Installation Guide

Installation Guide
NETGEAR Fully Managed Switches
Model M4300-96X
Set Up the Switch
Prepare the installation site so that mounting, access, power source, and
environmental requirements are met. For more information about these
requirements, see the hardware installation guide on the resource CD.
To set up the switch:
1. Install the switch in a rack.
Use the rack-mount kit that is supplied with your switch, following the
installation instructions in the hardware installation guide.
2. If required, install a power supply unit (PSU). Then, apply AC power.
You can install either an APS600W or, for additional PoE and PoE+
connections, an APS1200W PSU.
The Power LED lights solid yellow while the switch conducts a power-on
self-test (POST). After the switch passes the POST, the Power LED lights
solid green, and the switch is functional. If the Power LED does not light at
all or remains solid yellow, see the troubleshooting section of the hardware
installation guide for more information.
Note: For information about installing a PSU, see the power supply
installation guide and the hardware installation guide.
3. If required, install modules in the switch.
The switch supports the following port cards:
• APM408C. Provides eight 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10GBASE-T ports. For a
copper port at 10 Gbps, use a Category 6 or better (Cat6, Cat 6a, or Cat
7) cable.
• APM408P. Provides eight 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10GBASE-T PoE+ ports.
Slots 1–6 of the switch support PoE and PoE+.
• APM408F. Provides eight 1G/10GBASE-X SFP+ ports in which you can
install 1G and 10G transceiver modules (GBICs) or direct-attach cables
(DACs). For a ber port, use either a transceiver module (GBIC) or an
AXC761 (1m), AXC763 (3m), AXC765 (5m), AXC767 (7m), AXC7610
(10m), AXC7615 (15m), or AXC7620 (20m) direct-attach cable (DAC).
• APM402XL. Provides two 40GBASE-X QSFP+ ports in which you can
install QSFP+ modules, break-out cables, or DACs. For an APM402XL
port connection at 40 Gbps, use modules or cables that are compatible
with 40GBASE-SR4, 40GBASE-LR4, and 40GBASE-CR4.
4. Connect devices to the switch.
Note: For information about installing port cards, see the switch port
card installation guide and the hardware installation guide. The hardware
installation guide also provides information about the supported transceiver
modules (GBICs) that you can install in the APM408F port card. You can
download the installation guides by visiting
netgear.com/support/product/M4300-96X.aspx#docs.
Perform the Initial Conguration
You can access the switch through the out-of-band (OOB) port (which is also
referred to as the service port), through a console port, or through any Ethernet
network port. By default, the switch functions as a DHCP client.
To congure the IP address of the switch, use one of the following methods:
• Local browser–based management interface. Use the local browser–based
management interface through the OOB port or any Ethernet network port
(see Use the Local Browser Interface for Initial Conguration).
• CLI. Use the CLI through the mini USB console port or RJ-45 RS232 console
port. You can congure the IP address manually or use the ezcong utility
(see Use the CLI for Initial Conguration).
• DHCP server. Connect a DHCP server through the OOB port or through
any Ethernet network port and nd the assigned IP address (see Find the IP
Address Assigned by a DHCP Server).
After you congure or nd the IP address of the switch, you can congure the
features of the switch through the local browser interface or the CLI.
Use the Local Browser Interface for Initial Conguration
You can use a computer that functions in the same subnet as the switch to access
the local browser interface over the switch’s default IP address and assign
another static IP address to the switch.
To access the local browser interface over the switch’s default IP address:
1. Congure your computer with a static IP address:
• For access over an Ethernet network port, use an IP address in the
169.254.0.0/16 subnet. For example, use 169.254.100.201.
• For access over the OOB port, use an IP address in the 192.168.0.0/16
subnet. For example, use 192.168.0.100.
2. Connect an Ethernet cable from an Ethernet port on your computer to an
Ethernet network port on the switch or to the OOB port on the switch.
3. Launch a web browser such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft
Internet Explorer.
4. Enter the default IP address of the switch in the web browser address eld:
• For access over an Ethernet network port, enter 169.254.100.100.
• For access over the OOB port, enter 192.168.0.239.
A login window displays.
5. Enter admin for the user name, leave the password eld blank, and click the
LOGIN button.
The System Information page displays.
6. To congure the IP address of the switch, management interface, and OOB
port, select System > Management, and select an option from the menu on
the left.