(also referred to as network key or WiFi password), the unique default passphrase is
also printed on the AP label. The default security is WPA2-Personal [AES].
Note: If you set up an access control list on the AP, you must add each computer or
mobile device to the access control list (see Enable and manage network access control
on page 86).
The AP provides three WiFi networks (Wireless 1, Wireless 2, and Wireless 3). By default,
the Wireless 1 network is enabled and the other two WiFi networks are disabled. If the
Wireless 2 and Wireless 3 networks are enabled and you did not change the default
settings, you can access these networks as follows:
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Wireless 2. The default SSID is NETGEARXXXXXX-2, in which XXXXXX represents
the last six characters of the AP’s MAC address, and the default password is
sharedsecret.
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Wireless 3. The default SSID is NETGEARXXXXXX-3, in which XXXXXX represents
the last six characters of the AP’s MAC address, and the default password is
sharedsecret.
Check the DHCP network settings of your computer or
mobile device
Make sure that the network settings of the computer or mobile device with which you
want to connect to the AP are correct:
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Router mode. If the AP is in router mode (the default system mode), make sure that
the IP address of your computer or mobile device is on the same subnet as the LAN
subnet of the AP. If you are using the default addressing scheme, your device’s
address is in the range of 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254.
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Access point mode. If the AP is in access point mode, the LAN subnet to which your
computer or device connects depends on the type of connection to the AP:
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Directly connected. If you are directly connected over WiFi or an Ethernet cable
to the AP network, make sure that the IP address of your computer or mobile
device is on the same subnet as the LAN subnet of the AP. If you are using the
default addressing scheme, your device’s address is in the range of 192.168.1.2
to 192.168.1.254.
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Connected to the same network but not directly connected. If you are not
directly connected to the AP, make sure that the IP address of your computer or
mobile device is on the same subnet as the LAN subnet of the existing network
router to which the AP is connected.
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