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Contents
Chapter 1 Get Started
Configure the Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Access the Switch Using a Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Access a Switch Connected to a Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Access a Switch That Is Off-Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Access the Switch With the ProSAFE Plus Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . 9
Install the ProSAFE Plus Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Access the Switch Using the ProSAFE Plus Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Use the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool to Access the Switch . . . . . . . . . 11
Change the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Register Your Product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Chapter 2 Network Settings
Specify IP Address Settings for the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Use Browser-Based Access to Specify the Switch IP Address . . . . . . . .15
Use the ProSAFE Plus Utility to Specify the Switch IP Address. . . . . . . .16
Manage Multicast Traffic With IGMP Snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Customize IGMP Snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Specify a VLAN for IGMP Snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Set Up Link Aggregation Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 3 Optimize Performance With
Quality of Service
Enable 802.1p/DSCP-Based Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Enable Port-Based Quality of Service. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Set Up Rate Limiting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Set Up Broadcast Filtering. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Chapter 4 Use VLANS for Traffic Segmentation
VLAN Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Create a Basic Port-Based VLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Assign Ports to Multiple VLAN Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
Create 802.1Q-Based VLANs in a Basic Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Create 802.1Q-Based VLANs in an Advanced Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Add Tagged or Untagged Ports to an 802.1Q-Based VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Specify a Port PVID for an 802.1Q-Based VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Manage the Voice VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Select the Voice VLAN and Class of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
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