Before you can set up your access point in Insight, you must set up your Insight account and create an Insight network location. For more information, see the following knowledge base articles:
To set up an Insight Managed access point in the Insight app or Cloud Portal:
- Follow the instructions in this article to add your access point to your Insight network location: How do I discover, add, and register switches, access points, and Orbi Pro WiFi Systems in Insight?.
- Follow the instructions in the Insight app or Insight Cloud Portal to set up a WiFi network (SSID) on your access point.
- If you are an Insight Premium or Insight Pro subscriber, decide whether to turn on Fast Roaming.
Fast Roaming makes it easy for devices that are connected to any Insight Managed access point on your network to roam to any other Insight Managed access point on your network.
To turn on Fast Roaming:- In the NETGEAR Insight mobile app: Select the correct network location from the top of the screen and tap WiFi > Fast Roaming > Enable.
- In the Insight Cloud Portal: Select the correct network location and click Wireless > Settings > Fast Roaming > Enable.
For more information about configuring your Insight Managed access point, see the following articles:
- What is a captive portal and how do I create one for my NETGEAR Insight Managed access point?
- How do I configure rate limits for my NETGEAR Insight Managed access point?
- How do I set up a WiFi MAC access control list (ACL) in Insight?
- How do I manually tune RF channels for my Insight Managed Wireless Access Point in Insight?
- How do I use Smart WiFi or Auto-Radio Resource Management (RRM) in Insight?
Last Updated:07/07/2025
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