Use Browser-Based Access To Register Your Product; Test Cable Connections; Use The Prosafe Utility To Test A Cable Connection - NETGEAR ProSAFE GSS108E User Manual

Use Browser-Based Access to Register Your Product

Registering your product allows you to receive email alerts and streamlines the technical
support process.
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To register your product:
1. Set up your computer to use an IP address in the same subnet as the IP address of the
switch.
2. Use an Ethernet cable to connect your computer to an Ethernet port on the switch.
3. Launch a web browser.
4. In the address field of the browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
You can find the IP address of the switch by using the ProSAFE Plus utility or get it from
the DHCP server. If the switch cannot get an IP address from a DHCP server, enter
192.168.0.239.
You are asked to enter the password for the switch.
5. Enter the switch's password in the password field.
The switch's default password is password.
The Switch Information screen displays.
6. Select Help > Registration.
The Product Registration screen displays.
7. Click the Register button.
8. Follow the onscreen process to register your product.

Test Cable Connections

You can use the cable diagnostic feature to easily find out the health status of network
cables. If any problems exist, this feature helps quickly locate the point where the cabling
fails, allowing connectivity issues to be fixed much faster, potentially saving technicians hours
of troubleshooting.

Use the ProSAFE Utility to Test a Cable Connection

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To test a cable connection:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection.
2. Double-click the ProSAFE Plus Utility icon.
The configuration home screen displays a list of Plus switches that it discovers on the
local network.
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