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700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for Software v2.1 NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Phone 1-888-NETGEAR SM-10004-02 June 2003 SM-10004-02
700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for Software v2.1 NETGEAR, Inc. 4500 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 USA Phone 1-888-NETGEAR SM-10004-02 June 2003 SM-10004-02
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... the currently displayed topic in the manual for Software v2.1 Features of the HTML Version of this Manual The HTML version of this manual includes these features. 1 2 3 Figure Preface -2: HTML version of this button when a step-by e-mail to Netgear support. - 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for easy later retrieval. 2. The PDF button...
... the currently displayed topic in the manual for Software v2.1 Features of the HTML Version of this Manual The HTML version of this manual includes these features. 1 2 3 Figure Preface -2: HTML version of this button when a step-by e-mail to Netgear support. - 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for easy later retrieval. 2. The PDF button...
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...NETGEAR 700 Series Managed Switch supports the following protocols: • Virtual terminal protocols, such as Telnet • SNMP 2-2 Switch Management Overview SM-10004-02 Web browser or Telnet • Can be accessed from any location via direct cable • Must be near switch... 3. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for configuring the switch remotely • ... Communicates with switch functions at the • Requires SNMP manager software Management Information Base ...sure the switch is installed in a secure area. Comparing Switch Management Methods Management Method ...
...NETGEAR 700 Series Managed Switch supports the following protocols: • Virtual terminal protocols, such as Telnet • SNMP 2-2 Switch Management Overview SM-10004-02 Web browser or Telnet • Can be accessed from any location via direct cable • Must be near switch... 3. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for configuring the switch remotely • ... Communicates with switch functions at the • Requires SNMP manager software Management Information Base ...sure the switch is installed in a secure area. Comparing Switch Management Methods Management Method ...
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...transmit information between reporting devices and data-collection programs. SNMP runs on a NETGEAR 700 Series Managed Switch before you can establish access to manage your NETGEAR 700 Series Managed Switch. Figure 2-1: Administration Console Access SNMP Protocol SNMP is a software program, such...a connectionless-mode service. SNMP Access With this management method. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for Software v2.1 Virtual Terminal Protocols A virtual terminal protocol is the standard management protocol for multi-vendor IP networks. Switch Management Overview 2-3 SM-10004-02
...transmit information between reporting devices and data-collection programs. SNMP runs on a NETGEAR 700 Series Managed Switch before you can establish access to manage your NETGEAR 700 Series Managed Switch. Figure 2-1: Administration Console Access SNMP Protocol SNMP is a software program, such...a connectionless-mode service. SNMP Access With this management method. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for Software v2.1 Virtual Terminal Protocols A virtual terminal protocol is the standard management protocol for multi-vendor IP networks. Switch Management Overview 2-3 SM-10004-02
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...only knows the SET community string, it can read MIBs. The default GET community string for Software v2.1 This management method requires the SNMP agent on the switch and the SNMP Network Management Station to the MIBs. However, if it only knows the GET community string, it can only ...read from and write to use the same community string and that the SNMP Network Management Station is empty. This management method, in the SNMP Host table on the switch. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for the switch is 'public', and the host table is entered in fact, uses two community...
...only knows the SET community string, it can read MIBs. The default GET community string for Software v2.1 This management method requires the SNMP agent on the switch and the SNMP Network Management Station to the MIBs. However, if it only knows the GET community string, it can only ...read from and write to use the same community string and that the SNMP Network Management Station is empty. This management method, in the SNMP Host table on the switch. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for the switch is 'public', and the host table is entered in fact, uses two community...
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700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for Software v2.1 Switch Management Overview 2-5 SM-10004-02
700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for Software v2.1 Switch Management Overview 2-5 SM-10004-02
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... information. Use the 'Apply' button, and then the Tools> Save Configuration screen. 8. Verify that the new software is working correctly. Test your switch to the previous image if you to return to make sure the new image is loaded by going to it by the new software image...image should over-write the old image in non-volatile memory. This enables you do not like the new image. 6. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for Software v2.1 5. Bootstrap will not be replaced by going to Software Download again. The system executes the new software image. Save the setting in...
... information. Use the 'Apply' button, and then the Tools> Save Configuration screen. 8. Verify that the new software is working correctly. Test your switch to the previous image if you to return to make sure the new image is loaded by going to it by the new software image...image should over-write the old image in non-volatile memory. This enables you do not like the new image. 6. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for Software v2.1 5. Bootstrap will not be replaced by going to Software Download again. The system executes the new software image. Save the setting in...
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700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for Software v2.1 3-3 Software Upgrade Procedure SM-10004-02
700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for Software v2.1 3-3 Software Upgrade Procedure SM-10004-02
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Click the Windows Start button. Hyper Terminal should be one of the connection is FSM726. The following screen will appear. Click OK. In the bottom, drop down box labeled Connect Using:, click the arrow and choose the COM port to ... for UNIX workstations This example describes how to which is the port selected. Select Accessories and then Communications. Figure 4-2: Connection Description 3. Click OK. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for Software v2.1 Examples of terminal-emulation programs include: • Hyper Terminal, which the...
Click the Windows Start button. Hyper Terminal should be one of the connection is FSM726. The following screen will appear. Click OK. In the bottom, drop down box labeled Connect Using:, click the arrow and choose the COM port to ... for UNIX workstations This example describes how to which is the port selected. Select Accessories and then Communications. Figure 4-2: Connection Description 3. Click OK. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for Software v2.1 Examples of terminal-emulation programs include: • Hyper Terminal, which the...
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... menu-driven method for Software v2.1 4. The Hyper Terminal window will open and you do not get a welcome screen or a system menu, hit the return key. Chapter 5 discusses the CLI in detail. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for managing the switch, as well as follows: ...Baud Rate: Data Bits: Parity: Stop Bits: Flow Control: 9600 8 None 1 None Figure 4-4: Connection Settings 5. Introduction to the Command Menu Interface The switch offers a Command Menu Interface (CMI...
... menu-driven method for Software v2.1 4. The Hyper Terminal window will open and you do not get a welcome screen or a system menu, hit the return key. Chapter 5 discusses the CLI in detail. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for managing the switch, as well as follows: ...Baud Rate: Data Bits: Parity: Stop Bits: Flow Control: 9600 8 None 1 None Figure 4-4: Connection Settings 5. Introduction to the Command Menu Interface The switch offers a Command Menu Interface (CMI...
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... sub-menu. You will confirm the choice of every screen are necessary to know before proceeding to use it. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for Software v2.1 There are several characteristics to the CMI pages that are some key commands available to the user for a field Select a...-X Return to the previous menu or screen, or abort editing Select field Refresh the screen Log off (password enabled) Move to field (Switch Statistics and Port Configuration menus only) Saves current configuration to move within menus and sub-screens. Striking 'Enter' when an option is highlighted...
... sub-menu. You will confirm the choice of every screen are necessary to know before proceeding to use it. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for Software v2.1 There are several characteristics to the CMI pages that are some key commands available to the user for a field Select a...-X Return to the previous menu or screen, or abort editing Select field Refresh the screen Log off (password enabled) Move to field (Switch Statistics and Port Configuration menus only) Saves current configuration to move within menus and sub-screens. Striking 'Enter' when an option is highlighted...
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...use Ctrl-M to move to be observed. Administration Console Telnet Interface 4-5 SM-10004-02 The System OID option is used for Software v2.1 Main Menu> System This screen displays the main menu System Information options. Main Menu> Status >Statistics The Port-ID field allows ... Contact, System Location, IP Address, Default Gateway, and Subnet Mask. The user definable options are two Status sub-menus: Switch Statistics and MAC Address Table. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for production testing. The screen displays basic statistics associated with the highlighted port.
...use Ctrl-M to move to be observed. Administration Console Telnet Interface 4-5 SM-10004-02 The System OID option is used for Software v2.1 Main Menu> System This screen displays the main menu System Information options. Main Menu> Status >Statistics The Port-ID field allows ... Contact, System Location, IP Address, Default Gateway, and Subnet Mask. The user definable options are two Status sub-menus: Switch Statistics and MAC Address Table. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for production testing. The screen displays basic statistics associated with the highlighted port.
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... forwarded directly to zero. When addresses are in the database, the packets intended for those addresses are currently in those ports. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for Software v2.1 Figure 4-7: Switch Statistics Main Menu> Status >Statistics Rest The Statistic Reset menu allows the user to reset the statistic counter to those fields, and...
... forwarded directly to zero. When addresses are in the database, the packets intended for those addresses are currently in those ports. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for Software v2.1 Figure 4-7: Switch Statistics Main Menu> Status >Statistics Rest The Statistic Reset menu allows the user to reset the statistic counter to those fields, and...
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... IP related information of system-related information for Software v2.1 Figure 4-9: Address Manager: MAC Address Table Main Menu> Set-Up There are three sub-menus at Set-Up menu, System Configuration, IP Configuration, and Port Configuration. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for easy reference in the future. The MAC address is also shown...
... IP related information of system-related information for Software v2.1 Figure 4-9: Address Manager: MAC Address Table Main Menu> Set-Up There are three sub-menus at Set-Up menu, System Configuration, IP Configuration, and Port Configuration. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for easy reference in the future. The MAC address is also shown...
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...the space bar when the appropriate option is available for you are toggle settings. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for the information. If you to manual after the switch has obtained its IP address. However, since you can change, change , or toggle, between...v2.1 IP Assignment Mode. Press Ctrl-W to save any changes to 16. To change the IP assignment mode from a DHCP server and automatically configures IP related information The default setting is DHCP, to 192.168.0.1 as its IP address. Figure 4-11: Set-up Manager: IP Configuration Note: In DHCP mode, if the switch...
...the space bar when the appropriate option is available for you are toggle settings. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for the information. If you to manual after the switch has obtained its IP address. However, since you can change, change , or toggle, between...v2.1 IP Assignment Mode. Press Ctrl-W to save any changes to 16. To change the IP assignment mode from a DHCP server and automatically configures IP related information The default setting is DHCP, to 192.168.0.1 as its IP address. Figure 4-11: Set-up Manager: IP Configuration Note: In DHCP mode, if the switch...
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... Protocol controls this field. Enabling auto-negotiation on both ends of a connection, it . Users can auto-negotiate with the IEEE802.3x flow control standard. This switch complies with any port that is not IEEE802.3u compliant, the port will default to Enable or Disable the port. Allows you to half-duplex...-10004-02 If the other port is compliant with IEEE 802.3u. The port can operate the communication speed and duplex mode manually. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for Software v2.1 Figure 4-12: Port Configuration Admin field.
... Protocol controls this field. Enabling auto-negotiation on both ends of a connection, it . Users can auto-negotiate with the IEEE802.3x flow control standard. This switch complies with any port that is not IEEE802.3u compliant, the port will default to Enable or Disable the port. Allows you to half-duplex...-10004-02 If the other port is compliant with IEEE 802.3u. The port can operate the communication speed and duplex mode manually. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for Software v2.1 Figure 4-12: Port Configuration Admin field.
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... gigabit ports on the port number. Note: enabling the GBIC connector for Software v2.1 Gigabit Ports. You must manually configure the GBIC port. The default values are provided: • Save Configuration to GBIC or copper media. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for a Gigabit Ethernet port disables the built-in 1000BASE-T port. This...
... gigabit ports on the port number. Note: enabling the GBIC connector for Software v2.1 Gigabit Ports. You must manually configure the GBIC port. The default values are provided: • Save Configuration to GBIC or copper media. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for a Gigabit Ethernet port disables the built-in 1000BASE-T port. This...
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In order for Software v2.1 After making changes to any of turning the power off and on the ... the statistical counters to zero. The factory default password is the equivalent of the information on . 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for changes to take effect, you must enable Password Protection. User names and passwords are case ... must save the configuration to NVRAM. • To Restore Factory Values, select the Restore Factory Values to reset the switch parameters to enable or disable the web and/or telnet interfaces, as well as change the user name and password. ...
In order for Software v2.1 After making changes to any of turning the power off and on the ... the statistical counters to zero. The factory default password is the equivalent of the information on . 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for changes to take effect, you must enable Password Protection. User names and passwords are case ... must save the configuration to NVRAM. • To Restore Factory Values, select the Restore Factory Values to reset the switch parameters to enable or disable the web and/or telnet interfaces, as well as change the user name and password. ...
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... configured on the switch. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for monitoring traffic from the specified monitoring sources to the designated monitoring port, to the network through a port on the switch. • Port Mirroring: Users can designate a port for Software v2.1 Figure 4-15: Security Note: Using telnet, you forget your password, contact NETGEAR technical support at...
... configured on the switch. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for monitoring traffic from the specified monitoring sources to the designated monitoring port, to the network through a port on the switch. • Port Mirroring: Users can designate a port for Software v2.1 Figure 4-15: Security Note: Using telnet, you forget your password, contact NETGEAR technical support at...
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...This menu allows you to set up a trunk. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for the maximum broadcast packets per port. • VLANs: A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) is a means to electronically separate ports on the same switch from a single broadcast domain into separate broadcast domains. Up to ... set the aging time, as well as Quality of the cable circuit. • Advanced Tools: The user can configure the threshold for Software v2.1 • Port Trunking: a feature that only one physical path is active between any two network nodes. This menu allows you to SNMP ...
...This menu allows you to set up a trunk. 700 Series Managed Switch User's Guide for the maximum broadcast packets per port. • VLANs: A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) is a means to electronically separate ports on the same switch from a single broadcast domain into separate broadcast domains. Up to ... set the aging time, as well as Quality of the cable circuit. • Advanced Tools: The user can configure the threshold for Software v2.1 • Port Trunking: a feature that only one physical path is active between any two network nodes. This menu allows you to SNMP ...