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in the Unknown AP List. You can add access points that you are familiar with to the
Known AP List. You can also import a list of known access points in the Known AP List.
CAUTION: Access points in the Unknown AP List require further investigation. They
could be rogue access points, which use the SSID of a legitimate network. These types
of access points can present a serious security threat.
The following sections describe how you can manage neighbor AP detection and add
neighbor access points to the Known AP List:
• Enable neighbor access point detection and move access points to the Known AP
List
• Import an existing neighbor access point list in the Known AP List
Enable neighbor access point detection and move access
points to the Known AP List
The access point can detect neighbor access points (APs) and lets you classify them as
known APs. After you enable neighbor AP detection, the access point maintains a list
of access points it detects in the area. Initially all detected access points are displayed
in the Unknown AP List. You can manually move access points from the Unknown AP
List to the Known AP List.
By default neighbor access point detection is disabled.
To enable neighbor access point detection and move detected access points to
the Known AP List:
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 opens.
If your browser does not display the login window but displays a security warning,
dismiss the warning. For more information, see Dismiss 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 app or Insight Cloud portal, enter the
Insight network password for that location. For more information, see Connect over
WiFi using the NETGEAR Insight App on page 25).
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