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Chapter 1

About This Guide

Thank you for purchasing the NETGEAR

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7300S Series L3 Switch.

Audience

This reference manual assumes that the reader has basic-to-intermediate computer and Internet

skills. However, basic computer network, Internet, and wireless technology tutorial information is

provided in the Appendices.

This document describes configuration commands for the 7300S Series L3 Switch software. The

commands can be accessed from the CLI, telnet, and Web interfaces.

Why the Document was Created

This document was created primarily for system administrators configuring and operating a

system using 7300S Series L3 Switch software. It is intended to provide an understanding of the

configuration options of 7300S Series L3 Switch software.

It is assumed that the reader has an understanding of the relevant switch platforms. It is also

assumed that the reader has a basic knowledge of Ethernet and networking concepts.

How to Use This Document

This document describes configuration commands for the 7000 Series L3 Managed Switch

software. The commands can be accessed from the CLI, telnet, and Web interfaces.

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Chapter 6, “Quick Start up”

details the procedure to quickly become acquainted with the 7000

Series L3 Managed Switch Software.

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Chapter 8, “Switching Commands”

describes the Switching commands.

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Chapter 9, “Security Commands”

describes the Security commands.

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Chapter 10, “Routing Commands”

describes the Routing commands.

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Chapter 11, “Quality of Service (QoS) Commands”

describes the QOS commands.

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Chapter 12, “Managing Switch Stacks”

describes the switch stacking.

Note:

Refer to the release notes for the 7000 Series L3 Managed Switch Software application

level code. The release notes detail the platform specific functionality of the Switching, Routing,

SNMP, Config, Management, and Bandwidth Provisioning packages.

Typographical Conventions

This guide uses the following typographical conventions:

Special Message Formats

This guide uses the following formats to highlight special messages:

This manual is written for the 7300S Series L3 Switch according to these specifications:

Table 1.

Typographical conventions

italics

Emphasis.

bold

User input.

[Enter]

Named keys in text are shown enclosed in square brackets. The notation [Enter]

is used for the Enter key and the Return key.

[Ctrl]+C

Two or more keys that must be pressed simultaneously are shown in text linked

with a plus (+) sign.

S

MALL

C

APS

DOS file and directory names.

Note:

This format is used to highlight information of importance or special interest.

Table 1-1.

Manual Specifications

Product Version

NETGEAR 7300S Series Layer 3 Managed Switch

Manual Publication Date

March 2005

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Chapter 2

Switch Management Overview

This chapter gives an overview of switch management, including the methods you can use to

manage your NETGEAR 7300S Series Layer 3 Managed Switch.

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Management Access Overview

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SNMP Access

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Protocols

Scope

The NETGEAR 7300S Series Layer 3 Managed Switch software has two purposes:

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Assist attached hardware in switching frames, based on Layer 2 or 3 information contained in

the frames.

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Provide a complete switch management portfolio for the network administrator.

Switch Management Overview

Fast Ethernet (FEN) and Gigabit Ethernet (GEN) switching continues to evolve from high-end

backbone applications to desktop switching applications. The price of the technology continues to

decline, while performance and feature sets continue to improve. Devices that are capable of

switching Layers 2, 3, and 4 are increasingly in demand. The NETGEAR 7300S Series Layer 3

Managed Switch provides a flexible solution to these ever-increasing needs.

The NETGEAR 7300S Series Layer 3 Managed Switch provides the network administrator with a

set of comprehensive management functions for managing both the FSM7328S, FSM7352S and

the network. The network administrator has a choice of three easy-to-use management methods:

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Web-based

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VT100 interface

Note:

The maximum number of configuration file command lines is 2000.