Change The System Name - NETGEAR WAX610 User Manual

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7. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved. The next time that you log in to the access point, you must
use the new password. If you forget the new password, you must reset the access
point to factory default settings. Doing so restores the password to the default
password.

Change the system name

The system name (also referred to as access point name, or AP name) is a unique NetBIOS
name for the access point. The default system name is located on the access point label.
By default, the system name is Netgearxxxxxx, in which xxxxxx represents the last six
hexadecimal digits of the access point's MAC address.
To change the system name:
1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the
access point or directly to the access point through an Ethernet cable or WiFi
connection.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
A login window opens.
If your browser does not open the login window but displays a security message
and does not let you proceed, see Log in to the access point after initial setup on
page 37.
3. Enter the access point user name and password.
The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified. The user name
and password are case-sensitive.
If you previously added the access point to a NETGEAR Insight network location and
managed the access point through the Insight app or Insight Cloud portal, enter the
Insight network password for that location. For more information, see Connect over
WiFi using the NETGEAR Insight app on page 22.
The Dashboard page displays.
4. Select Management > Configuration > System > Basic.
The General page displays the basic system settings.
5. Enter a new name in the System Name field.
Use the following guidelines:
• The name must contain alphanumeric characters, can contain hyphens, and
cannot be longer than 15 characters.
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