Installation Guide
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March 2019
5. Name your network and specify a device admin password that applies to all
the devices that you add to this network.
6. Tap NEXT.
7. To add the switch to your account, tap the + sign at the top right of the app
screen, then follow the prompts to use one of these options:
• Scan the serial number barcode or the QR code on the switch label.
• Enter the serial number manually.
• Tap Scan Network to discover all connected NETGEAR business devices
and then click on the switch to add it to your network.
8. Either select a network or create a new one.
9. When prompted, name the switch.
The switch automatically updates to the latest firmware (if needed). This
might take several minutes. When the Power/Cloud LED on the switch lights
blue and the app shows the switch as Connected, you can configure it.
Other conguration methods
You can also use the NETGEAR Insight Cloud Portal to set up your network and
manage your devices as well as your subscription. A Premium subscription is
required (first time users can sign up for a free 30-day trial). Insight Pro is also
supported. When using the Insight Cloud Portal, the configuration steps are
the same except that you manually enter the serial number of the device when
prompted. Visit https://insight.netgear.com.
For more information about how to connect a NETGEAR Insight managed switch
to an existing network, visit https://kb.netgear.com/000044341.
Note: We do not recommend using the switch’s local browser–based
management interface to configure the switch offline. Changes made using this
method are not pushed to the cloud, so they are not reflected in the NETGEAR
Insight app or the Insight Cloud Portal, and might create conflicts with the
Insight-managed network to which the switch is connected. If you cannot
connect your switch to a network with Internet access, and you want to use the
local-only browser interface to access the switch, see the user manual.
To download the user manual, visit netgear.com/support/product/GC108P or
netgear.com/support/product/GC108PP.
If you cannot discover or configure the switch, you might need to temporarily
disable the firewall, Internet security, or antivirus programs. Make sure to
reenable these security services after discovering and configuring the switch.
PoE considerations
The switch prioritizes the PoE and PoE+ power that it supplies in ascending port
order (from port 1 to port 8), with a total power budget of 64W (model GC108P)
or 126W (model GC108PP). If the power requirements for the attached powered
devices (PDs) exceed the total power budget of the switch, the PD on the
highest-numbered port is disabled to make sure that the PDs that are connected
to the higher-priority, lower-numbered ports are supported first.
Just because a PD is listed as an 802.3at PoE powered device does not
necessarily mean that it requires the maximum power limit of the specification.
Many PDs require less power, allowing all eight PoE ports to be active
simultaneously.
NETGEAR Smart Cloud switches include advanced PoE management that lets
you override the detected device class and specify the exact power allocation
for the device connected to each port. The following table shows the standard
power ranges without overrides applied.
Device
Class
Standard Class
Description
Minimum Power
Allocated to the
Powered Device
Range of Power
Delivered to the
Powered Device
0 PoE and PoE+ Default
power (full)
0.44W 0.44W–12.95W
1 PoE and PoE+ Very low
power
4.0W 0.44W–3.84W
2 PoE and PoE+ Low power 7.0W 3.84W–6.49W
3 PoE and PoE+ Mid power 15.4W 6.49W–12.95W
4 PoE+ only High power 30.0W 12.95W–25.5W
Change the switch’s exible PoE budget
The GC108P and GC108PP switches feature a flexible PoE power budget. To
upgrade the PoE power budget of your GC108P switch, you need the optional
power adapter EPS130W, which is sold separately. For information about how to
use the switch’s flexible PoE budget, visit https://kb.netgear.com/000060621/ or
see the hardware installation guide, which you can download from
https://www.netgear.com/support/.
Support
Thank you for purchasing this NETGEAR product. You can visit
www.netgear.com/support to register your product, get help, access the latest
downloads and user manuals, and join our community. We recommend that you
use only official NETGEAR support resources.
Si ce produit est vendu au Canada, vous pouvez accéder à ce document en
français canadien à http://www.netgear.com/support/download/.
(If this product is sold in Canada, you can access this document in Canadian
French at http://www.netgear.com/support/download/.)
For regulatory compliance information including the EU Declaration of
Conformity, visit https://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory/.
See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.
Do not use this device outdoors. If you connect cables or devices that are
outdoors to this device, see https://kb.netgear.com/000057103 for safety and
warranty information.