Netgear WBC502 User Manual - Page 111
Change the management mode to NETGEAR Insight Mode or Standalone Mode
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Insight Instant AirBridge WBC502 User Manual Change the management mode to NETGEAR Insight Mode or Standalone Mode The AirBridge can function in one of the following management modes: • NETGEAR Insight Mode. You can manage the AirBridge remotely from a mobile device on which the NETGEAR Insight app is installed or, if you are an Insight Premium or Insight Pro subscriber, through the Insight Cloud portal. The NETGEAR Insight Mode is the default management mode. In this mode, you can connect to the AirBridge over the local browser UI (which you normally use in the Standalone Mode), but most fields, menus, and buttons are masked out. For information about the Insight app and Insight Cloud portal, visit insight.netgear.com and see the NETGEAR knowledge base at netgear.com/support/product/insight.aspx. Note: At this time, NETGEAR Insight does not support the access point and client bridge operation modes. To configure and manage the AirBridge as an access point or client bridge, you first must change the management mode to Standalone Mode, and then use the local browser UI. IMPORTANT: When you change the management mode from Standalone Mode to NETGEAR Insight Mode, the Insight cloud-based management platform pushes the latest Insight configuration to the AirBridge. • Standalone Mode. You can manage the AirBridge locally from a WiFi or wired device through the local browser UI. (In this context, Standalone Mode and local browser UI are the same management mode.) In this mode, the AirBridge functions as a standalone device and is not connected to the Insight cloud-based management platform. If the AirBridge functions in the access point or client bridge operation mode, you must use the local browser UI. Note: If you are already using the NETGEAR Insight Mode to manage the AirBridge but want to change the management mode to Standalone Mode, you do not need to manually remove the AirBridge from your Insight account, you do not need to reset the AirBridge to factory default setting, and you do not need to entirely reconfigure the AirBridge. Rather, you can use the local browser UI to change the management mode. Even if the management mode is NETGEAR Insight Mode, you can log in to the local browser UI using your Insight network password for the Insight network location to which the AirBridge is assigned. Maintain the AirBridge 111 User Manual
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