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Insight Managed 8-Port Gigabit (Hi-Power) PoE+ Smart Cloud Switch with NETGEAR FlexPoE Power
Perform Maintenance Tasks User Manual391
To ping an IPv4 address:
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.
If you did not yet register the switch with your NETGEAR account, the Register to unlock
all features page displays. For more information, see
Register and access the switch with
your NETGEAR account on page 29.
4. Enter one of the following passwords:
After registration, enter your customized local device password.
If you previously added the switch to an Insight network location, enter the Insight
network password.
For more information about the local device password and the Insight network password,
see
Credentials for the local browser UI on page 28.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select Maintenance > Troubleshooting > Ping IPv4.
The Ping Details page displays.
7. In the IP Address/Host Name field, enter the IP address or host name of the device that
must be pinged.
8. In the Count field, enter the number of echo requests that must be sent.
The default value is 3. The range is 1 to 15.
9. In the Interval (secs) field, enter the time between ping packets in seconds.
The default value is 3 seconds. The range is 1 to 60.
10. In the Size field, enter the size of the ping packet. The default value is 0 bytes. The range is
0 to 13000.
11. From the Source menu, select the IP address or interface that must be used to send echo
request packets:
None. The source address of the ping packet is the address of the default egress
interface.
IP Address. The source IP address that must be used when echo request packets
are sent. With this selection, the IP Address field displays and you must enter the IP
address that must be used as the source.