User Manual

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Contents
Chapter 1 Get Started
Available publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switch management options and default management mode . . . . . . . . .16
Manage the switch by using the device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Software Requirements to use the device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Supported web browsers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Navigation tabs, configuration menus, and page menu. . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Configuration and Status Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Buttons in the device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
User-defined fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Context-sensitive help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
About on-network and off-network access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Access the switch on-network and connected to the Internet . . . . . . . . . .21
Use se a Windows-based computer to access the switch
on-network and connected to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Use the NETGEAR Insight mobile app to discover the IP
address of the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Use the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool to discover the
switch when it is connected to the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Discover the switch in a network with a DHCP server
using the Smart Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Use other options to discover the switch IP address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Access the switch on-network when you know the switch IP address .27
Access the switch off-network and not connected to the Internet . . . . . . .29
Credentials for the device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Register the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Register the switch with your NETGEAR account and
access the switch online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Register the switch with your NETGEAR account and get a
registration key for offline access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Access the switch offline with a registration key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Change the language of the device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Change the management mode of the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
About changing the management mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Change the management mode to NETGEAR Insight
Mobile App and Insight Cloud Portal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Change the management mode back to Directly Connect
to Web-browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Use the Device View of the device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Power LED in the Device View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Fan LED in the Device View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44