User Manual

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Contents
Chapter 1 Get Started
Available publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Switch management options and default management mode . . . . . . . . .12
Manage the switch by using the device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Software requirements to use the device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Supported web browsers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Navigation tabs, configuration menus, and page menu. . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Configuration and status options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Buttons in the device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
User-defined fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Context-sensitive help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
About on-network and off-network access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Access the switch on-network and connected to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . 17
Use a Windows-based computer to access the switch
on-network and connected to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Use the NETGEAR Insight mobile app to discover the
IP address of the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Use the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool to discover the
switch when it is connected to the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Discover the switch in a network with a DHCP server
using the Smart Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Use other options to discover the switch IP address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Access the switch on-network and connected to the
Internet when you know the switch IP address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Access the switch off-network and not connected to the Internet . . . . . . . 25
Credentials for the device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Register the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Register the switch with your NETGEAR account and
access the switch online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Register the switch with your NETGEAR account and get a
registration key for offline access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Access the switch offline with a registration key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Change the language of the device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Change the management mode of the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
About changing the management mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Change the management mode to NETGEAR Insight
Mobile App and Insight Cloud Portal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Change the management mode back to Directly Connect
to Web Browser Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Use the Device View of the device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Configure interface settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41