User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Insight Managed 28-Port and 52-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Cloud Switches with 2 SFP 1G & 2 SFP+ 10G Fiber Ports
 - Contents
 - 1. Getting Started
- Switch Management Options and Default Management Mode
 - Available Publications
 - Web Browser Requirements and Supported Browsers
 - User-Defined Fields
 - Interface Naming Conventions
 - Access the Switch
 - Change the Management Mode of the Switch
 - Register the Switch
 - How to Configure Interface Settings
 - Local Browser Interface Device View
 
 - 2. Configure System Information
- View and Configure the Switch Management Settings
- View or Define System Information
 - View the Switch CPU Status
 - Configure the CPU Thresholds
 - Configure the IPv4 Address for the Network Interface and Management VLAN
 - Configure the IPv6 Address for the Network Interface
 - View the IPv6 Network Neighbor
 - Configure the Time Settings
 - Configure Denial of Service Settings
 - Configure DNS Settings
 - Configure Green Ethernet Settings
 
 - Manage the Bonjour Settings and View Bonjour Information
 - Control the LEDs
 - Use the Device View
 - Configure Power over Ethernet
 - Configure SNMP
 - Configure Link Layer Discovery Protocol
 - Configure DHCP L2 Relay and DHCP Snooping
 - Set Up PoE Timer Schedules
 
 - View and Configure the Switch Management Settings
 - 3. Configure Switching
 - 4. Configuring Routing
 - 5. Configure Quality of Service
 - 6. Manage Device Security
- Management Security Settings
 - Configure Management Access
 - Configure Port Authentication
 - Set Up Traffic Control
 - Configure Access Control Lists
- Use the ACL Wizard to Create a Simple ACL
 - Configure a Basic MAC ACL
 - Configure MAC ACL Rules
 - Configure MAC Bindings
 - View or Delete MAC ACL Bindings in the MAC Binding Table
 - Configure an IP ACL
 - Configure Rules for a Basic IP ACL
 - Configure Rules for an Extended IP ACL
 - Configure an IPv6 ACL
 - Configure Rules for an IPv6 ACL
 - Configure IP ACL Interface Bindings
 - View or Delete IP ACL Bindings in the IP ACL Binding Table
 - Configure VLAN ACL Bindings
 
 
 - 7. Perform Maintenance Tasks
 - 8. Manage Power over Ethernet
 - 9. Monitor the System
 - A. Configuration Examples
 - B. Hardware Specifications and Default Values
 
Getting Started 
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Insight Managed 28-Port and 52-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Cloud Switches 
The left port LED indicates the connection, speed, and traffic status:
• Solid gray. The port is not connected. This is the default state.
• Solid green. The port is operating at its maximum speed.
• Blinking green. The port is transmitting or receiving traffic at its maximum speed
• Solid amber The port is operating at below its maximum speed.
• Blinking amber. The port is transmitting or receiving traffic below its maximum 
speed.
The right port LED indicates the PoE status (this does not apply to models GC728X and 
GC752X):
• Off. The port is not delivering PoE power.
• Solid green. The port is delivering PoE power.
• Solid amber. A PoE fault occurred.
The system LEDs indicate the following status:
• Cloud LED:
- Solid blue. The switch is connected to the cloud server and is set up to be 
managed by the NETGEAR Insight app.
- Off. The switch is not connected to the cloud server or is set up to be managed by 
the local browser interface. 
• PoE Max LED (this does not apply to models GC728X and GC752X):
- Off. Sufficient (more than 7W of) PoE power is available.
- Solid amber. Less than 7W of PoE power is available.
- Blinking amber. At least once during the previous two minutes, less than 7W of 
PoE power was available.
• Fan LED: 
- Solid green. The fan is operating normally.
- Solid amber. A problem occurred with the fan.
6.  To see a menu that displays statistics and configuration options, click a port.










