Netgear GC728X - 28-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Cloud Switch with 2 SFP and 2 SFP+ 10G Fiber Ports Installation Guide

4. To check the port connections from the switch to the powered-on devices

1. Register With the NETGEAR Insight App

that you connected, do the following: • Make sure that the Ethernet cables are plugged in correctly.

Use the NETGEAR Insight App to create your network topology, set up,

• Check the left LED for each port on the switch.

configure, and monitor your switch, register your switch, activate your warranty, and access support. The left port LED lights solid green to indicate a valid connection to a

Installation Guide powered-on device and blinks green to indicate traffic on this port.

1. On your i OS or Android mobile device or tablet, visit the app store, search for NETGEAR Insight, and download the latest version of the app.

Cloud access GC728XP switch

Local Wi Fi access

NETGEAR Insight Managed 28-Port Gigabit Ethernet Smart Cloud Switch with

2. Open the NETGEAR Insight app. Network

2 SFP 1G & 2 SFP+ 10G Fiber Ports (GC728X)

3. If you did not set up a NETGEAR account, tap Create NETGEAR Account Internet

Po E Wi Fi access points

28-Port Gigabit Ethernet Po E+ Smart Cloud Switch with and follow the onscreen instructions. Router or

gateway

2 SFP 1G & 2 SFP+ 10G Fiber Ports (GC728XP) 4. Enter the email address and password for your account and tap LOG IN.

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2. Connect the Switch

Sample Connections

GC728X

During initial setup, you must connect the switch to a network that you can access

Insight

3. Configure the Switch

with a local Wi Fi connection to use the NETGEAR Insight app, or to the Internet to use the Insight Cloud Portal.

1. On your mobile device or tablet, connect to the same network as the switch.

For Gigabit connections, use Category 5e (Cat 5e) or higher-rated Ethernet

GC728XP 2. Open the NETGEAR Insight app and log in to your account.

cables terminated with RJ-45 connectors. To use an SFP port, you must insert a 1G SFP transceiver module. To use an SFP+ port, you must insert either a 10G 3. Connect your mobile device to the Wi Fi network of the access point that is Package Contents SFP+ or 1G SFP transceiver module (available from NETGEAR). connected to the switch.

1. Connect devices to the network ports on the switch. For initial configuration, you must use local Wi Fi access. After you complete • Switch model GC728X or GC728XP initial configuration and discover the switch, you can use cloud access if the

2. Connect the switch to the network.

switch is connected to the Internet.

• Power adapter (varies by region)

3. Power on the switch and wait for two or three minutes.

• Rack-mount kit 4. Open the NETGEAR Insight app on your mobile device.

• The Power LED lights green, indicating that the switch completed its

• Four rubber footpads for tabletop installation

startup process and is available on the network. 5. Tap LOG IN and enter your credentials.

• Installation guide

• The switch receives an IP address from a DHCP server (or a router that 6. Click the + sign in the upper right corner to create a new network/location.

• Category 5e (Cat 5e) flat Ethernet cable

functions as a DHCP server) in your network. If your network does not 7. Name your network and specify a device admin password that applies to all

Note: For mounting instructions, see the hardware installation guide, which you

include a DHCP server, the switch uses 192.168.0.239 as its default IP the devices that you add to this network.

can download from www.netgear.com/support/.

address. Continued on the other side.