Switch Management Options And Default Management Mode - NETGEAR GC728X User Manual

Insight Managed 28-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Cloud Switch with 2 SFP 1G & 2 SFP+ 10G Fiber Ports
Switch Management Options and Default Management
Mode
If you prefer, you can use the switch as a plug-and-play device, so you do not need to set up
a custom configuration. Just connect power, connect to your network and to your other
devices, and you're done.
The switch is designed for management by the NETGEAR Insight app on a smartphone or
tablet. Alternatively, you can manage the switch from the Insight Cloud portal that is available
from a web browser on your Windows-based computer, Mac, or tablet. By default, the local
browser interface is disabled and you cannot use it while the switch is managed by the
NETGEAR Insight app or Insight Cloud portal.
The switch provides management options that let you discover the switch on the network and
configure, monitor, and control the switch:
• NETGEAR Insight app. Using the NETGEAR Insight app, you can discover the switch
on the network and add the switch to the NETGEAR Insight app so that you can set up
the switch in the network and manage and monitor the switch remotely from your
smartphone.You can choose from four methods to add the switch to the NETGEAR
Insight app: You can scan your network for the switch, scan the QR code or the barcode
of the switch, or add the serial number of the switch. For more information, visit
netgear.com/insight
netgear.com/support.
• Insight Cloud portal. Using the NETGEAR Insight Cloud portal, you can set up the
switch in the network, perform advanced remote setup, configuration, and management,
monitor the switch, analyze the switch and network usage, and, if necessary, troubleshoot
the switch and the network.
• Local browser interface. By default, the management mode of the switch is set to
NETGEAR Insight Mobile App and Insight Cloud Portal. With this setting you can manage
the switch using the Insight app or the Insight Cloud portal. For complex tasks such as
integrating with an existing network of devices that are not managed through Insight, and
for debugging purposes, you can change the management mode of the switch to Direct
Connect Web-browser Interface and access the local browser interface. In this mode, you
can change the settings of the specific device, but we recommend that you do not use
this mode to change settings that are Insight manageable because they would not be
synchronized with Insight or to the network location and other devices to which you
assigned the switch.
Note: Changes to Insight-manageable settings from the local browser
interface might also create conflicts with the rest of the
Insight-managed network to which the device is connected. While you
manage the switch with the local browser interface, you cannot use
the Insight app or Insight Cloud portal. To reenable management of
and see the NETGEAR knowledge base articles at
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