Netgear WAC120 User Manual download pdf (Page 8)

Hardware Setup

802.11ac Wireless Access Point Model WAC120

The WiFi and WPS buttons toggle the WiFi and WPS functions on and off, as follows:

• WiFi On/Off button. Pressing

and holding this button for two seconds turns the 2.4 GHz

and 5 GHz wireless radios on or off. If the WiFi LED is lit, the wireless radios are on. If this

LED is off, the wireless radios are turned off and you cannot connect wirelessly to the

access point.

• WPS button. You can

use this button to use WPS to add a wireless device or computer

to your wireless network. The WiFi LED blinks slowly, green for three seconds, then off for

three seconds, when the access point is trying to add the wireless device or computer.

Rear View

The buttons and connections on the back panel are shown in the following figure.

LAN

Power On/Off

Power connector

port

Reset

button

Figure 3. Rear view

Pressing the Reset button restores the factory settings. See Factory Settings on page 66.

LAN

• Off. No link is detected.

• Green. A 1000

Mbps link is detected.

• Amber. A 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps link is detected.

WiFi

• Off. Both the 2.4G and 5G radios are off.

• Green. The

2.4G, 5G, or both radios are ready.

• Blinking green. Wireless activity of 2.4G or 5G is detected.

• Slow blinking green. W

PS is enabled.

Table 1. LEDs (continued)

LED Description

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 ... 71 72

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