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Cerberusict's avatar
Jun 03, 2026
Solved

System name

Hallo

 

GS728TXPv3 with firmware: 6.2.2.40

 

This is a new switch and i just did the basic setup wenn i hung it in a DC.

Besecly the old switch was still in use.

Now that one is gone and i want to continue.

But i can not change the name or system contact.

The way i did: login -management.

On a other netgear switch is a purple button but not on this one.

I know normaly this is easy to do but...

 

On some Cisco switches it is a brouwser thingy then it log in with a Microsoft brouser and you see the compleet interface.

But never saw this on a Netgear.

Anbody know of this???

  • Cerberusict wrote:

    But i can not change the name or system contact.

     

    System Name, System Location, and System Contact can be configured in the Web UI under
     

    •  System -> Management -> System Information

    The System Name can always be configured, independent of the Insight Management mode.

    System Location, and System Contact fields are greyed in Insight mode. There is a radio button (on/off) control, to temporarely disable Insight mode on the 

     

    • Dashboard in the Device Details

    All the other SNMP controls - for v1/v2 as well as for v3 - are under

     

    • System -> Protocols -> SNMP ...

     

3 Replies

  • Thx 

    I did try what you tyot and basicly it did not work..

    I know this from other switches.

    sometimes the gui is juste to old or they can only work  with console.

     

     

    But

    Then i saw the insight button.

    I did turn this off and i could do the changes.

    Turn insight back on and i was done.

     

    Thx you for the help anyway

  • schumaku's avatar
    schumaku
    Guru - Experienced User
    Cerberusict wrote:

    But i can not change the name or system contact.

     

    System Name, System Location, and System Contact can be configured in the Web UI under
     

    •  System -> Management -> System Information

    The System Name can always be configured, independent of the Insight Management mode.

    System Location, and System Contact fields are greyed in Insight mode. There is a radio button (on/off) control, to temporarely disable Insight mode on the 

     

    • Dashboard in the Device Details

    All the other SNMP controls - for v1/v2 as well as for v3 - are under

     

    • System -> Protocols -> SNMP ...

     

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