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Chapter 1 Introduction to Insight Pro

Overview of Insight Pro..........................................................................................7

Insight Pro System Architecture.............................................................................7

Organization Concepts......................................................................................8

Network Location Concepts..............................................................................8

Provisioning Concepts.......................................................................................9

Insight Pro Roles and Role-Based Access, Rights, and Responsibilities..............9

Insight Pro Subscriptions.....................................................................................10

Insight Pro Deployment Examples.......................................................................12

MSP is the Device Owner, Admin, and Manager............................................12

Business or VAR Is the Device Owner but VAR Is the Admin and Manager....13

Business is the Device Owner, Admin, and Manager.....................................14

Insight Cloud Portal and Insight Mobile App........................................................15

Insight Cloud Portal Dashboard...........................................................................15

Insight Pro and the Local Browser–Based Management Interface......................16

Supported Devices...............................................................................................17

Lexicon of Insight Pro Ter ms................................................................................18

Chapter 2 Get Started With Insight Pro

Insight Pro Accounts............................................................................................22

Purchase an Insight Pro Subscription.............................................................22

Migrate From Insight Basic or Premium to Insight Pro....................................22

Create an Insight Pro Account........................................................................22

Access the Insight Cloud Portal...........................................................................24

Install the NETGEAR Insight Mobile App.............................................................24

Manage Organizations and Roles in Insight Pro..................................................24

Create an Organization and Assign a Business Owner..................................25

Confirm That You Are the Business Owner for an Organization......................26

Add a Manager for an Organization................................................................27

Confirm That You Are a Manager for an Organization.....................................28

View Owners or Managers Using the Insight App...........................................29

Change the Policy or Device Ownership for an Organization Using the Cloud

Portal...............................................................................................................29

Change the Organization Information.............................................................30

Create an Insight Network Location for an Organization.....................................30

Create an Insight Network Location for an Organization Using the Insight

App..................................................................................................................31

Create an Insight Network Location for an Organization Using the Cloud

Portal...............................................................................................................31

Discover and Add Devices to a Networ k Location of an Organization.................32

Add a Device by Scanning Your Network With the Insight App.......................33

Add a Device by Scanning Its QR Code With the Insight App........................34

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Add a Device by Scanning Its Barcode With the Insight App..........................34

Add a Device by Entering Its Serial Number in the Insight App......................35

Add a Device by Entering Its Serial Number Using the Cloud Portal..............35

Access a Network Location and Its Devices Remotely........................................36

Access a Network Location and Its Devices Remotely Using the Insight App.36

Access a Network Location and Its Devices Remotely Using the Cloud P ortal.37

Interpret the Green, Red, Orange, and Gray Circles Next to a Device................38

View and Manage Insight Notifications................................................................38

View, Share, or Delete Notifications Using the Insight App.............................39

View, Share, or Delete Notifications in the Cloud Portal.................................40

Manage the Insight Notifications That You Receive Using the Insight App.....41

Manage the Insight Notifications That You Receive Using the Cloud Portal....42

Add a Purchase Confirmation Key to Your Insight Pro Subscription....................43

Set Up Two-Step Verification for Logging In to Insight.........................................44

Set Up Two-Step Verification for Logging In Using the Insight App.................45

Set Up Two-Step Verification for Logging In Using the Cloud Portal...............46

Manage Network Locations, Networks, and Devices...........................................47

Chapter 3 Monitor Insight Organizations, Netw ork Locations, and De vices Using the Cloud Portal

Overview of the Monitoring Options for a Network Location in the Cloud Portal..49

Customize Widgets..............................................................................................51

Monitor All Organizations.....................................................................................51

Display All Devices at All Organizations..............................................................52

Monitor All Devices at a Single Network Location................................................52

Monitor a Single Network Location......................................................................53

Monitor the Wired Network at a Location.............................................................54

Monitor the WiFi Network and SSIDs at a Location.............................................55

Monitor the Storage Network at a Location..........................................................56

Monitor an Individual Switch and Individual Ports................................................56

Monitor an Individual Access Point and Its Client................................................57

Monitor an Individual ReadyNAS Storage System..............................................58

Monitor the WiFi Clients at a Network Location...................................................59

Generate a Report Manually and Download a Previously Automatically Gener ated

Report..................................................................................................................59

Chapter 4 Perform Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

Use the Device Diagnostic Options in Insight......................................................62

Configure Port Mirroring on a Switch..............................................................62

Configure Port Mirroring on a Switch Using the Insight App......................62

Configure Port Mirroring on a Switch Using the Cloud Portal.....................63

Perfor m a Cable Test on a Switch...................................................................63

Perfor m a Cable Test on a Switch Using the Insight App...........................63

Perform a Cable Test on a Switch Using the Cloud Portal..........................64

Share Diagnostic Information From a Device..................................................65

Share Diagnostic Information From a Device Using the Insight App..........65

Share Diagnostic Information From a Device Using the Cloud Portal........65

Reload the Last Saved Cloud Configuration on a Device...............................66

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Reload the Last Saved Cloud Configuration on a Device Using the Insight

App.............................................................................................................66

Reload the Last Saved Cloud Configuration on a Switch Using the Cloud

Portal..........................................................................................................67

Troubleshoot Connectivity Problems Between Your Device and Insight...............68

Check to See If the Insight App Can Recognize Your Device..............................69

Reboot Your Device Using the Insight App...........................................................69

Remove Your Device From the Network and Re-add It Using the Insight App.....70

Reset a Device to Factor y Default Settings Using the Insight App......................71

Send Diagnostic Files From the Insight App to a NETGEAR Community

Moderator.............................................................................................................72

View Your Product Support Information Using the Insight App............................72

Open a Technical Support Case For a Product Using the Insight App................73

Introduction to Insight Pro

NETGEAR Insight Pro is a cloud-based, multi-tenant management platform for VARs, MSPs, and other types of businesses. Insight Pro lets you set up multiple organizations, add multiple locations to each organization, and add NETGEAR Insight Managed access points, switches, and ReadyNAS stor age systems to each location.

With the advantage of unified setup and configuration of devices through the cloud, Insight Pro pro vides simplified ongoing maintenance, continuous visibility and control, remote access, and scalability.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Overview of Insight Pro

• Insight Pro System Architecture

• Insight Pro Roles and Role-Based Access, Rights, and Responsibilities

• Insight Pro Subscriptions

• Insight Pro Deployment Examples

• Insight Cloud Portal and Insight Mobile App

• Insight Cloud Portal Dashboard

• Insight Pro and the Local Browser–Based Management Interface

• Supported Devices

• Lexicon of Insight Pro Terms

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Overview of Insight Pro

NETGEAR Insight Pro is a multi-tenant application that enables unified multide vice configuration of NETGEAR Insight managed devices such as WiFi access points, switches, and ReadyNAS storage systems. Insight Pro provides network management, monitoring, and service deployment across multiple remote organizations, each with multiple network locations.

Insight Pro provides the following features:

• Management of multiple organizations, each with multiple network locations

• Management of roles and access policies within an organization

• Unified visibility and management of the entire network location for an organization with a single password

• Management and monitoring of an entire organization and all network locations for the organization

from a single Insight account

• Simplified device setup at a network location

• Email and push notifications for all Insight managed devices for network problems at an organization

• Remote firmware updates for devices that are assigned to network location of an organization

• No need for a cloud controller, appliance, server, or additional software applications

Insight Pro System Architecture

The Insight Pro architecture includes a multilevel hierarchy that supports four distinct layers:

1. Insight Pro account level. A managed service provider (MSP), value-added reseller (VAR), or other

type of business can establish an Insight Pro account and is the subscriber and administrator (admin) of that account and the admin for all organizations created under that account. An Insight Pro account requires a paid subscription, which you can purchase from a NETGEAR distributor.

2. Organization (subaccount) level. A single Insight Pro account can support the creation of multiple

organizations (subaccounts) to reflect different customers of the MSP or VAR. For example, an MSP could create a single Insight Pro account under their business name to use it for all of their 22 customers, which would be configured as 22 organizations under the single Insight Pro account. Insight Pro partitions the organizations so that no data is shared between organizations, with the exception of the overall cross-organizational dashboard, which is accessible only to the admin and to managers with rights to multiple organizations.

3. Network location level. Each organization can support multiple locations where the actual networks

reside. A single network location can consist of multiple devices that can support a wired network, WiFi network with multiple SSIDs, and storage system.These de vices are not shared among multiple locations of the organization but are provisioned at that single location only.

4. Device level. At each network location for an organization, you can configure each device separately

or similar types of Insight managed devices at one network location (for example, all Insight Managed switches at one network location) can share the same configuration, with the exception of their IP addresses and device names.The purchase confirmation keys for an Insight Pro account determine the total number of Insight managed devices that are supported under the Insight Pro account.

The following figure illustrates the Insight Pro multilevel hierarchy. For information about the Insight Pro roles (admin, owner, and manager , see Insight Pro Roles and Role-Based Access, Rights , and Responsibilities on page 9.

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Figure 1. Insight Pro multilevel hierarchy

Organization Concepts

An organization is a subaccount of a single Insight Pro account. An organization is characterized by the following:

• Includes a business owner who owns the ph ysical NETGEAR devices and holds the NETGEAR support

and warranty entitlements for those devices. (The admin can be the business owner.)

• Includes a business owner who , by accepting b usiness ownership of the organization, g rants the admin

permission to manage the organization.

• Can support multiple network locations, each of which can be considered a subacount of the organization.

• Supports a single business owner role, a single admin role, and multiple manager roles.

Network Location Concepts

A location, which is generally referred to as a network location, can be considered a subaccount of a single organization.

A network location is characterized by the following:

• Is the location where the physical NETGEAR devices reside.

• Is the location where a wired network, WiFi network with SSIDs, and storage system can reside.

• Belongs to an organization, that is, can be considered a subaccount of an organization.

• Supports multiple manager roles.

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Provisioning Concepts

With Insight Pro, the provisioning process is network location based. Although you can set up multiple network locations for each organization, you provision devices and the associated wired network, WiFi network, and storage system for one particular network location at a time. Each network location might require a different configuration so you must provision each network location separately from others.

Similar types of Insight managed devices at one network location (for e xample, all Insight Managed switches at one network location) can either share the same configuration (with the exception of their IP addresses and device names) or be configured differently.

You can simultaneously configure features such as VLANs, spanning tree, and PoE schedules for multiple switches at a network location and you can simultaneously configure features such an SSID, URL filtering, automatic Radio Resource Management (auto RRM), and fast roaming for multiple access points at a network location.

If you create a VLAN for a network location, you can assign that VLAN to both Insight Managed switches and Insight Managed access points.

An SSID that you configure for one access point at a network location is not limited to that single access point but is automatically provisioned on all access points at that location and broadcast by all access points at that location.

Insight Pro Roles and Role-Based Access, Rights, and Responsibilities

Typically, a VAR, MSP, or other type of business establishes an Insight Pro account and is the subscriber and administrator (admin) of the Insight Pro account. An individual Insight Pro account is a multi-tenant application.That is, it can support multiple organizations.The admin of the Insight Pro account creates organizations in Insight Pro and performs the role of admin for each organization.

For each organization that is set up under the Insight Pro account, Insight Pro supports the following roles:

• Admin.The admin is the Insight Pro account holder and can perform all Insight Pro functions on behalf

of a business owner, including setting up locations for the organization, adding devices to a location and managing those devices at the location, and inviting managers and users f or the location.The VAR, MSP, or business that establishes the Insight Pro account always performs the role of admin for an organization. By default, an admin can perform all functions in Insight Pro.

• Business owner.The business owner is the business or person who owns the physical NETGEAR

devices and is entitled to NETGEAR support and warranty. Ownership does not imply administrative control of the devices through Insight Pro.That is, ownership is a passive role. After the Insight Pro admin sets up an organization, the admin invites the business owner to accept ownership of the organization. By doing so , the b usiness o wner grants the admin permission to actively manage the devices through Insight Pro.The business owner can purchase Insight Pro subscriptions for the organization or can request the admin to purchase subscriptions on behalf of the organization. In either case, the admin applies the purchase confirmation keys to the Insight Pro account.The business owner can also request the admin to manage support and warranty of the devices. (You can assign device ownership to either the business o wner or the admin.) The business owner is assigned read-only credentials in Insight Pro. The admin can also be the business owner. For example, if an MSP owns the NETGEAR devices, leases the devices to a customer, and provides Software-as-a-Service (SaaS, including Insight Pro management) to the customer, the business owner and admin are identical.

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Ownership of an organization is not to be confused with ownership of the Insight Pro

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account.

• Manager.The manager of devices for one or more organizations. Generally, a manager receives read

and write credentials in Insight Pro from the admin and can add, configure, monitor, and maintain locations and devices for these locations. The most likely scenario is that a manager, not the admin, performs the day-to-day management of the networks and storage systems for locations at an organization. Ho w ever, a manager can also receive read-only credentials and monitor, not manage, an organization and its network locations.

For more information about roles, see Manage Organizations and Roles in Insight Pro on page 24. The following table shows the Insight Pro roles and role-based access and rights

Table 1. Insight Pro roles and role-based access, rights, and responsibilities

Rights and Responsibilities

permission to the admin to manage the organization

and define the organizational policy

Owner

XCreate a device owner account in mynetgear.com XConfirm device ownership in mynetgear.com XAccept ownership of an organization, thereby granting

XAllow the admin to purchase Insight Pro subscriptions

AdminBusiness

XPurchase the Insight Pro application XCreate an organization, add the owner of the organization,

XAssign access rights, including notification policies XManage Insight Pro subscriptions for an organization

XAdd managers for an organization

Manager with read/write access

XXCreate network locations for an organization

XXAdd devices to network locations XXConfigure and manage devices at a network location XXUpdate firmware for devices at a network location

Manager with read-only access

XXXXMonitor devices at a network location

Insight Pro Subscriptions

NETGEAR Insight Pro requires a subscription.When you purchase a subscription, you receive an email with a registration link and a purchase confirmation key .The purchase confirmation ke y specifies the number of device credits that are available for your subscription and the expiration date of those device credits. Device credits that are supported under a subscription apply to Insight managed devices only (one device credit per Insight managed device). NETGEAR does not require you to spend device credits for non-Insight managed devices, even though Insight can discover, register, and, in some cases, even perform basic monitoring of such devices.

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Insight Pro includes the following features:

• Access to both the Insight mobile app and the Insight Cloud Portal, which allows you to access and

manage your Insight devices from a web browser and lets you perform additional tasks

• Support for multi-tenancy with management of multiple organizations, each with multiple network locations

and multiple user roles

• Guided installation and configuration

• Secure remote access

• Instant alerts for critical events

• Access to logs and traffic history

• Self-help and click-to-connect support portal

You can purchase a subscription from a NETGEAR distributor. The following table lists the subscriptions that are available.

Table 2. Subscriptions

Credits

Time LengthProduct Name and Device

1 yearInsight Pro 1 Single 3 yearsInsight Pro 1 Single 5 yearsInsight Pro 1 Single 1 yearInsight Pro 10 Pack 3 yearsInsight Pro 10 Pack 5 yearsInsight Pro 10 Pack 1 yearInsight Pro 25 Pack 3 yearsInsight Pro 25 Pack 5 yearsInsight Pro 25 Pack 1 yearInsight Pro 50 Pack 3 yearsInsight Pro 50 Pack 5 yearsInsight Pro 50 Pack 1 yearInsight Pro 100 Pack 3 yearsInsight Pro 100 Pack 5 yearsInsight Pro 100 Pack

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Insight Pro Deployment Examples

The following sections provide Insight Pro deployment examples.

MSP is the Device Owner, Admin, and Manager

In this example, the MSP is the Insight Pro account holder, owns the NETGEAR devices, and is the admin and manager of the organizations and network locations where the devices are located.

Figure 2. MSP is the device owner and admin and assigns the managers

In this example, the MSP does the following:

• Initiates the Insight Pro account and is the account holder.

• Owns the physical NETGEAR devices.

• Holds the NETGEAR support and warranty entitlements for those devices.

• Purchases the Insight Pro subscription and receives the purchase confirmation keys.

• Leases the devices to different customers (organizations) as part of a service such as Network as a

Service (NaaS).

• Is the business owner for the customers (organizations) and could, for example, provide IT support and

facilities management for one or more customers.

• Is the admin for the customers (organizations).

• Manages the devices on behalf of the customers (organizations) at the network locations of the customers.

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Business or VAR Is the Device Owner but VAR Is the Admin and Manager

In this example, the business owns the NETGEAR devices for some organizations and the VARs owns the NETGEAR devices for other organizations. In either situation, the VAR is the Insight Pro account holder and the admin and manager of the organizations and network locations where the devices are located.

Figure 3. Business or VAR is the device owner but VAR is the admin and assigns the managers

In this example, the VAR does the following:

• Initiates the Insight Pro account and is the account holder.

• Purchases the Insight Pro subscription and receives the purchase confirmation keys.

• Manages the devices on behalf of the businesses (organizations) at the network locations of the

businesses.

• For some organizations, resells the NETGEAR de vices to the businesses so does not own the devices

for those organizations.The businesses that own these devices are passive owners. (In the previous figure, see Account 1 with Location 1 and Account 3 with Location 1.)

• For other organizations, leases the devices to the businesses as part of a service such as Network as

a Service (NaaS) so holds the NETGEAR support and warranty entitlements for the devices it owns.

In this example, the business does the following:

• For an organization that purchased devices from the VAR, holds the NETGEAR support and warranty

entitlements for the devices it o wns . (In the previous figure, see Account 1 with Location 1 and Account 3 with Location 1.)

• Confirms the VAR as admin for their devices by accepting business ownership in Insight Pro.

• Allows the VAR to manage the devices at network locations of their business.

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Business is the Device Owner, Admin, and Manager

In this example, the business is the Insight Pro account holder, owns the NETGEAR devices, and is the admin and manager of the organization and network locations where the devices are located.

Figure 4. Business is the device owner, admin, and manager

In this example, the business does the following:

• Initiates the Insight Pro account and is the account holder.

• Owns the NETGEAR devices.

• Holds the NETGEAR support and warranty entitlements for those devices.

• Purchases the Insight Pro subscription and receives the purchase confirmation keys.

• Is the business owner for its own organization.

• Is the admin for its own organization.

• Invites managers to manage the devices at its own network locations.

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Insight Cloud Portal and Insight Mobile App

You can access the Insight Pro cloud-based management platform in two ways.You can use the Insight Cloud Portal and you can use the Insight mobile app installed on a smartphone or tablet.

• Insight Cloud Portal.The Insight Cloud Portal lets you access and manage your Insight de vices online

from a web browser. The Cloud Portal supports the following features for Insight managed devices:

- Capability to create organizations and invite associated business owners and managers. (These

capabilities are not available in the Insight app.)

- Feature parity with the Insight app for device management.

- A granular dashboard on which you can customize how your monitoring and diagnostics pages

display.

- A layout that takes advantage of your computer’s screen size to display more information at one

time.

• Insight mobile app.The Insight mobile app is an application that is available for iOS and Android

devices and supports the following features for Insight managed devices:

- Secure remote access.

- Four different wa ys to add a device to a network location, including scanning your netw ork, scanning

the device QR code, scanning the device barcode, and entering the device serial number.

- Instant alerts for critical events.

- Access to logs and traffic history.

- Self-help and click-to-connect support portal.

The Insight Cloud Portal and Insight mobile app are different interfaces into the same cloud-based management platform.The cloud-based management platform applies the configuration changes in the order that it receives them. However, we do not recommend that different users configure the same Insight network simultaneously, one using the Insight mobile app and the other using the Insight Cloud Portal or another instance of the Insight mobile app.

Insight Cloud Portal Dashboard

The Insight Cloud Portal provides a dashboard that lets you view the system and client health for all organizations, for each organization, and for each network location of an organization.The dashboard also provides access to detailed information about each device at a network location.

You can customize the dashboard by adding or removing predefined widgets. In a widget, y ou can customize the information that displays in the widget.

For more information about the monitoring options that are available through the dashboard, see Monitor

Insight Organizations, Network Locations, and Devices Using the Cloud Portal on page 48.

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Insight Pro and the Local Browser–Based Management Interface

As an Insight Pro subscriber, you can create and manage organizations, network locations, and Insight managed devices from the Insight Cloud Portal, which is accessible from a web browser on your Windows-based computer, Mac , or tablet.You can also add and configure Insight managed devices through the Insight mobile app on a smartphone or tablet.

Each Insight managed device also provides a traditional, local browser–based management interface that functions independently of the Insight cloud-based management platform.This hybrid model lets you manage your device either with the local browser interface or with Insight. However, if you intend to use Insight Pro, we do not recommend that you set up a device in “offline” mode because any configuration changes are not pushed to the Insight cloud-based management platform and are therefore not reflected in the Insight mobile app and Insight Cloud Portal.

Note the following about changing the management mode:

• Access points. If you configure an access point through the local browser interface and then enable

the Insight management mode, or the other way around, the settings are reset to their factory default settings with some exceptions:

- Change to local browser interface mode.The Insight management mode becomes disabled and

all settings except for the access point IP address and access point name are reset to their factory default settings.

- Change to Insight management mode.The local browser interface does not become disabled

but all settings except for the access point IP address and access point name are reset to their factory default settings. Access point settings that are Insight-manageable are masked out in the local browser interface. However, you can use the local browser interface to change access point settings that are not Insight-manageable.

• Switches. If you configure a switch through the local browser interface and then enable the Insight

management mode, or the other way around, the settings are not reset to their factory default settings:

- Change to local browser interface mode.The Insight management mode becomes disabled and

the current Insight-manageable switch settings are sa ved to the cloud server . Any changes that you make using the local browser interface (including changing the switch password) are not saved to the cloud server.

- Change to Insight management mode. If you added the switch to an Insight network location

before, all Insight-manageable switch 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 location password). How ever , s witch settings that are not Insight-manageable and that y ou changed using the local browser interface are not reset.

Changes to Insight-manageable settings from the local browser interface might also

Note

create conflicts with the rest of the Insight-managed network to which the device is connected.While you manage a device with the local browser interface, you cannot use the Insight mobile app or Insight Cloud Portal.

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Supported Devices

Using Insight Pro, you can disco v er man y NETGEAR business products on y our netw ork and register them through your NETGEAR account. However , monitoring, management, and setup functions are available on certain devices only. The following table provides specific information.

Table 3. Insight supported devices

Available ActionsProduct Line or Devices

RegisterDiscoverMonitorManageSet Up

XXXXXInsight Managed Switches, including models GC110, GC110P, GC510P, GC510PP, GC728X, GC728XP, GC752X, and GC752XP

XXXXXInsight Managed Access Points, including models WAC505 and WAC510

XXXOrbi Pro WiFi systems, including model SRK60

and 4000 series storage systems

If a device can be managed in Insight Pro , then it counts to w ards the total n umber of

Note

devices on your Insight Pro subscription. If a device can only be disco vered, registered, and monitored in Insight, then it does not count toward your device total for your Insight Pro subscription. For information about pricing, contact your NETGEAR distributor.

XXXXReadyNAS 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 2000, 3000,

XXXSmart Managed Plus Switches

XXXSmart Managed Pro Switches

XXFully Managed Switches

XXReadyNAS 200 series storage systems

XXWAC 100 and 700 series access points

XUnmanaged switches

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Lexicon of Insight Pro Terms

The following is an explanation of Insight Pro terms and abbreviations that we use in this manual:

• Account holder.The managed service provider (MSP), value-added reseller (VAR), small business

owner (SBO), or individual that initiates and owns the Insight Pro account and that can own the NETGEAR devices that are used in an Insight Pro network.

• Access rights.The read and write or read-only access rights for an Insight Pro role, which determine

the tasks that are associated with the role. Administrators receive read and write access; Owners receive read-only access; Managers receive either read and write or read-only access.

• Admin or administrator.The MSP, VAR, SBO, or individual that owns the Insight Pro account, sets

up organizations, and invites owners and managers for those organizations.

• Business owner.The entity or individual that owns the Insight Pro organization and can own the

NETGEAR devices that are used in an Insight Pro network.

• Channel.The sales and distribution method that is used for the purchase of Insight Pro.The channel

consists of a distributor and a VAR or MSP.

• Client. An Ethernet (wired) or WiFi client of a network at a location of an organization.

• Device. See Managed device.

• Device credit.The unit that lets you add a single Insight managed device to a network location. A

subscription key includes a set number of device credits. NETGEAR does not require you to spend device credits for non-Insight managed devices, even though Insight can discover, register, and, in some cases, even perform basic monitoring of such devices.

• Device entitlement.The NETGEAR support and warranty entitlements for a device .These entitlements

can be hold by the business owner or by the administrator.

• Distributor.The wholesaler that sells Insight Pro to a VAR or MSP.

• Insight. NETGEAR Insight is the cloud-based network and device management platform.

• Insight Basic. A free Insight account that lets you manage and monitor a maximum of two Insight

devices using the NETGEAR Insight mobile app only. Insight Basic excludes premium features such as Smart WiFi roaming and PoE scheduling.This version of Insight is not a multi-tenant management platform.

• Insight Cloud Portal.The Insight Cloud Portal (or abbreviated as the Cloud P ortal), is the website that

provides access to the Insight cloud-based management platform.The Cloud Portal is available to Insight Premium subscribers and Insight Pro subscribers.

• Insight mobile app.The NETGEAR Insight mobile app (or abbreviated as the Insight app or the mobile

app) is the application for Android and iOS smartphones.The Insight app provides access to the Insight cloud-based management platform.The Insight app is available to all subscribers, including Insight Basic subscribers.

• Insight Premium. An Insight account that requires a subscription f ee for each managed Insight device

and that grants access to both the NETGEAR Insight mobile app and the Insight Cloud Portal. Insight Premium includes premium features such as Smart WiFi roaming and PoE scheduling. This version of Insight is not a multi-tenant management platform.

• Insight Pro. Insight Pro is the cloud-based management, multi-tenant management platform for VARs,

MSPs, and other types of businesses.

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• LAG. Link aggregation group, which is two or more Ethernet links grouped into a single logical link

between two network devices, allo wing for an increase in throughput, fault tolerance, or both.The most common combinations involve connecting a switch to another switch, a server, a network attached storage (NAS) device, or a multiport WiFi access point.

• Managed device. A device such as a s witch, access point, or ReadyNAS storage system that is managed

by Insight and that requires one device credit.

• Manager.The individual who is assigned one or more organizations for configuration and management

(both of which require read and write access), monitoring (which requires either read and write access or read-only access), or a combination of these tasks.

• MSP. A managed service provider (MSP). In relation to Insight Pro, an MSP can create an Insight Pro

account on behalf of its clients, own the NETGEAR devices, lease them to its clients, and manage the Insight network locations on behalf of its clients.

• Network location. Also referred to as a network or a location. A network location is a subaccount of

an organization and is the physical site where the NETGEAR devices reside. Therefore, a network location includes a wired network, WiFi network with SSIDs, storage network, or a combination of these three components.

• Organization. An organization is a subaccount of a single Insight Pro account. Each organization can

reflect a customer of an MSP or VAR. An organization can support multiple network locations, each of which, in turn, can be considered a subaccount of the organization.

• Organization policy.The policy that determines the notifications, reports, and device ownership for an

organization in Insight Pro.

• Owner. See Business owner.

• PoE. P ower o ver Ethernet, which allows a device that is P oE-capab le to receive power o ver the Ethernet

cable from a switch that is also PoE-capable.

• Policy. See Organization policy.

• Provisioning.The process of installing and configuring devices and the associated wired network, WiFi

network, and storage system for one particular network location.

• Purchase confirmation key. (Used to be referred to as license key.) A string of numerical and

alphanumerical characters that lets you initiate an Insight Pro account. After you set up an Insight Pro account, you can obtain additional purchase confirmation keys to increase the number of de vice credits, extend the expiration date of device credits, or do both.

• PVID. A port VLAN ID, which is the VLAN ID that is assigned to the port. By default, all switch ports are

members of VLAN 1 and are assigned a port VLAN ID (PVID) of 1. If you set up other VLANs, you can assign a different PVID to a port.

• RADIUS. Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service, which is a protocol that allows authentication

and accounting for WPA2 Enterprise WiFi security and MAC access control lists (ACLs), both of which are supported on Insight Managed access points.

• Reseller. See VAR.

• Rights. See Access rights.

• Roles.The roles that an Insight Pro organization requires: a single administrator, a single (business)

owner, and one ore more managers.

• SBO. A small business owner (SBO). In relation to Insight Pro, an SBO creates its own Insight Pro

account, owns the NETGEAR devices, and managed its own Insight network locations.

• SSID. Service set identifier, which is the WiFi network name.When you add a new SSID to a network

location, you are not only creating a WiFi netw ork name b ut are actually defining the settings for a new

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virtual access point (VAP). An SSID that you create on one access point at a location is deployed on all access points at that location.

• Storage network. A storage network that consist of at least one ReadyNAS storage device at one

network location.

• Subscription. An Insight Pro account requires a subscription with one or more purchase confirmation

keys, which define the number of a vailab le device credits and the e xpiration date of those device credits .

• Uplink. For a switch, the Ethernet connection to the router or modem that provides the Internet

connection. For an access point or ReadyNAS storage system, to the Ethernet connection to the wired network.

• VAR. A value-added reseller (VAR). In relation to Insight Pro, a VAR can create an Insight Pro account

on behalf of its clients, sell the NETGEAR devices with added services to its clients, and manage the Insight network locations for its clients.

• VLAN. A virtual LAN (VLAN), which is a local area network (LAN) that maps devices on a basis other

than geographic location, for example, by department, type of user, or primary application. Traffic that flows between different VLANs must go through a router , just as if the VLANs are on two separ ate LANs.

• Wired network. An Ethernet network that consists of at least one switch at one network location with

distinct features such as VLANs, spanning tree, and P oE schedules that apply to the entire wired network. (Other switch features apply to individual switches only or to individual switch ports only.)

• Wireless network. A collection of SSIDs at one network location with distinct features such as URL

filtering, Auto RRM, Fast Roaming, and Facebook Wi-Fi that apply to the entire WiFi network. (Other WiFi features apply to individual SSIDs only or to individual access points only.) An SSID that you create on one access point at a location is deployed on all access points at that location.

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This chapter describes how to install the Insight mobile app and access the Insight Cloud Portal, create an account, create an Insight network organization, create a location under that organization, and discover, add, and register devices.The chapter also describes how to manage your organizational policies and notifications and how to add a purchase confirmation key to your Insight Pro subscription.

This chapter includes the following sections:

• Insight Pro Accounts

• Access the Insight Cloud Portal

• Install the NETGEAR Insight Mobile App

• Manage Organizations and Roles in Insight Pro

• Create an Insight Network Location for an Organization

• Discover and Add Devices to a Network Location of an Organization

• Access a Network Location and Its Devices Remotely

• Interpret the Green, Red, Orange, and Gray Circles Next to a Device

• View and Manage Insight Notifications

• Add a Purchase Confirmation Key to Your Insight Pro Subscription

• Set Up Two-Step Verification for Logging In to Insight

• Manage Network Locations, Networks, and Devices

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Insight Pro Accounts

To create an Insight Pro account, you need a purchase confirmation key and you must use the Cloud P ortal to set up your Insight Pro account (see Create an Insight Pro Account on page 22).That is, you cannot use the Insight app to create an Insight Pro account. However, after you created an Insight Pro account in the Cloud Portal, you can use both the Cloud P ortal and the Insight app to manage your organizations, networks, and devices.

If you already own an Insight Basic or Premium account, you can migr ate to an Insight Pro account without losing your network and device configurations (see Migrate From Insight Basic or Premium to Insight Pro on page 22).

Purchase an Insight Pro Subscription

You can purchase an Insight Pro subscription from a NETGEAR distributor. After purchase of your Insight Pro subscription, you receive a confirmation email from NETGEAR.This email

includes a registration link and a purchase confirmation key.You must open the registration link and enter your purchase confirmation key so that you can set up an Insight Pro account.

For more information about setting up an Insight Pro account, see Create an Insight Pro Account on page

22.

Migrate From Insight Basic or Premium to Insight Pro

If you are already an Insight Basic or Insight Premium account holder and are trying to use the email address that is associated with your existing Insight account to set up a ne w Insight Pro account as an administrator , you can migrate to Insight Pro using the same email address. (You cannot do so as a business owner or manager.) As an administrator, after you set up an organization in Insight Pro, you can migrate existing network locations and device settings to that organization as well.

If you use your existing Insight Basic or Insight Premium email address to set up an Insight Pro account (see Create an Insight Pro Account on page 22), you are presented with the Upgrade Account pop-up window that lets you upgrade your existing account to Insight Pro.

Create an Insight Pro Account

You can create an Insight Pro account using the Cloud Portal. Before you can do so, you must purchase an Insight Pro subscription from your NETGEAR distributor. After purchase of your Insight Pro subscription, you receive a purchase confirmation email from NETGEAR.

If you perform this task, you become an Insight Pro administrator. You can set up the following types of accounts:

• Managed Service Provider.You are signing up on behalf of your customers. Enter the information

about your own business as a managed service provider, not the information about your customers.

• Small Business Owner.You are signing up for your own business. Enter the information about your

own business.

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To create an Insight Pro account and sign in to your new account:

1. In your email program, open the purchase confirmation email from NETGEAR.

The email includes a registration link and a purchase confirmation key.

2. Copy the purchase confirmation key and click the registration link.

A NETGEAR verification page opens.

3. Paste the purchase confirmation key into the field on the page and click the Next button.

The NETGEAR Account Sign-Up page displays.

4. Specify an email address and password, complete the required fields about your contact information,

and select your country. The password that you specify m ust be at least six characters in length and must contain one uppercase,

one lowercase, and one numerical character. The following special characters are allowed: ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( )

5. Click the Next button.

6. Select your account type.

Select Managed Service Provider or Small Business Owner.

7. Complete the required fields about your business information and select the country in which you do

business.

8. Read the terms and conditions and, if you agree, select the By Signing up, I agree to the Terms and

Conditions check box.

9. Click the NETGEAR Sign-Up button.

A confirmation page displays. A verification email is sent to the email address that you used to set up your Insight account.You must confirm your email address.

10. In your email program, open the email from NETGEAR Support and click the V erify your email address

link. A web page opens with the message Your email address has been verified.

11. If the Account Sign-In web page of the Insight Cloud Portal does not open automatically, visit

https://insight.netgear.com/#/login.

The Account Sign-In web page displays.

12. Enter the email address and password that you used to set up your new Insight Pro account.

13. Click the NETGEAR Log In button.

You are now ready to set up an Insight organization and assign a business owner and managers to the organization, add network locations to the organization, and add devices to the network locations.

For more information, see the following sections:

• Manage Organizations and Roles in Insight Pro on page 24

• Create an Insight Network Location for an Organization on page 30

• Discover and Add Devices to a Network Location of an Organization on page 32

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Contents

Introduction to Insight Pro

Overview of Insight Pro

Insight Pro System Architecture

Organization Concepts

Network Location Concepts

Provisioning Concepts

Insight Pro Roles and Role-Based Access, Rights, and Responsibilities

Insight Pro Subscriptions

Insight Pro Deployment Examples

MSP is the Device Owner, Admin, and Manager

Business or VAR Is the Device Owner but VAR Is the Admin and Manager

Business is the Device Owner, Admin, and Manager

Insight Cloud Portal and Insight Mobile App

Insight Cloud Portal Dashboard

Insight Pro and the Local Browser–Based Management Interface

Supported Devices

Lexicon of Insight Pro Terms

Get Started With Insight Pro

Insight Pro Accounts

Purchase an Insight Pro Subscription

Migrate From Insight Basic or Premium to Insight Pro

Create an Insight Pro Account