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NETGEAR Wireless Desktop Access Point (WAC104) - WiFi 5 Dual-Band AC1200 Speed | 3 x 1G Ethernet Ports | Up to 64 Devices | WPA2 Security | Desktop | MU-MIMO | Supports 3 SSIDs | 802.11ac
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Brand | NETGEAR |
Model Name | Wac104 |
Special Feature | Access Point Mode, WPS |
Frequency Band Class | Dual-Band |
Wireless Communication Standard | 802.11n, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11ac |
Compatible Devices | Personal Computer |
Frequency | 5 GHz |
Recommended Uses For Product | Security |
Included Components | Warranty/support information card, Ethernet cable, Power adapter, 802.11ac Wireless AP (WAC104), Installation guide See more |
Connectivity Technology | Wi-Fi, Ethernet |
About this item
- Maximum Range : 1000 Sq Ft
- Fast dual band 802.11ac WiFi at a combined aggregate speed of 1.2 Gbps (300Mbps at 2.4 GHz and 867Mbps at 5 GHz)
- Factory tuned external antennas provide superior signal and far reaching WiFi coverage
- Advanced Security and Flexible Wireless Configuration - access point, and WDS point-to-point, point-to-multipoint wireless bridge mode. Memory:128MB NAND flash and 128MB DDR3 RAM
- Works with all N150, N300, N600 and AC devices. IPV6 support for improved performance
- Easy to setup and configure with WiFi Protected System (WPS) button for easy one-touch client connectivity
- Four built-in Gigabit Ethernet ports to connect to PC, laptops, and other wired devices
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Home OfficePerfect for an extended home office at a distance from the main wireless router. Create a separate, secure wireless network for any single room area. |
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Easy Setup WizardThe NETGEAR setup wizard makes setup and configuration simple. |
Connect Wired DevicesReduce WiFi congestion by connecting dedicated devices such as printers and Computers to the three 1G Ethernet ports. |
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WiFi signal | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
User interface | 3.2 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
Tech Support | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | — |
Easy to install | 3.7 | 4.0 | — | 4.3 | — | — |
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connectivity tech | Wi-Fi, Ethernet | Ethernet, Wi-Fi | Ethernet | Wi-Fi, Ethernet | Wi-Fi | WiFi |
number of ports | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 |
data transfer rate | 1200 megabits per second | 1.8 gigabits per second | 4.2 gigabits per second | 1167 megabits per second | — | 1200 megabits per second |
wireless standard | 802 11 AC, 802 11 N, 802 11 B, 802 11 G | 802 11 AX | 802 11 AX | 802 11 AC, 802 11 N, 802 11 G, 802 11 B, 802 11 A | 802 11 AX | 802 11 AC, 802 11 N, 802 11 G, 802 11 B, 802 11 A |
frequency band class | dual band | dual band | dual band | dual band | dual band | dual band |
lan port bandwidth | 10/100Mbps | — | — | 10/100 Mbps | — | 1 X 10/100 Mbps Fast Ethernet Port |
security protocol | WPS | WPA2-PSK | WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK | WPA2-Enterprise, WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK | WPA2-PSK, WPA-PSK | WPA2-PSK / WPA-PSK |
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Product Description
The NETGEAR WAC104 is a dual band 802.11ac wireless access point for the small business, coffee shop or dental office looking for low maintenance, superior WiFi that is easy on the IT budget. The no-frills WAC104 features external antennas that provide a far reaching, rock solid WiFi signal and transfers data at speeds up to 1.2Gbps. Adding more value. WAC104 – Fast, reliable WiFi that just works. Backward compatible to allow legacy devices to connect at their fastest speed. Powerful 880MHz processor.
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Technical Details
Brand | NETGEAR |
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Series | Wac104 |
Item model number | WAC104-100NAS |
Item Weight | 13.4 ounces |
Product Dimensions | 9.43 x 7.14 x 1.59 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 9.43 x 7.14 x 1.59 inches |
Color | black |
Voltage | 12 Volts |
Manufacturer | Netgear |
ASIN | B01LFSDZCU |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | September 27, 2016 |
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Best Sellers Rank | #4,960 in Computers & Accessories (See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories) #238 in Computer Routers |
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Customers like the value and speed of the networking router. For example, they mention it's a cheap way to hang WiFi off your otherwise complete network, and offers very good speeds. That said, opinions are mixed on quality, ease of setup, signal strength, connectivity, and access point.
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Customers are mixed about the quality of the networking router. Some mention that it works well, has no issues, and is a good brand. Others say that they never got it to work, it's not usable, and fails on the WAN side.
"Once you get it set up, it works fantastic. Strong wireless signal on both 2.4 and 5 bands. Super-fast wireless from my 900MB home broadband...." Read more
"...It works great. I did notice if you force WPA2 upon one WAP, and not the other, joining the strongest one doesn't seem to work awesome on the mac...." Read more
"...not sure what's happened to Netgear, but this access point is simply not usable as it is currently packaged and documented...." Read more
"...The configuration page, once accessed, is pretty standard stuff; I was able to assign unique names and passwords to both the 2.4 and 5ghz bands, as..." Read more
Customers like the value of the networking router. They say it's good, absolutely worth it, and a cheap way to hang WiFi off your otherwise complete network.
"...Absolutely worth it as both were still in the original cellophane wrapping. They were literally brand new. Very happy about that...." Read more
"...Absolutely a great value at this low price!!! I'm buying a 2nd for my basement to replace a 10-year-old A/P...." Read more
"...On the good side, they were a good (great?) price, and I was able to get them to access the internet...." Read more
"Updated review: I just bought my third one, pre-owned, at a great low price - $29...." Read more
Customers like the speed of the networking router. For example, they mention it works well, offers very good speeds, and has great connection speeds. Some say that the WiFi connection is solid and fast, with no packet loss or slower speeds. That said, most are happy with the performance and reliability of the product.
"...Strong wireless signal on both 2.4 and 5 bands. Super-fast wireless from my 900MB home broadband. Excellent access point...." Read more
"...The Wifi connection is solid and fast, 400+Mbs down and 50Mbs up, which is more than enough for my network since my desktop computers and Xbox..." Read more
"...I can easily use Remote play on Steam Deck to PS5 with zero lag. Wife can watch tiktoks Happily in bed without them not loading anymore." Read more
"...to setup, but when I changed the password as I was forced to do, it lagged out and then I was not able to access it again...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of setup of the networking router. Some mention that it works as a WAP and is very easy to set up for someone experienced, while others say that it's not super easy, complicated, and the instructions are confusing.
"...Simple and straightforward. Just manually connect static-IP PC/laptop via ethernet cable directly to the WAC104 for setup." Read more
"...of the open security, which seems like an error, and the setup difficulties were neutral, as I don't really know of a way around this when the..." Read more
"...It works as a WAP. It was very easy to set up for someone experienced and they clearly have gone extra steps to try to make it even easier for the..." Read more
"...It's not *super* easy to set up, but not terrible...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the signal strength of the router. Some mention that the wireless signal is pretty decent, impressive, and provides good reception throughout the house. However, others say that they could not connect to the factory set WiFi, the web portal wouldn't let them connect to admin settings, and the device only supports HTTP connections.
"Once you get it set up, it works fantastic. Strong wireless signal on both 2.4 and 5 bands. Super-fast wireless from my 900MB home broadband...." Read more
"5 Stars, once you accept this is NOT a Router and doesn't have a built-in DHCP server...." Read more
"...placed this access point on the entertainment center, and it provides good reception to our bedroom on the other side of our 1500 square foot house...." Read more
"...It doesn't support HTTPS, only HTTP, so any time you use its web admin tool, the admin password flies across the network in plain view...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the connectivity of the router. Some mention that it has connectivity without problems, while others say that it drops connection and reconnects. The connection is not stable and some say that they had connection problems with a number of devices.
"...Constant drops, and reboots required...." Read more
"...The SmartDimmer in the kitchen seems to keep dropping off. Not sure if that is a range/signal thing or one of the devices...." Read more
"...Only my laptop. All other connections work fine. Easy enough to fix by disconnecting the wireless connection and reconnecting to the AP...." Read more
"...Every week or two now, the 5G quits, saying limited connection, and fails on the WAN side...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the access point. Some mention it's good, simple to install, and works well. However, others say that the web page did not come up at all after configuration was done, they couldn't get to a login page, and the website wouldn't work for them.
"...Super-fast wireless from my 900MB home broadband. Excellent access point...." Read more
"...Unfortunately, my browser couldn't find anything there...." Read more
"...to the main router and the added wired ports are gigabit speed and very handy...." Read more
"...This is a low cost and effective solution for wired rooms." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the security of the networking router. They mention that it keeps asking for a temporary password that was no where in the paperwork, and that the password is nowhere to be found. They also say that they are prompted to reset the default password, and it would not save their password when entered on Safari on MacOS. Customers also say the router requires a more complex admin password and does not tell them the password rules.
"...One star was removed because of the open security, which seems like an error, and the setup difficulties were neutral, as I don't really know of a..." Read more
"...You are first prompted to reset the default password...." Read more
"...I could see the password update screen refreshing itself over and over again, because the device only supports HTTP connections...." Read more
"...This in itself is fine, however it would not save my password when entered on Safari on MacOS, and it would get stuck in a reload loop on iOS..." Read more
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The only thing is, as others have said, is that the instructions for how to "just plug it in to a port on the router, and DHCP will take over, and then set it up" are unproductive. The default setup in the AP is for DHCP, but for the wrong network due to its default IP address of 192,.168.0.100. My router is 192.168.1.1, and the AP doesn't get set up properly by DHCP. I tried to follow these instructions first, and as others have said it just doesn't succeed, for the obvious reasons.
But I've had prior experience with an earlier version of the Netgear access points, model WN604. The setup approach in that older model was outright described for manual method, temporarily connecting directly to a laptop or PC via ethernet cable. These are exactly the same manual configuration instructions as are described in the user manual for this new WAC104. Once you take this manual approach, instead of the DHCP approach, it's just a few minutes to complete the setup and get the WAC104 prepared for actually being connected on my 192.168.1.1 network.
You first need to get your laptop or PC into the TCP/IPv4 properties, in order to change from "DHCP" to "manual static IP" mode. This is from Network and Sharing Center, and then click on "Change adapter settings", and then select your ethernet connection object, and right-click and select Properties to get the Properties dialog window. Then select the "Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4)" item, and push the PROPERTIES button. You're probably in "obtain an IP address automatically" mode, which means your PC/laptop is normally handled by DHCP from your router. Temporarily you must instead change this to "Use the following IP address", to assign a static IP (as described in the manual setup instructions of the WAC104 user guide) that will make the WAC104 directly visible to your PC/laptop.
Enter an IP address of say 192.168.0.201, and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, and you can leave the "default gateway" blank. Then push OK, and OK your way all the way back out, and shut down. Then disconnect the ethernet cable from your PC/laptop to your LAN, and instead connect it from the PC/laptop directly to one port of the WAC104. Now re-boot the PC/laptop, and ignore any startup errors you might get from any of your software that might complain about not being able to get to the internet.
On the computer, open a web browser and enter 192.168.0.100 in the address bar. A login window opens.
Enter the access point user name and password.
The default user name is admin. The default password is password. The user name and password are
case-sensitive. You can change these default values later as part of your setup, if you want.
The Home page displays.
Customize the access point settings for your network environment. My approach was to configure the WAC104 for "static IP" (not DHCP), exactly as I did with my previous WN604. I picked a known available and currently unused IP address of 192.168.1.124, with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, and a default gateway of 192.168.1.1, and a primary DNS server of 192.168.1.1. This means in normal operation your WAC104 will always have a static IP address of 192.168.1.124 from your router at 192.168.1.1. And that means you can always subsequently get back into the setup dialog of the WAC104 if you want to, by using a browser and addressing it via 192.168.1.124.
I also set my desired new SSID network names for the 2.4 and 5 networks, along with the new passwords (i.e. "passphrase") for those WiFi network signins.
I also set wireless security to "WPA2-PSK [AES]", for maximum wireless speed on both 2.4/5 bands. At first I checked "WPA-PSK [TKIP] + WPA2-PSK [AES]" but when I pushed APPLY I was warned about the full-speed limitation of this option, something I wasn't aware of. So I instead checked the "WPA2-PSK [AES]" option which is perfectly fine with me.
If you want you can also change the WAC104 login username and password through the Administration -> Set password dialog.
Push the APPLY button, to save all customized settings.
After you complete the setup go back into Network and Sharing Center, etc., and change the PC/laptop TCPIPv4 properties back to original IP address or DHCP. Then shut down the computer and power-off the WAC104, and disconnect everything.
Now you can reconnect the PC/laptop with ethernet cable back to your router, and reboot. Everything should be back to normal again.
And you can connect the WAC104 through its own ethernet cable run to an open port on your router (or remote switch). Power-on the WAC104, and wait for the lights to stabilize. You should now be able to confirm that you see the two new 2.4/5 WiFi networks using your smart phone and a WiFi Analyzer app.
You should also confirm from your PC/laptop that you can also get to 192.168.1.124 via a browser.
Simple and straightforward. Just manually connect static-IP PC/laptop via ethernet cable directly to the WAC104 for setup.
Well, I plugged it into the net, turned it on, and logged into my router. Under the connected devices, I found it and its IP. I set a reservation for it, logged into that IP in the browser with the default username/password that is repeated about a billion times in the user manual, upgraded the firmware, and setup wireless. It was just as simple as any WRT/WAP I've ever setup. Absolutely no issues if you know how to find a device's IP in your router. You don't have to use whatever weird internet site thing they have setup. You don't need connection to the internet. Heck, you don't even need a DHCP server. Jack into the thing directly and use the default 192.168.0.0/24 address it gets if DHCP fails, as documented in the user manual. Handy for if you're just setting it up to be repeater. I'm sure it works fine for that too, not that it was my use case.
It works great. I did notice if you force WPA2 upon one WAP, and not the other, joining the strongest one doesn't seem to work awesome on the mac. But with both the new upstairs WAP and the downstairs WRT forced to only use WPA2, handoffs were working better and always connecting to the strongest WAP as expected.
I mean, what more can you say about an inexpensive netgear WAP? It works as a WAP. It was very easy to set up for someone experienced and they clearly have gone extra steps to try to make it even easier for the layman.
I did read that this thing is discontinued. That's a bummer. No idea how long it'll be supported, but if it continues to work I'll be happy for years until some of the newer crazier 802.11 stuff comes out with Gb+ speeds. Not like my Internet is faster than 802.11ac anyways, and I don't share stuff just on the internal network much anymore.
Anyway. I put 3 stars for tech support just because I have no idea what the tech support is like. I'm sure it is sufferable. So a medium there? But it was precisely what I wanted. I was actually surprised to find a simple no-frills non-router cheap dedicated Wireless Access Point. Precisely what I wanted, expected, and got. A+