Change The Management Mode To Netgear Insight Or Web-Browser - NETGEAR WAX638E User Manual

Insight Managed WiFi 6E AXE7800 Tri-band Multi-Gig Access Point Model WAX638E
Change the management mode to
NETGEAR Insight or Web-browser
The access point can function in either of the following management modes:
• NETGEAR Insight mode: For NETGEAR Insight Premium and Insight Pro subscribers,
you can manage the access point remotely through the Insight Cloud Portal or from
a mobile device on which the NETGEAR Insight app is installed.
The NETGEAR Insight mode is the default setting. In this mode, you can connect to
the access point over the local browser UI, but only a basic and limited local browser
UI is available. For information about the NETGEAR Insight Cloud Portal and Insight
app, visit insight.netgear.com and see the NETGEAR knowledge base at
netgear.com/support/product/insight.aspx.
CAUTION: When you change the management mode from Web-browser mode to
NETGEAR Insight mode, the configuration of the access point is reset (cleared) with
the exception of the IP address, access point name, and password for the local
browser UI. The access point restarts and broadcasts SSID Netgearxxxxxx, in which
xxxxxx represents the last six hexadecimal digits of the access point's MAC address.
The MAC address is listed on the product label. The default WiFi passphrase is
sharedsecret.
• Web-browser mode: You can manage the access point locally from a WiFi or wired
device through the local browser UI. In this mode, the access point functions as a
standalone device and is not connected to the Insight cloud-based management
platform.
Note: If you first add the access point to a NETGEAR Insight network location and
manage the access point through the Insight Cloud Portal or Insight app and then
you change the management mode to Web-browser mode, you must continue to
use the Insight network password to access the local browser UI until you manually
change the admin password on the access point.
To change the management mode to NETGEAR Insight mode or Web-browser
mode:
1. Launch 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 displays.
Manage and Maintain the Access
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