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NETGEAR WAC720 User Manual

NETGEAR WAC720
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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Setup
Unpack Your Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Bottom Panel With Product Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 2 Initial Setup
What You Need Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
WiFi Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Ethernet Cabling Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
LAN Configuration Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Hardware Requirements for Computers on Your LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Operating Frequency Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Requirements for Entering IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Install and Configure the Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Connect the Access Point to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Log In to the Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Disable the Cloud Mode for a Standalone Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Configure Basic General System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Configure Time Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Configure the IPv4 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Configure the Basic WiFi Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Test Basic WiFi Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Mount the Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Package Content of the Ceiling and Wall Installation Kit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Drop Ceiling Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Wall Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Chapter 3 WiFi Configuration and Security
WiFi Data Security Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
WiFi Security Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Configure and Enable WiFi Security Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
About WPA2 With RADIUS and WPA & WPA2 With RADIUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
About WPA2-PSK and WPA-PSK & WPA2-PSK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Change the QoS Policy for a WiFi Security Profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Configure RADIUS Server Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Restrict WiFi Access by MAC Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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NETGEAR WAC720 Specifications

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BrandNETGEAR
ModelWAC720
CategoryWireless Access Point
LanguageEnglish

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