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ProSafe® Plus Switch Utility
User Guide
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May 2012
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ProSafe Plus Switch Utility © 2012 NETGEAR, Inc. All rights reserved No part of this publication maybe reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means without the written permission of NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR, the NETGEAR logo, and Connect with Innovation are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. Information is subject to change
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ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started Install the ProSafe Plus Switch Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Registration Pop-Up Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Discovering Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Utility Features Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 System (General Configurat
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ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Port PVID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Port Tagging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Chapter 4 Quality of Service QoS Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 QoS Global Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Rate Limiting . . .
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1. Getting Started 1 This chapter contains the following topics: • Install the ProSafe Plus Switch Utility • Registration Pop-Up Window • Discovering Switches • Utility Features Overview • Uninstall the Utility Install the ProSafe Plus Switch Utility To take advantage of the enhanced features on ProSafe Plus switches you can install and use the ProSafe Plus Switch Utility. The utility is on the Resource CD shipped with ProSafe Plus switches. The utility is supported only on Microsoft Wi
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ProSafe Plus Switch Utility To install the utility: 1. Insert the Resource CD that came with your switch into the computer that you want to use to manage your switches. The Resource CD home screen displays. Language drop-down list Resource CD screens, and the installation guide for the switch can be displayed in several languages. Use the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the Resource CD home screen to select the desired language. 2. Click Install ProSafe Plus Utility to instal
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ProSafe Plus Switch Utility The utility uses two network programs, WinPcap and Adobe AIR, to process network commands. If not already installed on your computer, these two programs are also installed, and are placed in your program directory. 3. Click Install Utility. This creates a NETGEAR subdirectory under the \Program Files directory on your computer. Installation then copies the utility program into the \Program Files\Netgear\ProSafe Plus Utility directory, and places a utility icon
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ProSafe Plus Switch Utility The discovered switches are displayed as shown. You can now select a switch to configure or display its status. Note: To select a switch, the computer that you are using has to be on the same subnet as the switch. If you are using a standalone computer that is not on a network, you must change your computer’s subnet before you can access the switch. You can select a language for the utility user interface. In the Select Language drop-down list, select a language
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ProSafe Plus Switch Utility System (General Configuration and Information) Status. Indicates which switches are present and if they are operational. If your switch supports the switch information feature you can display additional information such as IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address. Maintenance. Allows you to change administrator password, reboot the switch, reset to factory default settings, and if your switch supports it, upgrade switch firmware. Monitoring. Displays port stat
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ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Uninstall the Utility To uninstall the utility: 1. Use your computer’s Add or Remove Programs command, Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. 2. Select ProSafe Plus Utility and click Change/Remove. 3. When you are asked if you want to completely remove the selected application, click Yes. 4. You can remove the WinPcap and AIR programs if they are not needed by another program. Getting Started 10
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2. System Configuration 2 This chapter contains the following topics: • System Features • Status • Maintenance • Monitoring • MultiCast System Features The System tab lets you select a switch to manage, display general information about the switch, perform basic switch maintenance, and monitor data flow through the switch. 11
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ProSafe Plus Switch Utility The switch selection remains in effect until you select a different switch, or quit the utility. System features are: Status. Indicates which switches are present and if they are operational. Maintenance. Allows you to change administrator password, reboot the switch, reset to factory default settings and if supported by the selected switch, upgrade switch firmware. Monitoring. Displays port statistics (packets sent or received), tests cable connections, and allow
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ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Status The Status menu allows you to select a switch and display switch information. Switch Selection To use any of the System tab features, you must first select a switch. To select a switch, the computer that you are using has to be on the same subnet as the switch. If you are using a standalone computer that is not on a network, you must change your computer’s subnet before you can access the switch. To select a switch: 1. Select the radio button for the desi
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ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Switch Information The Switch Information feature displays additional information about the selected switch. This information varies depending on the switch model. If the selected switch supports the Switch Information feature, you can view or set the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address. DHCP Mode Selection The Switch Information screen contains a field for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Mode selection. When you enable this setting, the switc
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ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Set the IP Address Information Enter IP address and subnet mask values for the switch as well as the address of the gateway device used by the switch. To specify IP interface information: 1. Select System > Status > Switch Information. The Switch Information screen displays. 2. In the DHCP Mode field, select Disable. The IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address fields are enabled. 3. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and if available gateway address and cl
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ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Reset Factory Defaults WARNING: Resetting the factory defaults can briefly disrupt network traffic through the switch. To reset the factory default settings on the selected switch: 1. Select System > Maintenance > Factory Default. The Factory Default dialog displays. 2. Select the check box in the Factory Default dialog. 3. Click Apply. Firmware Upgrade Note: After firmware downloading is complete, the switch automatically reboots. This briefly disrupts network tra
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ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Port Mirroring Port mirroring allows a port to see the data on another port. To have a switch port see the data on another port: 1. Select System > Status, and select the switch. 2. Select Monitoring > Mirroring to display the Mirroring screen. 3. Enable Mirroring. 4. Select the source port or ports. 5. In the Destination Port drop-down list, select the port. 6. Click Apply. Data on the source port will be routed to the destination port. Cable Test Some switch mode
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ProSafe Plus Switch Utility MultiCast IGMP Snooping Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Snooping is a feature that allows a switch to forward multicast traffic intelligently on the switch. Multicast IP traffic is traffic that is destined to a host group. Host groups are identified by class D IP addresses, which range from 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. Based on the IGMP query and report messages, the switch forwards traffic only to the ports that request the multicast traffic. This pre
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ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Static LAG (Link Aggregation Group) for JGS524E Only LAGs allow you to combine multiple Ethernet links to a single logical link. Network devices treat the aggregation as if it were a single link, which increases fault tolerance and load sharing. Configure the LAG members before you enable the LAG. To enable or disable a LAG: 1. Select System > LAG > LAG Configuration. 2. Select the LAG ID that you want to configure. 3. In the Admin Mode field, select Enable or D
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3. Virtual LAN Configuration 3 This chapter contains the following topics: • VLAN Overview • Port-Based Configuration • 802.1Q Based Configuration VLAN Overview Virtual LANs are made up of networked devices grouped together logically into separate networks. You can group ports on a switch to create a virtual network made up of the devices connected to the ports. VLANs can be grouped using Port-Based or 802.1Q criteria. Port Based. Allows you to assign ports to virtual networks. Data from
