User Manual
Insight Managed 8-Port Gigabit
(Hi-Power)
with
NETGEAR FlexPoE Power
Models
GC108P
GC108PP
PoE+ Smart Cloud Switch
July 2019
202-11958-01
NETGEAR, Inc.
350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134, USA
Insight Managed 8-Port Gigabit (Hi-Power) PoE+ Smart Cloud Switch with NETGEAR FlexPoE Power
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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.
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Revision History
Publication
Part Number
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Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Available publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Switch management options and default management mode . . . . . . . . .12
Manage the switch by using the local browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Software requirements for the local browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Supported web browsers for the local browser interface. . . . . . . . . . . .13
User-defined fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Access the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Access the switch on-network and connected to the Internet. . . . . . . .15
Access the switch off-network and not connected to the Internet . . . .23
Credentials for the local browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Register and access the switch with your NETGEAR account . . . . . . . . . . .27
Change the management mode of the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Change the management mode to Direct Connect
Web-browser Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Change the management mode back to NETGEAR Insight
Mobile App and Insight Cloud Portal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31
Change the language of the local browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
How to configure interface settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Use the Device View of the local browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Chapter 2 Configure System Information
View or define system information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
View the temperature sensor information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
View the software versions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
View the switch CPU status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
Configure the CPU thresholds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Configure the IP network settings for management access . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Configure the IPv4 network and VLAN settings for the
local browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Configure the IPv6 network settings for the local browser
interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
View the IPv6 network neighbors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Configure the time settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Configure the time settings manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
Configure the time settings with SNTP and configure the
global SNTP settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
View the SNTP global status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
Configure an SNTP server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
Configure daylight saving time settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
View the daylight saving time status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Manage the denial of service settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Configure Auto-DoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65
Configure protection for different types of denial of service attacks . .66
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Configure the DNS settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Configure the global DNS settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68
Configure and view host name-to-IP address information. . . . . . . . . . .70
Configure green Ethernet settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Configure the global green Ethernet settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73
Configure the green Ethernet interface settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .74
Manage the Bonjour settings and view Bonjour information . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Manage the Bonjour settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
View Bonjour information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77
Control the LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78
Use the Device View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Configure Power over Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Configure SNMP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Configure the SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 communities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Configure SNMPv1 and SNMP2 trap settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Configure SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 trap flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .85
View the supported MIBs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86
Configure SNMPv3 users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Configure Link Layer Discovery Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Configure the LLDP global settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .89
Configure the LLDP port settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90
View the LLDP-MED network policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Configure the LLDP-MED port settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93
View the local LLDP information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
View the LLDP neighbors information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97
Configure DHCP snooping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Set up Power over Ethernet timer schedules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108
Chapter 3 Configure Switching
Configure the port settings and maximum frame size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Configure link aggregation groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Configure LAG settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Configure LAG membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Set the LACP system priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Set the LACP port priority settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Configure VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .118
Manage the basic VLAN settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Configure VLAN membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
View the VLAN status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Configure the PVID settings for an interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Configure a MAC-based VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Configure protocol-based VLAN groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Configure protocol-based VLAN Group membership . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Configure a voice VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Configure the GARP switch settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Configure GARP ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Configure Auto-VoIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
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Configure the Auto-VoIP global and protocol-based port settings . 137
Configure Auto-VoIP OUI-based properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Configure OUI-based port settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Manage the OUI table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Display the Auto-VoIP status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Configure Spanning Tree Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .144
Spanning Tree Protocol overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Configure the STP settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Configure the CST settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Configure the CST port Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
View the CST port status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
View Rapid STP information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Manage the MST settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Configure MST port settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
View the STP statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Configure multicast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .161
View, search, or clear the MFDB table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
View the MFDB statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Configure the auto-video settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Configure IGMP snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Configure an IGMP snooping querier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Configure MLD snooping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Configure multicast VLAN registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .191
Configure the global MVR settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Configure an MVR group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Configure an MVR interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Configure the MVR group membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
View MVR statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
View, search, and configure the MAC address table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .198
View and search the MAC address table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Set the dynamic address aging interval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Add a static MAC address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Remove a static MAC address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Configure Layer 2 loop protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .202
Configure global Layer 2 loop protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Configure Layer 2 loop protection on a port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Chapter 4 Configuring Routing
How the switch handles routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Enable the routing mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .208
View the IP statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .209
Configure routing VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .212
Configure VLAN routing with the VLAN Routing Wizard . . . . . . . . . . 213
Manually manage routing VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Configure router discovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Configure routes and view routes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Delete routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Configure ARP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .222
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View entries in the ARP cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Create a static ARP entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Configure the global ARP settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Remove ARP entries from the ARP cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Chapter 5 Configure Quality of Service
Quality of Service concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Manage Class of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
CoS configuration concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Configure the global CoS settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Configure the CoS settings for an Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Configure CoS queue settings for an interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Map 802.1p priorities to queues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Map DSCP values to queues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Manage Differentiated Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .238
Overview of how you can define DiffServ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Configure the DiffServ settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Configure the global DiffServ mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Configure a DiffServ class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Configure the DiffServ IPv6 class settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Configure a DiffServ policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Configure the DiffServ service interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
View DiffServ service statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
Chapter 6 Manage Switch Security
Change the device password for the
local browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Manage the RADIUS settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .264
Configure the global RADIUS server settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Configure a RADIUS authentication server on the switch. . . . . . . . . . 266
Configure a RADIUS accounting server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Configure TACACS+ settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .273
Configure the global TACACS+ settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
Configure a TACACS+ server on the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Modify the settings for a TACACS+ server on the switch . . . . . . . . . . 276
Remove a TACACS+ server from the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Configure authentication lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Configure the HTTP authentication list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Configure the HTTPS authentication list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 279
Configure the dot1x authentication list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Configure management access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .282
Configure HTTP settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Configure HTTPS settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Manage certificates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Control access with profiles and rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .288
Add an access profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Add a rule to an access rule profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 290
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Activate the access profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Display the access profile summary and the number of
filtered packets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Deactivate an access profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
Remove an access profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Configure port authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .295
Configure global 802.1X settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Manage port authentication for individual ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
View the port summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
View the client summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Set up traffic control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305
Manage MAC filtering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
View the MAC filter summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Configure storm control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Configure port security. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Configure protected ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Configure a private VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Configure access control lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .321
Use the ACL Wizard to create a simple ACL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Configure a MAC ACL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Configure MAC ACL rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Configure MAC bindings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
View or delete MAC ACL bindings in the MAC binding table . . . . . . 338
Configure a basic or extended IPv4 ACL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339
Configure rules for a basic IPv4 ACL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 343
Configure rules for an extended IPv4 ACL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
Configure an IPv6 ACL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Configure rules for an IPv6 ACL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Configure IP ACL interface bindings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
View or delete IP ACL bindings in the IP ACL binding table . . . . . . . 368
Configure VLAN ACL bindings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Chapter 7 Perform Maintenance Tasks
Reboot the switch from the local browser interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Reset the switch to its factory default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .374
Export a file from the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .376
Export a file to a TFTP server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 376
Use an HTTP session to export a file. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
Update the software or download a file to the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Use an HTTP session to update the software image or
download a file to the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Use a TFTP server to update the software image or
download a file to the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381
Manage software images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .383
Copy an image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
Configure dual image settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
View the dual image status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 386
Perform troubleshooting tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .387
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Ping an IPv4 address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Ping an IPv6 address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389
Send an IPv4 traceroute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 391
Send an IPv6 traceroute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Enable remote diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Chapter 8 Manage Power over Ethernet
PoE concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Device class power requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .397
Power allocation and power budget concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .398
Activate the new PoE budget for an
optional or replacement power adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400
Configure the global PoE settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Manage and view the PoE+ port configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .403
Reset PoE+ ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Set up PoE timer schedules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .408
Create a PoE timer schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 408
Specify the settings for an absolute PoE timer schedule . . . . . . . . . . 409
Specify the settings for a recurring PoE timer schedule . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Change the settings for a recurring PoE timer schedule entry . . . . . 412
Delete a PoE timer schedule entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
Delete a PoE timer schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Chapter 9 Monitor the Switch
Monitor the switch and the ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
View or clear the switch statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 417
View the port statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 419
Reset counters for all interfaces on the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Reset counters for a specific interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
View or clear the detailed port statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
View or clear the EAP statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 428
Test the cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .430
Configure and the view the logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .431
Manage the memory log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Manage the flash log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
Manage the server log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 435
View or clear the trap logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Configure port mirroring. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .440
Appendix A Configuration Examples
Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444
VLAN configuration examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
Access control lists (ACLs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .446
MAC ACL sample configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 446
Standard IP ACL sample configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 447
Differentiated Services (DiffServ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .448
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DiffServ traffic classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 449
DiffServ example configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
802.1X access control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .452
802.1X example configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol (MSTP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .455
MSTP example configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456
VLAN routing interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .458
Appendix B Switch Default Settings and Hardware Specifications
Switch default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461
Hardware technical specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
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1Getting Started
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 page 29).
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
Character Definition Character Definition
\ 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 page 15).
• 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 page 27.
•
•
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 page 19.
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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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
page 26.
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.
Step 5).
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
page 26.
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 page 21.
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
page 26.
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
page 26.
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:
https://kb.netgear.com/27476/How-to-set-a-static-IP-address-in-Windows
• Mac. See the following article:
https://kb.netgear.com/000037250/Setting-a-static-IP-address-on-your-network-a
dapter-in-Mac-OS-for-direct-access-to-an-access-point
(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 page 27). 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 mode Registered Added to an
Insight network
Default mode:
NETGEAR Insight Mobile
App and Insight Cloud
Portal (Cloud/Remote)
No N/A Device password Limited menu
Yes No Device password Limited menu
Yes Yes Insight network password Limited menu
Credentials Local browser
interface menu
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Table 2. Credentials for access to the local browser interface (continued)
Management mode Registered Added 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 page 263.
No N/A Device password Limited menu
Yes No Device password Full menu
Yes Yes Insight network password Full menu
Credentials Local 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 page 27.
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
page 26.
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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The pop-up window closes, the System Information page closes, and your settings are
saved. Any current Insight-manageable device settings are saved to the cloud server.
The NETGEAR Business page displays.
10. Log in again.
The System Information page displays and the full menu of the local browser interface is
now available.
Change the management mode back to NETGEAR Insight Mobile App and Insight Cloud Portal
To change the management mode of the switch back to NETGEAR Insight Mobile App
and Insight Cloud Portal:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select the NETGEAR Insight Mobile App and Insight Cloud Portal 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.
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Another pop-up window opens.
9. Click the OK button.
The pop-up window closes, the System Information page closes, and your settings are
saved.
The NETGEAR Business page displays. (You can close the page.)
The switch connects to the cloud server. 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).
Change the language of the local browser interface
By default, the language is set to Auto. You can set the language to a specific one.
To change the language of the local 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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
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6. At the top of the page, to the left of Welcome, select a language from the language menu.
A confirmation pop-up window opens.
7. Click the OK button.
You are logged out. The language of the local browser interface is set to the language
that you selected.
8. T
o continue configuring the switch, log in again.
How to configure interface settings
The switch supports physical and logical interfaces. Interfaces are identified by their type and
the interface number. For all models, the physical ports include eight Gigabit Ethernet ports
and two SFP fiber ports. The ports are numbered on the front panel. You configure the logical
interfaces by using the software.
The following table describes the naming convention for all interfaces available on the switch.
Table 3. Naming conventions for interfaces
Interface Description Example
Physical The physical ports include gigabit ports and are numbered
sequentially starting from 1 using the following format: gY
g is for a 1G port and Y is the port number.
Link aggregation
group (LAG)
CPU management
interface
LAG interfaces are logical interfaces that are used only for bridging
functions.
This is the internal switch interface responsible for the switch base
MAC address.
the MAC Address Table.
This interface is not configurable and is always listed in
.
g1, g2, g8
l1, l2, l4
CPU
For some features you can apply the same settings simultaneously to any of the following:
• A single port
• Multiple ports
• All ports
• A single LAG
• Multiple LAGs
• All LAGs
• Multiple ports and LAGs
• All ports and LAGs
Many of the pages that allow you to configure or view interface settings include links to
display all ports, all LAGs, or all ports and LAGs on the page.
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Use these links as follows:
• To display all ports, click the 1 link. The LAGs are not displayed.
• To display all LAGs, click the LAGS link. The ports are not displayed.
• To display all ports and LAGs, click the All link.
The procedures in this section describe how to select the ports and LAGs to configure. The
procedures assume that you are already logged in to the switch. If you do not know how to
log in to the switch, see
Access the switch on page 14.
To configure a single port or LAG:
1. Click the All link to display the all ports and LAGs.
2. Do one of the following:
a. In the Go To Interface field, type the port number and click the Go button.
For example, type g4 for a port or type l3 for a LAG. For more information, see Table 3
on page 33.
The check box for the interface is selected, the row for the selected interface is
highlighted, and the interface number displays in the heading row.
b. Select the check box for the port or LAG.
The row for the selected interface is highlighted, and the interface number displays in
the heading row.
3. Configure the desired settings.
4. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
To configure multiple ports and LAGs:
1. Click the All link to display all ports and LAGs.
2. Select the check box next to each port and LAG to configure.
The row for each selected interface is highlighted.
3. Configure the desired settings.
4. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
To configure all ports and LAGs:
1. Click the All link to display all ports and LAGs.
2. Select the check box in the table header.
The check boxes for all ports and LAGs are selected and the rows for all ports and LAGs
are highlighted.
3. Configure the desired settings.
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4. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Use the Device View of the local browser interface
The Device View page in the local-only mode browser interface displays the ports and
system LEDs on the switch. This graphic provides an alternate way to navigate to
configuration and monitoring options. The graphic also provides information about device
ports, current configuration and status, tables, feature components, and LED status.
To use the Device View:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired network connection, 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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Device View.
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The previous figure shows the Device View page for model GC108PP.
The color of the port itself and the port LEDs indicate the status that is described in the
following table.
Port or port LED Color and description
Port color The port color indicates the port link status:
• Green.
• Black. No link is present.
Left port LED The color indicates the connection, speed, and traffic status:
• Off.
• Blinking green.
maximum speed
• Blinking amber.
its maximum speed.
The port is linked up.
The port is not connected. This is the default state.
The port operating, transmitting traffic, or receiving traffic at its
The port operating, transmitting traffic, or receiving traffic below
Right port LED The color indicates the port PoE status:
• Off. The
• Solid green.
• Solid amber.
port is not delivering PoE power.
The port is delivering PoE power.
A PoE fault occurred.
The system LEDs indicate the status that is described in the following table.
System LED Color and description
Power/Cloud LED The color indicates the cloud connection status:
• Solid green.
connected to the cloud server or a standalone switch that you can manage
through the local browser interface.
• Solid blue.
managed by the NETGEAR Insight app or Insight Cloud portal.
PoE Max LED The color indicates the system PoE budget status:
• Off. Suf
• Solid amber. Less than 7W of PoE power is available.
The switch is either an Insight discovered switch that is not yet
The switch is connected to the cloud server and is set up to be
ficient (more than 7W of) PoE power is available.
7. To see a menu that displays statistics and configuration options, right-click on a port.
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The previous figure shows the Device View page for model GC108PP.
8. T
o display the main menu that contains the same options as the navigation menu at the top
of the page, right-click the graphic without clicking a specific port.
The previous figure shows the Device View page for model GC108PP.
9. T
o return to the Device View page, select System > Device View from the System
Information page.
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2Configure System Information
This chapter covers the following topics:
• View or define system information
• Configure the IP network settings for management access
• Configure the time settings
• Manage the denial of service settings
• Configure the DNS settings
• Configure green Ethernet settings
• Manage the Bonjour settings and view Bonjour information
• Control the LEDs
• Use the Device View
• Configure Power over Ethernet
• Configure SNMP
• Configure Link Layer Discovery Protocol
• Configure DHCP snooping
• Set up Power over Ethernet timer schedules
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View or define system information
Note: When the management mode is NETGEAR Insight Mobile App and
Insight Cloud Portal (Cloud/Remote), which means that the local browser
interface provides a limited menu only, you can still perform this task.
When you log in, the System Information page displays. You can configure and view general
device information.
To view or define system information:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired network connection, 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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
The top of the page displays the Application Information section.
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6. Define the following fields:
• System Name. Enter the name to identify this switch.
You can use up to 255
alphanumeric characters.
• System Location. Enter the location of this switch.
You can use up to 255
alphanumeric characters.
• System Contact. Enter the contact person for this switch.
You can use up to 255
alphanumeric characters.
7. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
The following table describes the status information that the System Information page
displays.
Table 4. System Information
Field Description
Product Name The product name of this switch.
Serial Number The serial number of the switch.
System Object OID The SNMP object identifier (OID) of the switch.
Date & Time The current date and time.
System Up Time The time in days, hours, and minutes since the last switch reboot.
Base MAC Address Universally assigned hardware address of the switch.
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View the temperature sensor information
Note: When the management mode is NETGEAR Insight Mobile App and
Insight Cloud Portal (Cloud/Remote), which means that the local browser
interface provides a limited menu only, you can still perform this task.
You can view the current temperature of the temperature sensors. The temperature is instant
and can be updated with the latest information about the switch when you click the Refresh
button.
hardware.
To view temperature information:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
The maximum temperature of the temperature sensors depends on the actual
You can use a WiFi or wired network connection, or connect directly to a switch that is
f-network using an Ethernet cable.
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2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser
For information about finding the IP address of the switch, see
page 14.
The NETGEAR Business page displays.
If you did not yet register the switch with your NETGEAR account, see
access the switch with your NETGEAR account on page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Scroll down to the
Temperature Sensors section.
, enter the IP address of the switch.
Access the switch on
Register and
Credentials for the local browser interface on
7. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button.
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The following table describes the nonconfigurable Temperature Sensors information.
Table 5. Temperature Sensors information
Field Description
Sensor The temperature sensor for the switch.
Description The description of the temperature sensor.
Temp (C) The temperature of the switch in degrees Centigrade.
State The switch temperature state.
Max Temp (C) The maximum temperature value of CPU. If the switch exceeds this limit, it
shuts down.
View the software versions
Note: When the management mode is NETGEAR Insight Mobile App and
Insight Cloud Portal (Cloud/Remote), which means that the local browser
interface provides a limited menu only, you can still perform this task.
You can view the software versions that are running on the switch.
o view the software versions:
T
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired network connection, or connect directly to a switch that is
of
f-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser
For information about finding the IP address of the switch, see
, enter the IP address of the switch.
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 page 27.
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.
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For information about the credentials, see Credentials for the local browser interface on
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Scroll down to the V
ersions section.
7. To refresh the page, click the Refresh button.
The following table describes the nonconfigurable information displayed in the Versions
section of the System Information page.
Table 6. Versions information
Field Description
Model Name The model name of the switch.
Boot Version The version of the bootloader software of the switch.
Software Version The version number of the code currently running on the switch.
View the switch CPU status
You can monitor the CPU, memory resources, and utilization patterns across various
intervals to assess the performance, load, and stability parameters.
To view the switch CPU status:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired network connection, or connect directly to a switch that is
f-network using an Ethernet cable.
of
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
page 14.
The NETGEAR Business page displays.
If you did not yet register the switch with your NETGEAR account, see
access the switch with your NETGEAR account on page 27.
4. Enter one of the following passwords:
• After registration, enter the device password.
By default, the device password is password.
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• 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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > System CPU Status > System CPU Status.
The CPU Utilization section shows the memory information, task-related information, and
percentage of CPU utilization per task.
The following table describes CPU Memory Status information.
Table 7. CPU Memory Status information
Field Description
Total System Memory The total memory of the switch in KBytes.
Available Memory The available memory space for the switch in KBytes.
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Configure the CPU thresholds
The CPU utilization threshold notification feature allows you to configure thresholds that,
when exceeded, trigger a notification. The notification occurs through SNMP trap and syslog
messages.
To configure the CPU thresholds:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > System CPU Status > CPU Threshold.
The CPU Threshold page displays.
7. Specify the thresholds:
• Rising Threshold. Notification is generated when the total CPU utilization exceeds
this threshold value over the configured time period. The range is 1 to 100.
• Rising Interval. This utilization monitoring time period can be configured from 5 to
86400 seconds in multiples of 5 seconds.
• Falling Threshold. Notification is triggered when the total CPU utilization falls below
this level for a configured period of time.
The falling utilization threshold must be equal to or less than the rising threshold
value. The falling utilization threshold notification is sent only if a rising threshold
notification was sent previously. Configuring the falling utilization threshold and time
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period is optional. If the Falling CPU utilization parameters are not configured, the
parameters automatically get the same values as the Rising CPU utilization
parameters. The range is 1 to 100.
• Falling Interval. The utilization monitoring time period can be configured from 5
seconds to 86400 seconds in multiples of 5 seconds.
• Free Memory Threshold. The free memory threshold value for the CPU in KB.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Configure the IP network settings for management access
You can configure network information for the local browser interface, which is the logical
interface used for in-band connectivity with the switch through any of the switch’s front-panel
ports. The settings associated with the local browser interface do not affect the configuration
of the front panel ports through which traffic is switched or routed.
Configure the IPv4 network and VLAN settings for the local browser interface
You can configure the IPv4 network information for the local browser interface, which is the
logical interface used for in-band connectivity with the switch through any of the switch’s
front-panel ports. You can also specify the management VLAN ID.
The following requirements apply to the management VLAN:
• Only one management VLAN can be active at a time.
• When a new management VLAN is configured, connectivity through the existing
management VLAN is lost.
• You must reconnect the management computer to the port in the new management
VLAN.
To configure the IPv4 network and VLAN settings for the local 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.
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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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > IP Configuration.
The IP Configuration page displays.
7. Select a radio button to specify how the network information for the switch management
interface must be configured:
• Static IP Address. Specifies that the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway
must be manually configured. Enter this information in the fields below this radio
button.
• Dynamic IP Address (BOOTP). Specifies that the switch must obtain the IP address
through a BootP server.
• Dynamic IP Address (DHCP). Specifies that the switch must obtain the IP address
through a DHCP server. This is the default setting. By default, the DHCP client is
enabled.
8. If you select the Static IP Address radio button, configure the following network information:
• IP Address. The IP address of the network interface. The default is 192.168.0.239.
Each part of the IP address must start with a number other than zero. For example, IP
addresses 001.100.192.6 and 192.001.10.3 are not valid.
• Subnet Mask. The IP subnet mask for the interface. The default value is
255.255.255.0.
• Default Gateway. The default gateway for the IP interface. The default value is
192.168.0.254.
9. If you do not want to use the default management VLAN (1), specify the VLAN ID for the
management VLAN in the Management VLAN ID field.
The management VLAN is used to establish an IP connection to the switch from a
computer that is connected to a port in the same VLAN. If not specified, the active
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management VLAN ID is 1 (default), which allows an IP connection to be established
through any port.
When the management VLAN is set to a different value, an IP connection can be made
only through a port that is part of the management VLAN. Also, the port VLAN ID (PVID)
of the port to be connected in that management VLAN must be the same as the
management VLAN ID.
Note: Make sure that the VLAN that you want to assign as the management
VLAN exists. Also make sure that the PVID of at least one port in the
VLAN is the same as the management VLAN ID. For information about
creating VLANs and configuring the PVID for a port, see
VLANs on page 118.
10. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Configure
Configure the IPv6 network settings for the local browser interface
You can configure IPv6 network information for the local browser interface, which is the
logical interface used for in-band connectivity with the switch through any of the switch’s
front-panel ports.
To access the switch over an IPv6 network, you must initially configure the switch with IPv6
information (an IPv6 prefix, prefix length, and default gateway). You can configure IPv6 using
one of the following options:
• IPv6 auto-configuration
• DHCPv6
When in-band connectivity is established, IPv6 information can be changed using
SNMP-based management or web-based management.
To configure the IPv6 network settings for the local 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.
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If you did not yet register the switch with your NETGEAR account, see Register and
access the switch with your NETGEAR account on page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > IPv6 Network Configuration.
The IPv6 Network Global Configuration page displays.
7. Ensure that the Admin Mode Enable radio button is selected.
8. Determine how the switch acquires an IPv6 address:
• IPv6 Address Auto Configuration Mode. When this mode is enabled, the network
interface can acquire an IPv6 address through IPv6 Neighbor Discovery Protocol
(NDP) and through the use of router advertisement messages. When this mode is
disabled, the network interface does not use the native IPv6 address
autoconfiguration feature to acquire an IPv6 address. Autoconfiguration can be
enabled only when DHCPv6 is not enabled on any of the management interfaces.
• DHCPv6. Next to Current Network Configuration Protocol, select the DHCPv6 radio
button to enable the DHCPv6 client on the interface. The switch attempts to acquire
network information from a DHCPv6 server. Selecting the None radio button disables
the DHCPv6 client on the network interface. When DHCPv6 is enabled, the DHCPv6
Client DUID field displays the client identifier used by the DHCPv6 client (if enabled)
when sending messages to the DHCPv6 server.
9. In the IPv6 Gateway field, specify the IPv6 address for the default gateway for the network
interface.
The gateway address is in IPv6 global or link-local address format.
10. To configure one or more static IPv6 addresses for the network interface, do the following:
a. In the IPv6 Prefix/Prefix Length field, specify the static IPv6 prefix and prefix to the
IPv6 network interface.
The address is in the global address format.
b. In the EUI64 menu, select True to enable the Extended Universal Identifier (EUI)
flag for IPv6 address, or select False to omit the EUI flag.
c. Click the Add button.
11. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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View the IPv6 network neighbors
You can view information about the IPv6 neighbors that the switch discovers through the
Neighbor Discovery Protocol (NDP).
To view the IPv6 neighbors:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > IPv6 Network Neighbor.
The IPv6 Network Interface Neighbor Table page displays.
7. Click the Refresh button to update the page with the latest information about the neighbors.
The following table describes the information the IPv6 Network Neighbor page displays about
each IPv6 neighbor that the switch discovered.
Table 8. IPv6 network interface neighbor table information
Field Description
IPv6 address The IPv6 address of a neighbor switch visible to the network interface.
MAC address The MAC address of a neighbor switch.
IsRtr • true (1). The neighbor machine is a router.
• false (2). The neighbor machine is not a router.
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Table 8. IPv6 network interface neighbor table information (continued)
Field Description
Neighbor State The state of the neighboring switch:
• reachable (1). The neighbor is reachable from the switch.
• stale (2). Information about the neighbor is scheduled for deletion.
• delay (3). No information was received from the neighbor during the
delay period.
• probe (4). The switch is attempting to probe the neighbor.
• unknown (5). Unknown status.
Last Updated The last time that the neighbor information was updated.
Configure the time settings
The switch supports the Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP). As its name suggests, it is a
less complicated version of Network Time Protocol, which is a system for synchronizing the
clocks of networked computer systems, primarily when data transfer is handled through the
Internet. You can also set the system time manually.
Configure the time settings manually
You can view and adjust date and time settings.
To configure the time setting manually:
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 page 27.
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.
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For information about the credentials, see Credentials for the local browser interface on
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > Time > Time Configuration.
The Time Configuration page displays.
7. Select the Clock Source Local radio button.
8. In the Date field, specify the current date by entering the month, day, and year
(MM/DD/YYYY).
9. In the Time field, specify the current time by entering in hours, minutes, and seconds
(HH:MM:SS).
Note: If you do not enter a date and time, the switch calculates the date and
time using the CPU’s clock cycle.
10. In the Time Zone Name field, specify the acronym for a time zone.
You can also specify the number of hours and number of minutes that the time zone is
different from the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The time zone can affect the
display of the current system time. The default value is UTC.
Note: When using SNTP/NTP time servers to update the switch’s clock, the
time data received from the server is based on the UTC, which is the
same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). This might not be the time
zone in which the switch is located.
11. In the Offset Hours field, specify the number of hours that the time zone is different from the
UTC.
For more information see the description for Time Zone Name in Step 10. The allowed
range is –12 to 13. The default value is 0.
12. In the Offset Minutes field, specify the number of minutes that the time zone is different
from UTC.
For more information see the description for Time Zone Name in Step 10. The allowed
range is 0 to 59. The default value is 0.
13. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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Configure the time settings with SNTP and configure the global SNTP settings
To configure the time by using SNTP and configure the global SNTP settings:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > Time > Time Configuration.
The Time Configuration page displays.
7. Select the Clock Source SNTP radio button.
8. Next to Client Mode, select the mode of operation of the SNTP client:
• Unicast. SNTP operates in a point-to-point fashion. A unicast client sends a request
to a designated server at its unicast address and expects a reply from which it can
determine the time and, optionally, the round-trip delay and local clock offset relative
to the server.
• Broadcast. SNTP operates in the same manner as multicast mode but uses a local
broadcast address instead of a multicast address. The broadcast address provides a
single-subnet scope while a multicast address provides an Internet-wide scope.
The default value is Unicast.
9. In the Port field, specify the local UDP port that the SNTP client receives server packets on.
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The allowed range is 1025 to 65535 and 123. The default value is 123. When the default
value is configured, the actual client port value used in SNTP packets is assigned by the
switch.
10. In the Unicast Poll Interval field, specify the number of seconds between unicast poll
requests expressed as a power of 2. The allowed range is 6 to 10. The default value is 6.
11. In the Broadcast Poll Interval field, specify the number of seconds between broadcast poll
requests expressed as a power of 2.
Broadcasts received prior to the expiry of this interval are discarded. The allowed range is
6 to 10. The default value is 6.
12. In the Unicast Poll Timeout field, specify the number of seconds to wait for an SNTP
response to a unicast poll request.
The allowed range is 1 to 30. The default value is 5.
13. In the Unicast Poll Retry field, specify the number of times to retry a unicast poll request to
an SNTP server after the first time-out before the switch attempts to use the next configured
server.
The allowed range is 0 to 10. The default value is 1.
14. In the Time Configuration section (above the SNTP Global Configuration section),
configure the following settings:
a. In the Time Zone Name field, specify the acronym for a time zone.
You can also specify the number of hours and number of minutes that the time zone
is different from the Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The time zone can affect the
display of the current system time. The default value is UTC.
Note: When using SNTP/NTP time servers to update the switch’s clock, the
time data received from the server is based on the UTC, which is the
same as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). This might not be the time
zone in which the switch is located.
b. In the Offset Hours field, specify the number of hours that the time zone is different
from the UTC.
For more information see the description for Time Zone Name in Step a. The allowed
range is –12 to 13. The default value is 0.
c. In the Offset Minutes field, specify the number of minutes that the time zone is
different from UTC.
For more information see the description for Time Zone Name in Step a. The allowed
range is 0 to 59. The default value is 0.
15. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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View the SNTP global status
When you select the SNTP option as the clock source, the SNTP global status is displayed
below the SNTP Global Configuration section of the page. The SNTP Global Status table
displays information about the system’s SNTP client.
To view SNTP global status:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > Time > Time Configuration.
The Time Configuration page displays.
7. Make sure that the Clock Source SNTP radio button is selected.
The SNTP Global Status section displays below the SNTP Global Configuration section.
8. Click the Refresh button to update the page with the latest information about the switch.
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The following table displays the nonconfigurable SNTP Global Status information.
Table 9. SNTP Global Status information
Field Description
Version The SNTP version that the client supports.
Supported mode The SNTP modes that the client supports. Multiple modes can be supported by
a client.
Last Update Time The local date and time (UTC) that the SNTP client last updated the system
clock.
Last Attempt Time The local date and time (UTC) of the last SNTP request or receipt of an
unsolicited message.
Last Attempt Status The status of the last SNTP request or unsolicited message for both unicast
and broadcast modes. If no message was received from a server
Other is displayed. These values are appropriate for all operational modes.
• Other.
• Success.
• Request Timed Out.
• Bad Date Encoded.
• Version Not Supported. The
• Server Unsynchronized.
• Server Kiss Of Death.
The status of the last request is unknown.
The SNTP operation was successful and the system time was
updated.
After an SNTP request was sent to an SNTP server,
the response timer expired before a response from the server was
received.
The time provided by the SNTP server is not valid.
SNTP version supported by the server is
not compatible with the version supported by the client.
The SNTP server is not synchronized with its
peers. This is indicated by the leap indicator field in the SNTP message.
The SNTP server indicated that no further queries
were to be sent to this server. This is indicated by a stratum field equal to
0 in a message received from a server.
, a status of
Server IP Address The IP address of the server for the last received valid packet. If no message
was received from any server
Address Type The address type of the SNTP server address for the last received valid
packet.
Server Stratum The claimed stratum of the server for the last received valid packet.
Reference Clock Id The reference clock identifier of the server for the last received valid packet.
Server Mode The mode of the server for the last received valid packet.
Unicast Server Max Entries The maximum number of unicast server entries that can be configured on this
client.
Unicast Server Current Entries The number of current valid unicast server entries configured for this client.
Broadcast Count The number of unsolicited broadcast SNTP messages that were received and
processed by the SNTP client since the last reboot.
, an empty string is shown.
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Configure an SNTP server
SNTP assures accurate network device clock time synchronization up to the millisecond.
Time synchronization is performed by a network SNTP server. The switch operates only as
an SNTP client and cannot provide time services to other systems.
Time sources are established by strata. Strata define the accuracy of the reference clock.
The higher the stratum (where zero is the highest), the more accurate the clock. The device
receives time from Stratum 1 and above since it is itself a Stratum 2 device.
The following is an example of strata:
• Stratum 0. A real-time clock is used as the time source, for example, a GPS system.
• Stratum 1. A server that is directly linked to a Stratum 0 time source is used. Stratum 1
time servers provide primary network time standards.
• Stratum 2. The time source is distanced from the Stratum 1 server over a network path.
For example, a Stratum 2 server receives the time over a network link, through NTP, from
a Stratum 1 server.
Information received from SNTP servers is evaluated based on the time level and server
type.
SNTP time definitions are assessed and determined by the following time levels:
•T1. Time that the original request was sent by the client.
•T2. Time that the original request was received by the server.
•T3. Time that the server sent a reply.
•T4. Time that the client received the server's reply.
The device can poll unicast server types for the server time.
Polling for unicast information is used for polling a server for which the IP address is known.
SNTP servers that were configured on the device are the only ones that are polled for
synchronization information. T1 through T4 are used to determine server time. This is the
preferred method for synchronizing device time because it is the most secure method. If this
method is selected, SNTP information is accepted only from SNTP servers defined on the
device using the SNTP Server Configuration page.
The device retrieves synchronization information, either by actively requesting information or
at every poll interval.
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Add an SNTP server
By default, certain SNTP servers are predefined on the switch.
To add an SNTP server:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > Time > SNTP Server Configuration.
The SNTP Server Configuration page displays.
7. From the Server Type menu, select the type of SNTP address to enter in the address field.
The address can be either an IP address (IPv4, IPv6) or a host name (DNS). The default
value is IPv4.
8. In the Address field, specify the IP address or the host name of the SNTP server.
This is a text string of up to 64 characters, containing the encoded unicast IP address or
host name of an SNTP server. Unicast SNTP requests are sent to this address. If this
address is a DNS host name, then that host name is resolved into an IP address each
time an SNTP request is sent to it.
9. If the UDP port on the SNTP server to which SNTP requests are sent is not the standard
port (123), specify the port number in the Port field.
The valid range is 1 to 65535. The default value is 123.
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10. In Priority field, specify the priority order which to query the servers.
The SNTP client on the device continues sending SNTP requests to different servers until
a successful response is received, or all servers are exhausted.
The priority indicates the
order in which to query the servers. The request is sent to an SNTP server with a priority
value of 1 first, then to a server with a priority value of 2, and so on. If any servers are
assigned the same priority, the SNTP client contacts the servers in the order that they
appear in the table. The valid range is 1 to 3. The default value is 1.
11. In the V
ersion field, specify the NTP version running on the server.
The range is 1 to 4. The default value is 4.
12. Click the Add button.
The SNTP server entry is added.
The SNTP Server Status table displays status information about the SNTP servers
configured on your switch.
Table 10. SNTP Server Status information
Field Description
Address All the existing server addresses. If no server configuration exists, a message stating
that no SNTP server exists displays on the page.
Last Update Time The local date and time (UTC) that the response from the server was used to update the
system clock.
Last Attempt Time The local date and time (UTC) that the SNTP server was last queried.
Last Attempt Status The status of the last SNTP request or unsolicited message for both unicast and
broadcast modes. If no message was received from a server
displayed. These values are appropriate for all operational modes:
• Other.
received.
• Success.
• Request Timed Out.
response timer expired before a response from the server was received.
• Bad Date Encoded. The
• Version Not Supported.
compatible with the version supported by the client.
• Server Unsynchronized.
is indicated by the leap indicator field on the SNTP message.
The status of the last request is unknown, or no SNTP responses were
The SNTP operation was successful and the system time was updated.
After an SNTP request was sent to an SNTP server, the
time provided by the SNTP server is not valid.
The SNTP version supported by the server is not
The SNTP server is not synchronized with its peers. This
, a status of Other is
Requests The number of SNTP requests made to the server since the last reboot.
Failed Requests The number of failed SNTP requests made to the server since the last reboot.
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Change the settings for an existing SNTP server
To change the settings for an existing SNTP server:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > Time > SNTP Server Configuration.
The SNTP Server Configuration page displays.
7. Select the check box next to the configured server.
8. Specify new values in the available fields.
9. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Remove an SNTP Server
To remove an SNTP server:
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.
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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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > Time > SNTP Server Configuration.
The SNTP Server Configuration page displays.
7. Select the check box next to the server.
8. Click the Delete button.
The server is removed from the switch configuration.
Configure daylight saving time settings
You can configure settings for summer time, which is also known as daylight saving time.
Used in some countries around the world, summer time is the practice of temporarily
advancing clocks during the summer months. Typically clocks are adjusted forward one or
more hours near the start of spring and are adjusted backward in autumn.
To configure the daylight saving time settings:
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.
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If you did not yet register the switch with your NETGEAR account, see Register and
access the switch with your NETGEAR account on page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > Time > DayLight Saving Configuration.
The DayLight Saving (DST) Configuration page displays.
7. Select a Daylight Saving (DST) radio button:
• Disable. Disable daylight saving time.
• Recurring. Daylight saving time occurs at the same time every year. The start and
end times and dates for the time shift must be manually configured.
• Recurring EU. The system clock uses the standard recurring summer time settings
used in countries in the European Union. When this option is selected, the rest of the
applicable fields on the page are automatically populated and cannot be edited.
• Recurring USA. The system clock uses the standard recurring daylight saving time
settings used in the United States. When this option is selected, the rest of the
applicable fields on the page are automatically populated and cannot be edited.
• Nonrecurring. Daylight saving time settings are in effect only between the start date
and end date of the specified year. When this option is selected, the summer time
settings do not repeat on an annual basis.
8. Configure the settings for the selected daylight saving method by doing the following:
• If you select the DayLight Saving (DST) Recurring, Recurring EU, or Recurring
USA radio button, configure the settings that are shown in the following table.
Field Description
Begins At These fields are used to configure the start values of the date and time.
• Week. Configure the start week.
• Day. Configure the start day.
• Month. Configure the start month.
• Hours. Configure the start hour.
• Minutes. Configure the start minutes.
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Field Description
Ends At These fields are used to configure the end values of date and time.
• Week. Configure the end week.
• Day. Configure the end day
• Month. Configure the end month.
• Hours. Configure the end hour
• Minutes. Configure the end minutes.
Offset Configure recurring offset in minutes. The valid range is 1–1440 minutes.
Zone Configure the time zone.
.
.
• If you select the DayLight Saving (DST) Nonrecurring radio button, configure the
settings that are shown in the following table.
Field Description
Begins At These fields are used to configure the start values of the date and time.
• Month. Configure the start month.
• Date. Configure the start date.
• Year. Configure the start year
• Hours. Configure the start hour
• Minutes. Configure the start minutes.
.
.
Ends At These fields are used to configure the end values of date and time.
• Month. Configure the end month.
• Date. Configure the end date.
• Year. Configure the end year
• Hours. Configure the end hour
• Minutes. Configure the end minutes.
Offset Specify the number of minutes to shift the summer time from the standard time. The
valid range is 1–1440 minutes.
Zone Specify the acronym associated with the time zone when summer time is in effect.
This field is not validated against an of
9. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
.
.
ficial list of time zone acronyms.
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View the daylight saving time status
The Daylight Saving (DST) Status section shows information about the summer time settings
and whether the time shift for summer time is currently in effect.
To view the daylight saving time status:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > Time > DayLight Saving Configuration.
The DayLight Saving (DST) Configuration page displays.
7. Click the Refresh button to update the page with the latest information about the switch.
The following table displays the nonconfigurable daylight saving status information.
Table 11. Daylight Saving (DST) Status information
Field Description
Daylight Saving (DST) The Daylight Saving value, which is one of the following:
• Disable
• Recurring
• Recurring EU
• Recurring USA
• Nonrecurring
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Table 11. Daylight Saving (DST) Status information (continued)
Field Description
Begins At The start date of daylight saving time. This field is not displayed when
daylight saving time is disabled.
Ends At The end date of daylight saving time. This field is not displayed when
daylight saving time is disabled.
Offset (in Minutes) The offset value in minutes.This field is not displayed when daylight saving
time is disabled.
Zone The zone acronym. This field is not displayed when daylight saving time is
disabled.
Daylight Saving (DST) in Effect Indicates whether daylight saving time is in effect.
Manage the denial of service settings
You can configure the denial of service (DoS) settings for the switch. The switch provides
support for classifying and blocking specific types of DoS attacks.
Configure Auto-DoS
You can automatically enable all the DoS features available on the switch, except for the L4
Port attack. For information about the types of DoS attacks the switch can monitor and block,
see
Configure protection for different types of denial of service attacks on page 66.
To enable the Auto-DoS feature:
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 page 27.
4. Enter one of the following passwords:
• After registration, enter the device password.
By default, the device password is password.
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• 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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > Denial of Service > Auto-DoS Configuration.
The Auto-DoS Configuration page displays.
7. Select the Auto-DoS Mode Enable radio button.
When an attack is detected, a warning message is logged to the buffered log and is sent
to the syslog server. At the same time, the port is shut down and can be enabled only
manually by the admin user.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Configure protection for different types of denial of service attacks
You can select which types of DoS attacks the switch monitors and blocks.
To configure individual DoS settings:
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 page 27.
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.
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For information about the credentials, see Credentials for the local browser interface on
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > Denial of Service > Denial of Service Configuration.
The Denial of Service Configuration page displays.
7. Select the types of DoS attacks for the switch to monitor and block and configure any
associated values:
• Denial of Service Min TCP Header Size. Specify the minimum TCP header size
allowed. If you select the Denial of Service TCP Fragment radio button, the switch
drops the first TCP fragment with a TCP payload packet for which the minimum TCP
header size is larger than the IP payload length minus the IP header size. The range
for the minimum TCP header size is from 0 to 31. The default value is 20.
• Denial of Service Max ICMP Packet Size. Specify the maximum ICMPv4 packet
size allowed. If ICMPv4 DoS prevention or ICMPv6 DoS prevention is enabled, the
switch drops ICMPv4 or ICMPv6 ping packets with a size greater than the configured
value. The range is from 0 to 16376. The default value is 512.
• Denial of Service ICMPv4. Enabling ICMPv4 DoS prevention causes the switch to
drop ICMPv4 packets with a type set to ECHO_REQ (ping) and a size greater than
the configured ICMPv4 packet size.
• Denial of Service ICMPv6. Enabling ICMPv6 DoS prevention causes the switch to
drop ICMPv6 packets with a type set to ECHO_REQ (ping) and a size greater than
the configured ICMPv6 packet size.
• Denial of Service Ping of Death. Enabling Ping of Death DoS prevention causes the
switch to drop ICMP ping packets that are larger than 65535 bytes.
• Denial of Service IPv6 Fragment. Enabling IPv6 Fragment DoS prevention causes
the switch to drop IPv6 packets that contain a fragment header with the more flag set
to 1 and for which the payload length less than 1240.
• Denial of Service ICMP Fragment. Enabling ICMP Fragment DoS prevention
causes the switch to drop ICMP fragmented packets.
• Denial of Service Smurf. Enabling Smurf DoS prevention causes the switch to drop
broadcast ICMP echo request packet.
• Denial of Service SIP=DIP. Enabling SIP=DIP DoS prevention causes the switch to
drop packets with a source IP address equal to the destination IP address.
• Denial of Service SMAC=DMAC. Enabling SMAC=DMAC DoS prevention causes
the switch to drop packets with a source MAC address equal to the destination MAC
address.
• Denial of Service TCP FIN&URG&PSH. Enabling TCP FIN & URG & PSH DoS
prevention causes the switch to drop packets with TCP flags FIN, URG, and PSH set
and the TCP sequence number equal to 0.
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• Denial of Service TCP Flag&Sequence. Enabling TCP Flag DoS prevention causes
the switch to drop packets with TCP control flags set to 0 and the TCP sequence
number set to 0.
• Denial of Service TCP Fragment. Enabling TCP Fragment DoS prevention causes
the switch to drop packets with a TCP payload for which the IP payload length minus
the IP header size is less than the minimum allowed TCP header size.
• Denial of Service TCP Offset. Enabling TCP Offset DoS prevention causes the
switch to drop packets with a TCP header offset set to 1.
• Denial of Service TCP Port. Enabling TCP Port DoS prevention causes the switch to
drop packets for which the TCP source port is equal to the TCP destination port.
• Denial of Service TCP Source Port. Enabling TCP Source Port DoS prevention
causes the switch to drop packets for which the TCP source port number is lower than
1024.
• Denial of Service TCP SYN&FIN. Enabling TCP SYN & FIN DoS prevention causes
the switch to drop packets with TCP flags SYN and FIN set.
• Denial of Service TCP SYN&RST. Enabling TCP SYN & RST DoS prevention
causes the switch to drop packets with TCP flags SYN and RST set.
• Denial of Service UDP Port. Enabling UDP Port DoS prevention causes the switch
to drop packets for which the UDP source port is equal to the UDP destination port.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Configure the DNS settings
You can configure information about DNS servers that the network uses and how the switch
operates as a DNS client.
Configure the global DNS settings
You can configure global DNS settings and DNS server information.
To configure the global DNS settings:
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.
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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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > DNS > DNS Configuration.
The DNS Configuration page displays.
7. Select the Disable or Enable radio button to specify whether to disable or enable the
administrative status of the DNS client.
• Enable. Allow the switch to send DNS queries to a DNS server to resolve a DNS
domain name. The DNS is enabled by default.
• Disable. Prevent the switch from sending DNS queries.
8. In the DNS Default Name field, enter the default DNS domain name to include in DNS
queries.
When the system is performing a lookup on an unqualified host name, this field is
provides the domain name (for example, if default domain name is netgear.com and the
user enters test, then test is changed to test.netgear.com to resolve the name). The name
must not be longer than 255 characters.
9. In the DNS Server field, specify the IPv4 address to which the switch sends DNS queries.
10. Click the Add button.
The server is added to the list. You can specify up to eight DNS servers. The Preference
field displays the server preference order. The preference is set in the order in which
preferences were entered.
11. To remove a DNS server from the list, select its check box and click the Delete button.
If you click the Delete button without selecting a DNS server, all the DNS servers are
deleted.
12. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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The following table displays DNS Server Configuration information.
Table 12. DNS Server Configuration information
Field Description
ID The identification of the DNS Server.
Preference Shows the preference of the DNS server. The preferences are determined
by the order in which they were entered.
Configure and view host name-to-IP address information
You can manually map host names to IP addresses or view dynamic host mappings.
Add a static entry to the dynamic host mapping table
To add a static entry to the local dynamic host mapping table:
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 of
f-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser
For information about finding the IP address of the switch, see
, enter the IP address of the switch.
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > DNS > Host Configuration.
The Host Configuration page displays.
7. In the Host Name (1 to 255 characters) field, specify the static host name to add.
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Its length cannot exceed 255 characters and it is a required field.
8. In the IPv4/IPv6 Address field, enter the IP address to associate with the host name.
9. Click the Add button.
The entry is added to the Dynamic Host Mapping table.
Remove an entry from the dynamic host mapping table
To remove an entry from the dynamic host mapping table:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > DNS > Host Configuration.
The DNS Host Configuration page displays.
7. Select the check box next to the entry to remove.
8. Click the Delete button.
The the entry is removed.
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Change the host name or IP address in an entry of the dynamic host mapping
table and view all entries
To change the host name or IP address in an entry of the dynamic host mapping table
and view all entries:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > DNS > Host Configuration.
The DNS Host Configuration page display.
7. Select the check box next to the entry to update.
8. Enter the new information in the appropriate field.
9. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
10. To clear all the dynamic host name entries from the list, click the Clear button.
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The dynamic host mapping table shows host name-to-IP address entries that the switch
learned. The following table describes the dynamic host fields.
Table 13. Dynamic Host Mapping information
Field Description
Host Lists the host name that you assign to the specified IP address.
Total Time since the dynamic entry was first added to the table.
Elapsed Time since the dynamic entry was last updated.
Type The type of the dynamic entry.
IPv4/IPv6 Address Lists the IP address that is associated with the host name.
Configure green Ethernet settings
You can configure the green Ethernet features to reduce power consumption.
Configure the global green Ethernet settings
You can configure the global green Ethernet settings.
To configure the global green Ethernet settings:
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 of
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser
For information about finding the IP address of the switch, see
page 14.
The NETGEAR Business page displays.
If you did not yet register the switch with your NETGEAR account, see
access the switch with your NETGEAR account on page 27.
4. Enter one of the following passwords:
• After registration, enter the device password.
By default, the device password is password.
f-network using an Ethernet cable.
, enter the IP address of the switch.
Access the switch on
Register and
• If you previously added the switch to an Insight network, enter the Insight network
password.
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For information about the credentials, see Credentials for the local browser interface on
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > Green Ethernet > Green Ethernet Configuration.
The Green Ethernet Configuration page displays.
7. Select the Auto Power Down Mode Disable or Enable radio button.
By default, this mode is disabled. When a port link is down, the underlying physical layer
goes down for a short period and then checks for port link pulses again so that
autonegotiation remains possible. In this way, the switch saves power when no link
partner is present for the port.
8. Select the EEE Mode Disable or Enable radio button.
By default, this mode is disabled. Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) combines the MAC with
a family of physical layers that support operation in a low power mode. It is defined by the
IEEE 802.3az standard. Lower power mode enables both the send and receive sides of
the link to disable some functionality for power savings when lightly loaded. Transition to
low power mode does not change the link status. Frames in transit are not dropped or
corrupted in transition to and from low power mode. Transition time is transparent to
upper layer protocols and applications.
9. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Configure the green Ethernet interface settings
You can configure per-interface green Ethernet settings.
To configure the green Ethernet interface settings:
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 page 27.
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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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > Green Ethernet > Green Ethernet Interface
Configuration.
The Green Ethernet Interface Configuration page displays.
7. Select one or more interfaces by taking one of the following actions:
• To configure a single interface, select the check box associated with the port, or type
the port number in the Go To Interface field and click the Go button.
• To configure multiple interfaces with the same settings, select the check box
associated with each interface.
• To configure all interfaces with the same settings, select the check box in the table
header.
8. From the Auto Power Down Mode menu, select Enable or Disable.
By default, this mode is disabled for the port. When a port link is down, the underlying
physical layer goes down for a short period and then checks for port link pulses again so
that auto-negotiation remains possible. In this way, the switch saves power when no link
partner is present for the port.
9. From the EEE mode menu, select Enable or Disable.
By default, this mode is disabled for the port. Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) combines
the MAC with a family of physical layers that support operation in a low power mode. It is
defined by the IEEE 802.3az standard. Lower power mode enables both the send and
receive sides of the link to disable some functionality for power savings when the load is
light. Transition to low power mode does not change the link status. Frames in transit are
not dropped or corrupted in transition to and from low power mode. Transition time is
transparent to upper layer protocols and applications.
10. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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Manage the Bonjour settings and view Bonjour information
A Mac OS device that supports Bonjour can discover the switch in the network so that you
can find the switch IP address and log in to the local browser interface of the switch. Bonjour
is enabled by default on the switch. You can disable Bonjour for security reasons.
Manage the Bonjour settings
To manage the Bonjour settings:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > Bonjour > Bonjour Configuration.
The Bonjour Global Configuration page displays.
7. Select one of the following radio buttons:
• Disable. Bonjour is disabled.
• Enable. Bonjour is enabled. This is the default setting.
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8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
View Bonjour information
To view Bonjour information:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Management > Bonjour > Bonjour Details.
The Bonjour Information page displays. The page also shows the Published Services
section.
The Bonjour Information section shows whether Bonjour is enabled on the switch.
The following table describes the nonconfigurable fields.
Table 14. Published Services information
Field Description
Service Name The Bonjour service names in the switch.
Type The Bonjour service type names in the switch.
Domain The Bonjour service domain in the switch.
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Table 14. Published Services information (continued)
Field Description
Port The Bonjour service port number.
TXT data The Bonjour service text.
Control the LEDs
Note: When the management mode is NETGEAR Insight Mobile App and
Insight Cloud Portal (Cloud/Remote), which means that the local browser
interface provides a limited menu only, you can still perform this task.
You can turn the system LEDs and port LEDs on the switch on and off. By default, a port LED
lights when you connect a powered-on device to the port. When the switch functions with its
LEDs off, we refer to it as Quiet mode.
To control the LEDs:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
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6. Select System > Management > LED Control.
7. Select the Port LEDs On or Off radio button.
By default, the On radio button is selected and the port LEDs are enabled. If you select
the Off radio button, the port LEDs are disabled.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Use the Device View
For information about the device view, see Use the Device View of the local browser
interface on page 35.
Configure Power over Ethernet
For information about Power over Ethernet (PoE), see Chapter 8, Manage Power over
Ethernet.
Configure SNMP
You can configure SNMP settings for SNMPv1/v2 and SNMPv3. The switch software
supports the configuration of SNMP groups and users that can manage traps that the SNMP
agent generates.
The switch uses both standard public MIBs for standard functionality and private MIBs that
support additional switch functionality. All private MIBs begin with a hyphen (-) prefix. The
main object for interface configuration is in -SWITCHING-MIB, which is a private MIB. Some
interface configurations also involve objects in the public MIB, IF-MIB.
Configure the SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 communities
Only the communities that you define can access to the switch using the SNMP V1 and
SNMP V2 protocols. Only those communities with read/write level access can be used to
change the configuration using SNMP.
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Add an SNMP community:
To add an SNMP community:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > SNMP > SNMP V1/V2 > Community Configuration.
The Community Configuration page displays.
7. In the Management Station IP field, specify the IP address of the management station.
8. In the Management Station IP Mask field, specify the subnet mask to associate with the
management station IP address.
Together, the management station IP address and the management station IP mask
denote a range of IP addresses from which SNMP clients can use that community to
access this device. If either the management station IP address or management station
IP mask value is 0.0.0.0, access is allowed from any IP address. Otherwise, every client’s
address is ANDed with the mask, as is the management station IP address. If the values
are equal, access is allowed.
For example, if the management station IP address and management station IP mask
settings are 192.168.1.0/255.255.255.0, any client with an IP address in the range from
192.168.1.0 to 192.168.1.255 (inclusive) is allowed access. To allow access from only
one station, use a management station IP mask value of 255.255.255.255, and use that
computer’s IP address as the client address.
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9. In the Community String field, specify a community name.
10. From the Access Mode menu, select the access level for this community, which is either
ReadOnly or ReadWrite.
11. From the Status menu, select to enable or disable the community.
If you select Enable, the community name must be unique among all valid community
names or the set requests are rejected. If you select Disable, the community name
becomes invalid.
12. Click the Add button.
The selected community is added.
Modify an existing SNMP community
To modify an existing SNMP community:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > SNMP > SNMP V1/V2 > Community Configuration.
The Community Configuration page displays.
7. Select the check box next to the community.
8. Update the desired fields.
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9. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Delete an SNMP community
To delete an SNMP community:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > SNMP > SNMP V1/V2 > Community Configuration.
The Community Configuration page displays.
7. Select the check box next to the community to remove.
8. Click the Delete button.
The community is removed.
Configure SNMPv1 and SNMP2 trap settings
You can configure settings for each SNMPv1 or SNMPv2 management host that must
receive notifications about traps generated by the device. The SNMP management host is
also known as the SNMP trap receiver.
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Add an SNMP trap receiver
To add an SNMP trap receiver:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > SNMP > SNMP V1/V2 > Trap Configuration.
The Trap Configuration page displays.
7. In the Recipients IP field, enter the IPv4 address at which the SNMP traps from the switch
must be received.
8. From the Version menu, select the trap version to be used by the SNMP trap receiver.
• SNMPv1. The switch uses SNMPv1 to send traps to the receiver. The default setting
is SNMPv1.
• SNMPv2. The switch uses SNMPv2 to send traps to the receiver.
9. In the Community String field, specify the name of the SNMP community that includes
the SNMP management host and the SNMP agent on the device.
This name can be up to 16 characters and is case-sensitive.
10. From the Status menu, select Enable to send traps to the receiver or select Disable to
prevent the switch from sending traps to the receiver.
11. Click the Add button.
The receiver configuration is added.
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Modify information about an existing SNMP trap recipient
To modify information about an existing SNMP trap recipient:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > SNMP > SNMP V1/V2 > Trap Configuration.
The Trap Configuration page displays.
7. Select the check box next to the recipient.
8. Change the fields as necessary.
9. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Delete an SNMP trap recipient
To delete an SNMP trap recipient:
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.
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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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > SNMP > SNMP V1/V2 > Trap Configuration.
The Trap Configuration page displays.
7. Select the check box next to the recipient to remove.
8. Click the Delete button.
The trap recipient is removed.
Configure SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 trap flags
You can enable or disable traps that the switch can send to an SNMP manager. When the
condition identified by an active trap is encountered by the switch, a trap message is sent to
any enabled SNMP trap receivers, and a message is written to the trap log.
To configure the trap flags:
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 page 27.
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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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > SNMP > SNMP V1/V2 > Trap Flags.
The Trap Flags page displays.
7. Enable or disable the following system traps:
• Authentication. When enabled, SNMP traps are sent when events involving
authentication occur, such as when a user attempts to access the switch local
browser interface and does not provide a valid user name and password. The default
is Enable.
• Link Up/Down. When enabled, SNMP traps are sent when the administrative or
operational state of a physical or logical link changes. The default is Enable.
• Spanning Tree. When enabled, SNMP traps are sent when various spanning tree
events occur. The default is Enable.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
View the supported MIBs
You can view a list of all MIBs that are supported on the switch.
To view the supported MIBs:
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 page 27.
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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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > SNMP > SNMP V1/V2 > Supported MIBs.
The following table describes the SNMP Supported MIBs Status fields.
Table 15. SNMP supported MIBs
Field Description
Name The RFC number if applicable and the name of the MIB.
Description The RFC title or MIB description.
Configure SNMPv3 users
Any user can connect to the switch using the SNMPv3 protocol, but for authentication and
encryption, the switch supports only one user (admin). Therefore, you can create or modify
only one profile.
To configure authentication and encryption settings for the SNMPv3 admin profile by
using the web 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 of
2. Launch a web browser.
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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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > SNMP > SNMPv3 > User Configuration.
The User Configuration page displays.
The SNMPv3 Access Mode field is a read-only field that shows the access privileges for
the user account. Access for the admin account is always Read Write. Access for all
other accounts is Read Only.
7. To enable authentication, select an Authentication Protocol radio button.
You can select the MD5 radio button or the SHA radio button. With either of these
options, the device password for the local browser interface is used as the SNMPv3
authentication password. For information about how to change the device password, see
Change the device password for the local browser interface on page 263.
8. To enable encryption:
a. Select the Encryption Protocol DES radio button to encrypt SNMPv3 packets using
the DES encryption protocol.
b. In the Encryption Key field, enter an encryption code of eight or more alphanumeric
characters.
9. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
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Configure Link Layer Discovery Protocol
The IEEE 802.1AB-defined standard, Link Layer Discovery Protocol (LLDP), allows stations
on an 802 LAN to advertise major capabilities and physical descriptions. This information is
viewed by a network manager to identify system topology and detect bad configurations on
the LAN.
LLDP is a one-way protocol without any request/response sequences. Information is
advertised by stations implementing the transmit function, and is received and processed by
stations implementing the receive function. The transmit and receive functions can be
enabled or disabled separately per port. By default, both transmit and receive are disabled on
all ports. The application is responsible for starting each transmit and receive state machine
appropriately, based on the configured status and operational state of the port.
The Link Layer Discovery Protocol-Media Endpoint Discovery (LLDP-MED) is an
enhancement to LLDP with the following features:
• Autodiscovery of LAN policies (such as VLAN, Layer 2 priority, and DiffServ settings),
enabling plug and play networking.
• Device location discovery for creation of location databases.
• Extended and automated power management of Power over Ethernet endpoints.
• Inventory management, enabling network administrators to track their network devices
and determine their characteristics (manufacturer, software and hardware versions,
serial/asset number).
Configure the LLDP global settings
You can specify the global LLDP and LLDP-MED parameters that are applied to the switch.
To configure global LLDP settings:
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 page 27.
4. Enter one of the following passwords:
• After registration, enter the device password.
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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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > LLDP > Basic > LLDP Configuration.
The LLDP Properties pager displays.
7. To configure nondefault values for the following LLDP properties, specify the following
options:
• TL V Advertised Interval. The number of seconds between transmissions of LLDP
advertisements.
• Hold Multiplier. The transmit interval multiplier value, in which the transmit hold
multiplier multiplied by the transmit interval is the time to live (TTL) value that the
switch advertises to its neighbors.
• Reinitializing Delay. The number of seconds that the switch waits before attempting
to reinitialize LLDP on a port after the LLDP operating mode on the port changes.
• Transmit Delay. The number of seconds that the switch waits between transmissions
of remote data change notifications to one or more SNMP trap receivers configured
on the switch.
8. To configure a nondefault value for LLDP-MED, enter a value in the Fast Start Duration
field.
This value sets the number of LLDP packets sent when the LLDP-MED fast start
mechanism is initialized, which occurs when a new endpoint device links with the
LLDP-MED network connectivity device.
9. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
Configure the LLDP port settings
You can specify LLDP settings for a port.
To configure LLDP settings for a port:
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.
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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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > LLDP > Advanced > LLDP Port Settings.
The LLDP Port Settings page displays.
7. Select one or more interfaces by taking one of the following actions:
• To configure a single interface, select the check box associated with the port, or type
the port number in the Go To Interface field and click the Go button.
• To configure multiple interfaces with the same settings, select the check box
associated with each interface.
• To configure all interfaces with the same settings, select the check box in the table
header.
8. Use the following menus to configure the LLDP settings for the selected ports:
• Admin Status. Select the status for transmitting and receiving LLDP packets:
- Tx Only. Enable only transmitting LLDP PDUs on the selected ports.
- Rx Only. Enable only receiving LLDP PDUs on the selected ports.
- Tx and Rx. Enable both transmitting and receiving LLDP PDUs on the selected
ports.
- Disabled. Do not transmit or receive LLDP PDUs on the selected ports.
The default is Tx and Rx.
• Management IP Address. Choose whether to advertise the management IP address
from the interface. The possible field values are as follows:
- Stop Advertise. Do not advertise the management IP address from the interface.
- Auto Advertise. Advertise the current IP address of the device as the
management IP address.
The default is Auto Advertise.
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• Notification. When notifications are enabled, LLDP interacts with the trap manager to
notify subscribers of remote data change statistics. The default is Disable.
• Optional TLVs. Enable or disable the transmission of optional type-length value (TLV)
information from the interface. The default is Enable. The TLV information includes
the system name, system description, system capabilities, and port description.
For information about how to configure the system name, see View or define system
information on page 39. For information about how to configure the port description,
see Configure the port settings and maximum frame size on page 110.
9. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
View the LLDP-MED network policy
You can display information about the LLPD-MED network policy TLV transmitted in the
LLDP frames on the selected local port.
To view the LLDP-MED network policy information for a port:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > LLDP > Advanced > LLDP-MED Network Policy.
The LLDP-MED Network Policy page displays.
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7. From the Interface menu, select the interface for which you want to view the information.
The page displays the data transmitted in the network policy TLVs for the interface.
8. Click the Refresh button to update the page with the latest information about the switch.
The following table describes the LLDP-MED network policy information that displays on the
page.
Table 16. LLDP-MED network policy information
Field Description
Network Policy Number The policy number.
Application The media application type associated with the policy, which can be one of the
following:
• Unknown
• V
oice
• Guest V
• Guest V
• Softphone V
• V
• Streaming V
• V
A port can receive multiple application types. The application information is
displayed only if a network policy
oice
oice Signaling
oice
ideo Conferencing
ideo
ideo Signaling
TLV was transmitted from the port.
VLAN ID The VLAN ID associated with the policy.
VLAN Type Indicates whether the VLAN associated with the policy is tagged or untagged.
User Priority The priority associated with the policy.
DSCP The DSCP associated with a particular policy type.
Configure the LLDP-MED port settings
You can enable LLDP-MED mode on a port and configure its properties.
To configure LLDP-MED settings for a port:
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 of
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser
For information about finding the IP address of the switch, see
page 14.
The NETGEAR Business page displays.
f-network using an Ethernet cable.
, enter the IP address of the switch.
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If you did not yet register the switch with your NETGEAR account, see Register and
access the switch with your NETGEAR account on page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > LLDP > Advanced > LLDP-MED Port Settings.
The LLDP-MED Port Settings page displays.
7. From the Port menu, select the port to configure.
8. Use the following menus to enable or disable the following LLDP-MED settings for the
selected port:
• LLDP-MED Status. The administrative status of LLDP-MED on the interface. When
LLDP-MED is enabled, the transmit and receive function of LLDP is effectively
enabled on the interface.
• Notification. When notifications are enabled, the port sends a topology change
notification if a device is connected or removed.
• MED Capabilities. When MED capabilities are enabled, the port transmits the
capabilities type length values (TLVs) in the LLDP PDU frames.
• Network Policy. When the network policy is enabled, the port transmits the network
policy TLV in LLDP frames.
• Extended MDI-PSE. When the extended MDI-PSE is enabled, the port transmits the
extended PSE TLV in LLDP frames.
9. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
View the local LLDP information
You can view the data that each port advertises through LLDP.
To view the local LLDP information:
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.
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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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Advanced > LLDP > Local Information.
The page that displays shows the Device Information section and the Port Information
section.
7. Click the Refresh button to update the page with the latest information about the switch.
The following table describes the LLDP device information and port summary
information.
Field Description
Device Information
Chassis ID Subtype The type of information used to identify the switch in the Chassis ID field.
Chassis ID The hardware platform identifier for the switch.
System Name The user-configured system name for the switch.
System Description The switch description, which includes information about the product model
and platform.
System Capabilities The primary functions that the switch supports.
Interface Information
Interface The interface associated with the LLDP data.
Port ID Subtype The type of information used to identify the interface in the Port ID field.
Port ID The port number.
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Field Description
Port Description The user-defined description of the port. For information about how to
configure the port description, see
maximum frame size on page 110.
Advertisement The TLV advertisement status of the port.
Configure the port settings and
8. To view additional details about a port, click the port number in the Interface column of the
Port Information table.
The following table describes the detailed local information that displays for the selected
port.
Field Description
Managed Address
Address SubType The type of address the management interface uses, such as an IPv4
address.
Address The address used to manage the device.
Interface SubType The port subtype.
Interface Number The number that identifies the port.
MAC/PHY Details
Auto Negotiation Supported Indicates whether the interface supports port speed autonegotiation. The
possible values are True and False.
Auto Negotiation Enabled The port speed autonegotiation support status. The possible values are True
(enabled) or False (disabled).
Auto Negotiation Advertised
Capabilities
Operational MAU Type The Medium Attachment Unit (MAU) type. The MAU performs physical layer
MED Details
Capabilities Supported The MED capabilities enabled on the port.
Current Capabilities The TLVs advertised by the port.
Device Class Network Connectivity indicates that the device is a network connectivity
Network Policies
The port speed autonegotiation capabilities such as 1000BASE-T half-duplex
mode or 100BASE-TX full-duplex mode.
functions, including digital data conversion from the Ethernet interface
collision detection and bit injection into the network.
device.
Application Type The media application type associated with the policy.
VLAN ID The VLAN ID associated with the policy.
VLAN Type Specifies whether the VLAN associated with the policy is tagged or untagged.
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Field Description
User Priority The priority associated with the policy.
DSCP The DSCP associated with a particular policy type.
View the LLDP neighbors information
You can view the data that a specific port received from other LLDP-enabled systems.
To view the LLDP information received from a neighbor device:
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 page 27.
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
page 26.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select System > Advanced > LLDP > Neighbor Information.
The Neighbor Information page displays.
If no information was received from a neighbor device, or if the link partner is not
LLDP-enabled, no information displays.
7. Click the Refresh button to update the page with the latest information about the switch.
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The following table describes the information that displays for all LLDP neighbors that
were discovered.
Field Description
MSAP Entry The Media Service Access Point (MSAP) entry number for the remote
device.
Local Port The interface on the local system that received LLDP information from a
remote system.
Chassis ID Subtype The type of data displayed in the Chassis ID field on the remote system.
Chassis ID The remote 802 LAN device’s chassis.
Port ID Subtype The type of data displayed in the remote system’s Port ID field.
Port ID The physical address of the port on the remote system from which the data
was sent.
System Name The system name associated with the remote device. If the field is blank, the
name might not be configured on the remote system.
8. To view additional information about the remote device, click the link in the MSAP Entry
column.
A pop-up window displays information for the selected port.
The following table describes the information transmitted by the neighbor.
Field Description
Port Details
Local Port The interface on the local system that received LLDP information from a
remote system.
MSAP Entry The Media Service Access Point (MSAP) entry number for the remote device.
Basic Details
Chassis ID Subtype The type of data displayed in the Chassis ID field on the remote system.
Chassis ID The remote 802 LAN device’s chassis.
Port ID Subtype The type of data displayed in the remote system’s Port ID field.
Port ID The physical address of the port on the remote system from which the data
was sent.
Port Description The user-defined description of the port.
System Name The system name associated with the remote device.
System Description The description of the selected port associated with the remote system.
System Capabilities The system capabilities of the remote system.
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Field Description
Managed Addresses
Address SubType The type of the management address.
Address The advertised management address of the remote system.
Interface SubType The port subtype.
Interface Number The port on the remote device that sent the information.
MAC/PHY Details
Auto-Negotiation Supported Specifies whether the remote device supports port-speed autonegotiation.
The possible values are True or False.
Auto-Negotiation Enabled The port speed autonegotiation support status. The possible values are True
and False.
Auto Negotiation Advertised
Capabilities
Operational MAU Type The Medium Attachment Unit (MAU) type. The MAU performs physical layer
MED Details
Capabilities Supported The supported capabilities that were received in MED TLV from the device.
Current Capabilities The advertised capabilities that were received in MED TLV from the device.
Device Class The LLDP-MED endpoint device class. The possible device classes are as
PoE Device Type The PoE device type advertised by the remote device.
PoE Power Source The PoE power type advertised by the remote device.
PoE Power Priority The PoE power priority advertised by the remote device.
The port speed autonegotiation capabilities.
functions, including digital data conversion from the Ethernet interface
collision detection and bit injection into the network.
follows:
• Endpoint Class 1 Indicates a generic endpoint class, offering basic LLDP
services.
• Endpoint Class 2 Indicates a media endpoint class, offering media
streaming capabilities as well as all Class 1 features.
• Endpoint Class 3 Indicates a communications device class, offering all
Class 1 and Class 2 features plus location, 911, Layer 2 switch support,
and device information management capabilities.
PoE Power Value The PoE power value advertised by the remote device.
Hardware Revision The hardware version advertised by the remote device.
Firmware Revision The firmware version advertised by the remote device.
Software Revision The software version advertised by the remote device.
Serial Number The serial number advertised by the remote device.
Model Name The model name advertised by the remote device.
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Field Description
Asset ID The asset ID advertised by the remote device.
Location Information
Civic The physical location, such as the street address, that the remote device
advertised in the location TLV, for example, 123 45th St. E. The field value
length range is 6–160 characters.
Coordinates The location map coordinates that the remote device advertised in the
location TLV, including latitude, longitude, and altitude.
ECS ELIN The Emergency Call Service (ECS) Emergency Location Identification
Number (ELIN) that the remote device advertised in the location TLV. The
field range is 10–25.
Unknown The unknown location information for the remote device.
Network Policies
Application Type The media application type associated with the policy advertised by the
remote device.
VLAN ID The VLAN ID associated with the policy.
VLAN Type Specifies whether the VLAN associated with the policy is tagged or untagged.
User Priority The priority associated with the policy.
DSCP The DSCP associated with a particular policy type.
LLDP Unknown TLVs
Type The unknown TLV type field.
Value The unknown TLV value field.
Configure DHCP snooping
DHCP snooping provides security by filtering untrusted DHCP messages and by building and
maintaining a DHCP snooping binding table. An untrusted message is a message that is
received from outside the network or firewall and that can cause traffic attacks within your
network. The DHCP snooping binding table contains the MAC address, IP address, lease
time, binding type, VLAN number, and interface information that corresponds to the local
untrusted interfaces of a switch. An untrusted interface is an interface that is configured to
receive messages from outside the network or firewall. A trusted interface is an interface that
is configured to receive only messages from within the network.
DHCP snooping acts like a firewall between untrusted hosts and DHCP servers. It also
provides way to differentiate between untrusted interfaces connected to the end user and
trusted interfaces connected to the DHCP server or another switch.
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