Set Up An Open Or Secure Wifi Network; Management; Set Up And Manage Wifi Networks - NETGEAR WAC510 User Manual

Insight Managed Smart Cloud Wireless Access Point WAC510 User Manual

Set up and manage WiFi networks

The access point supports eight WiFi networks (four in the 2.4 GHz radio band and four
in the 5 GHz radio band), each with its own unique WiFi settings. The following sections
describe how you can set up and manage WiFi networks on the access point:

• Set up an open or secure WiFi network

• View or change the settings of a WiFi network
• Disable or enable a WiFi network or set up a WiFi activity schedule
• Remove a WiFi network
• Enable or disable client isolation for a WiFi network
• Hide or broadcast the SSID for a WiFi network
• Enable or disable band steering with 802.11k RRM and 802.11v WiFi network

management

• Change the VLAN ID for a WiFi network
• Enable or disable PMF for a WiFi network
• Enable or disable URL tracking for a WiFi network
• Select a MAC ACL for a WiFi network
• Set bandwidth rate limits for a WiFi network

Set up an open or secure WiFi network

The access point provides one default SSID that is enabled by default and that broadcasts
on the 2.4 GHz band and the 5 GHz band. This is the SSID that you were required to
rename when you logged in to the access point for the first time. You can add more
SSIDs: The access point supports four SSIDs for each radio for a total of eight SSIDs. If
you enable four SSIDs on both radios, the maximum number of SSIDs is reached.
SSID stands for service set identifier, which is the WiFi network name. When you create
a new SSID, you are defining the settings for a new virtual access point (VAP). That means
that the access point supports up to eight VAPs.
The access point can simultaneously support the 2.4 GHz band for 802.11b/g/n WiFi
devices and the 5 GHz band for 802.11a/n/ac WiFi devices.
If you plan to use WPA2 Enterprise security for your WiFi network, first set up RADIUS
servers (see Set up RADIUS servers on page 126).
To set up a WiFi network:
1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the
access point or directly to the access point through an Ethernet cable or WiFi
connection.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
Manage the Basic WiFi and
Radio Features
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