User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Hardware
- 2. Install and Access the Switch in Your Network
- 3. Optimize the Switch Performance
- 4. Use VLANS for Traffic Segmentation
- 5. Manage the Switch in Your Network
- 6. Maintain and Monitor the Switch
- Manually check for new switch firmware and update the switch
- Manage the configuration file
- Return the switch to its factory default settings
- Control access to the device UI
- Change or lift access restrictions to the switch
- Manage the DoS prevention mode
- Manage the power saving mode
- Control the port LEDs
- Change the switch device name
- View system information
- View switch connections
- View the status of a port
- PoE considerations for switches that support PoE
- Manage the PoE ports
- Display PoE port status
- Power cycle the PoE ports
- 7. Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
- A. Factory Default Settings and Technical Specifications
- B. Additional Switch Discovery and Access Information
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Hardware
This user manual is for the NETGEAR Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switches.
For a list of switch models that are supported by this manual, see Supported switch
models on page 7.
This chapter covers the following topics:
• Related documentation
• Switch package contents
• Supported switch models
• Model GS305EP, GS305EPP, GS308EP, GS308EPP LEDs
• Switch label
• Safety instructions and warnings
Note: This user manual complements the installation guide that came with your switch.
You can also download the installation guide by visiting netgear.com/support/download/.
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 netgear.com/support/download/. You can manually check for, and download,
new firmware. If the features or behavior of your product do not match what is described
in this guide, see the latest firmware release notes for your switch model.
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