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Insight Instant AirBridge WBC502 User Manual The Device Status page displays the Device Information section and other sections. 4. Under Network, select Wireless. The Wireless Settings page displays. 5. In the Management Interface - 2.4G section, select the Always on radio button. By default, the Turn off if idle in 15 minutes radio button is selected. 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. Disable the 2.4 GHz management SSID As a security measure, you can entirely disable the 2.4 GHz management SSID. If you do so, access to the AirBridge local browser UI is possible only over a wired connection. To disable the 2.4 management 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). The Device Status page displays the Device Information section and other sections. 4. Under Network, select Wireless. The Wireless Settings page displays. Manage the WiFi and Radio 88 Features User Manual

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The Device Status page displays the Device Information section and other sections.
4.
Under Network, select
Wireless
.
The Wireless Settings page displays.
5.
In the Management Interface - 2.4G section, select the
Always on
radio button.
By default, the
Turn off if idle in 15 minutes
radio button is selected.
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.
Disable the 2.4 GHz management SSID
As a security measure, you can entirely disable the 2.4 GHz management SSID. If you
do so, access to the AirBridge local browser UI is possible only over a wired connection.
To disable the 2.4 management 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).
The Device Status page displays the Device Information section and other sections.
4.
Under Network, select
Wireless
.
The Wireless Settings page displays.
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Manage the WiFi and Radio
Features
Insight Instant AirBridge WBC502 User Manual