NETGEAR WAC505 Installation

Installation
NETGEAR Insight Managed
Smart Cloud Wireless Access Point (WAC505)
802.11 Wave 2 AC1200
Package Contents
Unpack the box and verify the contents:
• NETGEAR Insight® Managed Smart Cloud Wireless Access Point
(WAC505)
• Installation guide
• Ceiling and wall installation kit
Set Up the Access Point
The following table shows the two setup options that are available to you
and the requirements for the access point (AP).
Setup Option Power Source Extra
Requirements
Setup Information
AP to Ethernet
PoE Switch
PoE None See this guide
AP to Ethernet
non-PoE Switch
Power adapter Order a power
adapter
See the user manual
Note: For information about the setup option with a power adapter, see the
NETGEAR Insight Managed Smart Cloud Wireless Access Point (WAC505) User
Manual, which you can download from downloadcenter.netgear.com/.
Before mounting the access point in a high location, first set up, configure,
and test the access point to verify WiFi network connectivity.
¾ To set up the access point with a PoE switch:
Connect an Ethernet cable from the LAN port on the access point to a
Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch that is connected to your network or
router that is, in turn, connected to the Internet. (The LAN port on the
access point is a PoE Ethernet port.)
The figure on the next page shows the setup.
Aer you connect the access point to the PoE switch, the Power LED of
the access point lights solid amber. Aer about one minute, the Power
LED turns solid green and the access point is ready for you to perform
the initial configuration (see Configure the Access Point).
The table on the next page shows the basic LED behavior on the access
point.
Configure the Access Point
¾ Choose one of the following methods to configure the access point:
• Method 1: Use the NETGEAR Insight app. On your iOS or Android
mobile device, go to the app store. Search for NETGEAR Insight, and
download the app.
Open the NETGEAR Insight app and log in to your existing NETGEAR
account or create a new account to log in with. Then, follow the
prompts in the NETGEAR Insight app to discover and register the access
point on the network so that you can configure and manage the access
point. For more information on the NETGEAR Insight app, see the
NETGEAR knowledge base articles at netgear.com/support.
• Method 2: Log in over WiFi. From your computer or mobile device,
connect over WiFi to the access point’s default WiFi network (SSID).
The default SSID is on the access point label on the bottom of the
access point and is shown in the format NETGEARxxxxxx-SETUP. The
default password is sharedsecret.
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NETGEAR WAC505 Specifications

General

2.4 GHz	Yes
Networking standards	IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at
Ethernet LAN data rates	10, 100, 1000 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate	1167 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate (5 GHz)	867 Mbit/s
Maximum data transfer rate (2.4 GHz)	300 Mbit/s
Output current	2.5 A
Output voltage	12 V
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1
Internal	No
Placement	Ceiling, Wall
Product color	White
Security algorithms	802.1x RADIUS, EAP, EAP-TLS, PEAP, TTLS, WPA, WPA-PSK, WPA2, WPA2-PSK
Service Set Identifier (SSID) features	SSID broadcast on/off
Antenna gain level (max)	4 dBi

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	165 mm
Width	175 mm
Height	35 mm
Weight	256 g