The Device Status page displays.
4. Under Network, select Wireless.
The Wireless Settings page displays.
5. In the Management Interface - 2.4G section, select the Always on radio button.
By default, the Turn off if idle in 15 minutes radio button is selected.
6. Click the Save button.
Your settings are saved but not yet applied.
A pop-up window displays. The window shows the number of changes to be applied.
7. In the pop-up window, click the Apply button.
Your changes are applied. If the WiFi link must be reestablished, the page displays
the number of seconds before the access point is back online.
Disable the 2.4 GHz management SSID
As a security measure, you can entirely disable the 2.4 GHz management SSID. If you
do so, you can still reach the access point local browser UI over a wired LAN connection
or over one of the other SSIDs, as long as the SSID is in default VLAN 1 and the
management VLAN setting is disabled. (These are the default VLAN settings for any
SSID on the access point.)
To disable the 2.4 management SSID:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is directly connected
over WiFi to the access point or connected to the same network as the access point.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
If you are directly connected to the “CONFIG-ONLY” SSID, you can enter
https://www.aplogin.net.
A login window displays.
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.
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Manage the Basic Radio and
WiFi Settings
NETGEAR WiFi 6 AX1800/AX3600 Dual Band PoE/PoE+ Access Points, WAX214 and WAX218
