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July 2005 July 2005 NETGEAR , Inc. 4500 Great Ame ri c a Pa rkway Santa Clara, CA 95 054 USA Phone 1-888-NETGEAR Smart Switch Series Sof tware Manual.
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Contents iii July 2005 Content s Chapter 1 About This Guide Audience ......... ................ ................. ................ ................ ................ ................ ............ ... 1-1 Why the Document was Created .............. ....
July 2005 iv Contents Switch> VLAN> IEEE802.1Q T ag VLAN . ................ ................. ................ ........ 3-7 Switch> Trunking Page ......................... ............ ................. ............. ................ ........
About This Guide 1-1 July 2005 Chapter 1 About This Guide Thank you fo r purchasing the NETGEAR ™ Smart Switch Series Switch. Audience This reference manual assumes that the reader h as basic-to-intermediate computer and Internet skills.
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual 1-2 About This Guide July 2005 Note: Refer to the release notes for the Smart Sw itch Series Switch Software application level code. The release notes detail the platform specific functionality of the Switching, SNMP , Config, and Management pa ckages.
Switch Management Overview 2-1 July 2005 Chapter 2 Switch Management Overview This chapter gives an overview of switch ma nagement, including the meth ods you can use to manage your NET GEAR Smart Switch Series Switch.
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual 2-2 Switc h Managem ent Over view July 2005 T able 2-1. Comp aring Switch Management Met hods Management Method Advantages Disad vant age s SmartWizard Discovery U.
Smart Switch Series Software Manu al Switch Managemen t Overview 2-3 July 2005.
Getting Started 3-1 July 2005 Chapter 3 Getting S t arted This chapter will walk you through the steps to start managing your switch. This chapter will cover how to get started in a network w ith a DHCP serve r (most common ) as well as if yo u do not have a D HCP server .
Smart Switch Series Software Manu al Getting Started 3-2 July 2005 Figure 3-2: Smartwizard Discover y > Web Access 7. T o manage your switch via your web b rowser , click W e b Access . The main page below will display . The default password is password .
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual 3-3 Getting Started July 2005 For a Network without a DHCP Server 1. Connect your switch to your existing network. 2. Power on your switch b y plugging in the po wer cord. 3. The default IP is 192.1 68.0.239. 4. Install the Smartwizard Discovery program on your PC.
Smart Switch Series Software Manu al Getting Started 3-4 July 2005 11 . T o manage your switch via your web browser , click W e b Access . The main page below will display .
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual 3-5 Getting Started July 2005.
Web-Based Manage ment Interface 4-1 July 2005 Chapter 4 W eb-Based Management Interface Y our NETGEAR Smart Switch series provides a built- in browser interface that lets you configure and manage it remotely usin g a standard W eb browser su ch as Microsoft Internet Exp lorer or Netscape Navigator .
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual 4-2 Web-Bas ed Manag ement Inte rface July 2005 There is a Help Menu in the top of right side of screen. Click the help to read the full Help Menu. On some pages, there is a Help button. If you click that button, you will go to the part of t he Help Menu that discusses that page.
Smart Switch Series Software Manu al Web-Based M anagemen t Interface 4-3 July 2005 • Flow Control: Indicates whether Flow Contro l support is set for on (Enabled) or off (Disabled). The default settin g for all ports is enabled. • Link Status: Indicates the current speed an d duplex for the port.
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual 4-4 Web-Bas ed Manag ement Inte rface July 2005 • The DHCP function is enabled by default. Click Static IP Address to disable the DHCP function.
Smart Switch Series Software Manu al Web-Based M anagemen t Interface 4-5 July 2005 • Flow Control: Indicates whether Flow Contro l support is set for on (Enabled) or off (Disabled). The default settin g for all ports is enabled. • Link Status: Indicates the current speed an d duplex for the port.
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual 4-6 Web-Bas ed Manag ement Inte rface July 2005 • Tx Error: T ransmitted packet/s with error . • Rx Error: Received packet/s with error . Packets are counted as TX Error if they: • Had a late collision detected during the transmis sion (512 bit-times into t he transmission).
Smart Switch Series Software Manu al Web-Based M anagemen t Interface 4-7 July 2005 • IEEE 802.1Q VLAN (T agged VLAN) • Port-based VLAN • ID: The port number on the switch • Description: User .
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual 4-8 Web-Bas ed Manag ement Inte rface July 2005 Switch> VLAN> IEEE802.1Q T ag VLAN Depending on your model switch there are up to 64 static T ag VLAN groups supported o n your switch.
Smart Switch Series Software Manu al Web-Based M anagemen t Interface 4-9 July 2005 Note: T o allow untagged packets to participate in VLAN 2, make sure to change the Port VLAN Ids (PVID) for the relevant ports. Access the PV ID Settings by using th e VLAN ID drop down menu.
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual 4-10 Web-Based M anageme nt Interface July 2005 Switch> T runking Page Port T runking is a feature that allows multiple links between switc hes to work as one virtual link (aggregate link). T runks can be defined for similar po rt types only .
Smart Switch Series Software Manu al Web-Based M anagemen t Interface 4-11 July 2005 Switch> Monitor Pa ge The Monitor feature allows you to config ure any port's incoming and/or ou tgo ing traffic to be mirrored to a pre-defined snif fer port.
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual 4-12 Web-Based M anageme nt Interface July 2005 Switch> Advanced> S p anning T ree Page • Fast Link: When a port running the standard Sp anning T ree Proto.
Smart Switch Series Software Manu al Web-Based M anagemen t Interface 4-13 July 2005 Firmware Menu There are 2 options available: • Configuration Backup • Factory Reset Firmware> Configur ation Backup Page Y ou can backup the system and switch settings to your workstation .
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual 4-14 Web-Based M anageme nt Interface July 2005 Note: Please be aware that the switch will reboot after a succ essful reset. Logout When finished with all configur ation and settings, click Logout to disconnect the current browser connection.
Software Upgrade 5-1 July 2005 Chapter 5 Sof tware Upgrade The application software for the Smart Switch is upgradeable, enabling your switch to take advantage of improvements and additional features as they be come available. The upgrade procedure and the required equipment are desc ribed in the follo wing section.
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual 5-2 Software Upgrade July 2005.
IEEE 802.1Q Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) B-1 July 2005 Appendix B IEEE 802.1Q V irtual Local Area Network (VLAN) A Local Area Network (LAN) can genera lly be defi ned as a broadcast domain. Hubs, bridges or switches in the same physical se gment or segments connect all en d node devices.
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual B-2 IEEE 802.1Q Virtual Loc al Area Network (V LAN) July 2005 IEEE 802.1Q VLANs Packets received by the switch will be treated in th e following way: • When an untagged p acket en ters a port, it will be automatically tagged wit h the port’ s default VLAN ID tag number .
Smart Switch Series Software Manu al IEEE 802.1Q Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) B-3 July 2005 • Default VLAN: Port 7 – Port 26 (all U), VID = 1 • VLAN 1: Port 1 (U), Port 2 (U), Port 3 (T), VID = 10 • VLAN 2: Port 4 (U), Port 5 (T), Port 6 (U ), VID = 20.
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual B-4 IEEE 802.1Q Virtual Loc al Area Network (V LAN) July 2005.
Port-Based VLAN C-1 July 2005 Appendix C Port-Based VLAN Port-based VLAN will help ef ficiently confine the br oadcast traf fic to the sw itch ports. This switch allows up to 2 6 port-based VLAN grou ps, any on e port can belo ng to different VL AN groups.
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual C-2 Port-Based VLAN July 2005 • Setting up first VLAN group (IT), VLAN ID = 01, with membership of all port s. Since VLAN ID 01 has been setup by default, you will have to remove the port s that belong to all other VLAN group except po rt 25.
Cabling Guidelines D-1 July 2005 Appendix D Cabling Guidelines This appendix provides specif ications for cables used with a NETGEAR Smart Switch Series Switch. Fast Ethernet Cable Guidelines Fast Ethernet uses UTP cable, as specified in the IEEE 802.
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual D-2 Cabling Guidelines July 2005 Category 5 Cable Category 5 distributed cable that meets ANSI/EIA/ TIA-568-A building wiring standards can be a maximum of 328 feet (ft.) or 10 0 meters (m) in length, divided as follows: 20 ft.
Smart Switch Series Software Manu al Cabling Guidelines D-3 July 2005 T able-D-1. Electrical Requirement s of Category 5 Cable T wisted Pair Cables For two devices to communicate, th e transmitter of each device must be connected to the receiver of the other device.
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual D-4 Cabling Guidelines July 2005 Figure D-2 illustrates crossover twisted pair cable. Figure D-2: Crossover T wisted-Pair Cable Patch Panels and Cables If you are using patch panels, make sure that they meet the 100BASE- TX requirements.
Smart Switch Series Software Manu al Cabling Guidelines D-5 July 2005 Note : Flat “silver satin” tele phone cable may h ave the same RJ-45 plug. However , using telephone cable results in excessive collisio ns, causing the attached port t o be partitioned or disconnected from the network.
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual D-6 Cabling Guidelines July 2005 Unlike 10BASE-T and 100BASE-TX, which use onl y two of t he four pairs of wires within the Category 5, 1000BAS E-T uses all four pairs of th e twisted pair . Make sure all wires are tested ⎯ this is important.
Smart Switch Series Software Manu al Cabling Guidelines D-7 July 2005 Figure D-4 shows the RJ-45 p lug and RJ-45 conn ector . Figure D-4: RJ-45 Plug and RJ-45 Co nnector with Built-in LEDs Ta b l e D - 2 lists the pin assignments for the 10/100 Mbps RJ-45 plug and the RJ-45 connector .
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual D-8 Cabling Guidelines July 2005 T able-D-3. 100/1000 Mbp s RJ-45 Plug and RJ-45 Connector Pin Assignment s Conclusion For optimum performa nce of your 1000BASE-T .
Default Settings A-1 July 2005 Appendix A Default Settings This appendix provides defa ult settings for the NETGEAR Sm art Switches. Y ou can always configure the switch to default settings by usin g the F actory Reset function from a W eb browser . T able A-1.
Smart Switch Series Software Man ual A-2 Default Settings July 2005.
Index 1 Numerics 802.1x Port-Based Authentication 3-16, 4-25 A Address Aging 3-26 Admin field 3-9 Advanced Security 3-16, 4-20, 4- 25 Advanced T ools 4-21 Advanced> Spanning T ree 4-35 Advanced Opt.
2 Index CLI Configure System Restore 5-30 CLI Configure System Save 5-30 CLI Configure System St at-Reset 5-34 CLI Configure System Username 5-31 CLI Configure System W eb 5-30 CLI Configure T rap 5-2.
Index 3 Inbound Errors 4-6 Inbound Non-unicast Packet rate 4-5 Inbound Non-unicast Packets 4-6 Inbound Octet Rate 4-5 Inbound Octets 4-6 Inbound Unicast Packet Rate 4-5 Inbound Unicast Packets 4-6 IP .
4 Index SNMP> Host T able 4-41 SNMP> T rap Setting 4-42 SNMP> T rap Settings 3-30 Spanning T ree 3-23 Spanning T ree > Port Setting 4-36 Spanning T ree >Bridge Settings 4-35 Spanning T .
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