Connect The Access Point To A Router And Log In For The First Time - NETGEAR WAX204 User Manual

WiFi 6 AX1800 Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAX204
Connect the access point to a router and log in for the first
time
The easiest way to use the access point in access point mode is to connect it to an
existing router in your network, either directly, or through a switch or hub (almost any
router functions as a DHCP server). If your network includes an independent DHCP
server, connect the access point to a switch or hub that is connected to the DHCP server.
Only after you complete the initial log-in process, can you change the system mode to
access point mode.
Figure 5. Connect the access point to an existing router in your network
To connect the access point directly to an existing router in your network and log
in to the local browser UI for the first time:
1. Connect an Ethernet cable to the yellow Internet port on the access point.
2. Connect the other end of the cable to a LAN port on your network router.
Your network router must support a DHCP server so that it assigns an IP address to
the access pointand its clients and provides Internet access.
3. Power on the access point and check to see that the LEDs light.
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