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Contents
Model descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Switch management options and default management mode . . . . . . . . .14
Manage the switch by using the local browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Software requirements for the local browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Supported web browsers for the local browser interface . . . . . . . . . . .15
Navigation tabs, configuration menus, and page menu. . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Configuration and status options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Buttons in the local browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
User-defined fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Context-sensitive help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
About on-network and off-network access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Access the switch on-network and connected to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . 19
Use a Windows-based computer to access the switch on-network . . .20
Use a Mac with Bonjour to access the switch on-network . . . . . . . . . . .22
Use the NETGEAR Insight app to discover the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Use the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool to discover the switch . . . . .24
Discover the switch in a network with a DHCP server using
the Smart Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Discover the switch in a network without a DHCP server
using the Smart Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Use other options to discover the switch IP address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Access the switch on-network when you know the switch IP address .29
Access the switch off-network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Credentials for the local browser interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
NETGEAR Insight and the credentials for the local browser interface .33
Overview of the credentials for access to the local browser interface .34
Register and access the switch with your NETGEAR account . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Change the language of the local browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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
Use the Device View of the local browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Power LED in the Device View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
PoE Max LED in the Device View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44