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Setting up a complex location with multiple WiFi networks and multiple access points is just an extension of these procedures:

How Do I Set Up a Location With a WiFi Network and Access Point?

Before you can add WiFi networks and access points, you must set up at least one location. For access points (and therefore WiFi networks) to become active, you must assign the location to a license account.

Important: After you add a location, you must assign it to a license account as described in the following procedure. If you do not do this, access points that you add to the location remain in the unlicensed state and do not become active, preventing WiFi networks that you add to the location from coming up.

To add your first location and assign it to a license account:

  1. Open a browser on your computer.
  2. In the address bar, enter https://bc.netgear.com.

    The application login page displays.

  3. Enter the email address and password for your BCWM and click the Login button.

    The Monitoring page displays.

  4. Select Configuration.

    The Configuration page displays and does not yet show any locations.

  5. Click the + New Location button.

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  6. In the Location Search field, enter a name or address and select the location that Google search generates.

    The location displays on the map.

  7. Make sure that the correct country is selected from the Country menu.

    When you complete the Location Search field, the country is automatically selected from the Country menu.

    The selection from the Country menu determines the radio settings for access points at the location. Once the location is created, you cannot change the country selection.

  8. Enter the location name, contact name, and contact email address that you want to be associated with the location.
  9. In the Device Password field, enter the password for accessing the web management interface of any cloud-managed access point that is assigned to the location.

    Click the eye icon to make the password visible.

    This password is pushed to all access points that you assign to the location.

    Note: The Device Username field shows the fixed user name (admin) for accessing the web management interface of any cloud-managed access point that is assigned to the location. You cannot change this name.
  10. Click the Save button.

    Your settings are saved. The location displays in the Locations tree on the left. Below the location in the tree, the Wireless Networks and Devices headings display.


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  11. Select Accounts.

    The Accounts page displays the license accounts. If you did not create a license account, only the default license account displays. By default, the Locations tab is selected.

  12. For the license account to which you want to add the location (for example, the default license account), select the location that you just created from the Add Location menu.

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    Only unassigned locations display in the menu.

  13. Click the blue + button.

    The location is added and displays under the Locations tab. If any devices are assigned to the location, they display automatically under the Devices tab.

Last Updated:07/07/2025 | Article ID: 30075

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