Static IP Setup Question

Hello Mike,

Welcome to the Netgear Community!

No worries, that's a little bit a steep learning curve to bring up the first managed switch - you will manage it, look here...

I think the easiest way would be using an in-band port - without the switch connected to any other parts of the network 

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Configure your computer with a static IP address:
• For access over an Ethernet network port, use an IP address in the
169.254.0.0/16 subnet. For example, use 169.254.100.201.

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The point is that most modern desktop OS will automatically use a ZeroConf address from this 169.254.0.0/12 network (unless there is a DHCP server or it's configured to a static address), so there is typically nothing to configure. Check the adapter IP address at this point - you can direct launch a Web browser and access the switch as shown on this 169.254.100.100 default IP and the QSG.

In case you insist to do a manual config, use for example this:

In-band.

IP Address 169.254.100.201

Gateway 169.254.100.100

Subnet mask 255.255.0.0 or 16 bits

Primary DNS 169.254.100.100 

You can direct launch a Web browser and access the switch as shown on this 169.254.100.100 default IP and the QSG.

OOB (out-of-band port):

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For access over the OOB port, use an IP address in the 192.168.0.0/16
subnet. For example, use 192.168.0.100.

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IP Address 192.168.0.100

Gateway 192.168.0.239

Subnet mask 255.255.0.0 or 16 bits

Primary DNS 192.168.0.239

In either case, untick any controls to automatically check the config.

You can direct launch a Web browser and access the switch as shown on this 192.168.0.239 default IP and the QSG.

Happy networking!

-Kurt