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Install the Access Point in an Insight
Instant Mesh WiFi Network
In addition to functioning as a regular standalone access point, the access point can
function in an Insight Instant Mesh WiFi network as either a root access point (which we
refer to as a root) or a node access point (which we refer to as a node).
This chapter describes how you can use the NETGEAR Insight Cloud Portal or Insight
app to connect the access point to a root so that you can let the access point function
as a node in an Insight Instant Mesh WiFi network. The NETGEAR Insight Cloud Portal
and Insight app are available for Insight Premium and Insight Pro subscribers.
Note: To set up a node in a NETGEAR Insight Instant Mesh WiFi network with a
connection to a root, you must use either the NETGEAR Insight Cloud Portal or Insight
app. You cannot use the local browser UI to set up a mesh WiFi connection to a root.
For information about how you can manage and monitor the node with the Insight
Cloud Portal and Insight app, visit netgear.com/insight. The Insight Cloud Portal and
Insight app have embedded help and are documented in multiple knowledge base
articles that you can access by visiting netgear.com/support.
The chapter contains the following sections:
• What are a root and a node?
• What is an Insight Instant Mesh WiFi network?
• Requirements for placing a node in a mesh WiFi network
• Access the NETGEAR Insight Cloud Portal to set up or manage an Insight Instant
Mesh WiFi network
• Connect the access point as a node to a root using the Cloud Portal
• Install the NETGEAR Insight app to manage an Insight Instant Mesh WiFi network
• Connect the access point as a node to a root using the Insight app
Note: In this manual, WiFi network means the same as SSID (service set identifier or
WiFi network name) or VAP (virtual access point). That is, when we refer to a WiFi network
we mean an individual SSID or VAP.
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