User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 8-Port or 16-Port 10-Gigabit/Multi-Gigabit Smart Managed Plus Switch with 1 Copper/SFP+ Combo Port
- Contents
- 1 Hardware Setup
- 2 Getting Started
- Configure the switch
- Access the switch using a web browser
- Access the switch with the ProSAFE Plus Utility
- Use the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool to access the switch
- Use the NETGEAR Insight App to discover and register the switch
- Change the language of the local browser interface
- Change the password
- Register your product
- 3 Network Settings
- 4 Optimize Performance With Quality of Service
- 5 Use VLANS for Traffic Segmentation
- 6 Manage and Monitor the Switch
- Manage flow control
- Manage the port speed
- Enable loop detection
- Manage Energy Efficient Ethernet and other power saving options
- Upgrade the firmware
- Reboot the switch
- Save the switch configuration
- Restore a saved switch configuration
- Restore factory default settings
- Enable port mirroring
- View switch information
- View the port statistics
- 7 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
- A Supplemental Information
8-Port or 16-Port 10-Gigabit/Multi-Gigabit Smart Managed Plus Switch
Hardware Setup User Manual13
Check the switch status using the LEDs
After you connect power to the switch and the switch starts, LEDs on the front of the switch
indicate the status of the switch. When the switch is powered on, the Power LED lights solid
green.
The following table describes the RJ-45 and SFP+ slot LED designations. Each RJ-45 port
provides a left LED and a right LED.
The SFP+ slot provides two LEDs.
Table 1. Port and system LEDs
LED Designation
Power • Solid green . The device is powered on.
• Off . Power is not supplied to the device.
Fan • Solid yellow . A fan failure occurred.
• Off . The fan is operating normally.
Speed and ACT LEDs for copper
ports
XS708Ev2: ports 1 to 7 and 8T
XS716E: ports 1 to 15 and 16T
• Off. No link is established.
• Solid green (left LED). A valid 10 Gbps link is established.
• Blinking green (left LED). The port is transmitting or receiving packets
at 10 Gbps.
• Solid yellow (right LED) . A valid 100/1000 Mbps link is established.
• Blinking yellow (right LED). The port is transmitting or receiving traffic
at 100/1000 Mbps.
Link and ACT LEDs for SFP+
XS708Ev2: slot 8F
XS716E: slot 16F
10G LED:
• Off . No SFP+ module is inserted or no module link is established.
• Solid . A valid 10 Gbps link is established.
• Blinking. The module is transmitting or receiving packets at 10 Gbps.
1G LED:
• Off . No SFP or SFP+ module is inserted or no module link is
established.
• Solid . A valid 1 Gbps link is established.
• Blinking. The module is transmitting or receiving packets at 1 Gbps.










