Netgear WAX620 User Manual - Page 75
Enable or disable PMF for a WiFi network
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Insight Cloud Managed WiFi 6 AX3600 Access Point Model WAX620 • If your WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device is trying to connect to your network with its old settings (before you changed the settings), update the WiFi network selection in your WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device to match the current settings for your network. • Does your WiFi device display as a connected client? (See Display client distribution, connected clients, and client trends on page 187.) If it does, it is connected to the network. • Are you using the correct WiFi network name (SSID) and password? • If you changed the WiFi authentication and encryption to WPA3 Personal, make sure that the WiFi adapter device driver is updated to the latest version on your WiFi-enabled computer or mobile device. Enable or disable PMF for a WiFi network Protected Management Frames (PMF), according to the 802.11w standard, is a security feature that protects unicast and multicast management frames from being intercepted and changed for malicious purposes. The type of authentication that you select determines if this feature is mandatory, optional, or disabled. You can also set it manually. To enable or disable PMF for a WiFi network: 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. If your browser displays a security warning, you can proceed, or add an exception for the security warning. For more information, see What to do if you get a browser security warning on page 43. 3. Enter the access point user name and password. The user name is admin. The password is the one that you specified. The user name and password are case-sensitive. 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 Dashboard page displays. 4. Select Management > Configuration > Wireless > Basic. The page that displays lets you select an SSID. Manage the Basic WiFi Features 75 for a WiFi network User Manual