5. Power on the switch.
The DHCP server assigns the switch an IP address.
6. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection. The computer and the switch must be on
the same Layer 2 network.
7. Open the NSDT.
If the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool icon is in the dock of your Mac or on the
desktop of your Windows-based computer, click or double-click the icon to open
the program.
The initial page displays a menu and a button.
8. From the Choose a connection menu, select the network connection that allows
the NSDT to access the switch.
9. Click the Start Searching button.
The NSDT displays a list of switches that it discovers on the selected network.
For each switch, the tool displays the IP address.
10. To access the device UI of the switch, click the ADMIN PAGE button.
The login page of the device UI opens.
11. Enter the switch password.
The default password is password. The password is case-sensitive.
The HOME page displays.
The right pane (or, depending on the size of your browser window, the middle pane)
shows the IP address that is assigned to the switch.
Tip: You can copy and paste the IP address into a new shortcut or bookmark it for
quick access on your computer or mobile device. However, if you restart the switch,
a dynamic IP address (assigned by a DHCP server) might change the IP address, and
the bookmark might no longer link to the login page for the switch. When you restart
the switch, you must repeat this procedure so that you can discover the new IP
address of the switch in the network and update your bookmark accordingly. You
can also set up a fixed (static) IP address for the switch (see Assign a fixed IP address
to the switch on page 18 ) to make sure that the new bookmark always links to the
login page for the switch, even after you restart the switch.
User Manual
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Install and Access the Switch in
Your Network
Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switches