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- Page 1 ProSafe® Plus Switch Utility User G uide 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 September 2010 202-10524-03 v1.0...
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Page 2: Technical Support
NETGEAR, Inc. Technical Support Thank you for choosing NETGEAR. To register your product, get the latest product updates, or get support online, visit us at http://support.netgear.com. -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started Installing the ProSafe Plus Switch Utility ..... 4 Discovering Switches ......... 6 Utility Features Overview. - Page 4 ProSafe Plus Switch Utility User Guide Advanced 802.1Q VLAN Configuration ......24 VLAN Configuration ........24 VLAN Membership .
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Page 5: Chapter 1 Getting Started
Getting Started This chapter contains the following topics: • Installing the ProSafe Plus Switch Utility • Discovering Switches • Utility Features Overview • Default Settings • Uninstalling the Utility Chapter 1: Getting Started... -
Page 6: Installing The Prosafe Plus Switch Utility
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide Installing 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®... - Page 7 If not already installed on your PC, these two programs will also be installed, and will be placed in your program directory. Click Install Utility. This creates a NETGEAR subdirectory under the \Program Files directory on your PC. Installation then copies the utility program into the \Program Files\Netgear\ProSafe Plus Utility directory, and places a utility icon on the PC desktop.
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Page 8: Discovering Switches
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide Discovering Switches When the utility is launched, it immediately searches the network for ProSafe® Plus switches. Note: Local PC firewall applications such as Symantec Endpoint Protection can prevent the utility from communicating with the switches. -
Page 9: Utility Features Overview
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide Utility Features Overview The utility configures switch features and provides status and support information. The features are arranged on tabs as shown in the following figure: 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. -
Page 10: Switch Settings
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide Switch Settings It is possible to make port settings that block further access to the switch you are configuring. If this occurs you can reset the switch manually to restore access. If you do this, your previous settings will be lost. -
Page 11: Default Settings
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide Default Settings All ProSafe® Plus Switch features have default settings. You do not need to configure any settings in order to use the ProSafe® Plus switches. The following table lists the default values for switch settings. - Page 12 ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide Menu Feature Default Value VLAN Port Based Basic Disabled Advanced Disabled 802.1Q Basic Disabled Advanced Disabled Global Configuration QoS Mode 802.1P based Rate Limit Ingress No limit Egress No limit Broadcast Filtering Disabled Help Online Help...
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Page 13: Uninstalling The Utility
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide Uninstalling the Utility To uninstall the utility: Use your PC’s Add or Remove Programs command, Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. Select ProSafe Plus Utility and click Change/Remove. When you are asked if you want to completely remove the selected application, click Yes. You can also remove the WinPcap and AIR programs if they are not needed by another program. -
Page 14: Chapter 2 System Configuration
System Configuration This chapter.. This chapter contains the following topics: • • System Features • • Status • Maintenance • Monitoring 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. System features are: Status - indicates which switches are present and if they are operational. -
Page 15: System Features
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide 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. 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. -
Page 16: Status
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide Status The Status menu allows you to select a switch and display switch information. Switch Selection In order to use any of the System tab features you must first select a switch. Click on the radio button for the desired switch. -
Page 17: Dhcp Mode Selection
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide DHCP Mode Selection The Switch Information screen contains a field for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Mode selection. When you enable this setting the switch will obtain a network IP address from a DHCP server in the network. Each time the switch is powered on or reset, it will request an IP address from a DHCP Server in the Network. -
Page 18: Maintenance
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide Maintenance The Maintenance feature allows you to change the password for the selected switch, perform a device reboot, reset the switch to its factory default settings, or upgrade the switch firmware. Change Password To change the password for a switch: Select System >... -
Page 19: Firmware Upgrade
In order to upgrade switch firmware you must first download a firmware upgrade file for the selected switch from the NETGEAR support website to your PC. To upgrade firmware on the selected switch: Select System > Maintenance > Firmware Upgrade. -
Page 20: Monitoring
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide Monitoring The Monitoring menu provides statistics on port data volume, allows you to configure port mirroring and on some switch models perform cable testing. Port Statistics To view port statistics: Select System > Monitoring. The Port Statistics for the selected switch will display in bytes received, bytes sent, and packet errors. -
Page 21: Cable Test
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide Cable Test Some switch models have a cable testing feature that allows you to check for cable faults. If a cable fault is found on a port the cable test will give an estimate of the distance of the fault from the switch. -
Page 22: Multicast
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide 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. -
Page 23: Chapter 3 Virtual Lan Configuration
Virtual LAN Configuration This chapter contains the following topics: • VLAN Overview • Port Based Configuration • 802.1Q Based Configuration Chapter 3: Virtual LAN Configuration | 21... -
Page 24: Vlan Overview
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide VLAN Overview Virtual LANs are made up of networked devices grouped together logically into separate networks. The Switch Configuration Utility allows you to 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. -
Page 25: Port Based Configuration
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide Port Based Configuration Port Based Virtual LAN configuration assigns ports on the selected switch to a Virtual LAN Group. The number of VLANs that can be created is limited to the number of ports on the switch. -
Page 26: 802.1Q Based Configuration
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide 802.1Q Based Configuration 802.1Q VLAN configuration can be done using basic or advanced methods. Basic 802.1Q VLAN Configuration In Basic 802.1Q VLAN configuration you configure ports to a VLAN Group ID (1-4093 or all). To configure ports using 802.1Q criteria: Select the switch. -
Page 27: Vlan Membership
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide VLAN Membership To add ports to a VLAN group: Select VLAN Membership from the menu on the left. The VLAN Membership screen displays. Select the VLAN group you want to configure from the VLAN Identifier pull down list Check the boxes for the ports you want to add to the VLAN group. - Page 28 ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide To tag data from ports: Click on the VLAN tab and then select 802.1Q > Advanced> Port Tagging. The Port Tagging screen displays. Select the ports whose data you want tagged, select the Tag Tagging Control, and click Apply.
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Page 29: Chapter 4 Quality Of Service Configuration
Quality of Service Configuration This chapter contains the following topics: • QoS Overview • Rate Limiting • Broadcast Filtering Chapter 4: Quality of Service Configuration | 27... -
Page 30: Qos Overview
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide QoS Overview There are many different classes of data that can be sent across a network. Depending on the volume of traffic on the network and the capacity of the equipment in the network, data can be delayed, or lost and retransmitted before reaching its destination. -
Page 31: Qos Global Configuration
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide QoS Global Configuration Global configuration allows you to assign priorities for how data will be transmitted by the switch. Priority can be assigned either by port number (Port Based) or by the type of data being transmitted (802.1p based). -
Page 32: P Based Priority
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide 4 priority levels To assign Port Based priorities: Select System and click on the radio button for the switch you want to configure. Select QoS. The QoS Global Configuration screen displays. Select the ports that you want to have that priority. Select a priority level that you want to assign from the list at the bottom of the display. -
Page 33: Rate Limiting
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide Rate Limiting You can limit the rate at which the switch accepts incoming data and the rate that it retransmits outgoing data. you can set rate values. The rate choices vary depending on the switch model. -
Page 34: Broadcast Filtering
ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide Broadcast Filtering A switch can be configured to block massive transmission of broadcast packets being forwarded to every port on the same VLAN. This is also known as broadcast storm protection. Failure to block broadcast storm packets can cause a delay or halt to other data. Some switches allow you to select a Storm Control Rate for each port, others assign a predetermined Storm control rate for all ports on the switch. -
Page 35: Chapter 5 Help
Help This chapter contains the following topics: • Online Help Chapter 5: Help | 33... -
Page 36: Online Help
Support Information If the PC running the utility program has access to the internet, you can display the support page for a selected switch. Selecting Support, then clicking Apply will open a NETGEAR support page for the selected switch model. -
Page 37: Index
Index Numerics 802.1p-based priority 802.1Q 802.1Q VLAN maintenance monitoring about MultiCast Adobe AIR assign members password port based broadcast filtering port mirroring broadcast storm protection port statistics port tagging port-based priority PVID cable test change password QoS global configuration default settings DHCP rate limiting reboot device... - Page 38 ProSafe Unmanaged Plus Switch Configuration Utility User Guide technical support trademarks user guide utility, install utility, uninstall VLAN VLAN membership VLAN, add groups VLAN, advanced VLAN, port based WinPcap Index | 36...