Overview - NETGEAR GC108P Hardware Installation Manual

Insight Managed 8-Port Gigabit (Hi-Power) PoE+ Smart Cloud Switch with NETGEAR FlexPoE Power

Overview

The switch provides eight Gigabit Ethernet copper ports. All copper ports use RJ-45
connectors. The switch integrates full-duplex, nonblocking switch fabric that provides
full-wire speed for all packet sizes.
The switch supports PoE+ on all copper ports with a maximum PoE power budget across
all active PoE ports of 64W for model GC108P and 126W for model GC108PP. You can
upgrade the PoE power budget for model GC108P to 126W by purchasing and
connecting the NETGEAR optional power adapter model EPS130W.
Note: For information about application examples, see Applications on page 17.
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
mobile device. 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 type in the serial number of the switch. For more information,
see the NETGEAR knowledge base articles at netgear.com/support.
• Insight Cloud portal. Using the NETGEAR Insight Cloud portal, you can set up the
switch in the network, perform advanced remote management, monitor the switch,
analyze the switch and network usage, and, if necessary, troubleshoot the switch
and the network. The Insight Cloud portal is available to Insight Premium and Insight
Pro subscribers. A free trial of Insight Premium is available for new customers.
• Local browser–based management interface. By default, the management mode
of the switch is set to NETGEAR Insight. 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 use the local browser interface to change the
management mode of the switch to Direct Connect Web-browser Interface (Local
LAN Only). In this mode, you can change the settings of the specific switch, but we
recommend that you do not use this mode to change settings that are Insight
manageable because they will not be synchronized with Insight or to the network
location and other devices to which you assigned the switch.
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