NETGEAR WAX204

If your browser does not display the login window but displays a security message
and does not let you proceed, see Log in to the access point after initial setup on
page 30.
3. Enter the access point local device password.
The local device password is the one that you specified. The local device password
is case-sensitive.
The BASIC Home page displays.
4. Select BASIC > Wireless.
The Wireless Network page displays.
For information about SSID isolation, see Manage SSID isolation for all WiFi networks
on page 69.
5. Select the WiFi network (Wireless 1, Wireless 2, or Wireless 3).
6.
To enable the selected WiFi network and set up or change the settings, configure
the options that are described in the following table.
(For information about the WiFi security options, see Step 7.)
DescriptionSetting
Select the Enable radio button to enable the WiFi network or the Disable radio
button to disable the WiFi network. By default, the Wireless 1 network is enabled
and the other two WiFi networks are disabled.
Wireless Network
The SSID (service set identifier) is the WiFi network name. If you do not change the
SSID, the default SSID displays, in which XXXXXX represents the last six digits of the
MAC address of the access point:
Wireless 1. NETGEARXXXXXX
Wireless 2. NETGEARXXXXXX-2
Wireless 3. NETGEARXXXXXX-3
The default SSID (for the Wireless 1 network) is also printed on the access point label
(see Access point label on page 14).
If you change the SSID, enter a 32-character (maximum), case-sensitive name in this
field.
Name (SSID)
Select a radio button for a single band (2.4 GHz or 5 GHz) or keep the default
selection, which is the Both radio button, to enable the WiFi network to broadcast
on both radio bands.
Band
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