Table 1. Front panel components (Continued)
Description
Number
LED Mode Select button. This button lets you change the information that the port LEDs provide.
The mode can be Link/ACT mode to indicate the Ethernet link status, speed, and activity of the port
or PoE mode to indicate the PoE power and PoE fault status of the port.
For more information, see LEDs on page 13.
6
16 independent 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 PoE+ ports.
For more information, see RJ-45 ports for 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet connectivity on page 15.
7
16 LEDs associated with the 16 Ethernet PoE+ ports. Depending on the position of the LED mode
Select button, the LEDs provide either switching information or PoE information.
For more information, see LEDs on page 13.
8
2 dedicated SFP fiber ports in which you can install GBICs for fiber connections.
For more information, see SFP uplink port for fiber connectivity on page 16.
9
2 LEDs associated with the 2 SFP fiber ports. For each port, the associated LED functions as the
combined link and activity LED.
For more information, see LEDs on page 13.
10
LEDs
This section describes the LEDs on the front panel of the switch.
Table 2. Front panel LEDs
Description
LED
Solid green. The switch is powered on and operating normally. If you changed the
management mode of the switch to NETGEAR Insight, the switch is not yet added to
an Insight managed network or not yet connected to the Insight cloud management
server.
Solid blue. The management mode of the switch is NETGEAR Insight, the switch is
added to an Insight managed network, and the switch is connected to the Insight
cloud management server. You can manage and monitor the switch using the
NETGEAR Insight app or Insight Cloud portal.
Solid yellow. The switch is starting.
Off. Power is not supplied to the switch.
Power LED
Solid yellow. The internal fan failed.
Off. The internal fan is operating normally.
Fan LED
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.
PoE Max LED
Hardware Installation Guide
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Hardware Overview
16-Port Gigabit (Hi-Power) PoE+ Ethernet Smart Managed Pro Switch with 2 SFP Ports
