If you do not know the IP address, see Find the IP address of the access point on
page 33. For more information about the “CONFIG-ONLY” SSID, see 2.4 GHz
management SSID on page 58.
If your browser does not display a login window but displays a security message and
does not let you proceed, see Log in to the access point after you complete the initial
log-in process on page 35.
3. Enter the access point local device password and click the Login button.
The local device password is the one that you specified. The password is
case-sensitive.
The Device Status page displays.
4. In the upper right corner, select a language from the menu.
The page refreshes with the language that you selected.
Join a WiFi network on the access point
You can manually add a WiFi device such as a WiFi-enabled computer, tablet, or
smartphone to a WiFi network of the access point.
On the WiFi device that you want to connect to the access point, use the software
application that manages your WiFi connections.
Note: By default, the access point’s main (first) WiFi network is enabled but the second,
third, and fourth WiFi networks are disabled. These WiFi networks differ from the
management SSID, which you can use to log in over a WiFi connection to the local
browser UI of the access point.
To connect a device to a WiFi network on the access point:
1. Make sure that the access point is receiving power (its Power LED is lit) and is
connected to the Internet (its LAN LED is lit), and that the WiFi radios are on (its
WLAN LEDs are lit).
2. On the WiFi device, open the software application that manages your WiFi
connections.
This application scans for all WiFi networks in your area.
3. Look for one of the access point’s WiFi networks and select it.
For the main WiFi network, you had to specify the SSID during the initial log-in
process. To connect to the main WiFi network, look for
that
SSID.
4. Enter the WiFi password for WiFi access.
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Installation and Initial Log-in
NETGEAR WiFi 6 AX1800/AX3600 Dual Band PoE/PoE+ Access Points, WAX214 and WAX218
