To set up the access point with an Ethernet connection to your network:
1. Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN 1/PoE++ port on the access point.
2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to a port on a switch that is connected
to your network and to the Internet.
If you use a PoE++ switch, the switch port that is connected to the access point must
be able to supply 60W PoE++ power. The access point requires 802.3bt (PoE++)
input.
Note: For optimal functioning, make sure that you use an 802.3bt (PoE++) switch
and not an 802.3at (PoE+) or 802.3af (PoE) switch. If the Power LED remains solid
amber after the access point starts up, the access point might receive insufficient
PoE power. For more information, see The access point functions as a PoE PD and
the Power/Cloud LED remains solid amber on page 242.
While the access point is starting or in the process of getting an IP address from a
DHCP server (or router functioning as a DHCP server) in your network, the
Power/Cloud LED initially lights solid amber, and then blinks amber slowly. After
about two minutes, the Power/Cloud LED turns solid green or solid blue and the
access point is ready for you to perform the initial configuration.
For information about accessing the access point for initial configuration, see Connect
to the access point for initial configuration on page 23.
Connect to the access point for initial
configuration
After you set up the access point, you can use several methods to connect to it for initial
configuration.
For remote management of the access point (and of multiple devices and networks),
you can use the NETGEAR Insight Cloud Portal on a computer or tablet or the NETGEAR
Insight app on an iOS or Android mobile device. If you use the access point in a
standalone configuration, you can use the local browser UI on a computer or tablet. For
more information, see About the local browser user interface and NETGEAR Insight on
page 10.
For information about using the Insight Cloud Portal or Insight app, see one of the
following sections:
•
Connect over the Internet using the NETGEAR Insight Cloud Portal on page 24
•
Connect over WiFi using the NETGEAR Insight app on page 26
User Manual
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Install the Access Point in Your
Network and Access It for Initial
Configuration
Insight Managed WiFi 6E AXE7800 Tri-band Multi-Gig Access Point Model WAX630E
