proﬁle settings, see the

reference manual.

7. Aer conﬁguring a security proﬁle, click the Apply button.

8. Using a computer or another wireless device, verify that you

can establish a wireless connection to the access point.

Install Your Access Point

Make sure that your Internet service is active before you install

your access point.

¾To install your access point:

1. Prepare your network.

Make sure that your modem is cabled only to the wall jack for

your Internet service.

2. Connect your devices.

a. Plug in, then turn on your gateway or modem.

b. With an Ethernet cable, connect your gateway or modem to

a network switch.

c. With the Ethernet cable that came with the access point,

connect the network switch to the LAN port on your access

point.

3. Add power to the access point.

1 2 3 4

a. Connect the power adapter to the access point and plug

the power adapter into an outlet.

b. Wait for the Power LED on the front panel to light

amber and turn green.

If no LEDs are lit, press the Power On/O button on the

rear panel of the access point.

4. Connect a computer.

1 2 3 4

LEDs

The LEDs on the wireless access point light to indicate wireless

access point activity:

LED Description

Power

LED

•O. Power is o.

•Green. Power in on.

•Amber. A self-test is running. During startup the LED is amber, then

blinking green before turning steady green aer 45 seconds. If the LED is

amber or continues blinking green aer one minute, a system fault exists.

Activity

LED

•O. No ethernet trac is detected.

•Green or blinking green. Ethernet trac is detected.

LED Description

LAN

LED

•O. No link is detected.

•Green. A 1000 Mbps link is detected.

•Amber. A 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps link is detected.

WiFi

LED

•O. Both 2.4G and 5G are o.

•Green. 2.4G, 5G, or both are ready.

•Blinking green. Wireless activity of 2.4G or 5G is detected.

•Slow blinking green. WPS is enabled.

Join the WiFi Network

You can either use WiFi Protected Setup (WPS) or select your WiFi

network and type its password. For help with the WPS button on

your computer or WiFi device, check the instructions or online help

that came with that computer or device. Some older equipment

cannot use WPS.

¾To join the network using WPS:

1. Press the WPS button on the access point for two to three

seconds.

The WiFi LED on the access point blinks slowly, green for three

seconds, then o for three seconds.

2. Within two minutes, on your computer or WiFi device, press its

WPS button or click its onscreen WPS button.

The WiFi LED on the access point blinks green when the

computer or WiFi device connects to your access point.

3. Repeat this process to add other computers or WiFi devices.

¾To select your network and enter its password:

1. Open the soware utility that manages your WiFi connections

on the computer or WiFi device that you want to connect to

your access point.

This utility scans for WiFi networks in your area.

2. Find and select your access point’s WiFi network name (SSID).

The SSID is on the product label.

3. Enter the access point’s password (or your custom password if

you changed it) and click the Connect button.

The password is on the product label.

4. Repeat Step 1 through Step 3 to add other computers or WiFi

devices.

View or Change the Access Point Settings

You can log in to the access point to view or change its settings.

¾To log in to the access point:

1. Connect a computer or WiFi device to the access point.

You can use an Ethernet cable or connect with WiFi:

• For a wired connection, use an Ethernet cable to connect

your computer to the network switch that your access

point is currently connected to.

• To connect with WiFi, select and join your WiFi network.

2. Launch a web browser.

3. Enter http://192.168.0.100 in the address ﬁeld of the

browser.

A login screen displays.

4. Enter admin for the user name and password for the password

(or your custom password if you changed it).

The web management interface of the access point displays.

Change the admin Password

¾To change the admin password:

1. Launch a web browser.

2. Enter http://192.168.0.100 in the address ﬁeld of the

browser.

A login screen displays.

3. Enter admin for the user name and password for the password

(or your custom password if you changed it).

The web management interface of the access point displays.

4. Select Maintenance > Password > Change Password.

5. Type your old password and type the new password twice.

6. Click the Apply button.

Your changes are saved.

Find a Forgotten WiFi Security Password

The preset WiFi password is on the product label. If you changed

your WiFi password and forgot what it is, log in to the access point

to view its current WiFi password.

¾To connect to the wireless access point and view its WiFi

password:

1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer to a black

Ethernet port on the access point.

2. Launch a web browser.

3. Enter http://192.168.0.100 in the address ﬁeld.

A login screen displays.

4. Enter the access point user name and password.

The default user name is admin and the default password is

password. You can use the default credentials if you did not

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