NETGEAR GS108Tv2, Smart Control Center User Manual

Smart Control Center

User Guide

350 East Plumeria Drive
San Jose, CA 95134
USA

November 2010
202-10685-01
v1.0

ProSafe Smart Control Center User Guide

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to the products described in this document without notice. NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur
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Revision History

Publication Part Number Version Publish Date Comments

202-10685-01 v1.0 November 2010 First publication

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Getting Started

Smart Control Center Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Discovering Devices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Utility Features Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Adapter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Quit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Uninstall the Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Chapter 2 Network

Network Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

DHCP Refresh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Reboot Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Web Browser Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Configure Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Change Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Chapter 3 Maintenance

Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Firmware Upgrade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Chapter 4 Tasks

Delete Prior Tasks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Delete One Task. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Reschedule Task . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Chapter 5 Adapter

Adapter Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Chapter 6 Help

Online Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

User Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Support Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

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Index

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About the Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

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1. Getting Started

ProSafe® Smart Control Center

The ProSafe® Smart Control Center enables discover of, and remote management of
NETGEAR equipment.

This chapter contains the following topics:

• Smart Control Center Installation

• Discovering Devices

• Utility Features Overview

• Uninstall the Utility

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Smart Control Center Installation

For easy device management, install and use the ProSafe® Smart Control Center Utility.
The utility is on the Resource CD shipped with Smart Control Center switches.

Note: The utility is only supported on Microsoft Windows and can be

installed on any Windows PC(s) on the network containing the
switches to be managed.

If an earlier version of the utility already exists on the PC, the newer version replaces the
older version. Newer versions of the utility are backwards-compatible, and support all
previously released Smart switches. If the version of the utility you are trying to install is older
than the one already installed on the PC, the installation will not be performed.

To install the utility:

1. Insert the Resource CD that came with your switch into the PC that you will use to

manage your switches. The Resource CD home page displays.
Resource CD pages, and the installation guide for the switch can be displayed in several

languages. Use the pull-down menu in the upper right corner of the Resource CD home
screen to select the desired language.

The utility uses the network programs Adobe AIR to process network commands. If not
already installed on your PC, Adobe AIR will also be installed, and placed in your program
directory.

2. Click the Install NETGEAR ProSafe Smart Control Center Utility link to install the

program on your PC.

Note: The utility name may vary slightly between different Smart Control

Center switch models.

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3. Follow the prompts on the InstallShield Wizard until setup completes.

Click Next

The installation copies the utility program to a directory called \Program
Files\Smart Control Center, and places a utility icon on the PC desktop.

The Adobe AIR programs may be used by other network applications and
may already be installed on your PC.

If the Adobe AIR program is already installed, an “already installed” message displays. If
there is a newer version, you will be prompted to update it. Click Close to end the Adobe
AIR portion of installation.

4. Installation is complete.

When the InstallShield Wizard Completed screen displays, check the box to launch the
utility or just click Finish if you do not want to launch the utility at this time. Use the utility
icon on your desktop to launch the utility in the future.

Click Finish

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Discovering Devices

When launched, the utility immediately searches the network for network devices.

Note: Local PC firewall applications such as Symantec Endpoint

Protection can prevent the utility from communicating with the
switches. If the utility is unable to discover your switches and you are
using a local firewall, you will need to turn off the firewall function in
order for discovery to work.

Within a few seconds the utility discovers and lists all devices in your network or in the same
broadcast domain. Discovery will continue through the network until blocked by a router or
firewall.

The discovered devices are displayed as shown below. You can now select a device to
configure or display its status.

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Utility Features Overview

Smart Control Center provide status and support information for all your NETGEAR network
devices. The tabs across the top of the interface provide access to these features.

Network

DHCP Refresh - allows you to refresh the DHCP connections
Reboot Device - allows you to reboot the device
Web Browser Access - Log in to devices using a web browser instead of the interface
Configure Device - allows you to configure device settings
Change Password - allows you to change the administrator password

See Chapter 2, Network for details on these features.

Maintenance

Upload Configuration - allows you to upload configurations.
Download Configuration - allows you to download configurations.
Download Firmware - allows you to download firmware.

See Chapter 3, Maintenance for details on these features.

Tasks

Delete Prior Task - allows you to delete the previous task.
Delete One Task - allows you to delete one task at a time.
Reschedule - allows you to reschedule tasks.

See Chapter 4, Tasks for details on these features.

Adapter

Provides information about the adapters on the system.
See Chapter 5, Adapter for details on these features.

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