Netgear GS728TPP User Manual
User Manual
24-Port and 48-Port Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ Smart Managed Pro Switches with 4 SFP Ports
GS728TPv2
GS728TPPv2
GS752TPv2
GS752TPP
April 2021
202-12021-04
NETGEAR, Inc.
350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134, USA
24-Port and 48-Port Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ Smart Managed Pro Switches with 4 SFP Ports
Support and Community
Visit netgear.com/support to get your questions answered and access the latest downloads.
You can also check out our NETGEAR Community for helpful advice at
community.netgear.com.
Regulatory and Legal
Si ce produit est vendu au Canada, vous pouvez accéder à ce document en français canadien à
https://www.netgear.com/support/download/.
(If this product is sold in Canada, you can access this document in Canadian French at
https://www.netgear.com/support/download/.)
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.
For NETGEAR's Privacy Policy, visit
By using this device, you are agreeing to NETGEAR's Terms and Conditions at
https://www.netgear.com/about/terms-and-conditions. If you do not agree, return the device to your place of
purchase within your return period.
Do not use this device outdoors. The PoE source is intended for intra building connection only.
https://www.netgear.com/about/privacy-policy.
Trademarks
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trademarks are used for reference purposes only.
Revision History
Publication
Part Number
202-12021-04 April 2021
Publish Date Comments
• We changed Chapter 1, Get Started to document the following:
- The new device UI login options for initial access to the device UI. (HTTP
rather than HTTPS is now the default protocol for access to the device UI.)
See
Access the switch on-network and connected to the Internet, Access
the switch off-network and not connected to the Internet, and Credentials
for the device UI.
- The new options to register the switch to activate your warranty. See
Register the switch.
- The new requirements to change the management mode. See
management mode of the switch.
• We changed the login steps in all tasks in the manual to document the new
device UI login options.
• We changed
• We added
• We changed
registration status.
• We made multiple minor changes, including changes in terminology.
Manage the Smart Control Center.
Browser security warning with HTTPS access.
Reset the switch to factory default settings and reset the
Change the
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202-12021-03 March 2020 • We changed Reboot the switch.
• We changed
following sections:
-
Reset the switch to factory default settings but maintain the registration
status.
-
Reset the switch to factory default settings and reset the registration
status.
202-12021-02 February 2020 • We changed the login procedures for all tasks, including the tasks for initial
access in
with your NETGEAR account, you now can access the switch with the device
admin password. You now can also obtain and use a registration key for
offline access.
• We changed
• We changed
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Register the switch with your NETGEAR account and access the switch
online
-
Register the switch with your NETGEAR account and get a registration
key for offline access
• We changed
• We added
certificate file on the switch.
• We changed local browser interface to device UI.
Reset the switch to its factory default settings and added the
Chapter 1, Get Started. After you register and access the switch
Credentials for the device UI.
Register the switch and added two sections:
Reset the switch to its factory default settings.
Use an HTTP session to download and install an SSL security
202-12021-01 August 2019 • We changed the login procedures for all tasks. After you register and access
the switch with your NETGEAR account, you can now access the switch with
the device admin password.
• The switch now supports management through the NETGEAR Insight app
and Insight Cloud portal.
• We reorganized the information in Chapter 1, Get Started and added or
revised the following sections:
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Available publications
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Switch management options and default management mode
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About on-network and off-network access
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Access the switch on-network and connected to the Internet
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Access the switch off-network and not connected to the Internet
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Credentials for the device UI
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Register the switch
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Change the language of the device UI
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Change the management mode of the switch
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PoE Max LED in the Device View
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LED Mode LED in the Device View
• In other chapters, we added the following sections:
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PoE concepts
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Device class power requirements
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Power allocation and power budget concepts
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Hardware technical specifications
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202-12021-01
(continued)
202-11825-03 October 2018
202-11825-02 June 2018 Changed Configure VLAN settings.
202-11825-01 April 2018 First publication
August 2019
(continued)
(continued)
• Throughout the
- We added or revised many standard sections.
- We updated the Auto-VoIP VLAN information.
- We made many other minor changes and improvements.
• We published the manual in a new format.
• Changed Switch management options and default management mode.
• Added
• Added
• Changed
• Changed
• Changed
• Added
• Removed references to the resource CD.
Use the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool to discover the switch
when it is connected to the Internet.
Use the NETGEAR Insight mobile app to discover the IP address of
the switch.
You cannot log in to the switch.
manual, we did the following:
Change the device admin password for the device UI.
Configure the HTTP settings.
Configure the HTTPS settings.
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Contents
Chapter 1 Get Started
Available publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Switch management options and default management mode . . . . . . . . .16
Manage the switch by using the device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Software Requirements to use the device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Supported web browsers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Navigation tabs, configuration menus, and page menu. . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Configuration and Status Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Buttons in the device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
User-defined fields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Context-sensitive help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
About on-network and off-network access. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Access the switch on-network and connected to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . 21
Use se a Windows-based computer to access the switch
on-network and connected to the Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Use the NETGEAR Insight mobile app to discover the IP
address of the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Use the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool to discover the
switch when it is connected to the Internet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Discover the switch in a network with a DHCP server
using the Smart Control Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Use other options to discover the switch IP address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Access the switch on-network when you know the switch IP address .27
Access the switch off-network and not connected to the Internet . . . . . . . 29
Credentials for the device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Register the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Register the switch with your NETGEAR account and
access the switch online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Register the switch with your NETGEAR account and get a
registration key for offline access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
Access the switch offline with a registration key. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Change the language of the device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Change the management mode of the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
About changing the management mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Change the management mode to NETGEAR Insight
Mobile App and Insight Cloud Portal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
Change the management mode back to Directly Connect
to Web-browser Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39
Use the Device View of the device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Power LED in the Device View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Fan LED in the Device View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
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PoE Max LED in the Device View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
LED Mode LED in the Device View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Configure interface settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Access the NETGEAR support website. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Access the user manual online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Chapter 2 Configure System Information
View or define system information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52
View the fan status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
View the power supply information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54
View the software versions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55
View the system CPU status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .56
Configure the CPU thresholds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58
View USB device information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59
Configure the IP network settings for management access . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Configure the IPv4 network and VLAN settings for the
device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61
Configure the IPv6 network settings for the local browser
interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63
View the IPv6 network neighbors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Configure the time settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Configure the time setting manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66
Configure the time settings with SNTP and configure the
global SNTP settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .67
View the SNTP global status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .70
Configure an SNTP server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72
Configure daylight saving time settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76
View the daylight saving time status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79
Configure denial of service settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Configure Auto-DoS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .81
Configure denial of service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82
Configure DNS settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Configure the global DNS settings and add a DNS server. . . . . . . . . . .85
Remove a DNS server . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .87
Configure and view host name-to-IP address information. . . . . . . . . . .88
Configure green Ethernet settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Configure the global green Ethernet settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91
Configure green Ethernet interface settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92
Use the Device View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Configure Power over Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
PoE concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Device class power requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94
Power allocation and power budget concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95
Configure the global PoE settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96
Configure the PoE port settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98
Configure SNMP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
Configure the SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
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Configure SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 trap settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Configure SNMPv1 and SNMPv2 trap flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
View the supported MIBs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Configure SNMPv3 users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Configure Link Layer Discovery Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Configure LLDP global settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Configure LLDP port settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
View the LLDP-MED network policy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Configure the LLDP-MED port settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
View the local information advertised through LLDP . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
View the LLDP neighbors information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Configure a DHCP L2 relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .124
Enable the DHCP L2 relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Configure a DHCP L2 relay interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
View DHCP L2 relay interface statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Configure DHCP snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Configure the global DHCP snooping settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
Enable DHCP for all member interfaces of a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Configure DHCP snooping interface settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Configure static DHCP bindings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Configure DHCP snooping persistent settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
View or clear DHCP snooping statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Configure Dynamic ARP Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .137
Configure the global DAI settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Configure DAI on a VLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Configure DAI on an interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Configure a DAI ACL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
View DAI Statistics per VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Set up PoE timer schedules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .146
Create a PoE timer schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Specify the settings for an absolute PoE timer schedule . . . . . . . . . . 147
Specify the settings for a recurring PoE timer schedule . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Change the settings for a recurring PoE timer schedule entry . . . . . 151
Delete a PoE timer schedule entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Delete a PoE timer schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Chapter 3 Configure Switching
Configure the port settings and maximum frame size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Configure link aggregation groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .158
Configure LAG settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Configure LAG membership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Set the LACP system priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Set the LACP port priority settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Configure VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .164
Configure VLAN settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Configure VLAN membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
View the VLAN status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Configure the PVID settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
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Configure a MAC-based VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174
Configure protocol-based VLAN groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Configure protocol-based VLAN group membership . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Configure a voice VLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .179
Configure GARP switch settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Configure GARP ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Configure Auto-VoIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .185
Configure the Auto-VoIP protocol-based settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Configure the Auto-VoIP OUI-based properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Configure the OUI-based port settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Manage the OUI table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Display the Auto-VoIP status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Configure Spanning Tree Protocol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .193
Configure the STP settings and view the STP status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Configure the CST Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Configure the CST port settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
View the CST port status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
View the Rapid STP information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Manage the MST settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Configure and view the port settings for an MST instance. . . . . . . . . 206
View the STP Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Configure multicast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .210
View, search, or clear the MFDB table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
View the MFDB statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Configure the auto-video multicast settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Manage IGMP snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .214
Configure IGMP snooping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Configure IGMP snooping for interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
View, search, or clear the IGMP snooping table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Configure IGMP snooping for VLANs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Modify IGMP snooping settings for a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Disable IGMP snooping on a VLAN and remove it from the table . . 222
Configure one or more IGMP multicast router interfaces. . . . . . . . . . 222
Configure an IGMP multicast router VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
IGMP snooping querier overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Configure an IGMP snooping querier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Configure an IGMP snooping querier for VLANs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Display the status of the IGMP snooping querier for VLANs . . . . . . . 228
Manage MLD snooping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .229
Enable MLD snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Configure MLD snooping for interfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Configure the MLD VLAN settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Modify the MLD snooping settings for a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Remove MLD snooping from a VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Configure one or more MLD multicast router interfaces . . . . . . . . . . 236
Configure an MLD multicast router VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237
Configure an MLD snooping querier. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Configure the MLD snooping querier VLAN settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
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Configure multicast VLAN registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .241
Configure the global MVR settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Configure an MVR group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Configure MVR group membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Configure the MVR interface settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
View the MVR statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
View, search, and manage the MAC address table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .248
View, search, or clear the MAC address table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Set the dynamic address aging interval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Add a static MAC address to the MAC address table . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Configure Layer 2 loop protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .252
Configure global Layer 2 loop protection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
View and configure Layer 2 loop protection on a port . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Chapter 4 Configure Routing
Routing concepts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Configure the routing mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .258
Configure the router settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
View the IP routing statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Configure IPv6 routing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .263
Configure the global IPv6 routing settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
View the IPv6 route table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Configure the IPv6 VLAN interface settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Configure an IPv6 prefix. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
View the IPv6 routing statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
View, search, or clear the IPv6 neighbor table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Configure an IPv6 static route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Configure IPv6 route preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Configure VLAN routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .280
Create a routing interface with the VLAN Static Routing Wizard. . . . 280
Manage a VLAN routing interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Delete a VLAN routing interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Configure router discovery for a VLAN routing interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . .284
Manage routes and view the routing table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .286
Manually add a route and view the routing table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Modify a route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
Delete a route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Configure Address Resolution Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .290
View the ARP cache. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Manually add an entry to the ARP table. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
View or globally configure the ARP table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Remove ARP entries from the ARP cache . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Chapter 5 Configure Quality of Service
Quality of Service concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
Manage Class of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .299
CoS configuration concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
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Configure the global CoS settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Configure the CoS settings for an interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Configure the CoS queue settings for an interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Map 802.1p priorities to queue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Map DSCP values to queues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Manage Differentiated Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .307
Defining DiffServ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Defining DiffServ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Configure the DiffServ mode and display the entries in the
DiffServ private MIB tables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Configure a DiffServ class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Configure DiffServ IPv6 class settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 317
Configure a DiffServ Policy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Configure the DiffServ service interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
View DiffServ service statistic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 332
Chapter 6 Manage Device Security
Change the device admin password for the device UI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
Manage the RADIUS settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .336
Configure the global RADIUS server settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Configure a RADIUS authentication server on the switch. . . . . . . . . . 339
Configure a RADIUS accounting server. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 342
Configure the TACACS+ settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .345
Configure the global TACACS+ settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
Configure a TACACS+ server on the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
Modify the settings for a TACACS+ server on the switch . . . . . . . . . . 347
Remove a TACACS+ server from the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Configure authentication lists. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .349
Configure an HTTP authentication list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Configure an HTTPS authentication list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
Configure the dot1x authentication list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Manage the Smart Control Center. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .354
Configure management access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .355
Configure the HTTP settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Configure the HTTPS settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 357
Browser security warning with HTTPS access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Manage certificates for HTTPS access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
Control access with profiles and rules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .363
Add an access profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 363
Add a rule to the access profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
Activate the access profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Display the access profile summary and the number of
filtered packets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368
Deactivate an access profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369
Remove an access profile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 370
Configure port authentication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
Configure global 802.1X settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 371
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Manage port authentication on individual ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
View the port summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 377
View the client summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 379
Set up traffic control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .380
Manage MAC filtering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 380
Configure storm control settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384
Manage port security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
Configure protected ports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 392
Manage private VLANs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Configure access control lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .400
Use the ACL Wizard to create a simple ACL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
Configure a MAC ACL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Configure MAC ACL rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 410
Configure MAC bindings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415
View or delete MAC ACL bindings in the MAC binding table . . . . . . 417
Configure a basic or extended IPv4 ACL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
Configure rules for a basic IPv4 ACL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422
Configure rules for an extended IPv4 ACL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 427
Configure an IPv6 ACL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
Configure rules for an IPv6 ACL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 438
Configure IP ACL interface bindings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
View or delete IP ACL bindings in the IP ACL binding table . . . . . . . 447
Configure VLAN ACL bindings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
Chapter 7 Monitor the Switch and the Traffic
Monitor the switch and the ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
View or clear switch statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
View port statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 455
View and manage detailed port statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
View or clear EAP and EAPoL statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
Perform a cable test. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 466
Configure and view the logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .468
Manage and view the memory logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468
Manage and view the flash log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
Manage the server log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 472
View or clear the trap logs and the counters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 475
Configure port mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477
Chapter 8 Maintain or Troubleshoot the switch
Reboot the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481
Reset the switch to its factory default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .482
Reset the switch to factory default settings but maintain the
registration status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482
Reset the switch to factory default settings and reset the
registration status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483
Export a file from the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .485
Use TFTP to export a file from the switch to a TFTP server. . . . . . . . . 485
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Use HTTP to export a file from the switch to a computer . . . . . . . . . . 487
Export a file from the switch to a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 488
Download a file to the switch or update the software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .489
Use TFTP to download a file to the switch or update the
software image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 490
Use HTTP to download a file to the switch or update the
software image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492
Use an HTTP session to download and install an SSL
security certificate file on the switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 494
Download a file from a USB device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496
Manage software images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .498
Copy a software image. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498
Configure dual image settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 499
View the dual image status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 501
Perform diagnostics and troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .502
Ping an IPv4 address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502
Ping an IPv6 address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 504
Send an IPv4 traceroute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 506
Send an IPv6 traceroute . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 508
Enable remote diagnostics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 510
Configure memory dump settings and perform a full
memory dump . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 511
You cannot log in to the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513
Appendix A Configuration Examples
Virtual local area networks (VLANs) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 516
VLAN configuration examples. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517
Access control lists (ACLs). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .518
MAC ACL example configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518
Basic IPv4 ACL example configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 520
Differentiated Services (DiffServ) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .521
Class . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521
DiffServ traffic classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522
Create policies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522
DiffServ example configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524
802.1X access control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .525
802.1X example configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527
Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .528
MSTP example configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529
VLAN routing interfaces. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .531
Appendix B Specifications and Default Settings
Switch default settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534
General feature default settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .535
System setup and maintenance settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .542
Port characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .543
Traffic control settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .543
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Quality of service settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .544
Security settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .544
System management settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .545
Settings for other features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .545
Hardware technical specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .546
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This user manual describes how you can configure and operate the following NETGEAR 24-Port
and 48-Port Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ Smart Managed Pro Switches with 4 SFP Ports by using the
device user interface (UI):
• GS728TPv2. NETGEAR 24-Port Gigabit PoE+ Smart Managed Pro Switch With 4 SFP
Ports. This model provides a PoE power budget of 190W
• GS728TPPv2. NETGEAR
Ports. This model provides a PoE power budget of 380W.
• GS752TPv2. NETGEAR 48-Port Gigabit PoE+ Smart Managed Pro Switch With 4 SFP
Ports. This model provides a PoE power budget of 380W
• GS752TPP. NETGEAR 48-Port Gigabit PoE+ Smart Managed Pro Switch With 4 SFP
Ports. This model provides a PoE power budget of 760W
24-Port Gigabit PoE+ Smart Managed Pro Switch With 4 SFP
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The manual describes the software configuration procedures and explains the options that are
available within those procedures.
This chapter contains the following sections:
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Available publications
• Switch management options and default management mode
• Manage the switch by using the device UI
• Access the switch on-network and connected to the Internet
• Access the switch off-network and not connected to the Internet
• Credentials for the device UI
• Register the switch
• Change the language of the device UI
• Change the management mode of the switch
• Use the Device View of the device UI
• Configure interface settings
• Access the NETGEAR support website
• Access the user manual online
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Note: In this manual, we refer to all switch models as the switch. Unless
noted otherwise, all information applies to all switch models.
Note: For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the
support website at netgear.com/support.
Note: Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made available
from time to time at
products can regularly check the site and download new firmware, or
you can check for and download new firmware manually. If the
features
in this guide, you might need to update your firmware.
or behavior of your product does not match what is described
netgear.com/support/download/. Some
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.
The switch provides administrative management options that let you configure, monitor, and
control
and the network from a web browser. If you are an Insight Premium or Pro subscriber, you
can choose to manage the switch by using the NETGEAR Insight app on a smartphone or
tablet or from the Insight Cloud portal that is available from a web browser on your
Windows-based computer, Mac, or tablet.
the network. The device UI is enabled by default, allowing you to configure the switch
The switch provides the following management options that let you
network and configure, monitor, and control the switch:
• Device UI. By default, the management mode of the switch is set to Directly Connect to
Web Browser Interface, which lets you access the device UI. In this mode, you can
change all settings of the switch.
• NETGEAR Insight app and Insight Cloud portal. If you set the management mode of
the switch to NETGEAR Insight Mobile App and Insight Cloud Port
following applications to manage the switch remotely:
- NETGEAR Insight app. As an Insight Premium or Insight Pro subscriber
use the NETGEAR Insight app to discover the switch on the network and add the
switch to a NETGEAR Insight network location. You can then set up the switch in the
network and manage and monitor the switch remotely from your smartphone or tablet.
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. A free trial is available for new
customers.
- Insight Cloud portal.
the NETGEAR Insight Cloud portal to 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. A free trial is available for new customers.
As an Insight Premium or Insight Pro subscriber
discover
the switch on the
al, you can use the
, you can
, you can use
For more information about NETGEAR Insight, visit
netgear.com/support/product/Insight.aspx. For knowledge base articles about
NETGEAR Insight, visit
To use the NETGEAR Insight app or Insight Cloud portal methods, you must change the
management method
so, you can also change the management method back to Directly Connect to Web Browser
Interface and use the device UI. For more information, see
of the switch on page 37.
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netgear.com/support.
to NETGEAR Insight Mobile App and Insight Cloud Portal. After you do
netgear.com/insight and
Change the management mode
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Manage the switch by using the device UI
This manual describes how to use the device UI to manage and monitor the switch.
For information about using the NETGEAR Insight app and Insight Cloud portal to manage
the switch, visit netgear.com/insight and netgear.com/support/product/Insight.aspx. For
knowledge base articles about NETGEAR Insight, visit
Software Requirements to use the device UI
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
netgear.com/support.
The following browsers were tested and support the device UI. 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 version 45
• Chrome version 51
• Safari on Windows OS versions 5.1
• Safari on MAC OS X version 10.1
Navigation tabs, configuration menus, and page menu
The following figure shows the System Information page for model GS752TPP.
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Navigation tab Configuration menu
Page menu
Language menu
Logout button
Page help
Button
Configuration status
and options
Figure 1. Switch navigation tabs, configuration menus, and page menu
The navigation tabs along the top of the device UI give you quick access to the various switch
functions. The tabs are always available and remain constant, regardless of which feature
you configure.
When you select a tab, the features for that tab appear as menus directly
under the tabs. The
configuration menus in the blue bar change according to the navigation tab that is selected.
The configuration pages for each feature are available as submenu links in the page menu on
the left side of the page. Some items in the menu expand to reveal multiple submenu links, as
the following figure shows.
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Link
Submenu
links
Figure 2. Switch page menu link and submenu links
Configuration and Status Options
The area directly under the configuration menus and to the right of the links displays the
configuration information or status for the page you select. On pages that contain
configuration options, you might be able to enter information into fields, select options from
menus, select check boxes, and select radio buttons.
Each page contains access to the HTML-based help that explains the fields and
configuration options for the page.
Buttons in the device UI
Each page also contains command buttons. The following table shows the command buttons
that are used throughout the pages in the device UI:
Table 1. Command buttons in the device UI
Button Function
Add Clicking the Add button adds the new item configured in the heading row of a table.
Apply Clicking the Apply button saves your settings. Configuration changes take effect i
Cancel Clicking the Cancel button cancels the configuration on the page and resets the data on the
page to the previous values of the switch.
mmediately.
Delete Clicking the Delete button removes the selected item.
Refresh Clicking the Refresh button refreshes the page with the latest information from the device.
Logout Clicking the Logout button ends the session.
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User-defined fields
User-defined fields can contain 1 to 159 characters, unless otherwise noted on the
configuration web page. All characters can be used except for the ones stated in the following
table (unless specifically noted in a procedure for a feature).
Table 2. Invalid characters for user-defined fields
Invalid characters for user-defined fields
\ | / < > * ?
Context-sensitive help
When you log in to the switch, every page contains a link to the online help () that contains
information to assist in configuring and managing the switch. The online help pages are
context sensitive. For example, if the IP Configuration page is open, the help topic for that
page displays if you click the link to the online help.
About on-network and off-network access
You can access the switch either on-network or off-network:
• On-network and connected to the Internet. When you use the device UI, 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
switch,
the
to connect to the device UI. We refer to this setup as on-network.
For more information, see
on page 21).
• Off-network and not connected to the Internet. Y
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 or offline. If your network does not include a DHCP server (or a router that
functions as a DHCP server), you must access the switch off-network.
For more information, see
Internet on page 29.
Note: We recommend that you register the switch to activate your warranty.
and then use a computer that is connected to the same network as the switch
Access the switch on-network and connected to the Internet
ou can also configure the switch
Access the switch off-network and not connected to the
For more information, see Register the switch on page 32.
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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 or router on the
network to assign an IP address to the switch.
• If the switch is on-network, connected to a DHCP server, and connected to the Internet,
you can use a Windows-based computer to access the device UI. We also recommend
that you register the switch with NETGEAR to activate your warranty. For more
information about accessing the device UI, see
access the switch on-network and connected to the Internet on page 22.
Use se a Windows-based computer to
If you use a Mac, or if you do not know
tools to discover the IP address of the switch on the network:
• NETGEAR Insight mobile app: You can install the NETGEAR Insight mobile app on an
iOS or Android mobile device and discover the IP address of the switch. See
NETGEAR Insight mobile app to discover the IP address of the switch on page 23.
• NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool (NSDT): If you use a Mac or a Windows-based
computer, you can use the NSDT to discover the switch on your n
NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool to discover the switch when it is connected to the
Internet on page 24.
• NETGEAR Smart Control Center (SCC): You can install the SCC on a Windows-based
computer. See
Control Center on page 26.
• Other tools: You can also get the IP address of the switch from the DHCP server in the
network or use an IP scanner utility. See
address on page 27.
When you know the IP address, you can configure the switch in the following ways:
• Device UI: For configuration of all switch features, access the switch over the device UI.
See
Access the switch on-network when you know the switch IP address on page 27.
• NETGEAR Smart Control Center (SCC): For
features, use the SCC on a Windows-based computer. By default, you can use the SCC
to discover the IP address of the switch, but you cannot use the SCC to perform any
actions on the switch. However, if you enable the configuration option of the SCC, you
can use it to configure the switch. See
Discover the switch in a network with a DHCP server using the Smart
the IP address of the switch, use one of the following
Use the
etwork. See
Use other options to discover the switch IP
configuration of a limited number of switch
Manage the Smart Control Center on page 354.
Use the
For more information about the SCC, visit
• NETGEAR Insight app and Insight Cloud portal: Y
mode of the switch so that you can use the NETGEAR Insight app and Insight Cloud
portal to manage the switch remotely. For more information, see
management mode of the switch on page 37.
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netgear.com/support/product/SCC.
ou can change the management
Change the
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Use se a Windows-based computer to access the switch on-network and connected to the Internet
For the following procedure, the network must provide Internet access.
To use a Windows-based computer to determine the switch IP address and access the
switch on-network and connected to the Internet:
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.
3. Connect your
You can use a WiFi or wired network connection.
4. Open Windows Explorer.
5. Click the Network
6. If prompted, enable the Network Discovery feature.
7. Under Network Infrastructure, locate the switch model number.
The model number can be GS728TPv2, GS728TPPv2, GS752TPv2, or GS
8. Double-click GSmodel-XXXXXX
XXXXXX represents
The page that displays depends on whether your browser is connected to the Internet,
whether the switch is connected to the Internet, and whether you activated the warranty.
9. Enter your credentials, which depend on the page that displays:
•
Register to activate your warranty page displays: If you did not yet activate your
warranty, the Register to activate your warranty page displays.
Register Your Device: To
-
button, and follow the directions onscreen to register the switch with your email
address and password. After you activate your warranty, you are no longer
prompted to register the switch.
computer to the same network as the switch.
link.
752TPP.
, in which GSmodel is the model number of your switch and
the last six digits of the switch MAC address.
activate your warranty, click the Register Your Device
If you do not have a NETGEAR account, you can create one.
- Enter Registration Key: If you obtained a registration key, enter it. For more
information, see
registration key for offline access on page 33.
- Skip Registration & Access the UI: Y
activate your warranty, but if you do not activate your warranty within 30 days of
purchase, your warranty entitlement might be affected.
If you do not activate your warranty, the Register to activate your warranty page
continues to display when you log in.
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Register the switch with your NETGEAR account and get a
ou do not need to register the switch to
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• Device UI login page displays: If you previously registered the switch with
NETGEAR to activate your warranty, the Device UI login page displays. Enter one of
the following credentials:
- Device admin password:
admin password is password. The first time that you enter the default device
admin password, the Change Default Password page displays, requiring you to
customize the device admin password for greater security.
Note:Insight network password: If you previously logged in to the device
UI, you
added the switch to an Insight network location, enter the Insight network
password to access the device UI. (In such a situation, the Insight
network password replaces the switch device admin password.)
changed the management mode to NETGEAR Insight, and you
Enter the device admin password. The default device
For information about the credentials, see
10. Click the Go
11. If the Change Default Password page displays, specify and confirm a new device admin
password,
The System Information page displays. You can now configure the switch.
button.
click the Submit button, and log in again with your new password.
Credentials for the device UI on page 30.
Use the NETGEAR Insight mobile app to discover the IP address of the switch
If the switch is connected to a WiFi router or access point, and the switch is connected to the
Internet, the NETGEAR Insight mobile app lets you discover the switch in your network.
If you do not use the NETGEAR Insight app to claim the switch by adding it to an Insight
network location, the switch is not registered and your warranty is not activated.
Using the NETGEAR Insight app to discover the IP address of the switch in your network is
not the same as managing the switch with the Insight app or the Insight Cloud Portal.
Note: The default management mode of the switch is the device UI. If you want
to use the Insight app or the Insight Cloud Portal to manage the switch,
you first must change the management mode (see
management mode to NETGEAR Insight Mobile App and Insight
Cloud Portal on page 38). After you do so, you can manage the switch
with Insight and add the switch to an Insight network location.
Change the
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To use the NETGEAR Insight app to discover the IP address of the switch in your
network when the switch is connected to the Internet:
1. On your iOS or Android mobile device, go to the app store, search for NETGEAR
Insight, download the latest version of the app, and install the app.
2. Connect your
the switch is connected.
3. Open the NETGEAR Insight app.
4. If you did not set up a NETGEAR account, tap Create
onscreen instructions.
5. Enter the email address and password for your account and tap LOG
After you log in to your account, the IP address of the switch displays in the device list.
6. Write down the IP address for future use.
Y
ou can use this IP address to access the switch directly from a web browser. For
information
switch IP address on page 27.
mobile device to the WiFi network of the WiFi router or access point to which
NETGEAR Account and follow the
IN.
about how to do this, see
Access the switch on-network when you know the
Use the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool to discover the switch when it is connected to the Internet
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.
The NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool lets you discover the switch in your network and
access the device UI of the switch from a Mac or a Windows-based computer.
o install the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool and discover the IP address of the
T
switch in your network when the switch is connected to the Internet:
1. Download the
netgear.com/support/product/netgear-switch-discovery-tool.aspx.
Depending on the computer that you are using, download either the Mac version or the
version for a Windows-based computer.
2. Temporarily disable the firewall, Internet security, antivirus programs, or all of these on the
computer
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Switch Discovery Tool by visiting
that you use to configure the switch.
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3. Unzip the NSDT files, and click or double-click the .exe file (for example,
NSDT-1.2.102.exe) to install the program on your computer.
You might see the tool icon appear on your Mac dock or Windows desktop.
4. Reenable the
security services on your computer.
5. Power on the switch.
The DHCP server assigns the switch an IP address.
6. Connect your
computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection. The computer and the switch must be on the
same Layer 2 network.
7. Open the Switch Discovery Tool.
T
o open the program, double-click the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool icon on your
desktop.
The initial page displays a menu and a button.
8. From the Choose
9. Click the Start
a connection menu, menu, select the network for this switch.
Searching button.
The NSDT displays the IP addresses of the switches that it discovers.
10. To access the switch from the NSDT, do the following:
a. Click the ADMIN PAGE
button next to your switch.
The page that displays depends on whether you activated the warranty.
b. Enter your credentials, which depend on the page that displays:
•
Register to activate your warranty page displays: If you did not yet activate
your warranty, the Register to activate your warranty page disp
- Register Your Device: To activate your warranty
, click the Register Your
Device button, and follow the directions onscreen to register the switch with
your email address and password. After you activate your warranty, you are
no longer prompted to register the switch.
If you do not have a NETGEAR account, you can create one.
- Enter Registration Key: If you obtained a registration key
information, see
Register the switch with your NETGEAR account and get a
registration key for offline access on page 33.
- Skip Registration & Access the UI: Y
ou do not need to register the switch to
activate your warranty, but if you do not activate your warranty within 30 days
of purchase, your warranty entitlement might be affected.
If you do not activate your warranty, the Register to activate your warranty
page continues to display when you log in.
• Device UI login page displays:
If you previously registered the switch with
NETGEAR to activate your warranty, the Device UI login page displays. Enter one
of the following credentials:
lays.
, enter it. For more
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- Device admin password: Enter the device admin password. The default
device admin password is password. The first time that you enter the default
device admin password, the Change Default Password page displays,
requiring you to customize the device admin password.
- Insight network password: If you previously logged in to the device UI, you
changed the management mode to NETGEAR Insight, and you added the
switch to an Insight network location, enter the Insight network password to
access the device UI. (In such a situation, the Insight network password
replaces the switch device admin password.)
For information about the credentials, see
c. If you enter a password, click the Go
Submit button.
d. If the Change Default Password page displays, specify and confirm a new device
admin
The System Information page displays. You can now configure the switch.
password, click the Submit button, and log in again with your new password.
Credentials for the device UI on page 30.
button; If you enter a registration key, click the
Discover the switch in a network with a DHCP server using the Smart Control Center
This section describes how to set up your switch in a network that includes a DHCP server.
The DHCP client on the switch is enabled by default. When you connect the switch to your
network, the DHCP server automatically assigns an IP address to the switch. Use the Smart
Control Center (SCC) to discover the IP address automatically assigned to the switch.
For information about the SCC, visit
Note: By default, you can use the SCC to discover the IP address of the
switch, but you cannot use the SCC to perform any actions on the
switch. However, if you enable the configuration option of the SCC,
you can use it to configure the switch (see
Center on page 354).
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/SCC.
Manage the Smart Control
To install the switch in a network with a DHCP server:
1. Connect the
2. Power on the switch by connecting its power cord.
3. Install the SCC on your computer.
4. Start the SCC.
5. Click the Discover
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switch to a network with a DHCP server.
button for the SCC to discover all the devices in the subnet.
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6. Write down the switch IP address assigned by the DHCP server.
For information about how to access the device UI of the switch, see
on-network when you know the switch IP address on page 27.
Access the switch
Use other options to discover the switch IP address
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 assign
For information about how to access the device UI of the switch, see Access the switch
on-network when you know the switch IP address on page 27.
ed to the switch.
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 device
UI.
For the following procedure, the network must provide Internet access.
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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 page that displays depends on whether your browser is conne
cted to the Internet,
whether the switch is connected to the Internet, and whether you activated the warranty.
3. Enter your credentials, which depend on the page that displays:
•
Register to activate your warranty page displays: If the switch is online and you
did not yet activate your warranty, the Register to activate yo
ur warranty page
displays.
- Register Your Device: To
activate your warranty, click the Register Your Device
button, and follow the directions onscreen to register the switch with your email
address and password. After you activate your warranty, you are no longer
prompted to register the switch.
If you do not have a NETGEAR account, you can create one.
- Enter Registration Key: If you obtained a registration key, enter it. For more
information, see
Register the switch with your NETGEAR account and get a
registration key for offline access on page 33.
- Skip Registration & Access the UI: Y
ou do not need to register the switch to
activate your warranty, but if you do not activate your warranty within 30 days of
purchase, your warranty entitlement might be affected.
If you do not activate your warranty, the Register to activate your warranty page
continues to display when you log in.
• Device UI login page displays:
If you previously registered the switch with
NETGEAR to activate your warranty, the Device UI login page displays. Enter one of
the following credentials:
- Device admin password:
Enter the device admin password. The default device
admin password is password. The first time that you enter the default device
admin password, the Change Default Password page displays, requiring you to
customize the device admin password for greater security.
- Insight network password: If you previously logged in to the device UI, you
management mode to NETGEAR Insight, and you added the switch to
changed
the
an Insight network location, enter the Insight network password to access the
device UI. (In such a situation, the Insight network password replaces the switch
device admin password.)
For information about the credentials, see
4. Click the Go
button.
If the Change Default Password page displays, specify and confirm a new device admin
password, click the Submit button, and log in again with your new password.
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Credentials for the device UI on page 30.
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Access the switch off-network and not connected to the Internet
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 be in the same subnet as the default IP
address of the switch.
Note: If you prefer to use the Smart Control Center (SCC) to configure the
switch, you must access the switch off-network as described in the
following procedure and then enable the configuration option of the
SCC (see Manage the Smart Control Center on page 354).
To access the switch off-network and not connected to the Internet:
1. Change the
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
with a subnet of 255.255.255.0. 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
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. Connect your
3. Power on the switch by connecting its power cord.
4. Launch a
5. Open a web browser, and enter http://192.168.0.239.
IP settings of your computer to be in the same subnet as the IP settings of
address of 192.168.0.239
, see one of the
computer to the switch using an Ethernet cable.
web browser.
This is the default IP address of the switch. If you already di
assigned a static IP address to the switch, enter the static IP address of the switch.
The Enter Registration Key page displays.
6. Do
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one of the following:
Enter a registration key. If you obtained a registration key, do the following:
•
sabled the DHCP client and
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a. Type or paste the key.
For more information, see Register the switch with your NETGEAR account and
get a registration key for offline access on page 33.
b. Click the Submit button.
• Do not register at this time and access the device UI: Do the following:
a. Click
b. Enter one of the following credentials:
7. If the Change Default Password page displays, specify and confirm a new device admin
password, click the Submit button, and log in again with your new password.
The System Information page displays. You can now configure the switch.
8. After you complete the configuration of the switch, reconfigure the computer that you used
for
this process to its original TCP/IP settings.
the Skip
The Device UI login page displays.
-
Device admin password:
device admin password is password. The first time that you enter the default
device admin password, the Change Default Password page displays,
requiring you to customize the device admin password.
- Insight network password: If you previously logged in to the device UI, you
changed the management mode to NETGEAR Insight, and you added the
switch to an Insight network location, enter the Insight network password to
access the device UI. (In such a situation, the Insight network password
replaces the switch device admin password.)
For information about the credentials, see Credentials for the device UI on
page 30.
Registration & Access the UI button.
Enter the device admin password. The default
You can now connect your switch to your network using an Ethernet cable.
Credentials for the device UI
The information in this section applies to accessing the switch device UI in either
management mode. That is, it does not apply to accessing the NETGEAR Insight app and
Cloud portal.
To access the device UI, and depending on your situation, use one of the following
credentials:
• NETGEAR account credentials
You can register the switch online to activate your warranty by entering your NETGEAR
account credentials (see
the switch online on page 32). If you do not have a NETGEAR account, you can create
one.
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Register the switch with your NETGEAR account and access
:
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