Gs205v2 Registration Requirement

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Peter1123 wrote:
I just need to know if this switch needs to be registered in order for it to activated. Or, is it really plug and play?

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Nope kind of activation. Registration is for warranty purposes only. Really PnP.

Appears you should know more than that...

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Peter1123 wrote:
I spent a couple of hours trying to get it working. Connects to WiFi hub for Apple computers, but did not work via Ethernet to HP desktops.

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If the Link LEDs are showing up on both ends, the physical Ethernet link is fine. Set up is plug it to power and the network links - but this is where your problem seems to start.

Wild guess, this "WiFi hub for Apple computers" might be a router (brand and more details unknown), and you have connected the switch between for example a cable Modem (where is just  one publig IP address made available by the ISP) and the WAN/Internet port of that other device. This leads to the problem that the HP desktops don't get a valid IP config - what is expected. Does this magic "WiFi hub for Apple computers" have additional LAN port(s)? This is where the switch uplink needs to be connected to - that router will supply valid lAN IP addresses through the switch to your desktops.

Modem <-> WiFi Router <--LAN ports--> Switch <--more LAN Ports--> Computers

If this magic "WiFi Hub" should be a AirPort Express 802.11g (1st Generation)  or a AirPort Express 802.11n (1st Generation) or similar low-cost similar device, there might be just one WAN/Internet port - and no LAN port to add more devices. In this case, you might need a real decent WiFi router. 

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Peter1123 wrote:
I tried the manual configuration option, but didn’t know how to enter in the required details, ie; DNS, Gateway, IPv4/IPv6, etc.
was it just not working because I hadn’t registered it??

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Fighting windmills caused by a wrong connection set-up most likely. Again, no mandatory registration or activation required.