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tango472
May 14, 2020Tutor
Help Required Flicking Power Light - NETGEAR ProSAFE 16 Port Gigabit Switch GS116 (unmanaged)
Hi All, I am facing an issue with my switch in that it does seem to be working. I've tried to connect a laptop via ethernet cable to the switch and it does not seem to detect it. I removed th...
- May 14, 2020
You might also want to check into the warranty. I think the prosafe switches have a lifetime warranty.
https://www.netgear.com/business/documents/prosafe-lifetime-warranty/default.aspx
You can check by clicking mynetgear at the top. Register an account and then the device. You should be able to check warranty there.
schumaku
May 14, 2020Guru - Experienced User
Impossible to say if this is a power supply or a switch issue. Look around if you have a similar 12V DC of about 1A* power supply available for a test. *I think e.g. the 12V DC, 500 mA unit from a smaller switch should be able to bring up the switch with just one Ethernet port in use.
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