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Contents
Chapter 1 Get Started
Available publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Switch management and discovery overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Options to change the default IP address of the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Discover or change the switch IP address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Discover a switch in a network with a DHCP server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Discover a switch in a network without a DHCP server. . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Use the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool to access the switch . . . . . . .16
Use the NETGEAR Insight mobile app to discover and
register the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Configure a static IP address from a directly connected computer . . .18
About the user interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Requirements for the local browser interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Supported web browsers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Access the local browser interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Navigation tabs, configuration menus, and page menu. . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Configuration and status options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Buttons in the local browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
User-defined fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Change the language of the local browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Use the Device View of the local browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Power LED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Fan LED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Interface naming conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Configure interface settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Context–sensitive help and access to the support website . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Access the user manual online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Register your product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Chapter 2 Configure System Information
View or define system information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
View the temperature sensor information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
View the fan status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
View the power supplies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
View the software versions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
View the system CPU status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Configure the CPU thresholds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
View USB device information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
Configure the IP network settings for management access . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
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