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Insight Managed 8-Port Gigabit (Hi-Power) PoE+ Smart Cloud Switch with NETGEAR FlexPoE Power
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• Interface. The interface that must be used when echo request packets are sent. With
this selection, the Interface menu displays and you must select an interface as the
source.
12. Click the Apply button.
The specified address is pinged. The results are displayed below the configurable data in
the Results field.
Ping an IPv6 address
You can configure the switch to send a ping request to a specified IPv6 address. You can use
this option to check whether the switch can communicate with a particular IPv6 device. When
you send a ping, the switch sends a specified number of ping requests and the results are
displayed.
If a reply to the ping is not received, the following message displays:
PING x:y::z:w (x:y::z:w): size data bytes
--- x:y::z:w ping statistics ---
count packets transmitted, 0 packets received, 100% packet loss
If a reply to the ping is received, the following message displays:
PING x:y::z:w (x:y::z:w): size data bytes
size bytes from x:y::z:w: seq=0 ttl=xyz
--- x:y::z:w ping statistics ---
count packets transmitted, count packets received, x% packet loss
To ping an IPv6 address:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
For information about finding the IP address of the switch, see Access the switch on
page 14.
The Local Device Login page displays.
If you did not yet register the switch with your NETGEAR account, the Register to unlock
all features page displays. For more information, see
Register and access the switch with
your NETGEAR account on page 29.
4. Enter one of the following passwords:
• After registration, enter your customized local device password.