Owner's Manual

Table Of Contents
Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware
Supported Switch Models...................................................................8
Status LEDs............................................................................................9
Models GS105Ev2, GS108Ev3, GS116Ev2, GS305E, and GS308E
LEDs...................................................................................................9
Model GS105PE LEDs......................................................................9
Models GS108PEv3 LEDs.............................................................10
Model JGS524Ev2 LEDs................................................................11
Models JGS516PE and JGS524PE LEDs.....................................11
Safety Instructions and Warnings.....................................................12
Chapter 2 Get Started
Configure the Switch..........................................................................16
Access the Switch Using a Web Browser.........................................16
Access a Switch That Is Connected to a Network......................17
Access a Switch That Is Off-Network...........................................18
Access the Switch With the ProSAFE Plus Utility............................18
Install the ProSAFE Plus Utility......................................................19
Access and Configure the Switch Using the ProSAFE Plus
Utility................................................................................................19
Use the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool to Access the Switch....21
Use the NETGEAR Insight Mobile App to Discover the Switch....22
Change the Switch Password............................................................22
Change the Language.......................................................................23
Change the Language of the Local Browser Interface..............24
Change the Language for the Local Browser Interface by Installing
Another Firmware Version............................................................24
Register Your Product........................................................................26
Chapter 3 Use VLANS for Traffic Segmentation
VLAN Overview...................................................................................28
Create Basic Port-Based VLANs........................................................28
Assign Ports to Multiple Port-Based VLANs....................................30
Create 802.1Q-Based VLANs in a Basic Configuration.................32
Create 802.1Q-Based VLANs in an Advanced Configuration......33
Add Tagged or Untagged Ports to an 802.1Q-Based VLAN........35
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