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Chapter 6, “Monitoring, Maintenance, and Help
,” describes the logs, the reset functions, the
firmware upgrade procedure, and the help options.
Appendix A, “Specifications and Default Values
,” gives GS108T Smart Switch specifications
and lists default feature values.
Appendix B, “Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)
,” describes some concepts of VLANs.
Appendix C, “Network Cabling
,” gives cabling requirements and describes some details of
port cabling connections.
Conventions, Formats, and Scope
The conventions, formats, and scope of this manual are described in the following paragraphs:
Typographical conventions
.
This manual uses the following typographical conventions:
Formats
.
This manual uses the following formats to highlight special messages:
Note:
See the product release notes for the GS108T Smart Switch Software application
level code. The release notes detail the platform-specific functionality of the
Switching, SNMP, Config, and Management packages.
Italics
Emphasis, books
Bold
User input, IP addresses, GUI screen text
Fixed
Command prompt, CLI text, code
Italics
URL links
Note:
This format is used to highlight information of importance or special interest.
Tip:
This format is used to highlight a procedure that will save time or resources.
Warning:
Ignoring this type of note might result in a malfunction or damage to the
equipment.
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Scope
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This manual is written for the GS108T Smart Switch according to these specifications:
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Product Version
GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch
Manual Publication Date
December 2007
Note:
Product updates are available on the NETGEAR, Inc. website at
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2.0
December 2007
Feature update and book reorganization
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Chapter 1
Getting Started with Switch Management
This chapter provides an overview of switch management, including the methods you can choose
to start managing your NETGEAR GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch. It also leads you through the
steps necessary to get started, using the Smart Wizard Discovery utility. The information is
discussed in the following sections:
“System Requirements
“Switch Management Interface
“Network with a DHCP Server
“Network without a DHCP Server
“Web Access
“Additional Utilities
System Requirements
The following hardware and software facilities are required to run the applications described in
this manual:
Network facilities:
Ethernet network with or without DHCP server as appropriate
Ethernet cable to connect the switch to a PC
For running the Smart Wizard Discovery utility and local or remote Web management:
IBM-type PC with CD drive. RAM size and disk specification are not critical.
OS software. Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows 2000.
Desktop computer running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later or Netscape Navigator
6.0 or later, or equivalent.
Note:
For complete hardware installation instructions, see the
GS108T Smart Switch
Hardware Installation Guide
included on your
Resource CD
, or go to
.

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