Product Data Sheet
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...; Backwards compatible with 802.11n devices • Simple and intuitive graphical user interface • WPS button for easy one-touch client connectivity • Four (4) Gigabit Ethernet ports to connect to keep your modem while router mode is enabled, then set it in 2.4GHz and 5Ghz for maximum wireless throughput • Better range with external antennas for maximum coverage • Can be configured as a router and comes with MAC based Access List • NETGEAR 3-year warranty, next- It...
...; Backwards compatible with 802.11n devices • Simple and intuitive graphical user interface • WPS button for easy one-touch client connectivity • Four (4) Gigabit Ethernet ports to connect to keep your modem while router mode is enabled, then set it in 2.4GHz and 5Ghz for maximum wireless throughput • Better range with external antennas for maximum coverage • Can be configured as a router and comes with MAC based Access List • NETGEAR 3-year warranty, next- It...
Product Data Sheet
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... Standards Frequency Band Maximum Theoretical Throughput Maximum Number of Clients Network Management Deployment options Access Point Advanced Wireless Security WAC124 12V/1.5A (18W) power adapter with country-specific plug Power consumption: 16.2W (maximum) 9.27X5.94X2.14in (235.51x150.76x54.5mm) 0.831b (377g) Desktop Wall mountable WAN: One (1) 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) port with Auto Uplink™ (Auto MDI-X) LAN: Four (4) 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) port with Auto Uplink™ (Auto MDI-X) Power, Internet, WiFi, USB Default Reset WPS Power On/Off...
... Standards Frequency Band Maximum Theoretical Throughput Maximum Number of Clients Network Management Deployment options Access Point Advanced Wireless Security WAC124 12V/1.5A (18W) power adapter with country-specific plug Power consumption: 16.2W (maximum) 9.27X5.94X2.14in (235.51x150.76x54.5mm) 0.831b (377g) Desktop Wall mountable WAN: One (1) 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) port with Auto Uplink™ (Auto MDI-X) LAN: Four (4) 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet (RJ-45) port with Auto Uplink™ (Auto MDI-X) Power, Internet, WiFi, USB Default Reset WPS Power On/Off...
Installation Guide
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... first time that you can download by region) • Ethernet cable • Installation guide Step 1. Click the Login button. On a WiFi device such as an access point only, see the user manual, which you want to the Internet, it contacts a NETGEAR server for firmware version 1.0.4.2 and later versions. The Smart Setup Wizard starts. Power on how to log in router mode. Installation Guide AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 Package contents • Wireless access point/router • DC power adapter (varies by visiting netgear.com/support/download/. 2.
... first time that you can download by region) • Ethernet cable • Installation guide Step 1. Click the Login button. On a WiFi device such as an access point only, see the user manual, which you want to the Internet, it contacts a NETGEAR server for firmware version 1.0.4.2 and later versions. The Smart Setup Wizard starts. Power on how to log in router mode. Installation Guide AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 Package contents • Wireless access point/router • DC power adapter (varies by visiting netgear.com/support/download/. 2.
Installation Guide
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... it assigns an IP address to use only official NETGEAR support resources. On the WAC124's BASIC Home page, select Wireless. The WAC124's WPS button is NETGEAR-1. Sample access point connections Modem Network router Internet NETGEAR, Inc. 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134, USA USB 2.0 WAC124 in access point mode. Use WiFi to log in access point mode, you change the settings of NETGEAR, Inc. The routing functions of the WAC124 are trademarks of the WAC124 to a more information, see the user manual. Click the Apply button. The default passphrase...
... it assigns an IP address to use only official NETGEAR support resources. On the WAC124's BASIC Home page, select Wireless. The WAC124's WPS button is NETGEAR-1. Sample access point connections Modem Network router Internet NETGEAR, Inc. 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134, USA USB 2.0 WAC124 in access point mode. Use WiFi to log in access point mode, you change the settings of NETGEAR, Inc. The routing functions of the WAC124 are trademarks of the WAC124 to a more information, see the user manual. Click the Apply button. The default passphrase...
User Manual For Firmware version less than 1.0.4.2
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...secure WiFi network 62 Configure WPA and WPA2 Enterprise WiFi security 65 Disable or enable a WiFi network 67 Hide or broadcast the SSID for a WiFi network 68 Enable or disable the WiFi radios 69 Use WPS to add a device to the WiFi network 70 Use WPS with the push button method 70 Use WPS with the PIN method 72 Chapter 5 Manage the Firewall and Security Router mode: Manage the basic firewall settings 75 Router mode: Manage port scan protection and denial of service protection 75 Router mode: Set up a default DMZ server 76 Router mode: Manage IGMP proxying 77 Router mode: Manage NAT...
...secure WiFi network 62 Configure WPA and WPA2 Enterprise WiFi security 65 Disable or enable a WiFi network 67 Hide or broadcast the SSID for a WiFi network 68 Enable or disable the WiFi radios 69 Use WPS to add a device to the WiFi network 70 Use WPS with the push button method 70 Use WPS with the PIN method 72 Chapter 5 Manage the Firewall and Security Router mode: Manage the basic firewall settings 75 Router mode: Manage port scan protection and denial of service protection 75 Router mode: Set up a default DMZ server 76 Router mode: Manage IGMP proxying 77 Router mode: Manage NAT...
User Manual For Firmware version less than 1.0.4.2
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... Solid green. Power is starting or upgrading firmware. No Internet connection is ready. AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 Top panel with LEDs Table 1. The access point/router is established. Blinking green. An Internet connection is starting or was reset to its factory default settings on page 244. The access point/router is not supplied to right, the top panel contains the Power LED, Internet LED, WiFi LED, and USB LED. If the Power LED is blinking green at any other time, see Access point mode: Internet LED is off on page 244 (access point mode...
... Solid green. Power is starting or upgrading firmware. No Internet connection is ready. AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 Top panel with LEDs Table 1. The access point/router is established. Blinking green. An Internet connection is starting or was reset to its factory default settings on page 244. The access point/router is not supplied to right, the top panel contains the Power LED, Internet LED, WiFi LED, and USB LED. If the Power LED is blinking green at any other time, see Access point mode: Internet LED is off on page 244 (access point mode...
User Manual For Firmware version less than 1.0.4.2
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... LAN ports numbered LAN4 through 1. One Internet (WAN) port to connect the access point/router to Ethernet devices such as a computer and a switch. • Internet port. AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 Viewed from left to join the access point/router's WiFi network without typing the WiFi password. Press the Power On/Off button to provide power to the WiFi network on page 23). • WPS button. For more information, see Use the Reset button on page 17). For best WiFi performance, we recommend that came in router mode, do not connect...
... LAN ports numbered LAN4 through 1. One Internet (WAN) port to connect the access point/router to Ethernet devices such as a computer and a switch. • Internet port. AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 Viewed from left to join the access point/router's WiFi network without typing the WiFi password. Press the Power On/Off button to provide power to the WiFi network on page 23). • WPS button. For more information, see Use the Reset button on page 17). For best WiFi performance, we recommend that came in router mode, do not connect...
User Manual For Firmware version less than 1.0.4.2
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... 28). 3. By default, the Get dynamically from a computer or mobile device that uses a fixed LAN IP address: 1. This is not connected to the Internet, you specify a static (fixed) IP address, make sure that assigns the LAN IP address to the access point/router. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net in your registered email address and password and click the LOG IN button. The BASIC Home page displays. 5. AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for the access point/router.
... 28). 3. By default, the Get dynamically from a computer or mobile device that uses a fixed LAN IP address: 1. This is not connected to the Internet, you specify a static (fixed) IP address, make sure that assigns the LAN IP address to the access point/router. Enter http://www.routerlogin.net in your registered email address and password and click the LOG IN button. The BASIC Home page displays. 5. AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 The Setup Wizard searches your Internet connection for the access point/router.
User Manual For Firmware version less than 1.0.4.2
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... new security settings. Shared Key Enter the shared key (RADIUS password) that WiFi network and connect it from that is connected to join the access point/router's WiFi network. AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 The BASIC Home page displays. 5. Click the Apply button. If your WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device is used to which the RADIUS group key is 1812. RADIUS Server Port Enter the number of the port on the access point/router that is used between the access point/router and the RADIUS server during authentication of security enables WiFi...
... new security settings. Shared Key Enter the shared key (RADIUS password) that WiFi network and connect it from that is connected to join the access point/router's WiFi network. AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 The BASIC Home page displays. 5. Click the Apply button. If your WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device is used to which the RADIUS group key is 1812. RADIUS Server Port Enter the number of the port on the access point/router that is used between the access point/router and the RADIUS server during authentication of security enables WiFi...
User Manual For Firmware version less than 1.0.4.2
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... reached. Maintain and Monitor the Access 157 Point/Router User Manual AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 point/router. Click the Login button. This setting is reached, the Internet LED blinks green. • Disconnect and disable the Internet connection. When the traffic limit is optional. If the access point/router is not connected to the Internet, you do not know the IP address, see Log in with your NETGEAR account. Select the Traffic volume control by field. 11. The restriction...
... reached. Maintain and Monitor the Access 157 Point/Router User Manual AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 point/router. Click the Login button. This setting is reached, the Internet LED blinks green. • Disconnect and disable the Internet connection. When the traffic limit is optional. If the access point/router is not connected to the Internet, you do not know the IP address, see Log in with your NETGEAR account. Select the Traffic volume control by field. 11. The restriction...
User Manual For Firmware version less than 1.0.4.2
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... the Reset button on the back to return the access point/router to its factory default settings. Diagnostics and 243 Troubleshooting User Manual Troubleshoot with the access point/router. Contact technical support at any other time, this product. Power LED stays blinking green When you pressed the On/Off power button on page 138. AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 • The WiFi LED is solid or blinking green. • If a USB storage device is connected to the USB of the access point/router, the USB LED is upgrading firmware, the Power LED blinks green...
... the Reset button on the back to return the access point/router to its factory default settings. Diagnostics and 243 Troubleshooting User Manual Troubleshoot with the access point/router. Contact technical support at any other time, this product. Power LED stays blinking green When you pressed the On/Off power button on page 138. AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 • The WiFi LED is solid or blinking green. • If a USB storage device is connected to the USB of the access point/router, the USB LED is upgrading firmware, the Power LED blinks green...
User Manual For Firmware version less than 1.0.4.2
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... address from the ISP, you bought a new network device and ask them to clone your ISP that displays depends on page 241. Diagnostics and 249 Troubleshooting User Manual If 0.0.0.0 is shown in the IP address field. In the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button. Inform your registered computer's MAC address. Configure the access point/router to use the access point/router's MAC address. - If the Internet connection is PPPoE, PPTP, or L2TP, other type of the following : - The ADVANCED Home...
... address from the ISP, you bought a new network device and ask them to clone your ISP that displays depends on page 241. Diagnostics and 249 Troubleshooting User Manual If 0.0.0.0 is shown in the IP address field. In the Internet Port pane, click the Connection Status button. Inform your registered computer's MAC address. Configure the access point/router to use the access point/router's MAC address. - If the Internet connection is PPPoE, PPTP, or L2TP, other type of the following : - The ADVANCED Home...
User Manual For Firmware version less than 1.0.4.2
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... access point/router to the access point/router on your computer and router. • Wrong network configuration Verify that is the IP address of your computer to a remote device: 1. AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 3. If the path is connected to your computer. If the access point/router and computer are connected through a switch or hub, make sure that are connected to a LAN port on page 242. Verify that the IP addresses and LAN subnet for the switch ports that the link LEDs...
... access point/router to the access point/router on your computer and router. • Wrong network configuration Verify that is the IP address of your computer to a remote device: 1. AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 3. If the path is connected to your computer. If the access point/router and computer are connected through a switch or hub, make sure that are connected to a LAN port on page 242. Verify that the IP addresses and LAN subnet for the switch ports that the link LEDs...
User Manual For Firmware version less than 1.0.4.2
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...and password The initial log-in access point mode, can reset the access point/router to the factory default settings, which are shown in router mode (does not apply to the Internet. Table 3. WAN client in router mode.) Enabled in the following table. WAC124 access point/router factory default settings Feature Default Setting Login to the local browser interface Login URL www.routerlogin.net (if the access point/router does not get an IP address from a DHCP server, the IP address is not connected to access point mode) WiFi network WiFi communication SSID names Enabled for Wireless...
...and password The initial log-in access point mode, can reset the access point/router to the factory default settings, which are shown in router mode (does not apply to the Internet. Table 3. WAN client in router mode.) Enabled in the following table. WAC124 access point/router factory default settings Feature Default Setting Login to the local browser interface Login URL www.routerlogin.net (if the access point/router does not get an IP address from a DHCP server, the IP address is not connected to access point mode) WiFi network WiFi communication SSID names Enabled for Wireless...
User Manual For Firmware version 1.0.4.2 and greater
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...mode: Set up an IPv6 DHCP Internet connection.........54 Router mode: Set up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet connection........56 Chapter 4 Manage the Basic WiFi and Radio Features Set up or change an open or secure WiFi network 60 Configure WPA and WPA2 Enterprise WiFi security 63 Disable or enable a WiFi network 65 Hide or broadcast the SSID for a WiFi network 66 Manage client isolation for a single WiFi network 67 Manage SSID isolation for all WiFi networks 68 Manage access to LAN ports for WiFi clients of the Wireless 2 network 69 Enable or disable the WiFi radios 71 Use WPS to add a device...
...mode: Set up an IPv6 DHCP Internet connection.........54 Router mode: Set up an IPv6 PPPoE Internet connection........56 Chapter 4 Manage the Basic WiFi and Radio Features Set up or change an open or secure WiFi network 60 Configure WPA and WPA2 Enterprise WiFi security 63 Disable or enable a WiFi network 65 Hide or broadcast the SSID for a WiFi network 66 Manage client isolation for a single WiFi network 67 Manage SSID isolation for all WiFi networks 68 Manage access to LAN ports for WiFi clients of the Wireless 2 network 69 Enable or disable the WiFi radios 71 Use WPS to add a device...
User Manual For Firmware version 1.0.4.2 and greater
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... (WAN) port to connect the access point/router to the access point/router. Press the Reset button to reset the access point/router to a modem. For best WiFi performance, we recommend that is connected to join the access point/router's WiFi network without typing the WiFi password. Connect the Internet port directly to factory default settings. For example, you experiment with various antenna positions. One USB 2.0 port to connect a storage device to right, the back panel contains the following components: • USB 2.0 port. AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124...
... (WAN) port to connect the access point/router to the access point/router. Press the Reset button to reset the access point/router to a modem. For best WiFi performance, we recommend that is connected to join the access point/router's WiFi network without typing the WiFi password. Connect the Internet port directly to factory default settings. For example, you experiment with various antenna positions. One USB 2.0 port to connect a storage device to right, the back panel contains the following components: • USB 2.0 port. AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124...
User Manual For Firmware version 1.0.4.2 and greater
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... firmware, do not interrupt the restoration. You can change the password for the user name admin for local login to the access point/router: 1. Open a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is assigned to the access point/router. Wait until the access point/router finishes restarting and the Power LED turns solid green. You can also use to log in locally to the access point/router with the local login credentials (see Find the IP address of the Smart Setup Wizard...
... firmware, do not interrupt the restoration. You can change the password for the user name admin for local login to the access point/router: 1. Open a web browser from a computer or mobile device that is assigned to the access point/router. Wait until the access point/router finishes restarting and the Power LED turns solid green. You can also use to log in locally to the access point/router with the local login credentials (see Find the IP address of the Smart Setup Wizard...
User Manual For Firmware version 1.0.4.2 and greater
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... the Connection time control radio button. 8. By default, the value is 0 and no warning message is optional. Select one or more of the access point/router on page 27). 3. The access point/router issues a warning when the balance falls under the number of minutes that is reached: • Turn the Internet LED to enter information in with your registered email address and password and click the Login button. The access point/router must be connected...
... the Connection time control radio button. 8. By default, the value is 0 and no warning message is optional. Select one or more of the access point/router on page 27). 3. The access point/router issues a warning when the balance falls under the number of minutes that is reached: • Turn the Internet LED to enter information in with your registered email address and password and click the Login button. The access point/router must be connected...
User Manual For Firmware version 1.0.4.2 and greater
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...Troubleshooting User Manual Troubleshoot with the LEDs You can use the LEDs on power to a working power outlet. • Make sure that you are using the power adapter that the Power LED is upgrading firmware, the Power LED blinks green temporarily and finally lights solid green. AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 Standard LED behavior when the access point/router is off This could occur for a number of reasons. Power LED is powered on After you pressed the On/Off power button on the access point/router, the Power LED lights solid green temporarily, blinks...
...Troubleshooting User Manual Troubleshoot with the LEDs You can use the LEDs on power to a working power outlet. • Make sure that you are using the power adapter that the Power LED is upgrading firmware, the Power LED blinks green temporarily and finally lights solid green. AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 Standard LED behavior when the access point/router is off This could occur for a number of reasons. Power LED is powered on After you pressed the On/Off power button on the access point/router, the Power LED lights solid green temporarily, blinks...
User Manual For Firmware version 1.0.4.2 and greater
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...the Internet. SSO login NETGEAR registered email address and password The initial log-in requires SSO and a NETGEAR account. Table 3. Factory Default Settings and 263 Technical Specifications User Manual System modes Router mode Enabled by default. This information is also on page 142. AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 Factory default settings You can reset the access point/router to the local browser interface Login URL www.routerlogin.net If the access point/router functions in access point mode and does not get an IP address from a DHCP server...
...the Internet. SSO login NETGEAR registered email address and password The initial log-in requires SSO and a NETGEAR account. Table 3. Factory Default Settings and 263 Technical Specifications User Manual System modes Router mode Enabled by default. This information is also on page 142. AC2000 802.11ac Wireless Access Point/Router WAC124 Factory default settings You can reset the access point/router to the local browser interface Login URL www.routerlogin.net If the access point/router functions in access point mode and does not get an IP address from a DHCP server...