Set Up And Connect The Access Point To Your Network; Set Up The Access Point With A Poe Network Connection - NETGEAR WAC505 User Manual

Insight Managed Smart Cloud Wireless Access Point WAC505 User Manual

Set Up and Connect the Access Point to Your Network

The access point is intended to function as a WiFi access point in your existing network.
The following sections describe how you can connect the access point to your network:
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Set Up the Access Point With a PoE Network Connection

• Set Up the Access Point With a Non-PoE Network Connection
To set up your access point, follow the procedure in one of these sections.
Set Up the Access Point With a PoE Network Connection
You can connect the access point to a Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch in your network and let WiFi clients
connect to the access point and access your network and the Internet. The switch must be connected to a
network router, which, in turn, must be connected to the Internet, for example, through an Internet modem.
If you use a PoE connection, the access point does not require a power adapter.
Figure 4. Set up the access point with a PoE connection to your network
To set up the access point with a PoE connection to your network:
1. Connect an Ethernet cable to the LAN port on the access point.
2. Connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to a PoE port on a PoE switch that is connected to your
network and to the Internet.
The Power LED of the access point lights solid amber. After about one minute, if the access point is
connected to a DHCP server, the Power LED turns solid green and the access point is ready for you to
perform the initial configuration.
For information about accessing the access point for initial configuration, see
for Initial Configuration
Install the Access Point in Your Network and Access It for Initial Configuration
on page 15.
on page 14
on page 15
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Connect to the Access Point