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Installation Guide

8-Port Easy Mount Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ 
Smart Managed Plus Switch

Model GS408EPP

Package Contents

•  Switch model GS408EPP
•  Power cord (varies by region)
•  Mount
•  Straps for mounting (2)
•  Rack-mounting brackets (2)
•  Screws

1. Register with the NETGEAR Insight App

Use the NETGEAR Insight app to register your switch, activate your warranty, and 
access support.

1.  On your iOS or Android mobile device or tablet, visit the app store, search 

for NETGEAR Insight, and download the latest version of the app. 

2.  Open the NETGEAR Insight app.
3.  If you did not set up a NETGEAR account, tap 

Create NETGEAR Account 

and 

follow the onscreen instructions.

4.  Enter the email address and password for your account and tap 

LOG IN

.

If your mobile device is connected with WiFi to the same network as the 
switch, the switch displays in the list of Insight Manageable Devices.

5.  Either tap the switch in the list, or tap 

+

 in the upper right corner.

If you tapped 

+

, enter the serial number on the bottom of the switch, or scan 

the serial number bar code with the camera on your mobile device or tablet. 
Then tap 

Go

.

6.  Follow the onscreen instructions to add your switch to a network location.

The switch is registered and added to your account.

2. Wall Mount the Switch

Note: 

For more information about mounting the switch on a pole or table leg, 

and about rack mounting the switch, see the hardware installation guide ,which 
you can download from 

https://www.netgear.com/support/

.

1.  Place the mount on the wall and mark the wall where the two mounting holes 

are.

2.  Use the screws to attach the mount to 

the wall.

3.  Tighten the screws to secure the mount.
4.  Align the switch’s mounting holes with 

the mount.

5.  Insert the mount’s locking tab and hook 

into the notches on the switch.

6.  Slide the switch onto the mount.

3. Connect the Switch

The PoE Max LED indicates the status of the PoE budget on the switch:
• 

Off

. Sufficient (more than 7W) of PoE power is available.

• 

Solid yellow

. Less than 7W of PoE power is available.

• 

Blinking yellow

. At least once during the previous two minutes, less than 7W 

of PoE power was available.

Switch

Security cameras

Access points

VoIP phones

Sample Connections

Internet

PoE+

Non-PoE

PoE

Mounting holes on the 
switch rear panel

Mounting holes on the 
switch bottom panel

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