NETGEAR, Inc.
350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134, USA
NETGEAR INTERNATIONAL LTD
Floor 1, Building 3,
University Technology Centre
Curraheen Road, Cork,
T12EF21, Ireland
Installation Guide
16-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged
Ultra60 PoE++ Switch, Model GS516UP
24-Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged
Ultra60 PoE++ Switch, Model GS524UP
Package contents
• SwitchmodelGS516UPorGS524UP
• Powercord(variesbyregion)
• Rack-mountkit
• Fourrubberfeet
• InstallationguideandInsightyer
Note: WerecommendthatyouuseaCategory5e(Cat5e)cableorhigher-ratedcablefor
GigabitEthernetconnections.
Thisswitchisdesignedforindooruseonly.Ifyouwanttoconnecttoadevicelocated
outdoors,theoutdoordevicemustbeproperlygroundedandsurgeprotected,andyou
mustinstallanEthernetsurgeprotectorinlinebetweentheswitchandtheoutdoordevice.
Failuretodosocandamagetheswitch.
WARNING: Beforeconnectingthisswitchtooutdoorcablesordevices,see
https://kb.netgear.com/000057103forsafetyandwarrantyinformation.
1. Register with the NETGEAR Insight app
1. SearchforNETGEAR Insightanddownloadthelatestapp.
2. SetupaNETGEARaccountifyoudonothaveone.
3. Tapthemenuintheupper-leftcorner.
4. TapREGISTER ANY NETGEAR DEVICE.
5. Entertheserialnumberlocatedonthebottomoftheswitch,orusethe
cameraonyourmobiledevicetoscantheserialnumberbarcode.
6. TapGO.
Theswitchisregisteredandaddedtoyouraccount.Youcannowviewthe
switchintheNETGEARInsightapp.
Note: Becausethisisanunmanagedswitch,youcannotcongureormanageit
inNETGEARInsight.
2. Connect the switch
PoE++LEDlighting
Internet
GS524UPswitch
Sample connections
PoE++PTZcamera
PoE+securitycamera
Router
3. Check the LEDs
Whenyouconnectthepowercordtotheswitchandplugitintoanelectrical
outlet,theLEDsindicatethestatus.
LED Description
Power
Solid green.Theswitchispoweredonandoperatingnormally.
Off. Powerisnotsuppliedtotheswitch.
Fan
Off.Thefanisworkingcorrectly.
Solid yellow.Thefanisnotworkingcorrectly.
PoEMax
(Thestatusof
theswitch’sPoE
budget)
Off.Sufcient(morethan7Wof)PoEpowerisavailable.
Solid yellow.Lessthan7WofPoEpowerisavailable.
Blinking yellow.Atleastonceduringtheprevioustwominutes,less
than7WofPoEpowerwasavailable.
LeftportLED
Solid green.1000Mbpslinkonthisport.
Blinking green.1000Mbpsactivityonthisport.
Solid yellow.100Mbpsor10Mbpslinkonthisport.
Blinking yellow.100Mbpsor10Mbpsactivityonthisport.
Off.Nolinkisdetectedonthisport.
RightPortLED
Solid Green.TheportisdeliveringPoEpower..
Off.TheportisnotdeliveringPoEpower.
Solid yellow.APoEfaultoccurred.
PoE mode
The DIP switches on the front panel let you to select the following PoE++ modes:
• 802.3bt mode.Themodefordevicesthatarefullycompliantwith
IEEE802.3bt(PoE++).ThisisthedefaultmodeforallPoE++ports.
• pre-802.3bt mode.Themodefordevicesthatcanreceivepowerhigher
than30WbutthatarenotfullycompliantwithIEEE802.3bt(PoE++).
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Computer
Internet
PoE++
non-PoE
ModelGS516UPprovidesPoE++(802.3bt)poweronports1–8withupto60Wto
eachportandPoE+(802.3at)poweronports9–16withupto30Wtoeachport.The
totalPoEpowerbudgetfortheswitchis380WacrossallactivePoEports.
ModelGS524UPprovidesPoE++(802.3bt)poweronports1–16withupto60Wto
eachportandPoE+(802.3at)poweronports17–24withupto30Wtoeachport.
ThetotalPoEpowerbudgetfortheswitchis480WacrossallactivePoEports.
PoE++speaker
PoE+
PoE+accesspoint
ReadyNAS