Change The Ap's Device Name - NETGEAR WAX220 User Manual

Essentials WiFi 6 AX4200 Dual Band Multi-Gig Access Point Model WAX220
management VLAN setting is disabled. (These are the default VLAN settings for any
WiFi network on the AP.)
To disable the management WiFi network:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer or tablet that is directly connected over WiFi
to the AP or connected to the same network as the AP.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the AP.
If you are directly connected to the management WiFi network, you can enter
https://www.aplogin.net.
A login page displays.
If you do not know the IP address, see Find the IP address of the AP on page 24. For
more information about the management WiFi network, see Management WiFi
network on page 43.
If your browser displays a security warning, you can proceed, or add an exception
for the security warning. For more information, see kb.netgear.com/000062980.
3. Enter the AP login password and click the LOGIN button.
The AP login password is the one that you specified the first time you logged in to
the AP. The password is case-sensitive.
The Dashboard page displays.
4. Select Management > Network > Wireless.
The page that displays shows the Wireless Settings section and other sections.
5. In the Management Interface section, clear the Enabled check box.
By default, this check box is selected.
6. Click the Apply button.
A pop-up window displays.
7. Click the OK button.
Your settings are saved.

Change the AP's device name

The device name is also referred to as the AP name or system name. It is the AP name
that displays in the network. By default, the device name is NETGEARXXXXXX, in which
XXXXXX represents the last six characters of the MAC address of the AP's LAN interface.
You can change this name.
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