User Manual

Insight Managed 8-Port Gigabit (Hi-Power) PoE+ Smart Cloud Switch with NETGEAR FlexPoE Power
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Switch management options and default
management mode
If you prefer, you can use the switch as a plug-and-play device, so you do not need to set up
a custom configuration. Just connect power, connect to your network and to your other
devices, and you’re done.
Note: The switch is designed for management by NETGEAR Insight:
You can use the NETGEAR Insight app on your mobile device or the
Insight Cloud portal from a web browser on your Windows-based
computer, Mac, or tablet. By default, the local browser UI
management method is disabled. However, if you use NETGEAR
Insight to manage the switch, you can still use a limited menu of the
local browser UI, mostly for switch maintenance tasks.
The switch provides management options that let you discover the switch on the network and
configure, monitor, and control the switch:
• NETGEAR Insight app. Using the NETGEAR Insight app, you can discover the switch
on the network and add the switch to the NETGEAR Insight app so that you can set up
the switch in the network and manage and monitor the switch remotely from your mobile
device.You can choose from four methods to add the switch to the NETGEAR Insight
app: You can scan your network for the switch, scan the QR code or the barcode of the
switch, or add the serial number of the switch. For information about the NETGEAR
Insight app and Insight Cloud portal, visit
netgear.com/insight and
netgear.com/support/product/Insight.aspx. For knowledge base articles about
NETGEAR Insight, visit netgear.com/support.
• Insight Cloud portal. Using the NETGEAR Insight Cloud portal, you can set up the
switch in the network, perform advanced remote setup, configuration, and management,
monitor the switch, analyze the switch and network usage, and, if necessary, troubleshoot
the switch and the network. The Insight Cloud portal is available to Insight Premium and
Insight Pro subscribers. A free trial is available for new customers.
• Local browser UI. By default, the management mode of the switch is set to NETGEAR
Insight. With this setting you can manage the switch using the Insight app or the Insight
Cloud portal. For complex tasks such as integrating with an existing network of devices
that are not managed through Insight, and for debugging purposes, you can change the
management mode of the switch to Direct Connect Web-browser Interface and access
the local browser UI. In this mode, you can change the settings of the specific device, but
we recommend that you do not use this mode to change settings that are Insight
manageable because they will not be synchronized with Insight or to the network location
and other devices to which you assigned the switch.