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Support
Thank you for purchasing this NETGEAR product. You can visit https://www.netgear.com/support/ to register your
product, get help, access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. We recommend that you
use only of
ficial NETGEAR support resources
Compliance and Conformity
For regulatory compliance information including the EU Declaration of Conformity, visit
https://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory/.
See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.
Do not use this device outdoors. If you connect cables or devices that are outdoors to this device, see
http://kb.netgear.com/000057103 for safety and warranty information.
This manual describes how you can configure and monitor the following NETGEAR Insight
managed switches by using their local browser–based management interface:
•8-Port Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ Smart Cloud Switch (64W) with NETGEAR FlexPoE
Power, Model GC108P
•8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Hi-Power PoE+ Smart Cloud Switch (126W) with NETGEAR
FlexPoE Power, Model GC108PP
This chapter contains the following sections:
•Available publications
•Switch management options and default management mode
•Manage the switch by using the local browser interface
•Access the switch
•Credentials for the local browser interface
•Register and access the switch with your NETGEAR account
•Change the management mode of the switch
•Change the language of the local browser interface
•How to configure interface settings
•Use the Device View of the local browser interface
Note: In this manual, we refer to all switch models as the switch. Unless
noted otherwise, all information applies to all switch models. We refer
to the local browser–based management interface as the local
browser interface.
Note: For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the
support website at netgear.com/support.
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Note: Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are automatically
made available through the Insight app and, if selected, pushed
straight from the cloud to the device. If you are not using the
NETGEAR Insight app to manage your device, you can manually
download and install the latest firmware by visiting
netgear.com/support/download/. If the features or behavior of your
product does not match what is described in this manual, you might
need to update your firmware.
Available publications
The following guides are available at netgear.com/support/download/:
•Installation Guide
•Hardware Installation Guide
For information about the NETGEAR Insight app and Insight Cloud portal, visit
netgear.com/insight and netgear.com/support/product/Insight.aspx. For knowledge base
articles about NETGEAR Insight, visit netgear.com/support.
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Switch management options and default
management mode
If you prefer, you can use the switch as a plug-and-play device, so you do not need to set up
a custom configuration. Just connect power, connect to your network and to your other
devices, and you’re done.
Note: The switch is designed for management by NETGEAR Insight:
You can use the NETGEAR Insight app on your mobile device or the
Insight Cloud portal from a web browser on your Windows-based
computer, Mac, or tablet. By default, the local browser interface
management method is disabled. However, if you use NETGEAR
Insight to manage the switch, you can still use a limited menu of the
local browser interface, mostly for switch maintenance tasks.
The switch provides management options that let you discover the switch on the network and
configure, monitor, and control the switch:
•NETGEAR Insight app. Using the NETGEAR Insight app, you can discover the switch
on the network and add the switch to the NETGEAR Insight app so that you can set up
the switch in the network and manage and monitor the switch remotely from your mobile
device.You can choose from four methods to add the switch to the NETGEAR Insight
app: You can scan your network for the switch, scan the QR code or the barcode of the
switch, or add the serial number of the switch. For information about the NETGEAR
Insight app and Insight Cloud portal, visit
netgear.com/support/product/Insight.aspx. For knowledge base articles about
NETGEAR Insight, visit netgear.com/support.
•Insight Cloud portal. Using the NETGEAR Insight Cloud portal, you can set up the
switch in the network, perform advanced remote setup, configuration, and management,
monitor the switch, analyze the switch and network usage, and, if necessary , troubleshoot
the switch and the network. The Insight Cloud portal is available to Insight Premium and
Insight Pro subscribers. A free trial is available for new customers.
•Local browser interface. By default, the management mode of the switch is set to
NETGEAR Insight. With this setting you can manage the switch using the Insight app or
the Insight Cloud portal. For complex tasks such as integrating with an existing network of
devices that are not managed through Insight, and for debugging purposes, you can
change the management mode of the switch to Direct Connect Web-browser Interface
and access the local browser interface. In this mode, you can change the settings of the
specific device, but we recommend that you do not use this mode to change settings that
are Insight manageable because they will not be synchronized with Insight or to the
network location and other devices to which you assigned the switch.
netgear.com/insight and
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Note: Changes to Insight-manageable settings from the local browser interface
might also create conflicts with the rest of the Insight-managed network to
which the device is connected. While you manage the switch with the local
browser interface, you cannot use the Insight app or Insight Cloud portal.
To reenable management of the device remotely or through the cloud, you
can return the management mode to NETGEAR Insight at any time so that
you can manage the switch with the Insight app or Insight Cloud portal.
To use the local browser interface, after you connect the switch to your network, you
must change the management method to Direct Connect Web-browser Interface (see
Change the management mode of the switch on page29).
Manage the switch by using the local
browser interface
This manual describes how to use the local browser interface to manage and monitor the
switch.
For information about using the NETGEAR Insight app and Insight Cloud portal to manage
the switch, visit
knowledge base articles about NETGEAR Insight, visit netgear.com/support.
netgear.com/insight and netgear.com/support/product/Insight.aspx. For
Software requirements for the local browser interface
To access the switch by using a web browser, the browser must meet the following software
requirements:
•HTML version 4.0, or later
•HTTP version 1.1, or later
Supported web browsers for the local browser interface
The following browsers were tested and support the local browser interface. Later browser
versions might function fine but were not tested. The supported web browsers include the
following:
•Microsoft Internet Explorer (IE) version 11
•Microsoft Edge
•Mozilla Firefox versions 59.0.3
•Chrome version 66.0.3359.139
•Safari on Mac OS 10.1.2 (12603.3.8)
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User-defined fields
In the local browser interface, user-defined fields can contain 1 to 159 characters, unless
otherwise noted in the field label on the configuration page. All alphanumeric and special
characters can be used except for the following (unless specifically noted for that feature):
Table 1. Disallowed characters in user-defined fields
CharacterDefinitionCharacterDefinition
\Backslash<Less than
/Forward slash>Greater than
*Asterisk|Pipe
?Question mark
Access the switch
You can access the switch either on-network or off-network:
•On-network and connected to the Internet. When you use the local browser interface,
for easiest access, we recommend that you cable the switch to a network that is
connected to the Internet and that includes a router or DHCP server that assigns IP
addresses, power on the switch, and then use a computer that is connected to the same
network as the switch to connect to the local browser interface. W
on-network.
For more information, see
on page15).
•Off-network and not connected to the Internet.
connected directly only to the computer that you are using to configure it. That is, the
switch is not connected to the network and the Internet. We refer to this setup as
off-network.
Before you can access the full menu of the local browser interface, you must connect the
switch to a network with Internet access at least once so that you can register the switch
with NETGEAR and unlock the full menu.
For more information, see the following sections:
Register and access the switch with your NETGEAR account on page27.
•
•
Access the switch off-network and not connected to the Internet on page 23.
Access the switch on-network and connected to the Internet
You can also configure the switch
e refer to this setup as
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Access the switch on-network and connected to the
Internet
The DHCP client on the switch is enabled by default, allowing a DHCP server on the network
(or router that functions as a DHCP server) to assign an IP address to the switch.
If the switch is connected to a network (referred to as on-network) that is connected to the
Internet, you can use one of the following methods to determine the IP address of the switch
and access the switch over the local browser interface:
•Use the NETGEAR Insight app. See
NETGEAR Insight app and access the switch on-network over the local browser
interface on page 15.
•Use a Windows-based computer. See
switch on-network on page 17.
•Use a Mac with Bonjour. See
on page19.
Y ou can also use other options to determine the IP address that is assigned to the switch and
access the switch on-network. For more information, see the following sections:
•
Use other options to discover the switch IP address on page 21.
•
Access the switch on-network when you know the switch IP address on page 22.
Use a Mac with Bonjour to access the switch on-network
Determine the switch IP address with the
Use a Windows-based computer to access the
Determine the switch IP address with the NETGEAR Insight app and access
the switch on-network over the local browser interface
For the following procedure, the network must provide Internet access, and you use the
NETGEAR Insight app to determine the switch IP address, after which you can access the
local browser interface.
To use the NETGEAR Insight app to determine the switch IP address and access the
switch on-network over the local browser interface:
1. On your iOS or
Insight, download the latest version of the app, and install the app.
2. Connect your mobile device to the WiFi network of the WiFi router or access point to which
the switch is connected.
3. Open the NETGEAR Insight mobile app.
4. If you did not set up a NETGEAR account, tap Create NETGEAR
onscreen instructions.
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Android mobile device, go to the app store, search for NETGEAR
Account and follow the
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5. Enter the email address and password for your account and tap LOG IN.
After you log in to your account, the IP address of the switch displays in the device list.
6. Write down the IP address so that you can use it in Step 11.
7. T ap + in the upper-right corner.
8. Do one of the following:
•Scan the QR code.
•Scan the serial number bar code, and tap Go.
•Type the serial number, and tap Go.
9. Follow the onscreen instructions to add your switch to a network location.
The switch is registered and added to your account.
10. Launch a web browser from your Windows-based computer or Mac.
11. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
The NETGEAR Business page displays.
12. If your browser does not open the NETGEAR Business page but displays a security
message and does not let you proceed, do one of the following:
•Google Chrome. If Google Chrome displays a Your connection is not private
message, click the ADVANCED link. Then, click the Proceed to x.x.x.x (unsafe) link,
in which x.x.x.x represents the IP address of the switch, and install a security
certificate.
•Apple Safari. If Apple Safari displays a This connection is not private message, click
the Show Details button. Then, click the visit this website link. If a warning pop-up
window opens, click the Visit Website button. If another pop-up window opens to let
you confirm changes to your certificate trust settings, enter your Mac user name and
password and click the Update Setting button.
•Mozilla Firefox. If Mozilla Firefox displays a Your connection is not secure message,
click the ADVANCED button. Then, click the Add Exception button. In the pop-up
window that opens, click the Confirm Security Exception button and install a
security certificate.
•Microsoft Internet Explorer. If Microsoft Internet Explorer displays a There is a
problem with this website’s security certificate message, click the Continue to this
website (not recommended) link and install a security certificate.
•Microsoft Edge. If Microsoft Edge displays a There is a problem with this website’s security certificate message or a similar warning, select Details > Go on to the
webpage and install a security certificate.
13. Click the Login button.
The NETGEAR Account Login page displays.
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14. Enter one of the following credentials:
•NETGEAR email address and password. If this is the first time that you log in to the
local browser interface, enter your NETGEAR email address and password (the same
credentials that you entered in
•Device password. If you previously logged in to the local browser interface and entered
your NETGEAR email address and password, enter the device password.
By default, the device password is password.
•Insight network password. If you previously logged in to the local browser interface
and entered your NETGEAR email address and password, and if you already added the
switch to an Insight network, enter the Insight network password.
For information about the credentials, see Credentials for the local browser interface on page26.
15. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays. A limited menu of the local browser interface is
available.
16. Select the Direct Connect Web-browser Interface radio button.
Step5).
An Alert pop-up window opens.
17. Read the text, and click the OK button.
The pop-up window closes.
18. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
The System Information page closes and any current Insight-manageable device settings
are saved to the cloud server.
The NETGEAR Business page displays again.
19. Enter the device password or, if you already added the switch to an Insight network, enter
the Insight network password.
20. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays. The full menu of the local browser interface is
now available.
Use a Windows-based computer to access the switch on-network
For the following procedure, the network must provide Internet access.
T o use a Windows-based computer to determine the switch IP address and access the
switch on-network:
1. Cable the switch to a network with a router or DHCP server that manages IP addresses.
2. Power on the switch.
The DHCP server assigns the switch an IP address.
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3. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired network connection.
4. Open Windows Explorer.
5. Click the Network link.
6. If prompted, enable the Network Discovery feature.
7. Under Network Infrastructure, locate the switch model number.
The model number can be GC108P or GC108PP.
8. Double-click GCmodel (xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx) (where GCmodel is the model number of your
switch and xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx is the MAC address of the switch).
The NETGEAR Business page opens.
9. If your browser does not open the NETGEAR Business page but displays a security
message and does not let you proceed, do one of the following:
•Google Chrome. If Google Chrome displays a Your connection is not private
message, click the ADVANCED link. Then, click the Proceed to x.x.x.x (unsafe) link,
in which x.x.x.x represents the IP address of the switch, and install a security
certificate.
•Apple Safari. If Apple Safari displays a This connection is not private message, click
the Show Details button. Then, click the visit this website link. If a warning pop-up
window opens, click the Visit Website button. If another pop-up window opens to let
you confirm changes to your certificate trust settings, enter your Mac user name and
password and click the Update Setting button.
•Mozilla Firefox. If Mozilla Firefox displays a Your connection is not secure message,
click the ADVANCED button. Then, click the Add Exception button. In the pop-up
window that opens, click the Confirm Security Exception button and install a
security certificate.
•Microsoft Internet Explorer. If Microsoft Internet Explorer displays a There is a
problem with this website’s security certificate message, click the Continue to this
website (not recommended) link and install a security certificate.
•Microsoft Edge. If Microsoft Edge displays a There is a problem with this website’s
security certificate message or a similar warning, select Details > Go on to the
webpage and install a security certificate.
10. Enter one of the following credentials:
•NETGEAR email address and password. If this is the first time that you log in to the
local browser interface, enter your NETGEAR email address and password.
If you did not yet create a NETGEAR account, do the following:
a. Click the Create, button.
b. Create a NETGEAR account.
c. Log in with your NETGEAR email address and password.
•Device password. If you previously logged in to the local browser interface and entered
your NETGEAR email address and password, enter the device password.
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By default, the device password is password.
•Insight network password. If you previously logged in to the local browser interface
and entered your NETGEAR email address and password, and if you already added the
switch to an Insight network, enter the Insight network password.
For information about the credentials, see Credentials for the local browser interface on page26.
11. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays. A limited menu of the local browser interface is
available.
12. Select the Direct Connect Web-browser Interface radio button.
An Alert pop-up window opens.
13. Read the text, and click the OK button.
The pop-up window closes.
14. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
The System Information page closes and any current Insight-manageable device settings
are saved to the cloud server.
The NETGEAR Business page displays again.
15. Enter the device password or, if you already added the switch to an Insight network, enter
the Insight network password.
16. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays. The full menu of the local browser interface is
now available.
Use a Mac with Bonjour to access the switch on-network
If your Mac supports Bonjour, you can use the following procedure. If you Mac does not
support Bonjour, see
For the following procedure, the network must provide Internet access.
To use a Mac and web browser to access the switch that is connected to a network:
1. Cable the switch to a network with a router or DHCP server that manages IP addresses.
2. Power on the switch.
The DHCP server assigns the switch an IP address.
Use other options to discover the switch IP address on page21.
3. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired network connection.
4. Open the Safari browser.
5. Select Safari > Preferences.
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The General page displays.
6. Click the Advanced tab.
The Advanced page displays.
7. Select the Include Bonjour in the Bookmarks Menu check box.
8. Close the Advanced page.
9. Select Bookmarks > Bonjour > GCmodel (xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx) (where GCmodel is the
model number of your switch and xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx is the MAC address of the switch), or
Bookmarks > Bonjour > Webpages GCmodel (xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx) depending on your
Mac OS version.
The NETGEAR Business page opens.
10. If your browser does not open the NETGEAR Business page but displays a security
message and does not let you proceed, do one of the following:
•Google Chrome. If Google Chrome displays a Your connection is not private
message, click the ADVANCED link. Then, click the Proceed to x.x.x.x (unsafe) link,
in which x.x.x.x represents the IP address of the switch, and install a security
certificate.
•Apple Safari. If Apple Safari displays a This connection is not private message, click
the Show Details button. Then, click the visit this website link. If a warning pop-up
window opens, click the Visit Website button. If another pop-up window opens to let
you confirm changes to your certificate trust settings, enter your Mac user name and
password and click the Update Setting button.
•Mozilla Firefox. If Mozilla Firefox displays a Your connection is not secure message,
click the ADVANCED button. Then, click the Add Exception button. In the pop-up
window that opens, click the Confirm Security Exception button and install a
security certificate.
•Microsoft Internet Explorer. If Microsoft Internet Explorer displays a There is a
problem with this website’s security certificate message, click the Continue to this
website (not recommended) link and install a security certificate.
•Microsoft Edge. If Microsoft Edge displays a There is a problem with this website’s
security certificate message or a similar warning, select Details > Go on to the
webpage and install a security certificate.
11. Enter one of the following credentials:
•NETGEAR email address and password. If this is the first time that you log in to the
local browser interface, enter your NETGEAR email address and password.
If you did not yet create a NETGEAR account, do the following:
a. Click the Create, button.
b. Create a NETGEAR account.
c. Log in with your NETGEAR email address and password.
•Device password. If you previously logged in to the local browser interface and entered
your NETGEAR email address and password, enter the device password.
By default, the device password is password.
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•Insight network password. If you previously logged in to the local browser interface
and entered your NETGEAR email address and password, and if you already added the
switch to an Insight network, enter the Insight network password.
For information about the credentials, see Credentials for the local browser interface on page26.
12. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays. A limited menu of the local browser interface is
available.
13. Select the Direct Connect Web-browser Interface radio button.
An Alert pop-up window opens.
14. Read the text, and click the OK button.
The pop-up window closes.
15. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
The System Information page closes and any current Insight-manageable device settings
are saved to the cloud server.
The NETGEAR Business page displays again.
16. Enter the device password or, if you already added the switch to an Insight network, enter
the Insight network password.
17. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays. The full menu of the local browser interface is
now available.
Use other options to discover the switch IP address
For easiest access, we recommend that you cable the switch to a network with a router or
DHCP server that assigns IP addresses, power on the switch, and then use a computer that
is connected to the same network as the switch.
If the switch is on-network, you can use one of the following options to determine the switch
IP address:
•Access the DHCP server. You can access the DHCP server (or router that functions as
a DHCP server) in your network and view the IP address that is assigned to the switch.
For more information, see the documentation for your DHCP server (or router).
•IP scanner utility. IP scanner utilities are available free of charge on the Internet. An IP
scanner utility lets you discover the IP address that is assigned to the switch.
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Access the switch on-network when you know the switch IP address
If the switch is on-network and you know the switch IP address, you can access the local
browser interface.
For the following procedure, the network must provide Internet access.
To access the switch on-network when you know the switch IP address:
1. Launch a web browser.
2. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
The NETGEAR Business page displays.
3. If your browser does not open the NETGEAR Business page but displays a security
message and does not let you proceed, do one of the following:
•Google Chrome. If Google Chrome displays a Your connection is not private
message, click the ADVANCED link. Then, click the Proceed to x.x.x.x (unsafe) link,
in which x.x.x.x represents the IP address of the switch, and install a security
certificate.
•Apple Safari. If Apple Safari displays a This connection is not private message, click
the Show Details button. Then, click the visit this website link. If a warning pop-up
window opens, click the Visit Website button. If another pop-up window opens to let
you confirm changes to your certificate trust settings, enter your Mac user name and
password and click the Update Setting button.
•Mozilla Firefox. If Mozilla Firefox displays a Your connection is not secure message,
click the ADVANCED button. Then, click the Add Exception button. In the pop-up
window that opens, click the Confirm Security Exception button and install a
security certificate.
•Microsoft Internet Explorer. If Microsoft Internet Explorer displays a There is a
problem with this website’s security certificate message, click the Continue to this
website (not recommended) link and install a security certificate.
•Microsoft Edge. If Microsoft Edge displays a There is a problem with this website’s
security certificate message or a similar warning, select Details > Go on to the
webpage and install a security certificate.
4. Enter one of the following credentials:
•NETGEAR email address and password. If this is the first time that you log in to the
local browser interface, enter your NETGEAR email address and password.
If you did not yet create a NETGEAR account, do the following:
a. Click the Create, button.
b. Create a NETGEAR account.
c. Log in with your NETGEAR email address and password.
•Device password. If you previously logged in to the local browser interface and entered
your NETGEAR email address and password, enter the device password.
By default, the device password is password.
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•Insight network password. If you previously logged in to the local browser interface
and entered your NETGEAR email address and password, and if you already added the
switch to an Insight network, enter the Insight network password.
For information about the credentials, see Credentials for the local browser interface on page26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays. A limited menu of the local browser interface is
available.
6. Select the Direct Connect Web-browser Interface radio button.
An Alert pop-up window opens.
7. Read the text, and click the OK button.
The pop-up window closes.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
The System Information page closes and any current Insight-manageable device settings
are saved to the cloud server.
The NETGEAR Business page displays again.
9. Enter the device password or, if you already added the switch to an Insight network, enter
the Insight network password.
10. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays. The full menu of the local browser interface is
now available.
Access the switch off-network and not connected to the
Internet
Note: Before you can access the full menu of the local browser interface, you
must connect the switch to a network with Internet access at least once
so that you can register the switch with NETGEAR and unlock the full
menu. For more information, see
your NETGEAR account on page 27.
Register and access the switch with
The default IP address of the switch is 192.168.0.239. The IP address of the computer that
you use to access the switch off-network must in the same subnet as the default IP address
of the switch.
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To access the switch off-network and not connected to the Internet after you
registered the switch with NETGEAR:
1. Record your computer’s TCP/IP configuration settings, and change the IP settings of
your computer to be in the same subnet as the IP settings of the switch.
If the DHCP client of the switch is enabled and you remove the switch from the network
with the DHCP server, the IP address reverts to the default IP address of 192.168.0.239
with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
Note: If you already disabled the DHCP client and assigned a static IP
address to the switch, change the IP settings of your computer to be in
the same subnet as the static IP address.
For more information about changing the IP settings on your computer, see one of the
following knowledge base articles at the NETGEAR website:
•Windows-based computer. See the following article:
(The Mac article is written for an access point but is also valid for a switch.)
2. Plug the switch into a power outlet and then connect your computer to the switch using an
Ethernet cable.
You can connect the Ethernet cable to any Ethernet port on the switch.
3. Open a web browser, and enter http://192.168.0.239.
This is the default IP address of the switch.
The NETGEAR Business page displays.
4. If your browser does not open the NETGEAR Business page but displays a security
message and does not let you proceed, do one of the following:
•Google Chrome. If Google Chrome displays a Your connection is not private
message, click the ADVANCED link. Then, click the Proceed to x.x.x.x (unsafe) link,
in which x.x.x.x represents the IP address of the switch, and install a security
certificate.
•Apple Safari. If Apple Safari displays a This connection is not private message, click
the Show Details button. Then, click the visit this website link. If a warning pop-up
window opens, click the Visit Website button. If another pop-up window opens to let
you confirm changes to your certificate trust settings, enter your Mac user name and
password and click the Update Setting button.
•Mozilla Firefox. If Mozilla Firefox displays a Your connection is not secure message,
click the ADVANCED button. Then, click the Add Exception button. In the pop-up
window that opens, click the Confirm Security Exception button and install a
security certificate.
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•Microsoft Internet Explorer. If Microsoft Internet Explorer displays a There is a
problem with this website’s security certificate message, click the Continue to this
website (not recommended) link and install a security certificate.
•Microsoft Edge. If Microsoft Edge displays a There is a problem with this website’s security certificate message or a similar warning, select Details > Go on to the
webpage and install a security certificate.
5. Enter the device password.By default, the device password is password.
6. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays. A limited menu of the local browser interface is
available.
7. Select the Direct Connect Web-browser Interface radio button.
An Alert pop-up window opens.
8. Read the text, and click the OK button.
The pop-up window closes.
9. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
The System Information page closes.
The NETGEAR Business page displays again.
10. Enter the device password.
By default, the device password is password.
11. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays. The full menu of the local browser interface is
now available and you can configure the switch.
12. After you complete the configuration of the switch, reconfigure the computer that you used
for this process to its original TCP/IP settings.
You can now connect your switch to your network using an Ethernet cable.
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Credentials for the local browser interface
The information in this section applies to accessing the switch local browser interface in
either management mode. That is, it does not apply to accessing the NETGEAR Insight app
and Cloud portal.
Note: Until you register and access the switch with your NETGEAR account,
you can access only a limited menu of the local browser interface.
This limitation applies to either management mode.
We recommend that you register and access the switch with your NETGEAR account (see
Register and access the switch with your NETGEAR account on page27). After you do so,
you can access the local browser interface with the device password, or if you previously
already added the switch to an Insight network, with the Insight network password (for more
information, see below). That is, you no longer need to use your NETGEAR account
credentials to access the local browser interface.
NETGEAR Insight can affect how you access the switch local browser interface. If you use
the NETGEAR Insight app to discover the switch in your physical network and add the switch
to an Insight network location (this process is referred to as claiming), the switch is
automatically registered to your NETGEAR account. After you add the switch to an Insight
network location, the Insight network password replaces the switch device password. To
access the local browser interface, you must enter the Insight network password.
For
information about how the Insight network password functions, visit
netgear.com/support/product/Insight.aspx. For knowledge base articles about NETGEAR
Insight, visit netgear.com/support.
However, if you use the NETGEAR Insight app to discover the IP address of the switch in
your physical network but do not claim the switch by adding it to an Insight network location,
the switch is registered only after you access the switch local browser interface with your
NETGEAR account. After you do so, you can access the local browser interface with the
device password.
The following table lists the essential credential options for access to the local browser
interface.
Table 2. Credentials for access to the local browser interface
Management modeRegisteredAdded to an
Insight network
Default mode:
NETGEAR Insight Mobile
App and Insight Cloud
Portal (Cloud/Remote)
NoN/ADevice passwordLimited menu
YesNoDevice passwordLimited menu
YesYesInsight network passwordLimited menu
CredentialsLocal browser
interface menu
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Table 2. Credentials for access to the local browser interface (continued)
Management modeRegisteredAdded to an
Insight network
Direct Connect
Web-browser Interface
(Local LAN Only)
Note: For greater security, we recommend that you change the device
password (by default, password). For more information, see
the device password for the local browser interface on page263.
NoN/ADevice passwordLimited menu
YesNoDevice passwordFull menu
YesYesInsight network passwordFull menu
CredentialsLocal browser
interface menu
Change
Register and access the switch with your
NETGEAR account
You only need to register and access the switch local browser interface once with your
NETGEAR account. After you do so, you can access the local browser interface with the
device password, or if you previously added the switch to an Insight network, with the Insight
network password.
For initial registration and access with your NETGEAR account, the switch must be
connected to the Internet so that it can communicate with a NETGEAR server.
If you do not own a free NETGEAR account, you can create one during the registration
process.
To register and access the switch online over the local browser interface with your
NETGEAR account:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
For information about finding the IP address of the switch, see Access the switch
on-network and connected to the Internet on page 15.
The NETGEAR Business page displays.
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4. If your browser does not open the NETGEAR Business page but displays a security
message and does not let you proceed, do one of the following:
•Google Chrome. If Google Chrome displays a Your connection is not private
message, click the ADVANCED link. Then, click the Proceed to x.x.x.x (unsafe) link,
in which x.x.x.x represents the IP address of the switch, and install a security
certificate.
•Apple Safari. If Apple Safari displays a This connection is not private message, click
the Show Details button. Then, click the visit this website link. If a warning pop-up
window opens, click the Visit Website button. If another pop-up window opens to let
you confirm changes to your certificate trust settings, enter your Mac user name and
password and click the Update Setting button.
•Mozilla Firefox. If Mozilla Firefox displays a Your connection is not secure message,
click the ADVANCED button. Then, click the Add Exception button. In the pop-up
window that opens, click the Confirm Security Exception button and install a
security certificate.
•Microsoft Internet Explorer. If Microsoft Internet Explorer displays a There is a
problem with this website’s security certificate message, click the Continue to this
website (not recommended) link and install a security certificate.
•Microsoft Edge. If Microsoft Edge displays a There is a problem with this website’s
security certificate message or a similar warning, select Details > Go on to the
webpage and install a security certificate.
5. Enter your NETGEAR email address and password.
If you did not yet create a NETGEAR account, do the following:
a. Click the Create, button.
b. Create a NETGEAR account.
c. Log in with your NETGEAR email address and password.
For information about the credentials, see Credentials for the local browser interface on
page 26.
6. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays. A limited menu of the local browser interface is
available.
To view the full menu of the local browser interface, do the following:
a. Select the Direct Connect Web-browser Interface radio button.
An Alert pop-up window opens.
b. Read the text, and click the OK button.
The pop-up window closes.
c. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
The System Information page closes.
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The NETGEAR Business page displays again.
d. Enter the device password.
By default, the device password is password.
e. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays. The full menu of the local browser interface is
now available.
Change the management mode of the
switch
By default, the management mode on the switch is NETGEAR Insight Mobile App and Insight
Cloud Portal. With this setting you can manage the switch using the Insight app or the Insight
Cloud portal.
If you want to manage the switch over the local browser interface, the first time that you log in
to the local browser interface, you must change the management mode to Direct Connect
Web-browser Interface (which is the same as the local browser interface). You can also
change the management mode back to NETGEAR Insight Mobile App and Insight Cloud
Portal, which also reenables support for the Insight Cloud portal.
Note the following about changing the management mode:
•Changing to Direct Connect Web-browser Interface. The NETGEAR Insight app
management mode becomes disabled and the current Insight-manageable device
settings are saved to the cloud server. Any changes that you make using the Direct
Connect Web-browser Interface management mode are not saved to the cloud server.
•Changing back to NETGEAR Insight Mobile App and Insight Cloud Portal. If you
previously added the switch to a network location on the Insight app, all
Insight-manageable device settings are returned to the last configuration saved on the
cloud server, including the switch password (that is, the password is reset to the Insight
network password).
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Change the management mode to Direct Connect
Web-browser Interface
Note: If you already accessed the local browser interface and changed the
management mode to Direct Connect Web-browser Interface, you
can skip this section.
To change the management mode of the switch to Direct Connect Web-browser
Interface:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
For information about finding the IP address of the switch, see Access the switch on
page 14.
The NETGEAR Business page displays.
If you did not yet register the switch with your NETGEAR account, see Register and
access the switch with your NETGEAR account on page27.
4. Enter one of the following passwords:
•After registration, enter the device password.By default, the device password is password.
•If you previously added the switch to an Insight network, enter the Insight network
password.
For information about the credentials, see Credentials for the local browser interface on page26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select the Direct Connect Web-browser Interface radio button.
An Alert pop-up window opens.
7. Read the text, and click the OK button.
The pop-up window closes.
8. Click the Apply button.
Another pop-up window opens.
9. Click the OK button.
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