Installation Guide

NETGEAR, Inc.
350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134, USA
NETGEAR INTERNATIONAL LTD
Floor 1, Building 3,
University Technology Centre
Curraheen Road, Cork,
T12EF21, Ireland
Installation Guide
16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged
High-power PoE+ Switch, Model GS516PP
24-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged
High-power PoE+ Switch, Model GS524PP
Package contents
• SwitchmodelGS516PPorGS524PP
• Powercord(variesbyregion)
• Rack-mountkit
• Fourrubberfeet
• InstallationguideandInsightyer
Note: WerecommendthatyouuseaCategory5e(Cat5e)cableorhigher-rated
cableforGigabitEthernetconnections.
1. Register with the NETGEAR Insight app
1. SearchforNETGEAR Insightanddownloadthelatestapp.
2. SetupaNETGEARaccountifyoudonothaveone.
3. Tapthemenuintheupper-leftcorner.
4. TapREGISTER ANY NETGEAR DEVICE.
5. Entertheserialnumberlocatedonthebottomoftheswitch,orusethe
cameraonyourmobiledevicetoscantheserialnumberbarcode.
6. TapGO.
Theswitchisregisteredandaddedtoyouraccount.Youcannowviewthe
switchintheNETGEARInsightapp.
Note: Becausethisisanunmanagedswitch,youcannotcongureormanageit
inNETGEARInsight.
2. Connect the switch
PoE+accesspoints
Internet
GS516PPswitch
Sample connections
PoE+VoIPconferencephones
Router
ModelGS516PPprovidesPoE+(802.3at)poweronall16GigabitEthernetports,
withupto30Wtoeachport.ThetotalPoEpowerbudgetfortheswitchis260W
acrossallactivePoEports.
ModelGS524PPprovidesPoE+(802.3at)poweronall24GigabitEthernetports,
withupto30Wtoeachport.ThetotalPoEpowerbudgetfortheswitchis300W
acrossallactivePoEports.
3. Check the LEDs
Whenyouconnectthepowercordtotheswitchandplugitintoanelectrical
outlet,theLEDsindicatethestatus.
LED Description
Power Solid green.Theswitchispoweredonandoperatingnormally.
Off. Powerisnotsuppliedtotheswitch.
Fan
Off.Thefanisworkingcorrectly.
Solid yellow.Thefanisnotworkingcorrectly.
PoEMax
(Thestatusof
theswitch’s
PoEbudget)
Off.Sufcient(morethan7Wof)PoEpowerisavailable.
Solid yellow.Lessthan7WofPoEpowerisavailable.
Blinking yellow.Atleastonceduringtheprevioustwominutes,
lessthan7WofPoEpowerwasavailable.
LeftportLED



Solid green.1000Mbpslinkonthisport.
Blinking green.1000Mbpsactivityonthisport.
Solid yellow.100Mbpsor10Mbpslinkonthisport.
Blinking yellow.100Mbpsor10Mbpsactivityonthisport.
Off.Nolinkisdetectedonthisport.
RightPortLED
Solid Green.TheportisdeliveringPoEpower..
Off.TheportisnotdeliveringPoEpower.
Solid yellow.APoEfaultoccurred.
Computer
Internet
non-PoE
Note: Thisswitchisdesignedforindooruseonly.Ifyouwanttoconnecttoadevice
locatedoutdoors,theoutdoordevicemustbeproperlygroundedandsurgeprotected,
andyoumustinstallanEthernetsurgeprotectorinlinebetweentheswitchandthe
outdoordevice.Failuretodosocandamagetheswitch.
WARNING: Beforeconnectingthisswitchtooutdoorcablesordevices,see
https://kb.netgear.com/000057103forsafetyandwarrantyinformation.
PoE+zoomcamera
PoE+
PoE+IPcamera