User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- 1. Get Started
- 2. Use VLANS for Traffic Segmentation
- VLAN overview
- Create basic port-based VLANs
- Assign ports to multiple port-based VLANs
- Create 802.1Q-based VLANs in a basic configuration
- Create 802.1Q-based VLANs in an advanced configuration
- Add tagged or untagged ports to an 802.1Q-based VLAN
- Specify a port PVID for an 802.1Q-based VLAN
- Manage the voice VLAN
- 3. Optimize Performance With Quality of Service
- 4. Manage Security
- 5. Manage Network Settings
- 6. Manage and Monitor the Switch
- Manage flow control
- Manage the port speed and the port status
- Enable loop prevention
- Manage power saving options
- Manually download and upgrade the firmware
- Reboot the switch
- Save the switch configuration
- Restore a saved switch configuration
- Restore factory default settings
- Enable port mirroring
- View switch information or change the switch device name
- View or clear the port statistics
- 7. Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
- A. Factory Default Settings
To install the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool, discover the switch in your network,
and access the device UI of the switch:
1. Download the Switch Discovery Tool by visiting
netgear.com/support/product/netgear-switch-discovery-tool.aspx.
Depending on the computer that you are using, download either the Mac version
or the version for a 64-bit Windows-based computer.
2.
Temporarily disable the firewall, Internet security, antivirus programs, or all of these
on the computer that you use to configure the switch.
3.
Unzip the Switch Discovery Tool files, double-click the .exe or .dmg file (for example,
NETGEAR+Switch+Discovery+Tool+Setup+1.2.101.exe or
NetgearSDT-V1.2.101.dmg), and install the program on your computer.
The installation process places a NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool icon on your
desktop.
4. Reenable the security services on your computer.
5. Power on the switch.
The DHCP server assigns the switch an IP address.
6. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection. The computer and the switch must be on
the same Layer 2 network.
7. Open the Switch Discovery Tool.
To open the program, double-click the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool icon on
your desktop.
The initial page displays a menu and a button.
8. From the Choose a connection menu, select the network connection that allows
the Switch Discovery Tool to access the switch.
9. Click the Start Searching button.
The Switch Discovery Tool displays a list of NETGEAR switches that it discovers on
the selected network.
For each switch, the tool displays the IP address.
10.
To access the device UI of the switch, click the ADMIN PAGE button.
The login page of the device UI opens.
11. Enter the switch password.
The default password is password. The password is case-sensitive.
The Switch Information page displays.
User Manual10Get Started
48-Port Gigabit Ethernet Plus Switch with 2 SFP Ports Model GS750E