Step 9: Manage The Switch - NETGEAR GS728TXPv3 Hardware Installation Manual

24-Port and 48-Port Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ Smart Switches with 4 SFP Ports or 4 10G SFP+ Ports
NOTE: After you apply power, the Power LED lights solid yellow while the
switch starts. After two or three minutes, the switch completes its startup
process and the Power LED turns from yellow to solid green.
If the Power LED does not light, check that the power cord is plugged in correctly
and the power source is good.

Step 9: Manage the switch

The switch contains built-in web browser–accessible software for viewing, changing,
and monitoring the way it functions. This management software is not required for the
switch to work. You can use the ports without using the management software. However,
the management software enables the setup of multiple features (such as VLANs and
LAGs) and also improves the efficiency of the switch, which results in the improvement
of its overall performance as well as the performance of the network.
NOTE: By default, the DHCP client of the switch is enabled. If the switch cannot
get an IP address from a DHCP server, the switch's default IP address is
192.168.0.239 and the default subnet mask is 255.255.255.0.
Management options
The switch provides the following management options that let you discover the switch
on the network and configure, monitor, and control the switch:
• Device user interface (UI): By default, the management mode of the switch is set
to Directly Connect to Web Browser Interface, which lets you access the device UI.
In this mode, you can change all settings of the switch.
For more information about the device UI, see the user manual, which you can
download from netgear.com/support/download.
NOTE: If you plan to use the NETGEAR Insight Cloud Portal or Insight app
to manage the switch, we recommend that you do not use the device UI 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.
• NETGEAR Insight Cloud Portal and Insight app: If you set the management mode
of the switch to NETGEAR Insight Mobile App and Insight Cloud Portal, you can use
the following applications to manage the switch remotely:
○ Insight Cloud Portal: As an Insight Premium or Insight Pro subscriber, you can
use the NETGEAR Insight Cloud Portal to set up the switch in the network, perform
advanced remote setup, configuration, and management, monitor the switch,
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