Netgear GS108E Gigabit Switch Installation guide

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Netgear
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GS108E Gigabit Switch
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Installation guide

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Both=1000M
100M 10M
8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch
GS108Ev3
Package contents
• Switch
• Poweradapter(variesbyregion)
• Wall-mountkit
• Installationguide
GS108Ev3switch
Router
IPcamera
ReadyNAS
Gamingconsole
SmartTV
Internet
Laptop
WiFiaccesspoint
Desktop
1. Register the switch
1. FromacomputerormobiledevicethatisconnectedtotheInternet,visit
my.netgear.com.
2. LogintoyourNETGEARaccount.
Note: Ifyoudon’thaveafreeNETGEARaccount,youcancreateone.
TheMyProductspagedisplays.
3. Fromthemenuontheleft,selectRegisteraProduct.
4. IntheSerial Numbereld,typetheserialnumberofyourswitch.
Theserialnumberis13digitslong.Itisprintedontheswitchlabel.
5. FromtheDate of Purchasemenu,selectthedatethatyoupurchasedthe
switch.
6. ClicktheREGISTERbutton.
YourswitchisregisteredtoyourNETGEARaccount.
AconrmationemailissenttoyourNETGEARaccountemailaddress.
2. Connect the switch
Sample connections
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it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.
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 LED Solidgreen Theswitchispoweredonandoperatingnormally.
Off Powerisnotsuppliedtotheswitch.
Left port LED Right port LED Combined,theseRJ-45portLEDsindicatelink,
speed,andactivity.
Solidgreen Solidgreen Avalid1Gbpsportlinkisestablished.
Solidgreen Off Avalid100Mbpsportlinkisestablished.
Off Solidgreen Avalid10Mbpsportlinkisestablished.
Blinkinggreen Blinkinggreen Theportistransmittingorreceivingpacketsat
1Gbps.
Blinkinggreen Off Theportistransmittingorreceivingpacketsat
100Mbps.
Off Blinkinggreen Theportistransmittingorreceivingpacketsat
10Mbps.
Off Off Noportlinkisestablished.
Beforeconnectingthisswitchtooutdoorcablesordevices,see
https://kb.netgear.com/000057103forsafetyandwarrantyinformation.
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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https://www.netgear.com/about/privacy-policy.
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.
October2021
4. Discover the switch’s IP address
and access the switch
TheNETGEARSwitchDiscoveryTool(NSDT)letsyoudiscovertheswitchinyour
networkandaccessthelocalbrowserinterface(UI)oftheswitchfromaMac,
Windows-based,orLinux-basedcomputer.
ToinstalltheNETGEARSwitchDiscoveryTool,discovertheswitchinyour
network,accesstheswitch,anddiscovertheswitchIPaddress:
1. Todownloadthetool,visit
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/netgear-switch-discovery-tool.aspx
DownloadtheMac,Windows,orLinuxversion.
2. Temporarilydisabletherewall,Internetsecurity,antivirusprograms,orallof
theseonthecomputerthatyouusetoconguretheswitch.
3. UnziptheNSDTles,andclickordouble-clicktheexecutablele(for
example,NDST-1.2.103.exe)toinstalltheprogramonyourcomputer.
YoumightseethetooliconappearonyourMacdock,Windowsdesktop,or
Linuxdesktop.
4. Reenablethesecurityservicesonyourcomputer.
5. Powerontheswitch.
6. Connectyourcomputertothesamenetworkastheswitch.
7. OpentheNSDT.
Theinitialpagedisplaysamenuandabutton.
8. FromtheChoose a Connectionmenu,selectthenetworkforthisswitch.
9. ClicktheStart Searchingbutton.
TheNSDTdisplaystheIPaddressesoftheswitchesthatitdiscovers.
10. ClicktheADMIN PAGEbutton.
Theloginpageorloginwindowofthelocalbrowseruserinterface(UI)
opens.
11. Enterthedefaultpasswordthatisprintedontheswitchlabel.
12. Ifprompted,enteranewadminpasswordfortheswitch.
TheSwitchInformationpagedisplays,andshowstheIPaddressassignedto
theswitch.
13. SavethepasswordandIPaddressforfutureuse.
Youcannowcongureandmonitoryourswitch.
Formoreinformation,seetheusermanual,whichyoucandownloadby
visitinghttps://www.netgear.com/support/download/.
Mount the switch on a wall
Werecommendthatyouusethewall-mountscrewsthatareincluded.
1. Locatethetwomountingholesonthebottompaneloftheswitch.
2. Markanddrilltwomountingholesinthewallwhereyouwanttomountthe
switch.
Thetwomountingholesmustbe3.15in.(80mm)apart,center-to-center.
3. InsertthesuppliedanchorsintothewallandtightenthescrewswithaNo.2
Phillipsscrewdriver.
Leaveabout0.125in.(4mm)ofeachscrewprotrudingfromthewallsothat
youcaninsertthescrewsintotheholesonthebottompanel.
Note: Thescrewsare0.25in.(6.5mm)indiameter,0.63in.(16mm)inlength.
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