NETGEAR WAC510 Installation

Installation

NETGEAR Insight Managed
Smart Cloud Wireless Access Point (WAC510)

Package Contents

Unpack the box and verify the contents:
• NETGEAR Insight® Managed Smart Cloud Wireless Access Point
(WAC510)
• Installation guide
• Ceiling and wall installation kit
• Mounting installation guide

Set Up the Access Point

The following table shows the different setup options that are available to
you and the requirements for the access point (AP).
Setup Option Connect Power
Over Source
AP to Ethernet WAN PoE PoE
PoE Switch port
AP to Ethernet WAN PoE Power
non-PoE Switch port adapter
AP to DSL or cable WAN PoE Power
Internet modem port adapter
Note: For more information about the various setup options, see the NETGEAR
Insight Managed Smart Cloud Wireless Access Point (WAC510) User Manual which
you can download by visiting www.netgear.com/support.
Before mounting the access point in a high location, first set up, configure,
and test the access point to verify WiFi network connectivity.
¾ To set up the access point with a PoE switch:
Connect an Ethernet cable from the yellow WAN PoE port on the access
point to a Power over Ethernet (PoE) switch.
Insight
In this setup, the access point does not require a power adapter.
Internet
router
Note: Cable
not included. PoE port on a PoE switch
The following table shows the LED behavior on the access point.
Mode Extra Setup
Requirements Information
AP mode None See this guide
AP mode Order a power See the user
adapter manual
Router Order a power See the user
mode adapter manual
Change to
Router mode

Configure the Access Point

¾ Choose one of the following methods to configure the access point:
WAN PoE port
LED Description
•Off. Power is off.
•Solid green. Power is on and the access point is ready.
Power LED
•Solid amber. During startup, the Power LED lights solid amber.
If after 5 minutes the LED remains solid amber, a boot error occurred.
•Blinking amber. Firmware update in progress.
•Off. No link with the network is detected.
•Solid green. A link with the network is detected.
•Blinking green. Network traffic is detected.
Activity LED
•Off. No Ethernet link is detected.
•Solid amber. A 10/100 Mbps Ethernet link is detected.
•Solid green. A 1000 Mbps Ethernet link is detected.
WAN PoE LED
•Off. No Ethernet link is detected.
•Solid amber. A 10/100 Mbps Ethernet link is detected.
•Solid green. A 1000 Mbps Ethernet link is detected.
LAN LED
•Off. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is off.
•Solid green. The 2.4 GHz WiFi radio is on.
•Solid blue. One or more WLAN clients are connected to the 2.4 GHz radio.
2.4G WLAN LED
•Blinking blue. WLAN traffic is detected on the 2.4 GHz radio..
•Off. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is off.
•Solid green. The 5 GHz WiFi radio is on.
•Solid blue. One or more WLAN clients are connected to the 5 GHz radio.
5G WLAN LED
•Blinking blue. WLAN traffic is detected on the 5 GHz radio.
• Method 1: Use the NETGEAR Insight app. On your iOS or Android
mobile device, go to the app store. Search for NETGEAR Insight, and
download the app.
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