NETGEAR GS810EMX User manual

Installation
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Connect the Switch to Your Network
1. Connect LAN port 10 (UPLINK) on the switch to a LAN port on a router that
is connected to the Internet.
2. Connect your gaming device to port 1, your streaming device to port 2, and
all other devices (including additional gaming and streaming devices) to the
remaining ports 3‒9.
3. Connect the power adapter to the switch.
The Power LED on the top of the switch lights and the port LEDs for
connected devices light.
Nighthawk Gaming and Media Switch
8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Switch With 2-Port 10G/Multi-Gig
(GS810EMX)
Cables and Speeds
The following table describes the network cables that you can use for the switch
connections and the speeds that these cables can support, up to 328 feet (100
meters).
Speed Cable Type
100 Mbps Category 5 (Cat 5) or higher rated
1 Gbps, 2.5 Gbps, or 5 Gbps Category 5e (Cat 5e) or higher rated
10 Gbps Category 6a (Cat 6a) or higher rated
Note: For speeds of 10 Gbps, if the cable length is shorter than 180 feet (55
meters), you can use a Category 6 (Cat 6) cable.
Port LED Connection Speed
The port LEDs indicate the connection speed for powered-on devices that are
cabled to the switch. The default port LED colors and their associated speeds are
shown in the following table.
Default
Port LED Color *
Connection Speed
1G
2.5G
5G
10G
* Customer configurable colors
For information about how to log in to the switch and customize the port LED
colors, see the Nighthawk Gaming and Media Switch GS810EMX User Manual,
available at www.netgear.com/support.
Nighthawk GS810EMX switch
Router Internet connection
Gaming computer
GS110E MX
switch
Sample connections

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(If this product is sold in Canada, you can access this document in Canadian
French at http://downloadcenter.netgear.com/other/.)
For the current EU Declaration of Conformity, visit
http://kb.netgear.com/11621.
For regulatory compliance information, visit
http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory/.
See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.
Access the Switch From the NETGEAR Insight Mobile App
During initial setup, you must connect the switch to a WiFi network so that you
can access the switch from your mobile device with a local WiFi connection.
1. On your iOS or Android mobile device, visit the app store, search for NETGEAR
Insight, and download the app.
2. Connect your mobile device to the WiFi network of the access point that is
connected to the switch.
3. Open the NETGEAR Insight app on your mobile device.
4. If you did not set up a NETGEAR account yet, tap CREATE NETGEAR
ACCOUNT and follow the onscreen instructions.
5. To log in to your NETGEAR account, tap LOG IN and enter your credentials.
6. Name your network and specify a device admin password that applies to all
devices that you add to this network.
7. Tap the NEXT button.
8. Add the switch from one of the following pages:
• Day Zero discovery page
• Network page
• Device List page
Note: You might be prompted to connect the switch to power and to an
uplink. Since you already did this (see Connect the Switch to Your Network),
tap the NEXT button.
The NETGEAR Insight app discovers the switch and registers it on the network
that you named in Step 6. If the app does not discover the switch, make
sure that your mobile device and the switch are connected to the same WiFi
network.
9. Select the switch to configure and manage it.
Insight
October 2017
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Access the Switch
When you access the switch, make sure that you are running the latest firmware
version on your device. To find documentation, firmware, soware, or other files,
visit www.netgear.com/support.
Access the Switch From a Windows-Based Computer
1. Open Windows Explorer.
2. Click the Network link.
3. If prompted, enable the Network Discovery feature.
4. Under Network Infrastructure, locate the switch.
5. Double-click Nighthawk SX10 (xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx) (where
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx is the MAC address of the switch).
The login page of the web management interface opens.
6. Enter the default switch password, which is password.
The Home page displays the IP address of the switch.
Access the Switch From a Mac
1. Open the Safari browser.
2. Select Safari > Preferences.
The General page displays.
3. Click the Advanced tab.
The Advanced page displays.
4. Select the Include Bonjour in the Bookmarks Menu check box.
5. Close the Advanced page.
6. Select Bookmarks > Bonjour > Nighthawk SX10 (xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx)
(where xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx is the MAC address of the switch), or Bookmarks >
Bonjour > Webpages Nighthawk SX10 (xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx) depending
on your Mac OS version.
The login page of the web management interface opens.
7. Enter the default switch password, which is password.
The Home page displays the IP address of the switch.