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
Related documentation
The following related documentation is available at netgear.com/support/download/:
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Installation guide
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Data sheet
Switch package contents
The package contains the switch, AC power adapter (power cable localized to the
country of sale), and installation guide.
Supported switch models
The Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switches User Manual describes the switch models listed in
the following table.
Table 1. Supported switch models
NameModel
5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch with PoE+GS305EP
5-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch with High-Power PoE+GS305EPP
8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch with PoE+GS308EP
8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch with High-Power PoE+GS308EPP
Model GS305EP, GS305EPP, GS308EP,
GS308EPP LEDs
This section describes the LED designations of models GS305EP, GS305EPP, GS308EP,
GS308EPP. The port LEDs are located above the ports.
On models GS305EP and GS305EPP, ports 1 through 4 are PoE+ ports. Port 5 is an
Ethernet (uplink) port.
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