Factory Default Settings - NETGEAR WAX638E User Manual

Insight Managed WiFi 6E AXE7800 Tri-band Multi-Gig Access Point Model WAX638E

Factory default settings

You can reset the access point to the factory default settings, which are shown in the
following table.
For more information about resetting the access point to its factory settings, see Return
the access point to its factory default settings on page 171.
Table 3. Factory default settings
Feature
Management and login settings
Management mode
User login URL
User name
AP login password
WiFi network settings for initial setup and WiFi login
Initial SSID name
Initial WiFi security
RF channels
General system settings
Operating mode
Factory Default Settings and
Technical Specifications
Default Setting
NETGEAR Insight (Cloud/Remote)
Note: To access the local browser UI, you must select Web-browser (Local) as the
management mode.
192.168.0.100, if not connected to a network.
Note: If connected to a network, the access point receives an IP address from a DHCP
server or router in the network.
admin, nonconfigurable
password, case-sensitive, configurable
Note: The first time that you log in to the local browser UI, you must change the AP
login password. If you previously added the access point to a NETGEAR Insight
network location and managed the access point through the Insight Cloud Portal or
Insight app, enter the Insight network password for that location. For more information,
see Connect over WiFi using the NETGEAR Insight app on page 25.
The SSID for initial setup is NETGEARxxxxxx-SETUP, where xxxxxx is the last six
hexadecimal digits of the access point's MAC address.
Note: The first time that you log in to the local browser UI, you must change the SSID.
If you previously added the access point to a NETGEAR Insight network location and
managed the access point through the Insight Cloud Portal or Insight app, this
requirement might not apply.
WPA3/WPA2 Personal
WiFi password (network key): sharedsecret
Note: The first time that you log in to the local browser UI, you must change the WiFi
password. If you previously added the access point to a NETGEAR Insight network
location and managed the access point through the Insight Cloud Portal or Insight
app, this requirement might not apply.
Automatically selected (Auto) for all radios.
Note: The available and supported channels depend on the country and region that
you select for the access point.
AP mode
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