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Switch Management Interface

Your NETGEAR GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch contains an embedded Web server and

management software for managing and monitoring switch functions. This switch functions as a

simple switch without the management software. However, you can use the management software

to configure more advanced features and consequently improve switch efficiency and the overall

performance of your network.

Web-based management lets you monitor, configure, and control your switch remotely using a

common Web browser, instead using expensive and complicated SNMP software products. Simply

by using your Web browser, you can monitor the performance of your switch and optimize its

configuration for your network. Using your browser, for example, you can set up VLANs and

traffic priority and configure port trunking.

In addition, NETGEAR provides the Smart Wizard Discovery utility with this product. This

program runs under Microsoft Windows XP or Windows 2000 and provides a “front end” that

discovers the switches on your network segment. When you power up your switch for the first

time, the Smart Wizard Discovery utility lets you configure its basic network settings without prior

knowledge of IP address or subnet mask. Following such configuration, this program leads you

into the Web Management Interface.

Table 1-1 shows some features of the Smart Wizard Discovery utility and Web Management

Interface.

Table 1-1.

Switch Management Methods

Management Method

Features

Smart Wizard Discovery utility

No IP address or subnet mask setup needed.

Discover all switches on the network.

User-friendly interface under Microsoft Windows.

Firmware upgrade capability.

Password change feature.

Provides entry to Web configuration of switch.

Web browser

Password protection.

Ideal for configuring the switch remotely.

Compatible with Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator on any

platform.

Extensive switch configuration possible.

Configuration backup and restore.

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For a more detailed discussion of the Smart Wizard Discovery utility, continue with the following

section,

“Network with a DHCP Server

,” or

“Network without a DHCP Server” on page 1-4

. For a

detailed discussion of the Web browser interface, see

Chapter 2, “Introduction to the Web Browser

Interface

.”

Network with a DHCP Server

To install the switch in a network with a DHCP server:

1.

Connect the GS108T Smart Switch to a DHCP network.

2.

Power on the switch by connecting its AC-DC power adapter.

3.

Install the Smart Wizard Discovery utility on your computer.

4.

Start the Smart Wizard Discovery utility.

5.

Click

Discover

for the Smart Wizard Discovery utility to find your GS108T Gigabit Smart

Switch. You should see a screen similar to the following one.

.

Figure 1-1

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6.

Make a note of the displayed IP address assigned by the DHCP server. You will need this

value to access the switch directly from a Web browser (without using the Smart Wizard

Discovery utility).

7.

Select your switch by clicking the line that shows it. Then click the

Web Access

button. The

discovery utility displays a login window similar to the following:

.

Use your Web browser to manage your switch. The default password is

password

. Then use this

screen to proceed to management of the switch, as covered in

Chapter 2, “Introduction to the Web

Browser Interface

.”

Network without a DHCP Server

This section describes how to set up your switch in a network without a DHCP server, and is

divided into the following tasks:

•

Manually assign network settings for your switch.

•

Configure the NIC settings on the host PC.

•

Log in to the Web-based switch management utility.

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Manually Assigning Network Settings

If your network has no DHCP service, you must assign a static IP address to your switch. If you

choose, you can assign it a static IP address even if your network has DHCP service. Proceed as

follows:

1.

Connect the GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch to your existing network.

2.

Power on the switch by plugging in the AC-DC power adapter (the default IP is

192.168.0.239).

3.

Install the Smart Wizard Discovery utility on your computer.

4.

Start the Smart Wizard Discovery utility.

5.

Click

Discover

for the Smart Wizard Discovery utility to find your GS108T Gigabit Smart

Switch. You should see a screen similar to that shown in

Figure 1-1 on page 1-3

.

6.

Click

Configuration Setting

. A screen similar to the following one displays.

.

7.

Select the

Disable

radio button to disable DHCP.

8.

Enter your chosen switch IP address, gateway IP address, and subnet mask, and then type your

password, and click

Set

. Ensure that your PC and the GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch are in the

same subnet. Make a note of these settings for later use.

NIC Setting on the Host That Accesses the GS108T Gigabit Smart

Switch

You enter the settings of your network interface card (NIC) under the MS Windows OS in

Windows screens similar to the following one. For comparison, the settings screens of the switch

are also shown, although they do not appear in the Windows view.

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You need Windows administrator privileges to change these settings.

1.

On your PC, access the MS Windows operating system TCP/IP Properties.

2.

Set the IP address and subnet mask appropriately. The subnet mask value should be identical

to that set in the switch. The PC IP address must be different from that of the switch but must

be in the same subnet.

3.

Click

Web Access

in the Smart Wizard Discovery utility to enable the management screens

described in the following section.

Web Access

For Web access, you do either of the following:

•

Using the Smart Wizard Discovery utility, click Web Access (see

“Network with a DHCP

Server

” or

“Network without a DHCP Server

”).

•

Access the switch directly, without using the Smart Wizard Discovery utility.

You must work from the same network segment that contains the switch (that is, the subnet mask

values of switch and PC host must be the same), and you must point your browser using the switch

IP address. If you used the Smart Wizard Discovery utility to set up IP address and subnet mask,

either with or without DHCP server, use that IP address in your browser window.

Figure 1-4