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Smart Switch Series Software Manual NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Phone 1-888-NETGEAR July 2005 July 2005
Smart Switch Series Software Manual NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Phone 1-888-NETGEAR July 2005 July 2005
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... purchasing the NETGEAR™ Smart Switch Series Switch. Chapter 1 About This Guide Thank you for system administrators configuring and operating a system using Smart Switch Series Switch software. It is assumed that the reader has an understanding of the relevant switch platforms. It...; Chapter 5, "Software Upgrade" describes the CLI, which can be reached through the telnet (CMI) interface. About This Guide 1-1 July 2005 It is provided in the Appendices. Audience This reference manual assumes that the reader has a basic knowledge of Smart Switch Series Switch software.
... purchasing the NETGEAR™ Smart Switch Series Switch. Chapter 1 About This Guide Thank you for system administrators configuring and operating a system using Smart Switch Series Switch software. It is assumed that the reader has an understanding of the relevant switch platforms. It...; Chapter 5, "Software Upgrade" describes the CLI, which can be reached through the telnet (CMI) interface. About This Guide 1-1 July 2005 It is provided in the Appendices. Audience This reference manual assumes that the reader has a basic knowledge of Smart Switch Series Switch software.
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... conventions: Table 1. User input. Smart Switch Series Software Manual Note: Refer to the release notes for the Enter key and the Return key. Typographical conventions italics bold times roman [Enter] [Ctrl]+C SMALL CAPS Emphasis. Named keys in text are available on the NETGEAR, Inc. Manual Specifications Product Version Manual Publication Date Smart Switch Series Switch July 2005 Note: Product updates...
... conventions: Table 1. User input. Smart Switch Series Software Manual Note: Refer to the release notes for the Enter key and the Return key. Typographical conventions italics bold times roman [Enter] [Ctrl]+C SMALL CAPS Emphasis. Named keys in text are available on the NETGEAR, Inc. Manual Specifications Product Version Manual Publication Date Smart Switch Series Switch July 2005 Note: Product updates...
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...; Requires SNMP manager software Management Information Base (MIB) level • Least visually appealing of all three • Based on open standards methods • Limited amount of information available • Some settings require calculations • Security can be compromised (hackers need only know the community name) 2-2 Switch Management Overview July 2005 Smart Switch Series Software Manual Table 2-1.
...; Requires SNMP manager software Management Information Base (MIB) level • Least visually appealing of all three • Based on open standards methods • Limited amount of information available • Some settings require calculations • Security can be compromised (hackers need only know the community name) 2-2 Switch Management Overview July 2005 Smart Switch Series Software Manual Table 2-1.
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Smart Switch Series Software Manual Switch Management Overview 2-3 July 2005
Smart Switch Series Software Manual Switch Management Overview 2-3 July 2005
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The main page below will display. To manage your switch via your web browser, click Web Access. The default password is password. Figure 3-3: Web Management main page Getting Started 3-2 July 2005 Smart Switch Series Software Manual Figure 3-2: Smartwizard Discovery > Web Access 7.
The main page below will display. To manage your switch via your web browser, click Web Access. The default password is password. Figure 3-3: Web Management main page Getting Started 3-2 July 2005 Smart Switch Series Software Manual Figure 3-2: Smartwizard Discovery > Web Access 7.
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... existing network. 2. The default IP is 192.168.0.239. 4. Figure 3-4: Assigning the switch a static IP address 8. Connect your switch to your switch by plugging in the same subnet. Start the Smartwizard Discovery utility. 6. Choose Disable on it. Click Configuration Setting. Smart Switch Series Software Manual For a Network without a DHCP Server 1. Note: You can always assign a Static IP...
... existing network. 2. The default IP is 192.168.0.239. 4. Figure 3-4: Assigning the switch a static IP address 8. Connect your switch to your switch by plugging in the same subnet. Start the Smartwizard Discovery utility. 6. Choose Disable on it. Click Configuration Setting. Smart Switch Series Software Manual For a Network without a DHCP Server 1. Note: You can always assign a Static IP...
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The main page below will display. Figure 3-5: Web Management main page Getting Started 3-4 July 2005 To manage your switch via your web browser, click Web Access. The default password is password. Smart Switch Series Software Manual 11.
The main page below will display. Figure 3-5: Web Management main page Getting Started 3-4 July 2005 To manage your switch via your web browser, click Web Access. The default password is password. Smart Switch Series Software Manual 11.
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Smart Switch Series Software Manual 3-5 Getting Started July 2005
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... default value. To configure the ports, go to table information and refreshes screen data Deletes selected entries from current values on the switch • Speed: Indicates the communication mode set for the port. Within the various browser interface pages, there are Auto-negotiation (... relevant section of screen. If you click that page. Smart Switch Series Software Manual There is a Help Menu in the system menu: • Switch Status • IP Access List • Setup • Password System> Switch Status Page The Switch Status page displays the port settings for both 10/100 ...
... default value. To configure the ports, go to table information and refreshes screen data Deletes selected entries from current values on the switch • Speed: Indicates the communication mode set for the port. Within the various browser interface pages, there are Auto-negotiation (... relevant section of screen. If you click that page. Smart Switch Series Software Manual There is a Help Menu in the system menu: • Switch Status • IP Access List • Setup • Password System> Switch Status Page The Switch Status page displays the port settings for both 10/100 ...
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...). The default duration is enabled. • Link Status: Indicates the current speed and duplex for on the same switch into separate broadcast domains. Smart Switch Series Software Manual • Flow Control: Indicates whether Flow Control support is set for the port. The default setting for all host... IP addresses allowed. A VLAN is all ports belong to the Switch> VLAN page. This page displays the ...
...). The default duration is enabled. • Link Status: Indicates the current speed and duplex for on the same switch into separate broadcast domains. Smart Switch Series Software Manual • Flow Control: Indicates whether Flow Control support is set for the port. The default setting for all host... IP addresses allowed. A VLAN is all ports belong to the Switch> VLAN page. This page displays the ...
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The default password is 'password' and can configure the status per port by default. Smart Switch Series Software Manual • The DHCP function is case sensitive and with a maximum length of asterisks (*). Click Static IP Address to disable the DHCP function. • ...screen and will display as a sequence of 20. The possible entries are 4 options available: • Port Configuration • Statistics • VLAN • Trunking Switch> Port Configuration Page You can be changed here. • Type the old password in the Old Password field • Type the new password in the...
The default password is 'password' and can configure the status per port by default. Smart Switch Series Software Manual • The DHCP function is case sensitive and with a maximum length of asterisks (*). Click Static IP Address to disable the DHCP function. • ...screen and will display as a sequence of 20. The possible entries are 4 options available: • Port Configuration • Statistics • VLAN • Trunking Switch> Port Configuration Page You can be changed here. • Type the old password in the Old Password field • Type the new password in the...
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...port ID. • Click to select a speed from the pull-down menu under Flow Control. • Click Apply to activate the new speed. Switch> Port Configuration: Set flow control • Click a port ID. • Click to select Enable or Disable from the pull-down menu under Speed.... for all ports is set as same as link partner. Switch> Statistics Page The Statistics Table shows the statistics types for one port over time. • ID: The port number on (Enabled) or off (Disabled). Smart Switch Series Software Manual • Flow Control: Indicates whether Flow Control support is ...
...port ID. • Click to select a speed from the pull-down menu under Flow Control. • Click Apply to activate the new speed. Switch> Port Configuration: Set flow control • Click a port ID. • Click to select Enable or Disable from the pull-down menu under Speed.... for all ports is set as same as link partner. Switch> Statistics Page The Statistics Table shows the statistics types for one port over time. • ID: The port number on (Enabled) or off (Disabled). Smart Switch Series Software Manual • Flow Control: Indicates whether Flow Control support is ...
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... statistics over time. Packets are counted as RX Error if they : • Had a late collision detected during times of switch congestion. Switch> VLAN Page A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) is a way of managing traffic in a network, by logical function instead...VLAN and other information: 4-6 Web-Based Management Interface July 2005 Smart Switch Series Software Manual • Tx Error: Transmitted packet/s with error. • Rx Error: Received packet/s with different levels of priority. Switch> Statistics> Clear Counter Click Clear Counter to obtain current statistics data...
... statistics over time. Packets are counted as RX Error if they : • Had a late collision detected during times of switch congestion. Switch> VLAN Page A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) is a way of managing traffic in a network, by logical function instead...VLAN and other information: 4-6 Web-Based Management Interface July 2005 Smart Switch Series Software Manual • Tx Error: Transmitted packet/s with error. • Rx Error: Received packet/s with different levels of priority. Switch> Statistics> Clear Counter Click Clear Counter to obtain current statistics data...
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...Click Apply to activate the new setting Delete VLAN • Click Delete VLAN • Click to select a VLAN ID • Click Apply to VLAN 1. Smart Switch Series Software Manual • IEEE 802.1Q VLAN (Tagged VLAN) • Port-based VLAN • ID: The port number on the... switch • Description: User-definable • Member: Indicates which port/s belong to a VLAN group Switch> VLAN> Port-based VLAN Multiple port-based VLAN groups are supported on the switch, and any one ...
...Click Apply to activate the new setting Delete VLAN • Click Delete VLAN • Click to select a VLAN ID • Click Apply to VLAN 1. Smart Switch Series Software Manual • IEEE 802.1Q VLAN (Tagged VLAN) • Port-based VLAN • ID: The port number on the... switch • Description: User-definable • Member: Indicates which port/s belong to a VLAN group Switch> VLAN> Port-based VLAN Multiple port-based VLAN groups are supported on the switch, and any one ...
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... appears. • Click Apply. 4-8 Web-Based Management Interface July 2005 A screen pops up to facilitate the spanning of VLANs across multiple switches (Reference: Appendix A and IEEE Std 802.1Q-1998 Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks). Note: The default PVID of such desired port to...the box below the port number so that a 'T' (tagged) or 'U' (untagged) appears. • Click Apply. Smart Switch Series Software Manual Switch> VLAN> IEEE802.1Q Tag VLAN Depending on your switch. From the page, you want to a VLAN Group • Under the VLAN ID drop down menu, select Add ...
... appears. • Click Apply. 4-8 Web-Based Management Interface July 2005 A screen pops up to facilitate the spanning of VLANs across multiple switches (Reference: Appendix A and IEEE Std 802.1Q-1998 Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks). Note: The default PVID of such desired port to...the box below the port number so that a 'T' (tagged) or 'U' (untagged) appears. • Click Apply. Smart Switch Series Software Manual Switch> VLAN> IEEE802.1Q Tag VLAN Depending on your switch. From the page, you want to a VLAN Group • Under the VLAN ID drop down menu, select Add ...
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PVID Setting All untagged packets entering the switch will by using the VLAN ID drop down menu. You must change the Port VLAN Ids (PVID) for the relevant ports. Delete a VLAN Group • ... they are received. See below for an example of ports 5, 6, 7, and 8. Take VLAN 2 for example: ports 5, 6, 7, and 8 have been checked as tagged ports for VLAN 2. Smart Switch Series Software Manual Note: To allow untagged packets to participate in VLAN 2, make sure to specify the PVID for each port.
PVID Setting All untagged packets entering the switch will by using the VLAN ID drop down menu. You must change the Port VLAN Ids (PVID) for the relevant ports. Delete a VLAN Group • ... they are received. See below for an example of ports 5, 6, 7, and 8. Take VLAN 2 for example: ports 5, 6, 7, and 8 have been checked as tagged ports for VLAN 2. Smart Switch Series Software Manual Note: To allow untagged packets to participate in VLAN 2, make sure to specify the PVID for each port.
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... work as ports 1 to 8, ports 9 to 16, ports 17 to 24, or port 25 and port 26, on the same switch unit. Smart Switch Series Software Manual Switch> Trunking Page Port Trunking is a set of eight ports, such as one virtual link (aggregate link). For 10/100 ports, trunks can be defined for ...
... work as ports 1 to 8, ports 9 to 16, ports 17 to 24, or port 25 and port 26, on the same switch unit. Smart Switch Series Software Manual Switch> Trunking Page Port Trunking is a set of eight ports, such as one virtual link (aggregate link). For 10/100 ports, trunks can be defined for ...
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...be monitored (mirrored). mirroring both incoming and outgoing traffic on this page, you can see the maximum frame size the switch can not be the Sniffer port Switch> Advanced> Jumbo Frame This page allows you to a pre-defined sniffer port. Sniffer Mode: • .Disable ...TX - Web-Based Management Interface July 2005 4-11 The ports can carry. disable port mirroring globally. • .RX - Switch> Monitor Page Smart Switch Series Software Manual The Monitor feature allows you to configure any number of your networking gear can support these non-standard Jumbo Frames to the ...
...be monitored (mirrored). mirroring both incoming and outgoing traffic on this page, you can see the maximum frame size the switch can not be the Sniffer port Switch> Advanced> Jumbo Frame This page allows you to a pre-defined sniffer port. Sniffer Mode: • .Disable ...TX - Web-Based Management Interface July 2005 4-11 The ports can carry. disable port mirroring globally. • .RX - Switch> Monitor Page Smart Switch Series Software Manual The Monitor feature allows you to configure any number of your networking gear can support these non-standard Jumbo Frames to the ...
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Smart Switch Series Software Manual Switch> Advanced> Spanning Tree Page • Fast Link: When a port running the standard Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is connected, it will go through the switch running the STP negotiation, it reboots. • Authentication fail - Fastlink mode can cause temporary loops in your network,... configuration messages sent by setting the port directly to forwarding mode, thus allowing any server access request to it immediately. The switch generates an SNMP trap when one of a host will eliminate them. All other factors equal, the path with the lowest cost...
Smart Switch Series Software Manual Switch> Advanced> Spanning Tree Page • Fast Link: When a port running the standard Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) is connected, it will go through the switch running the STP negotiation, it reboots. • Authentication fail - Fastlink mode can cause temporary loops in your network,... configuration messages sent by setting the port directly to forwarding mode, thus allowing any server access request to it immediately. The switch generates an SNMP trap when one of a host will eliminate them. All other factors equal, the path with the lowest cost...