NETGEAR WAX204

Factory default settings
You can reset the access point to the factory default settings, which are shown in the
following table.
For more information about resetting the access point to its factory settings, see Factory
default settings on page 138.
Table 4. WAX204 access point factory default settings
Default SettingFeature
Login to the local browser UI
www.routerlogin.net (which is the same as 192.168.1.1)
If the access point functions in access point mode and does not get an IP address
from a DHCP server in your network, the IP address is 192.168.1.1.
Login URL
admin (case-sensitive, nonconfigurable)Local login user name
password
However, for normal use, you do not need to enter this default password anywhere.
When you log in for the first time, you must specify a unique local device password.
Local device password
System modes
Enabled by default.Router mode
Disabled by default.Access point mode
DHCP settings
Enabled as a WAN client in router mode. (LAN client in access point mode.)DHCP client
Enabled in router mode. (Disabled in access point mode.)DHCP server
WiFi network
Enabled for Wireless 1 network
Disabled for Wireless 2 and Wireless 3 networks
WiFi communication
In the following factory default SSIDs, XXXXXX represents the last six digits of the
MAC address of the access point:
Wireless 1 default network: NETGEARXXXXXX
Wireless 2 optional network: NETGEARXXXXXX-2
Wireless 3 optional network: NETGEARXXXXXX-3
SSID names
WPA2 Personal [AES]
The default WiFi passphrase is a unique passphrase that is printed on the access
point label.
Security for the default
Wireless 1 network
WPA2 Personal [AES]
The default WiFi passphrase is sharedsecret.
Security for the optional
Wireless 2 and Wireless 3
networks
User Manual240Factory Default Settings and
Technical Specifications
WiFi 6 AX1800 Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAX204