User Manual

24-Port and 48-Port Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ Smart Switches with 4 SFP Ports
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To access the switch on-network when you know the switch IP address:
1. Launch a web browser.
2. In the address field of your web browser
, enter the IP address of the switch.
The page that displays depends on whether your browser is connected to the Internet,
whether the switch is connected to the Internet, and whether you activated the warranty
.
3. Enter your credentials, which depend on the page that displays:
• Register to activate your warranty page displays: If the switch is online and you
did not yet activate your warranty
, the Register to activate your warranty page
displays.
- Register Your Device: T
o activate your warranty, click the Register Your Device
button, and follow the directions onscreen to register the switch with your email
address and password. After you activate your warranty, you are no longer
prompted to register the switch.
If you do not have a NETGEAR account, you can create one.
- Enter Registration Key: If you obtained a registration key
, enter it. For more
information, see
Register the switch with your NETGEAR account and get a
registration key for offline access on page 33.
- Skip Registration & Access the UI:
You do not need to register the switch to
activate your warranty, but if you do not activate your warranty within 30 days of
purchase, your warranty entitlement might be affected.
If you do not activate your warranty, the Register to activate your warranty page
continues to display when you log in.
• Device UI login page displays:
If you previously registered the switch with
NETGEAR to activate your warranty, the Device UI login page displays. Enter one of
the following credentials:
- Device admin password:
Enter the device admin password. The default device
admin password is password. The first time that you enter the default device
admin password, the Change Default Password page displays, requiring you to
customize the device admin password for greater security.
- Insight network password: If you previously logged in to the device UI, you
changed the management mode to NETGEAR Insight, and you added the switch to
an Insight network location,
enter the Insight network password to access the
device UI. (In such a situation, the Insight network password replaces the switch
device admin password.)
For information about the credentials, see
Credentials for the device UI on page 30.
4. Click the Go button.
If the Change Default Password page displays, specify and confirm a new device admin
password, click the Submit button, and log in again with your new password.