Enable Or Disable Secure Shell - NETGEAR WAX610 User Manual

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5. Click the Restore Defaults button.
A pop-up warning window opens.
6. Click the Restore button.
The pop-up windows closes and the configuration is reset to factory default settings.
When the reset is complete, the access point reboots. This process takes about two
minutes.
WARNING: To avoid the risk of corrupting the firmware, do not interrupt the reset.
For example, do not close the browser, click a link, or load a new page. Do not turn
off the access point. Wait until the access point finishes restarting and the
Power/Cloud LED turns solid green or solid blue.

Enable or disable Secure Shell

By default, you can access the access point over a Secure Shell (SSH) connection.
To enable or disable SSH:
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.
A login window opens.
If your browser does not open the login window but displays a security message
and does not let you proceed, see Log in to the access point after initial setup on
page 37.
3. Enter the access point user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified. The user name
and password are case-sensitive.
If you previously added the access point to a NETGEAR Insight network location and
managed the access point through the Insight app or Insight Cloud portal, enter the
Insight network password for that location. For more information, see Connect over
WiFi using the NETGEAR Insight app on page 22.
The Dashboard page displays.
4. Select Management > Maintenance > Remote Management.
The Remote Management page displays.
Manage and Maintain the Access
Point
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