NETGEAR WAC510 Installation Manual

Installation
NETGEAR Insight Managed
Smart Cloud Wireless Access Point (WAC510)

Package Contents

Unpack the box and verify the contents:
• NETGEAR Insight® Managed Smart Cloud Wireless Access Point
(WAC510)
• Installation guide
• Ceiling and wall installation kit

Set Up the Access Point

The following table shows the different setup options that are available to
you and the requirements for the access point (AP).
Setup Option Connect Power
Over Source
AP to Ethernet WAN PoE PoE
PoE Switch port
AP to Ethernet WAN PoE Power
non-PoE Switch port adapter
AP to DSL or cable WAN PoE Power
Internet modem port adapter
Note: For more information about the various setup options, see the NETGEAR
Insight Managed Smart Cloud Wireless Access Point (WAC510) User Manual which
you can download by visiting www.netgear.com/support.
Before mounting the access point in a high location, first set up, configure,
and test the access point to verify WiFi network connectivity. Make sure
that you are running the latest firmware version on your device.
¾ To set up the access point with a PoE switch:
Connect an Ethernet cable from the yellow WAN PoE port on the access
point to a Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch.
Insight
In this setup, the access point does not require a power adapter.
Internet
router
Note: Cable
not included. PoE port on a PoE switch
The following table shows the LED behavior on the access point.
Mode Extra Setup
Requirements Information
AP mode None See this guide
AP mode Power adapter See the user
manual
Router Power adapter See the user
mode manual
Change to
Router mode
WAN PoE port
LED Description
•Off. Power is off.
•Solid green. Power is on and the access point is ready.
•Solid amber. During startup, the Power LED lights solid amber.
If after 5 minutes the LED remains solid amber, a boot error occurred.
Power LED
•Blinking amber. Firmware update in progress.
If the serial number begins with
4W8 or 4W9:
•Off. Standalone mode or Insight mode.
Insight No cloud connection.
Insight
LED •Solid green. Insight mode. Connected
LED
to cloud.
•Off. No Ethernet link found.
•Solid amber. 10 or 100 Mbps Ethernet link found.
•Blinking amber. 10 or 100 Mbps Ethernet activity found.
WAN PoE
•Solid green. 1000 Mbps Ethernet link found.
LED
•Blinking green. 1000 Mbps Ethernet activity found.
•Off. No Ethernet link found.
•Solid amber. 10 or 100 Mbps Ethernet link found.
•Blinking amber. 10 or 100 Mbps Ethernet activity found.
•Solid green. 1000 Mbps Ethernet link found.
LAN LED
•Blinking green. 1000 Mbps Ethernet activity found.
•Off. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is off.
•Solid green. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is on.
•Solid blue. One or more WLAN clients are connected to the 2.4 GHz radio.
2.4G
•Blinking blue. WLAN traffic found on the 2.4 GHz radio..
WLAN LED
•Off. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is off.
•Solid green. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is on.
•Solid blue. One or more WLAN clients are connected to the 5 GHz radio.
•Blinking blue. WLAN traffic found on the 5 GHz radio.
5G WLAN
LED
If the serial number begins
with 5B4 or 5B5:
•Off. Standalone mode or Insight
mode. No cloud connection.
•Solid blue. Insight mode.
Connected to cloud.