Status Leds - NETGEAR GC108P Hardware Installation Manual

Insight Managed 8-Port Gigabit (Hi-Power) PoE+ Smart Cloud Switch with NETGEAR FlexPoE Power
Table 1. Front panel components (Continued)
Number Description
4 Eight independent 10/100/1000BASE-T RJ-45 PoE+ ports (see RJ-45 ports for 10/100/1000M
BASE-T Ethernet connectivity on page 15).
5 For each port, a left port LED that functions as the combined speed and activity LED for the port
(see Status LEDs on page 14).
6 For each port, a right port LED that indicates the PoE status for the port (see Status LEDs on page
14).

Status LEDs

This section describes the status LEDs of the switch.
Table 2. LEDs on the back panel
LED Description
Power/Cloud LED Off. Power is not supplied to the switch.
Blinking green. The switch is starting.
Solid green. If the Power/Cloud LED lights solid green, one of the following conditions
applies:
• The management mode of the switch is NETGEAR Insight (the default mode) but the
• The management mode of the switch is NETGEAR Insight but the switch is not yet
• You used the local browser interface to change the management mode to Direct
Solid blue. The management mode of the switch is NETGEAR Insight, the switch is added
to an Insight managed network, and the switch is connected to the Insight cloud
management server. You can manage and monitor the switch using the NETGEAR Insight
app or Insight Cloud portal.
PoE Max/Fault LED Off. Sufficient (more than 7W of) PoE power is available.
Solid amber. Less than 7W of PoE power is available.
Blinking amber. At least once during the previous two minutes, less than 7W of PoE
power was available.
RJ-45 left LED Off. No link is established.
Link, speed, and Solid green. A valid 1 Gbps link is established.
activity for Ethernet Blinking green. The port is transmitting or receiving packets at 1 Gbps.
ports 1 to 8 Solid amber. A valid 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps link is established.
Blinking amber. The port is transmitting or receiving packets at 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps.
RJ-45 right LED Off. The port is not delivering PoE power.
PoE status for Ethernet Solid green. The port is delivering PoE power.
ports 1 to 8 Solid amber. A PoE fault occurred.
Hardware Overview
switch is not yet added to an Insight managed network.
connected to the Insight cloud management server.
Connect Web-browser Interface, and, therefore, the switch does not connect to the
Insight cloud management server.
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