Installation Guide

NETGEAR, Inc.
350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134, USA
NETGEAR INTERNATIONAL LTD
Floor 1, Building 3,
University Technology Centre
Curraheen Road, Cork,
T12EF21, Ireland
Installation Guide
16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged
Ultra60 PoE++ Switch, Model GS516UP
24-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged
Ultra60 PoE++ Switch, Model GS524UP
Package contents
• SwitchmodelGS516UPorGS524UP
• Powercord(variesbyregion)
• Rack-mountkit
• Fourrubberfeet
• InstallationguideandInsightyer
Note: WerecommendthatyouuseaCategory5e(Cat5e)cableorhigher-ratedcablefor
GigabitEthernetconnections.
Thisswitchisdesignedforindooruseonly.Ifyouwanttoconnecttoadevicelocated
outdoors,theoutdoordevicemustbeproperlygroundedandsurgeprotected,andyou
mustinstallanEthernetsurgeprotectorinlinebetweentheswitchandtheoutdoordevice.
Failuretodosocandamagetheswitch.
WARNING: Beforeconnectingthisswitchtooutdoorcablesordevices,see
https://kb.netgear.com/000057103forsafetyandwarrantyinformation.
1. Register with the NETGEAR Insight app
1. SearchforNETGEAR Insightanddownloadthelatestapp.
2. SetupaNETGEARaccountifyoudonothaveone.
3. Tapthemenuintheupper-leftcorner.
4. TapREGISTER ANY NETGEAR DEVICE.
5. Entertheserialnumberlocatedonthebottomoftheswitch,orusethe
cameraonyourmobiledevicetoscantheserialnumberbarcode.
6. TapGO.
Theswitchisregisteredandaddedtoyouraccount.Youcannowviewthe
switchintheNETGEARInsightapp.
Note: Becausethisisanunmanagedswitch,youcannotcongureormanageit
inNETGEARInsight.
2. Connect the switch
PoE++LEDlighting
Internet
GS524UPswitch
Sample connections
PoE++PTZcamera
PoE+securitycamera
Router
3. Check the LEDs
Whenyouconnectthepowercordtotheswitchandplugitintoanelectrical
outlet,theLEDsindicatethestatus.
LED Description
Power
Solid green.Theswitchispoweredonandoperatingnormally.
Off. Powerisnotsuppliedtotheswitch.
Fan
Off.Thefanisworkingcorrectly.
Solid yellow.Thefanisnotworkingcorrectly.
PoEMax
(Thestatusof
theswitch’sPoE
budget)
Off.Sufcient(morethan7Wof)PoEpowerisavailable.
Solid yellow.Lessthan7WofPoEpowerisavailable.
Blinking yellow.Atleastonceduringtheprevioustwominutes,less
than7WofPoEpowerwasavailable.
LeftportLED



Solid green.1000Mbpslinkonthisport.
Blinking green.1000Mbpsactivityonthisport.
Solid yellow.100Mbpsor10Mbpslinkonthisport.
Blinking yellow.100Mbpsor10Mbpsactivityonthisport.
Off.Nolinkisdetectedonthisport.
RightPortLED
Solid Green.TheportisdeliveringPoEpower..
Off.TheportisnotdeliveringPoEpower.
Solid yellow.APoEfaultoccurred.
PoE mode
The DIP switches on the front panel let you to select the following PoE++ modes:
• 802.3bt mode.Themodefordevicesthatarefullycompliantwith
IEEE802.3bt(PoE++).ThisisthedefaultmodeforallPoE++ports.
• pre-802.3bt mode.Themodefordevicesthatcanreceivepowerhigher
than30WbutthatarenotfullycompliantwithIEEE802.3bt(PoE++).
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Computer
Internet
PoE++
non-PoE
ModelGS516UPprovidesPoE++(802.3bt)poweronports1–8withupto60Wto
eachportandPoE+(802.3at)poweronports9–16withupto30Wtoeachport.The
totalPoEpowerbudgetfortheswitchis380WacrossallactivePoEports.
ModelGS524UPprovidesPoE++(802.3bt)poweronports1–16withupto60Wto
eachportandPoE+(802.3at)poweronports17–24withupto30Wtoeachport.
ThetotalPoEpowerbudgetfortheswitchis480WacrossallactivePoEports.
PoE++speaker
PoE+
PoE+accesspoint
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