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NETGEAR WAC730 User Manual

NETGEAR WAC730
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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Setup
Unpack Your Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Hardware Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Top Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Bottom Panel With Product Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Chapter 2 Initial Setup
What You Need Before You Begin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Wireless Equipment Placement and Range Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Ethernet Cabling Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
LAN Configuration Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Hardware Requirements for Computers on Your LAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Operating Frequency Guidelines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Requirements for Entering IP Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Install and Configure the Wireless Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connect the Wireless Access Point to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Log In to the Wireless Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Configure Basic General System Settings and Time Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Configure the IPv4 Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Configure the Basic Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Test Basic Wireless Connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Mount the Wireless Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Ceiling Installation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Wall Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Chapter 3 Wireless Configuration and Security
Wireless Data Security Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Security Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Configure and Enable Security Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Configure RADIUS Server Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Restrict Wireless Access by MAC Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Enable Rogue AP Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Schedule the Wireless Radios to Be Turned Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Configure Basic Wireless Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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NETGEAR WAC730 Specifications

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BrandNETGEAR
ModelWAC730
CategoryWireless Access Point
LanguageEnglish

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