Manage The Syslog Settings; Upgrade The Firmware Of The Access Point - NETGEAR WAC505 User Manual

Insight Managed Smart Cloud Wireless Access Point WAC505 User Manual

Manage the Syslog Settings

If a syslog server is present on your network, you can configure the access point to send its system logs to
the syslog server.
To manage the syslog settings and enable the syslog function:
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.
A login window opens.
3. Enter the access point user name and password.
The default user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified the first time that you
logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
The Dashboard page displays.
4. Select Management > Configuration > System > Advanced > Syslog.
5. Specify the IP address and port number for the syslog server:
• Syslog Server IP Address. Enter the IP address of the syslog server on your network.
• Port Number. Enter the port number at which the syslog can be reached. By default, the port number
is 514.
6. To enable the syslog server function, select the Enable Syslog check box.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.

Upgrade the Firmware of the Access Point

The access point firmware is stored in flash memory.
You can check to see if new firmware is available and upgrade the access point to the new firmware. You
can also visit the NETGEAR support website, download the firmware manually to a local computer, and
update the access point to the new firmware. If someone (usually the network administrator) places new
firmware on a TFTP or FTP server in the network, you can load the firmware from the server and upgrade
the firmware of the access point.
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