NETGEAR WAC120 Bedienungsanleitung

350 East Plumeria Drive

San Jose, CA 95134

USA

August 2014

202-11353-01

802.11ac Wireless Access Point

Model WAC120

Reference Manual

WPS

WiFi On/O

802.11ac Wireless Access Point Model WAC120

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Contents

Chapter 1 Hardware Setup

System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Unpack Your Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Front and Side View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

LEDs and Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Rear View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Chapter 2 Initial Setup

Install the Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Connect to the Access Point and Log In . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Specify the Access Point Name and Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Set the Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Configure the Basic IP Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Set Up and Test Wireless Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Basic Wireless Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Wireless On-Off Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Wireless Security Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Wireless Security Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

MAC Authentication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Connect Stations to the Wireless Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

QoS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Deploy the Access Point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Position Your Access Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Chapter 3 Network Settings

Set Up an 802.1Q VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Advanced Wireless Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Advanced QoS Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Wireless Bridging and Repeating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Wireless Point-to-Point Bridge Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Wireless Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Client Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Chapter 4 Manage the Access Point

Change the admin Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Upgrade the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49

Manage the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

802.11ac Wireless Access Point Model WAC120

Back Up the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Restore the Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Restore the Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Enable a Syslog Server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Chapter 5 Monitoring

View System Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

View Available Wireless Stations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Activity Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

View Network Traffic Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Chapter 6 Troubleshooting and Debugging

Troubleshooting with the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

All LEDs Are Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

LAN LED Is Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

WLAN LED Is Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Cannot Connect to the Access Point to Configure It. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Wireless Access to the Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Time-Out Error for URL or IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Appendix A Supplemental Information

Factory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

1. Hardware Setup

This chapter covers the following topics:

•System Requirements

•Unpack Your Access Point

•Front and Side View

•Rear View

For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the support website at

http://support.netgear.com.

Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made available from time to time at

http://downloadcenter.netgear.com. Some products can regularly check the site and download

new firmware, or you can check for and download new firmware manually. If the features or

behavior of your product does not match what is described in this guide, you might need to

update your firmware.

Hardware Setup

802.11ac Wireless Access Point Model WAC120

System Requirements

Before installing the access point, make sure that your system includes the following:

•A 10/100/1000 Mbps local area network device such as a hub or switch

•The Category 5 UTP straight-through Ethernet cable with RJ-45 connector included in the

package, or one like it

•A 100–120 V, 50–60 Hz AC power source

•A web browser for configuration

•At least one computer with the TCP/IP protocol installed

•802.11b/g-compliant or 802.11b/g-compliant devices

Unpack Your Access Point

Your package contains the following items.

WPS

WiFiOn/O

Access point

Ethernet cable

Power adapter

Figure 1. Package contents

Your box contains the following items:

•802.11ac Wireless Access Point Model WAC120

•AC power adapter (plug varies by region)

•Category 5 (Cat 5) Ethernet cable

•Installation guide with cabling and access point setup instructions

If any parts are incorrect, missing, or damaged, contact your NETGEAR dealer.

Hardware Setup

802.11ac Wireless Access Point Model WAC120

Front and Side View

The status LEDs and icons on the front and side panels are shown in the following figure.

WPS

WiFi On/O

LEDs

WiFi On/Off button

WPS button

Figure 2. Front and side view

LEDs and Buttons

The LEDs on the wireless access point light to indicate wireless access point activity:

Table 1. LEDs

LED Description

Power • Off. Power is off.

• Green. Power in on.

• Amber. A self-test is running. During startup the LED is amber, then blinking

green before turning steady green after 45 seconds. If the LED is amber or

continues blinking green after one minute, a system fault exists.

Activity

• Off. No Ethernet traffic is detected.

• Green or blinking green. Ethernet traffic is detected.

Hardware Setup

802.11ac Wireless Access Point Model WAC120

The WiFi and WPS buttons toggle the WiFi and WPS functions on and off, as follows:

•WiFi On/Off button. Pressing and holding this button for two seconds turns the 2.4 GHz

and 5 GHz wireless radios on or off. If the WiFi LED is lit, the wireless radios are on. If this

LED is off, the wireless radios are turned off and you cannot connect wirelessly to the

access point.

•WPS button. You can use this button to use WPS to add a wireless device or computer

to your wireless network. The WiFi LED blinks slowly, green for three seconds, then off for

three seconds, when the access point is trying to add the wireless device or computer.

Rear View

The buttons and connections on the back panel are shown in the following figure.

LAN Power On/Off

Power connector

port

Reset

button

Figure 3. Rear view

Pressing the Reset button restores the factory settings. See Factory Settings on page 66.

LAN

• Off. No link is detected.

• Green. A 1000 Mbps link is detected.

• Amber. A 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps link is detected.

WiFi • Off. Both the 2.4G and 5G radios are off.

• Green. The 2.4G, 5G, or both radios are ready.

• Blinking green. Wireless activity of 2.4G or 5G is detected.

• Slow blinking green. WPS is enabled.

Table 1. LEDs (continued)

LED Description

Hardware Setup

802.11ac Wireless Access Point Model WAC120

Label

The label on the access point shows the login information, MAC address, and serial number.

Serial number andPreset WiFi

Default access information

password MAC address

Figure 4. The label shows unique information about your router

2. Initial Setup

This chapter covers the following topics:

•Install the Access Point

•Connect to the Access Point and Log In

•Specify the Access Point Name and Location

•Set the Time

•Configure the Basic IP Settings

•Set Up and Test Wireless Connectivity

•QoS Settings

•Deploy the Access Point

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