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It is hereby certified that the GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch and GS110TP Gigabit Smart Switch have been suppressed
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equipment (for example, test transmitters) in accordance with the regulations may, however, be subject to certain
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Es wird hiermit bestätigt, daß das GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch and GS110TP Gigabit Smart Switch gemäß der im
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This equipment is in the Class B category (information equipment to be used in a residential area or an adjacent area
thereto) and conforms to the standards set by the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Data Processing
Equipment and Electronic Office Machines aimed at preventing radio interference in such residential areas. When used
near a radio or TV receiver, it may become the cause of radio interference. Read instructions for correct handling.
Product and Publication Details
Model Numbers:GS108T and GS110TP
Publication Date:April 2010
Product Family:Smart Switch
Product Name:GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch and GS110TP Gigabit Smart Switch
Home or Business Product:Business
Language:English
Publication Part Number:202-10603-02
Publication Version Number:1.0
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About This Manual
The NETGEAR® GS108T and GS110TP Software Administration Manual describes how to
configure and operate the GS108T Smart Switch and GS110TP Gigabit Smart Switch by using the
Web-based graphical user interface (GUI). This manual describes the software configuration
procedures and explains the options available within those procedures.
Audience
The information in this manual is intended for readers with intermediate to advanced system
management skills.
This document was created primarily for the system administrator who wishes to install and
configure the GS108T Smart Switch and GS110TP Gigabit Smart Switch in a network. It assumes
that the reader has a general understanding of switch platforms and a basic knowledge of Ethernet
and networking concepts. To install this switch, it is not necessary to understand and use all of its
capabilities. Once basic configuration is performed, it will function in a network using its
remaining factory default settings. However, a greater level of configuration—anywhere from the
basic up to the maximum possible—will allow your network the full benefit of the switch’s
features. The Web interface simplifies this configuration at all levels.
Organization
The GS108T and GS110TP Smart Switch Software Administration Manual contains the following
chapters:
•Chapter 1, “Getting Started”on page 1-1 contains information about performing the initial
system configuration and accessing the user interface.
•Chapter 2, “Configuring System Information” on page 2-1 describes how to configure
administrative features such as SNMP, DHCP, and port information.
•Chapter 3, “Configuring Switching Information” on page 3-1 describes how to manage and
monitor the layer 2 switching features.
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•Chapter 4, “Configuring Quality of Service” on page 4-1 describes how to manage the Access
Control Lists (ACLs), and how to configure the Differentiated Services and Class of Service
features.
•Chapter 5, “Managing Device Security” on page 5-1 contains information about configuring
switch security information such as port access control, TACACS+, and RADIUS server
settings.
•Chapter 6, “Monitoring the System” on page 6-1 describes how to view a variety of
information about the switch and its ports, and to configure how the switch monitors events.
•Chapter 7, “Maintenance” on page 7-1 describes features to help you manage the switch.
•Chapter 8, “Help”on page 8-1 describes how to access Online Help resources for the switch.
•Appendix A, “Hardware Specifications and Default Values” on page A-1 contains hardware
specifications and default values on the GS108T and GS110TP Smart Switches.
•Appendix B, “Configuration Examples” on page B-1 contains examples of how to configure
various features on the GS108T and GS110TP Smart Switches, such as VLANs and ACLs .
Note: Refer to the release notes for the GS108T Smart Switch and GS110TP Gigabit
Smart Switch for information about issues and workarounds.
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:
ItalicEmphasis, books, CDs, file and server names, extensions
BoldUser input, IP addresses, GUI screen text
FixedCommand prompt, CLI text, code
italicURL links
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•Formats. This manual uses the following formats to highlight special messages:
Note: A note provides additional information about a feature or technology.
Tip: This format is used to highlight a procedure that will save time or resources.
Warning: A caution provides information about critical aspects of the configuration,
combination of settings, events, or procedures that can adversely affect
network connectivity, security, and so on.
Danger: This is a safety warning. Failure to take heed of this notice may result in
personal injury or death.
•Scope. This manual is written for the GS108T and GS110TP Smart Switches according to
these specifications:
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Revision History
Part Number
202-10603-01 1.0March 2010GS108T Hardware v2 and new software features
202-10603-02 1.0April 2010GS110TP Initial release
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Chapter 1
Getting Started
This chapter provides an overview of starting your NETGEAR GS108T or GS110TP Smart
Switch and accessing the user interface. It also leads you through the steps to use the Smart
Control Center utility. This chapter contains the following sections:
•“Switch Management Interface” on page 1-1
•“Connecting the Switch to the Network” on page 1-2
•“Switch Discovery in a Network with a DHCP Server” on page 1-3
•“Switch Discovery in a Network without a DHCP Server” on page 1-5
•“Configuring the Network Settings on the Administrative System” on page 1-7
•“Web Access” on page 1-8
•“Smart Control Center Utilities” on page 1-9
•“Understanding the User Interfaces” on page 1-15
•“Interface Naming Convention” on page 1-21
Switch Management Interface
The NETGEAR GS108T and GS110TP Smart Switches contain an embedded Web server and
management software for managing and monitoring switch functions. The GS108T and GS110TP
function as simple switches without the management software. However, you can use the
management software to configure more advanced features that can improve switch efficiency and
overall network performance.
Web-based management lets you monitor, configure, and control your switch remotely using a
standard Web browser instead of using expensive and complicated SNMP software products. From
your Web browser, you can monitor the performance of your switch and optimize its configuration
for your network. You can configure all switch features, such as VLANs, QoS, and ACLs by using
the Web-based management interface.
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NETGEAR provides the Smart Control Center utility with this product. This program runs under
Microsoft
®
Windows® XP, Windows 2000, or Windows Vista® and provides a front end that
discovers the switches on your network segment (L2 broadcast domain). When you power up your
switch for the first time, use the Smart Control Center to discover the switch and view the network
information that has been automatically assigned to the switch by a DHCP server; or, if no DHCP
server is present on the network, use the Smart Control Center to discover the switch and assign
static network information.
In addition to enabling NETGEAR switch discovery, the Smart Control Center provides several
utilities to help you maintain the NETGEAR switches on your network, such as password
management, firmware upgrade, and configuration file backup. For more information, see
“Smart
Control Center Utilities” on page 1-9.
Connecting the Switch to the Network
To enable remote management of the switch through a Web browser or SNMP, you must connect
the switch to the network and configure it with network information (an IP address, subnet mask,
and default gateway). The switch has a default IP address of 192.168.0.239 and a default subnet
mask of 255.255.255.0.
Use one of the following three methods to change the default network information on the switch:
•Dynamic assignment through DHCP—DHCP is enabled by default on the switch. If you
connect the switch to a network with a DHCP server, the switch obtains its network
information automatically. You can use the Smart Control Center to discover the
automatically-assigned network information. For more information, see
“Switch Discovery in
a Network with a DHCP Server” on page 1-3
•Static assignment through the Smart Control Center—If you connect the switch to a network
that does not have a DHCP server, you can use the Smart Control Center to assign a static IP
address, subnet mask, and default gateway. For more information, see
“Switch Discovery in a
Network without a DHCP Server” on page 1-5
•Static assignment by connecting from a local host—If you do not want to use the Smart
Control Center to assign a static address, you can connect to the switch from a host
(administrative system) in the 192.168.0.0/24 network and change the settings by using the
Web-based management interface on the switch. For information about how to set the IP
address on the administrative system so it is in the same subnet as the default IP address of the
switch, see
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Switch Discovery in a Network with a DHCP Server
This section describes how to set up your switch in a network that has a DHCP server. The DHCP
client on the switch is enabled by default. When you connect it to your network, the DHCP server
will automatically assign an IP address to your switch. Use the Smart Control Center to discover
the IP address automatically assigned to the switch.
To install the switch in a network with a DHCP server, use the following steps:
1. Connect the switch to a network with a DHCP server.
2. Power on the switch by connecting its AC-DC power adapter. For the GS108T, you can also
power on the switch by connecting Port 1 to a PoE Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE).
3. Install the Smart Control Center on your computer.
4. Start the Smart Control Center.
5. Click Discover for the Smart Control Center to find your switch. You should see a screen
similar to the one shown in Figure 1-1.
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 Control
Center).
Figure 1-2
7. Select your switch by clicking the line that displays the switch, then click the
Web Browser Access button. The Smart Control Center displays a login window similar to
Figure 1-3.
Figure 1-3
Use your Web browser to manage your switch. The default password is password. Then use
this page to proceed to management of the switch covered in “Using the Web Interface” on
page 1-15.
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Switch Discovery in a Network without a DHCP Server
This section describes how to use the Smart Control Center to set up your switch in a network
without a DHCP server. 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.
To assign a static IP address:
1. Connect the switch to your existing network.
2. Power on the switch by plugging in the AC-DC power adapter. For the GS108T, you can also
power on the switch by connecting Port 1 to a PoE PSE.
3. Install the Smart Control Center on your computer.
4. Start the Smart Control Center.
5. Click Discover for the Smart Control Center to find your GS108T or GS110TP switch. The
utility broadcasts Layer 2 discovery packets within the broadcast domain to discover the
switch.You should see a screen similar to
Figure 1-1 on page 1-3.
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6. Select the switch, then click Configure Device. The page expands to display additional fields
at the bottom of the page, as Figure 1-4 shows.
Figure 1-4
7. Choose the Disabled radio box to disable DHCP.
8. Enter the static switch IP address, gateway IP address and subnet mask, and then type your
password and click Apply.
Note: You must enter the current password every time you use the Smart Control
Center to update the switch setting. The default password is password.
Please ensure that your PC and the switch are in the same subnet. Make a note of these settings for
later use.
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Configuring the Network Settings on the Administrative
System
If you choose not to use the Smart Control Center to configure the network information on the
switch, you can connect directly to the switch from an administrative system, such as a PC or
laptop computer. The IP address of the administrative system must be in the same subnet as the
default IP address on the switch. For most networks, this means you must change the IP address of
the administrative system to be on the same subnet as the default IP address of the switch
(192.168.0.239).
®
To change the IP address on an administrative system running a Microsoft
system, open the Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) properties screen that you access from the Local Area
Connection properties, as shown in Figure 1-5. You need Windows Administrator privileges to
change these settings.
Windows® operating
Figure 1-5
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Warning: When you change the IP address of your administrative system, you will
loose your connection to the rest of the network. Be sure to write down
your current network address settings before you change them.
To modify the network settings on your administrative system:
1. On your PC, access the MS Windows operating system TCP/IP Properties.
2. Set the IP address of the administrative system to an address in the 192.168.0.0 network, such
as 192.168.0.200. The IP address must be different from that of the switch but within the same
subnet.
3. Click OK.
To configure a static address on the switch:
1. Use a straight-through cable to connect the Ethernet port on the administrative system directly
to any port on the GS108T or GS110TP.
2. Open a Web browser on your PC and connect to the management interface as described in
“Web Access” on page 1-8.
3. Change the network settings on the switch to match those of your network (this procedure is
described in “IP Configuration” on page 2-3).
After you change the network settings on the switch, return the network configuration on your
administrative system to the original settings.
Web Access
To access the GS108T or GS110TP management interface, use one of the following methods:
•From the Smart Control Center, select the switch and click Web Browser Access.
•Open a Web browser and enter the IP address of the switch in the address field.
You must be able to ping the IP address of the GS108T or GS110TP management interface from
your administrative system for Web access to be available. If you used the Smart Control Center to
set up the IP address and subnet mask, either with or without a DHCP server, use that IP address in
the address field of your Web browser. If you did not change the IP address of the switch from the
default value, enter 192.168.0.239 into the address field.
Clicking Web Browser Access on the Smart Control Center or accessing the switch directly from
your Web browser displays the login screen in Figure 1-6 on page 1-9.
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Figure 1-6
Smart Control Center Utilities
In addition to device discovery and network address assignment, the Smart Control Center
includes several maintenance features. This section describes the following Smart Control Center
utilities:
•“Network Utilities” on page 1-9
•“Configuration Upload and Download” on page 1-10
•“Firmware Upgrade” on page 1-12
Network Utilities
From the Network tab, you can perform the following functions:
•DHCP Refresh—Forces the switch to release the current bindings and request new address
information from the DHCP server.
•Reboot Device—Reboots the selected device.
•Web Browser Access—Launches a Web browser and connects to the management interface
for the selected device.
•Configure Device—Allows you to change network information for the switch such as the IP
address, and DHCP client mode.
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•Change Password—Allows you to set a new password for the device. In this process, you are
required to enter the old password and to confirm the new one, which can contain up to 20
ASCII characters.
From the Maintenance tab, you can upload or download a switch configuration file and upgrade
the switch firmware.
Configuration Upload and Download
When you make changes to the switch, the configuration information is stored in a file on the
switch. You can backup the configuration by uploading the configuration file from the switch to an
administrative system. You can download a saved configuration file from the administrative
system to the switch. The configuration file you download to the switch overwrites the running
configuration on the switch.
Configuration upload and download is useful if you want to save a copy of the current switch
configuration (Upload Configuration) before you make changes. If you do not like the changes,
you can use the Download Configuration option to restore the switch to the settings in the saved
configuration file.
To save a copy of the current switch configuration on your administrative system:
1. Click the Maintenance tab and select the device with the configuration to save.
2. Click Upload Configuration.
3. From the Browse for Folder window that appears, navigate to and select the folder where you
want to store the configuration file.
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4. Click OK.
5. Enter the switch password and click Apply.
The file is uploaded to the administrative computer as a *.cfg file. You can open it and view
the contents with a text editor.
To restore the configuration to a previously saved version:
1. Click the Maintenance tab and select the device with the configuration to restore.
2. Click Download Configuration.
3. From the Select a Configuration window that appears, navigate to and select the
configuration file to download to the switch.
4. Click Open.
5. Enter the switch password and click Apply to begin the download process.
Optionally, you can schedule a different date and time to download the configuration file. To
delay the download process, clear the Run Now? check box and enter a date and time to
complete the download.
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Note: Click the Tasks tab to view status information about the configuration download.
Firmware Upgrade
The application software for the GS108T and GS110TP Smart Switches is upgradeable, enabling
your switch to take advantage of improvements and additional features as they become available.
The upgrade procedure and the required equipment are described in this section. This procedure
assumes that you have downloaded or otherwise obtained the firmware upgrade and that you have
it available as a binary file on your computer. This procedure uses the TFTP protocol to implement
the transfer from computer to switch.
Note: You can also upgrade the firmware using the TFTP Download and HTTP
Download features mentioned in this book. See “Download File To Switch” on
page 7-5.
To upgrade your firmware:
1. Click the Maintenance tab, and then click the Firmware link directly below the tabs (see
Figure 1-1 on page 1-3).
2. Select the switch to upgrade and click Download Firmware.
3. From the Select new firmware window that appears, navigate to and select the firmware
image to download to the switch.
4. Click Open.
5. Enter the switch password to continue downloading the firmware.
6. Click Apply to download the firmware and upgrade the switch with the new image.
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Figure 1-7
Optionally, you can schedule a different date and time to download and install the firmware
image. To delay the upgrade process, clear the Run Now? check box and enter a date and time
to complete the upgrade.
7. When the process is complete, the switch automatically reboots.
Note: Click the Tasks tab to view status information about the firmware upgrade.
Warning: It is important that you do not power-off the administrative system or the
switch while the firmware upgrade is in progress.
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Viewing and Managing Tasks
From the Tasks tab, you can view information about configuration downloads and firmware
upgrades that have already occurred, are in progress, or are scheduled to take place at a later time.
You can also delete or reschedule selected tasks. Figure 1-8 shows the Tasks page.
Figure 1-8
The following list describes the command buttons that are specific to the Tasks page:
•Delete Task—Remove a completed or schedule task from the list.
•Reschedule—Change the scheduled date and time for a pending firmware upgrade or
configuration download.
•Select Range—Select all tasks that occurred or are scheduled to occur within a certain period
of time.
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Understanding the User Interfaces
GS108T and GS110TP software includes a set of comprehensive management functions for
configuring and monitoring the system by using one of the following methods:
•Web user interface
•Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Each of the standards-based management methods allows you to configure and monitor the
components of the GS108T and GS110TP software. The method you use to manage the system
depends on your network size and requirements, and on your preference.
The GS108T and GS110TP Smart Switch Software Administration Manual describes how to use
the Web-based interface to manage and monitor the system.
Using the Web Interface
To access the switch by using a Web browser, the browser must meet the following software
requirements:
•HTML version 4.0, or later
•HTTP version 1.1, or later
•Java Runtime Environment 1.6 or later
Use the following procedures to log on to the Web interface:
1. Open a Web browser and enter the IP address of the switch in the Web browser address field.
2. The factory default password is password. Type the password into the field on the login
screen, as shown in
sensitive.
3. After the system authenticates you, the System Information page displays.
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Figure 1-9 shows the layout of the Smart Switch Web interface.
Navigation TabFeature Link
Logout
Button
Help LInk
Help Page
Page Menu
Configuration Status and Options
Figure 1-9
Navigation Tabs, Feature Links, and Page Menu
The navigation tabs along the top of the Web interface give you quick access to the various switch
functions. The tabs are always available and remain constant, regardless of which feature you
configure.
When you select a tab, the features for that tab appear as links directly under the tabs. The feature
links in the blue bar change according to the navigation tab that is selected.
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