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Insight Managed WiFi 6 AX1800 Dual Band Access Point WAX610 User Manual
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Setting Description
SSID You cannot use the default SSID for regular operation. The default SSID is for setup only.
Enter a new name with a maximum of 32 characters. You can use a combination of
alphanumeric and special characters, except for quotation marks (") and a backslash (\).
Authentication From the menu, select one of the following authentication types for the WiFi network:
• Open. Authentication is not required and data encryption is not supported. This setting
• WPA2 Personal. This option allows only WiFi clients that support WPA2 to connect to
• WPA2/WPA Personal. This option allows both WPA and WPA2 WiFi clients to connect
After you complete the setup process, you can set up WPA3 Personal, WPA3/WPA2
Personal, or WPA2 Enterprise security with RADIUS servers. For more information, see
Change the authentication and encryption for a WiFi network on page 61.
Passphrase Unless you selected Open from the Authentication Type menu, enter a new passphrase
(network key or WiFi password) for the WiFi network.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved. A pop-up window displays the IP address and the new WiFi
network and password (passphrase).
If you specified a static IP address, save the IP address information because you must
enter the IP address when you log in again.
You are disconnected from the access point. If you changed the default country, the
access point restarts.
8. Reconnect over WiFi to the access point's WiFi network using the new SSID and
passphrase that you just defined on the Day Zero Easy Setup page.
9. Enter the access point IP address in the address bar of your browser.
If you changed the IP address, enter the IP address that you saved in Step 7.
A login window opens.
10. If your browser does not open the login window but displays a security message
and does not let you proceed, see the information in Step 3.
Install the Access Point in Your
Network and Access It for Initial
Configuration
does not provide any security and is not appropriate for most situations.
the SSID. Select this option if all WiFi clients are capable of supporting WPA2. This
option uses AES encryption.
to the SSID. This option uses TKIP and AES encryption. Broadcast packets use TKIP. For
unicast (that is, point-to-point) transmissions, WPA clients use TKIP and WPA2 clients
use AES.
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