What is the Netgear WAX610W wall plate access point?
The Netgear WAX610W is an AX1800 dual-band WiFi 6 access point built to mount on a wall, with four Gigabit Ethernet ports for wired devices in the same room. Netgear designed it for hospitality, multi-dwelling units and education, where each room needs dependable WiFi plus wired drops for TVs, phones or streaming devices. It is managed through the NETGEAR Insight cloud platform and powered by PoE.

How does the Netgear WAX610W work?
The WAX610W takes a single Gigabit uplink with PoE+ input (802.3at/af) and delivers up to 1,200 Mbps on 5 GHz and 600 Mbps on 2.4 GHz, for 1.8 Gbps aggregate throughput over four 2x2 streams. WiFi 6 features including OFDMA, MU-MIMO, Beamforming+ and BSS Coloring keep performance consistent when neighbouring rooms each have their own access point.
On the room side, four Gigabit LAN ports connect wired devices, and LAN4 supplies PoE output to power a phone or small device. That turns one cable run into in-room WiFi plus a small switch, which simplifies hotel, dorm and classroom builds. Netgear rates PoE consumption at 13.19 W, so it fits easily on a PoE+ switch such as the Netgear M4250-26G4F-POE+ AV Line switch.
Setup and monitoring run through the NETGEAR Insight app or cloud portal, with eight SSIDs, VLAN and QoS settings, and a customizable captive portal for guest WiFi.

What are the key features of the Netgear WAX610W?
- AX1800 WiFi 6 — dual-band 802.11ax with up to 1.8 Gbps aggregate throughput.
- Wall plate form factor — mounts on the wall with the included kit for a clean in-room installation.
- Four Gigabit LAN ports — connect TVs, set-top boxes and other wired devices in the room.
- PoE pass-through on LAN4 — powers a phone or small PoE device from the same uplink.
- Single PoE+ uplink — one Gigabit cable carries power and data to the access point.
- Insight cloud management — configure, monitor and update from the Insight app or portal.
- Guest captive portal — customizable captive portal for guest WiFi access.
- WPA3 security — WPA2/WPA3 Personal and Enterprise with 802.1X RADIUS support.
Technical Specifications
| Model | WAX610W-100NAS |
| WiFi standard | WiFi 6 (802.11ax); 5 GHz 802.11a/n/ac/ax, 2.4 GHz 802.11b/g/n/ax |
| Max data rates | 5 GHz: 1,200 Mbps; 2.4 GHz: 600 Mbps |
| Total throughput | AX1800 (1.8 Gbps), 4 streams |
| Uplink | 1 x 1GbE with PoE+ input |
| LAN ports | 4 x 1GbE; LAN4 with PoE output |
| Power | 802.3at/af PoE; 13.19 W PoE consumption |
| SSIDs | 8 |
| Security | WPA, WPA2, WPA3, WPA2/WPA3 Enterprise, 802.1X RADIUS (EAP-TLS, TTLS, PEAP), MAC filtering |
| Management | NETGEAR Insight app and cloud portal |
| Dimensions | 110 x 130 x 34.2 mm (4.33 x 5.12 x 1.34 in) |
| Weight | 0.38 kg (0.85 lb) |
| Operating temperature | 0 to 40 °C (32 to 104 °F) |
| In the box | WAX610W access point, wall mount kit, installation guide |
| Warranty | NETGEAR Enterprise Limited Lifetime |
For open ceilings and larger rooms, the ceiling-mount Netgear WAX610 or the WiFi 7 Netgear WBE708 may be a better fit. Browse the full Netgear networking collection or contact our team for help sizing a multi-room deployment.
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