Control The Wifi Radios; Use The Wifi On/Off Button; Enable Or Disable The Wifi Radios - NETGEAR WAC104 User Manual

• Does your WiFi device display as an attached device? (See
on page 48.) If it does, it is connected to the network.
• Are you using the correct network name (SSID) and password?

Control the WiFi Radios

The access point provides internal WiFi radios that broadcast signals in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. By
default, they are on so that you can connect over WiFi to the access point. When the WiFi radios are off,
you can still use an Ethernet cable for a LAN connection to the access point.
You can turn the WiFi radios on and off with the WiFi On/Off button on the access point, or you can log in
to the access point and enable or disable the WiFi radios through the access point web management
interface. If you are close to the access point, it might be easier to press the WiFi On/Off button. If you are
away from the access point or already logged in, it might be easier to enable or disable the radios through
the access point web management interface. You can also turn the WiFi radios off and on based on a
schedule. (See
Add a WiFi Schedule

Use the WiFi On/Off Button

To turn the WiFi radios off and on with the WiFi On/Off button:
Press the WiFi On/Off button on the rear panel of the access point for two seconds.
If you turned off the WiFi radios, the WiFi LED and the WPS LED turn off. If you turned on the WiFi
radios, the WiFi LED and WPS LED light solid green.
Tip
If you want to disable the WiFi radio or radios of the access point, use a wired connection
to avoid being disconnected when WiFi radio or radios turn off.

Enable or Disable the WiFi Radios

If you used the WiFi On/Off button to turn off the WiFi radios, you cannot log in to the access point over a
WiFi connection to turn them back on. You must press the WiFi On/Off button again for two seconds to turn
the WiFi radios back on.
To enable or disable the WiFi radios:
1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the access point or to
the access point directly through an Ethernet cable or WiFi connection.
2.
Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
If you did not enable the DHCP client on the access point or did not assign a static IP address, enter
the default access point IP address 192.168.0.100.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the access point user name and password.
The user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are
case-sensitive.
The Home page displays.
802.11ac Wireless Access
on page 57.)
Manage the Basic WiFi Network Settings
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View Devices Currently on the Network