NETGEAR WAX204

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Installation and Initial Log-in
This chapter describes how you can install and access the access point in your network
and go through the initial log-in process. By default, the access point is in router mode.
You can also change the mode to access point mode.
IMPORTANT: To obtain full and unlimited access to access point, you must register
the access point. You can do so by accessing your NETGEAR account and obtaining a
registration key. However, the easiest way to register your access point is to connect it
to the Internet, go though the initial log-in process, also referred to as single sign-on
(SSO), and log in with a NETGEAR account. (You can create an account during the log-in
process.)
Note: When you log in to the access point, you connect to the local browser user
interface (UI).
The chapter contains the following sections:
• About router mode and access point mode
• Routing features enabled only in router mode
• Set up the access point and complete the initial log-in process
• Get a registration key
• Find the IP address of the access point when you cannot use routerlogin.net
• Find the IP address of the access point with the NETGEAR Insight mobile app
• Log in to the access point after initial setup
• Change the language
• Connect a wired or WiFi device to the access point’s network after installation
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