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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual
1-2
Getting Started with Switch Management
v1.0, December 2007
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.
Figure 1-2
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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.
Figure 1-3
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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

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