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Insight Instant AirBridge WBC502 User Manual 5. From the Satellite Priority menu, select High, Middle, or Low. The default selection is High. 6. Click the Save button. Your settings are saved but not yet applied. A pop-up window opens. The window shows the number of changes to be applied. 7. In the pop-up window, click the Apply button. Your changes are applied. If the WiFi link must be reestablished, the page displays the number of seconds before the AirBridge is back online. Set up a WiFi on/off schedule for a 5 GHz SSID If the operation mode of the AirBridge is AirBridge Master or Access Point, you can set up a WiFi on/off schedule. Scheduling a 5 GHz SSID to be turned off is a green feature that allows you to turn off WiFi during scheduled vacations, office shutdowns, on evenings, or on weekends. If more than one 5 GHz SSID is available, you can set up and manage a WiFi on/off schedule for each 5 GHz SSID. Before you enable and set up a WiFi on/off schedule, make sure that the time zone settings are synchronized with your local time. For more information, see Manage the date and time settings on page 120. To set up a WiFi on/off schedule for a 5 GHz SSID: 1. Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the AirBridge or directly to the AirBridge through an Ethernet cable or WiFi connection. 2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the AirBridge. The login page displays. If your browser does not display the login page but displays a security message and does not let you proceed, see Log in to the AirBridge after initial setup on page 34. 3. Enter the AirBridge user name and local device password. The user name is admin. The local device password is the one that you specified the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive. If you previously managed the AirBridge through the NETGEAR Insight app or Insight Cloud portal, enter the Insight network password for the Insight network location to which the AirBridge was assigned (see Connect over WiFi using the NETGEAR Insight app on an iOS or Android mobile device on page 15). Manage Advanced WiFi and 100 Radio Features User Manual

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5.
From the
Satellite Priority
menu, select
High
,
Middle
, or
Low
.
The default selection is High.
6.
Click the
Save
button.
Your settings are saved but not yet applied.
A pop-up window opens. The window shows the number of changes to be applied.
7.
In the pop-up window, click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are applied. If the WiFi link must be reestablished, the page displays
the number of seconds before the AirBridge is back online.
Set up a WiFi on/off schedule for a
5 GHz SSID
If the operation mode of the AirBridge is AirBridge Master or Access Point, you can set
up a WiFi on/off schedule. Scheduling a 5 GHz SSID to be turned off is a green feature
that allows you to turn off WiFi during scheduled vacations, office shutdowns, on
evenings, or on weekends. If more than one 5 GHz SSID is available, you can set up and
manage a WiFi on/off schedule for each 5 GHz SSID.
Before you enable and set up a WiFi on/off schedule, make sure that the time zone
settings are synchronized with your local time. For more information, see Manage
the
date
and
time
settings
on page 120.
To set up a WiFi on/off schedule for a 5 GHz SSID:
1.
Open a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as the
AirBridge or directly to the AirBridge through an Ethernet cable or WiFi connection.
2.
Enter the IP address that is assigned to the AirBridge.
The login page displays.
If your browser does not display the login page but displays a security message and
does not let you proceed, see Log
in
to
the
AirBridge
after
initial
setup
on page 34.
3.
Enter the AirBridge user name and local device password.
The user name is
admin
. The local device password is the one that you specified
the first time that you logged in. The user name and password are case-sensitive.
If you previously managed the AirBridge through the NETGEAR Insight app or Insight
Cloud portal, enter the Insight network password for the Insight network location to
which the AirBridge was assigned (see Connect
over
WiFi
using
the
NETGEAR
Insight
app
on
an
iOS
or
Android
mobile
device
on page 15).
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Manage Advanced WiFi and
Radio Features
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