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Insight Managed 8-Port Gigabit (Hi-Power) PoE+ Smart Cloud Switch with NETGEAR FlexPoE Power
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Change the management mode of the switch
By default, the management mode on the switch is NETGEAR Insight Mobile App and Insight
Cloud Portal. With this setting you can manage the switch using the Insight app or the Insight
Cloud portal.
If you want to manage the switch over the local browser UI, the first time that you log in to the
local browser UI, you must change the management mode to Direct Connect Web-browser
Interface (which is the same as the local browser UI). You can also change the management
mode back to NETGEAR Insight Mobile App and Insight Cloud Portal, which also reenables
support for the Insight Cloud portal.
Note the following about changing the management mode:
Changing to Direct Connect Web-browser Interface. The NETGEAR Insight app
management mode becomes disabled and the current Insight-manageable device
settings are saved to the cloud server. Any changes that you make using the Direct
Connect Web-browser Interface management mode are not saved to the cloud server.
Changing back to NETGEAR Insight Mobile App and Insight Cloud Portal. If you
previously added the switch to a network location on the Insight app, all
Insight-manageable device settings are returned to the last configuration saved on the
cloud server, including the switch password (that is, the password is reset to the Insight
network password).
Change the management mode to Direct Connect
Web-browser Interface
Note: If you already accessed the local browser UI and changed the
management mode to Direct Connect Web-browser Interface, you
can skip this section.
To change the management mode of the switch to Direct Connect Web-browser
Interface:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
For information about finding the IP address of the switch, see Access the switch on
page 14.
The Local Device Login page displays.