NETGEAR GS308EP, GS308EPP Manual

Package contents

• NETGEAR 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ Easy Smart Managed Essentials Switch
• Power adapter (power cable varies by region)
• Wall installation kit
• Rubber feet
• Installation guide

Register your switch

Registration is required for warranty activation and support. For more information, visitnetgear.com/about/warranty.

1. From a computer or mobile device that is connected to the Internet, visitmy.netgear.com.
2. Log in to your NETGEAR account.
   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, selectRegister a Product.
4. In theSerial Number field, 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 confirmation email is sent to your NETGEAR account email address.

Connect the switch

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.

Before connecting this switch to outdoor cables or devices, see kb.netgear.com/000057103/ for safety and warranty information.

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		Solid green. The switch is powered on and operating normally.
		Off. Power is not supplied to the switch.
PoE Max (The status of the switch's PoE budget)		Off. Sufficient (more than 7W of) PoE power is available.
		Solid yellow. Less than 7W of PoE power is available.
		Blinking yellow. At least once during the previous two minutes, less than 7W of PoE power was available.
Left port LED		Solid green.1000 Mbps link on this port.
		Blinking green. 1000 Mbps activity on this port.
		Solid yellow. 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps link on this port.
		Blinking yellow. 100 Mbps or 10 Mbps activity on this port.
		Off. No link is detected on this port.
Right Port LED		Solid Green. The port is delivering PoE power.
		Off. The port is not delivering PoE power.
		Solid yellow. A PoE fault occurred.

Discover and access the switch

NETGEAR Easy Smart Managed Essentials switches support Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) discovery. You can use your computer's network settings to discover the switch. Alternatively, you can download the NETGEAR Discovery Tool (NDT). The NETGEAR Discovery Tool lets you discover the switch in your network and access the device user interface (UI) of the switch from a Mac, Windows-based, or Linux-based computer.
To install the NETGEAR Discovery Tool, discover the switch in your network, access the switch, and discover the switch IP address:

1. To download the NDT, visit https://www.netgear.com/support/product/netgear-discovery-tool. aspx.
   Depending on the computer that you are using, download either the Mac or Windows version.
2. Temporarily disable the firewall, Internet security, antivirus programs, or all of these on the computer that you use to configure the switch.
3. Unzip the NDT files, and click or double-click the Setup.exe file (for example, NDT-1.2.103.exe) to install the program on your computer.
   You might see the tool icon appear on your Mac dock or Windows desktop.
4. Reenable the security services on your computer.
5. Connect the switch to your router or network.
6. Power on the switch.
7. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
8. Open the NDT.
   The initial page displays a menu and a button.
9. From theChoose a Connection menu, select the network for this switch.
10. Click theStart Searching button.
    The NDT displays the IP addresses of the switches that it discovers.
11. Click theADMIN PAGE button.
    The login page or login window of the local browser user interface opens.
12. Enter the default password that is printed on the label of the switch.
13. If prompted, enter a new admin password for the switch.
    The Switch Information page displays, and shows the IP address assigned to the switch.
14. Save the password and IP address for future use.

PoE considerations

The PoE and PoE+ power supplied by the switch is prioritized in ascending port order: Ports 1–4 support PoE and PoE+ with a total power budget of 62W for the GS308EP and 123W for the GS308EPP.
If the power requirements for the attached powered devices (PDs) exceed the total power budget of the switch, the PD on the highest-numbered port is disabled to make sure that the PDs connected to the higher-priority, lower numbered ports are supported first.
A PD listed as an 802.3at PoE powered device does not necessarily require the maximum power limit of the specification. Many PDs require less power, potentially allowing more PoE ports to be active simultaneously.
The following table shows the standard power ranges calculated with the maximum cable length of 328 feet (100 meters).

If a device receives insufficient PoE power from the switch, consider using a shorter cable.

PoE troubleshooting

Here are some tips for correcting PoE problems that might occur:

• If the PoE Max LED is solid yellow, disconnect one or more PoE devices to prevent PoE oversubscription.
• For each powered device (PD) that is connected to the switch, the associated

PoE LED on the switch lights solid green. If the PoE LED lights solid yellow, a PoE fault occurred and PoE halted because of one of the conditions listed in the following table.
NOTE: For PoE specifications, see https://kb.netgear.com/000062481.

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 2.95 in. (75 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 6.5 mm in diameter, 16 mm in length.

Support and Community

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