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Internet/World Wide Web NETGEAR maintains a World Wide Web home page that you can access at the uniform resource locator (URL) http:// www.NETGEAR.com. A direct connection to the Internet and a Web browser such as Internet Explorer or Netscape are required.
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FCC Declaration Of Conformity: declare under our sole responsibility that the model GS108T: ProSafe™ 8 Port 10/100/1000 smart switch complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: a) This device may not cause harmful interference and b) This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.”...
Network without a DHCP Server ...1-4 Web Access ...1-6 Additional Utilities ...1-7 Chapter 2 Introduction to the Web Browser Interface Logging Into the NETGEAR Home Page ...2-1 Other Features of the Browser Interface ...2-3 Chapter 3 Managing System Settings Using the System Settings Utility ...3-1 Switch Status ...3-1...
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Reset ...5-5 Appendix A Specifications and Default Values GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch Specifications ... A-1 GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch Features and Defaults ... A-2 Appendix B Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) IEEE 802.1Q VLANs ... B-2 Port-based VLANs ... B-3...
The NETGEAR ® GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual describes how to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot the GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch using, its included software. This book describes the software configuration procedures and explains the options available within those procedures.
• Appendix C, “Network Cabling” port cabling connections. Note: Refer to the product release notes for the GS108T Smart Switch Software application level code. The release notes detail the platform specific functionality of the Switching, SNMP, Config, and Management packages.
• button to access the full NETGEAR, Inc. online knowledge base for the product model. • Links to PDF versions of the full manual and individual chapters.
GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual – Printing a PDF Chapter. • Click the PDF of This Chapter link at the top left of any page in the chapter you want to print. The PDF version of the chapter you were viewing opens in a browser window.
This section provides an overview of switch management, including the methods you can choose to start managing your NETGEAR GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch. It also leads you through the steps necessary to get started, using the SmartWizard Discovery utility. The section includes this information under the following headings: •...
GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Switch Management Interface Your NETGEAR GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch contains an embedded web server and management software for managing and monitoring switch functions. This switch will function as a simple switch without using the management software but its use enables you to configure more advanced features and consequently improve switch efficiency and the overall performance of your network.
(without using the SmartWizard Discovery utility). 7. Select your switch by clicking on the line that shows it. Then click the Web Access button. The discovery utility displays a login window similar to the following:...
Browser Interface”. Network without a DHCP Server This section describes how to set up your switch in a network without a DHCP server, and is divided into the following tasks: • Manually assign network parameters for your switch •...
Manually Assigning Network Parameters 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. Proceed as follows: 1.
1. On your PC, access the MS Windows operating system TCP/IP Properties. 2. Set IP address and subnet mask appropriately. The subnet mask value should be identical to that set in the switch. The PC IP address must be different from that of the switch but lie in the same subnet.
If you are starting with an “out of the box” switch and are not using the SmartWizard Discovery utility, you must initially configure your host PC to be on a network segment to match the default parameters of the switch, which are: •...
2. Click Set to enable the new password. Firmware Upgrade Note: You can also upgrade the firmware using the File Download menu of the switch (see “File Download” on page If you click Firmware Upgrade from the main screen (see selected the switch to upgrade, the following screen appears: 5-3).
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Figure 1-6 The application software for the GS108T Smart Switch 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 as follows. 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.
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Exit Click Exit from the Switch Setting section to close the SmartWizard Discovery utility. 1-10 Getting Started with Switch Management v1.0, May 2007...
This section introduces the browser interface that enables you to configure and manage your NETGEAR GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch. Your GS108T Smart Switch provides a built-in browser interface that enables you to configure and manage it remotely using a standard Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator.
Figure 2-1 3. Enter the password (the factory default is password) and click Login. The first page of the GS108T Smart Switch browser interface is displayed. The Navigation Menu As shown below, logging in brings you to the view of the browser interface.
Other Features of the Browser Interface The header of the page also includes the following links: • Support: brings up the NETGEAR web site • Help: accesses the Help menu Introduction to the Web Browser Interface GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Settings”, which describes how to configure the System...
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual The blue navigation menu also includes the Logout selection, which logs you out of the browser interface. Within the various browser interface pages, there are several other buttons that you can use. Their names and functions are listed below: •...
Using the System Settings Utility The Navigation Pane on the left hand side of the home page contains a System Menu that enables you to manage your GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch with features under the following main headings: • “Switch Status”...
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• Location Name shows where the switch located. • Login Timeout (minutes) defines the web login timeout time of the switch. • System Up time defines the switch up time after boot up. 3. Scroll down to view additional status information: •...
The IP Access List page allows you to limit the IP addresses that can access the management portion of the switch. The switch will only respond to requests from computers with an IP address in the list, so include your IP address with their corresponding subnet mask to set this feature.
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Figure 3-4 2. Add or remove IP addresses on the IP access list. Adding an IP address to the IP Access List a. Click Add on the IP Access List Setting screen. A screen similar to that shown below appears.
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Click Apply to add the IP address and subnet mask. Removing IP Addresses from the IP Access List a. Click Delete on the IP Access List Setting screen. A screen similar to that shown below appears. Managing System Settings GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007...
Click Apply to remove the IP addresses. Setup The System Setting page lets you give your switch a name and location, as well as other initial configuration settings. 1. Click Set-up in the blue navigation panel. A screen similar to that shown below appears.
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Figure 3-7 2. System Name: Assign a system name for the switch. This name is enables you to track your switch. 3. Location Name: Assign a location name for the switch. This field assists you in keeping track of which switch you are connected to when you are connected to your switch remotely.
Click File Management in the upper part of the blue navigation panel to expand the item to Password and RADIUS. Password The Password page enables you to change the authentication type and password for the switch. 1. Click Password in the blue navigation panel. A screen similar to that shown below appears. Figure 3-8 2.
3. Specify the new password: a. Old Password: Enter the current password to access the switch. b. New Password: Enter the new password to access the switch. The maximum length of password is 15 characters. All printable characters are allowed.
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UDP port number is 1812, but other numbers can be used if the RADIUS server can recognize them. c. Number of Retries: Specify the number of times the switch sends the RADIUS request to the server before giving up.
1. Click Static Address in the blue navigation panel. A screen similar to that shown below appears. Figure 3-10 2. Add or remove static addresses on the Static Addresses list. Adding a static address to the Static Addresses list Managing System Settings GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007 3-11...
GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual a. Click Add on the Static Addresses screen. A screen similar to that shown below appears. Figure 3-11 b. Input the required information in the provided fields: • Interface Port: Select the interface port to which the entry refers.
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Static/Dynamic: Indicates whether the entry is static or dynamic Removing table entries: a. Enter the VLAN ID and MAC address of the table entry to remove. b. Click Remove to remove the table entries. Managing System Settings GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007 3-13...
SNTP (Simple Network Time Protocol) synchronizes time across the network. • The time interval at which the switch polls for time is called the polling time and is set to 30 minutes. As long as the NTP/SNTP server is reachable, the switch polls for time every 30 minutes and updates the system time.
NTP Server IP - 1: Specify the IP address of the primary NTP/SNTP Server for the switch to use when synchronizing time. b. NTP Server IP - 2: Specify the IP address of alternate NTP/SNTP Server for the switch to use when synchronizing time.
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Figure 3-14 The following LLDP configuration information is displayed: • Advertised Interval: The interval at which LLDP frames are transmitted on behalf of this LLDP agent. • Hold value: A multiplier to Advertised interval. The result would be the TTL value for the information advertised.
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Port Configuration A screen similar to that shown below is located near the bottom of the LLDP Configuration Switch Settings screen. Figure 3-15 The following information about LLDP configuration for a port is displayed: • Admin Status: The administratively desired status of the local LLDP agent.
LLDP Group Port Configuration The LLDP Group port configuration allows user to configure a group of ports at a time. Configured values will be applied only to selected ports of the switch. LLDP Statistics 1. Click Statistics in the blue navigation panel. A screen similar to that shown below appears.
Local Information 1. Click Local Information in the blue navigation panel. A screen similar to that shown below appears. Figure 3-17 The following LLDP local information is displayed: Managing System Settings GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007 3-19...
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual • Chassis ID SubType: Indicates the basis for the Chassis ID entity. • Chassis ID: Identifier for the particular chassis in the System. • System Name: Administratively assigned system name. • System Description: Textual description of the network entity, including the full name and version identification of the system's hardware type.
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The Power Priority represents the priority of the PD type device to the power being Priority supplied by the PSE type device, or the power priority associated with the PSE type device's port that is sourcing the power via MDI. Managing System Settings GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007 3-21...
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Table 3-4. MED Set Details (continued) Item Description Power Value Indicates the total power in watts required by a PD device from a PSE device, or the total power a PSE device is capable of sourcing over a maximum length cable based on its current configuration.
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If auto-negotiation supported and enabled in both the systems, there should be no speed difference. Aggregator Status Ports through which LLDPDU is transmitted is aggregated or not. Managing System Settings GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007 3-23...
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Table 3-5. 802.3 Set Details (continued) Item Description Aggregator ID Port ID information for the aggregated port. Maximum Frame Maximum size of a frame that can be transmitted. Size Table 3-6. MED Set Details...
Logs are used to record various events in the system. By configuring logging system, you can control how many and what log messages are recorded for later reference. Managing System Settings GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007 3-25...
GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual 1. Click Logs Configuration in the blue navigation panel. A screen similar to that shown below appears. Figure 3-19 2. Click Enable Logging to enable logging. 3. Click the desired severity levels for the RAM and flash logs. See configure the server logs.
2. Click Clear Logs to clear the memory logs. Flash Logs 1. Click Flash Logs in the blue navigation panel. A screen similar to that shown below appears. Managing System Settings GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007 3-27...
2. Click Clear Logs to clear the flash logs. Server Logs The Server medium is a remote host with a BSD syslogd compliant daemon running. The switch uses the UDP protocol to send log messages to the remote server. 1. Click Server Logs in the blue navigation panel. A screen similar to that shown below appears.
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2. Add or remove server logs on the Server Logs list. Adding a server log to the Server Logs list a. Click Add on the Server Logs screen. A screen similar to that shown below appears. Managing System Settings GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007 3-29...
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Figure 3-23 b. Input the required information in the provided fields: • Server IP: Input a valid IP Address for the remote server. • UDP Port: Input the UDP port number to connect with the server.
Using the Switch Configuration Utility The Navigation Pane on the left hand side of the home page contains a Switch Menu that enables you to manage your GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch with features under the following main headings: • “Port Configuration”...
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Figure 4-24 The following port configuration settings are displayed for all of the ports: • ID indicates the port number. • Speed indicates duplex speed for the port. • Flow Control indicates whether flow control on or off.
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Default Priority: Assigns packet priority for packets arriving at the port without tagging. If the packet comes in with tag or priority-tag, the priority is retrieved from the priority field of the tag. Configuring the Switch GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007...
GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual • Port Description: Indicates the description for the port. 4. Click Next Port to set the configuration settings of the next port. 5. Click Apply to update the port configuration settings. Statistics This page shows information from each port's internal counters.
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Octets: indicates total octets transmitted. • UnicastPkts: indicates transmitted unicast packets. • NonUnicastPkts: indicates transmitted non-unicast packets. • Discards: indicates discarded packets. • Errors: indicates undersize/fragment/FCS error/oversized with good FCS packets. Configuring the Switch GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007...
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual • UnkonwnProtos: indicates received packets using unknown protocols. Summary statistics • DropEvents: indicates packets which are dropped due to GBP or backpressure discard. • MulticastPkts: indicates transmitted/received multicast packets. • BrodcastPkts: indicates transmitted/received broadcast packets.
(p1 to P7) of IEEE 802.1p. Then, assign the IEEE 802.1p priority level to one of the four internal hardware queues. The switch empties the four hardware priority queues in order, beginning with the highest priority queue to the lowest priority queue. Each hardware queue will transmit all of the packets in its buffer before permitting the next lower priority to transmit its packets.
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual • A screen similar to that shown below appears when DSCP Based is selected for the QoS. Figure 4-29 2. Specify the Queue setting: • Strict Priority • Weighted Round Robin 3. Select the Quality of Service setting: •...
Also, these settings determine if transmitted packets from each port are tagged with the VLAN ID and other information. The switch supports 64 Tag-based VLANs. By default, every port is a member of VLAN 1 and so they have a Port VLAN ID (PVID) of 1.
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual To create a new VLAN Group: 1. Select Add new VLAN in the pulldown menu. A screen similar to that shown below appears. Figure 4-31 2. Input the VLAN ID in the provided field.
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To add or remove a port to a VLAN Group: 1. Select the VLAN ID for the VLAN you want to add or remove. A screen similar to that shown below appears. Configuring the Switch GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007 4-11...
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Figure 4-33 2. Check or uncheck the Port ID you want to add or remove. 3. Click Apply. To change the PVID: 1. Select the PVID Setting option box. A screen similar to that shown below appears.
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Port-Based VLAN Single or multiple ports are grouped into a smaller virtual network, which is independent of the other ports. The switch supports 8 port-based VLANs. Any user-assigned VLAN cannot have member ports that belong to different port groups. Click VLAN Group Setting in the blue navigation panel. A screen similar to that shown below appears when Port-Based VLAN is selected for the VLAN group setting.
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Figure 4-35 You can add or delete a VLAN. To create a new VLAN: 1. Click Add VLAN. A screen similar to that shown below appears. 4-14 Configuring the Switch v1.0, May 2007...
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Figure 4-36 2. Input description in the provided field. 3. Select the ports from the group in which desired members located. 4. Add VLAN members as desired. 5. Click Apply. To delete a VLAN: 1.
3. Click Apply. Management VLAN Setting When the switch is in 802.1Q mode, only the VLAN that is configured to management can access the Web, SNMP, and PING. Click Management VLAN in the blue navigation panel. A screen similar to that shown below appears.
Example: A network administrator could combine a group of five 100-Mbps ports into a logical link that will function as a single 500-Mbps port (the actual throughput however will be less than the sum total of the links). Configuring the Switch GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007 4-17...
GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Click Link Aggregation in the middle part of the blue navigation panel to expand the item to LAG Setting and LACP. LAG Setting 1. Click LAG Setting in the blue navigation panel. A screen similar to that shown below appears.
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4. Modify the LAG membership. 5. Click Apply to apply the changes. LACP 1. Click LACP in the blue navigation panel. A screen similar to that shown below appears. Configuring the Switch GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007 4-19...
GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual 2. View the LACP settings: • LACP System Setting: Set LACP System Priority. • Interface Priority: LACP Port priority ranges from 0 - 65536. • Interface Timeout: Supports two modes of Timeout, Long/Short. Monitor The Monitor page allows you to configure any port's incoming and outgoing traffic to be mirrored to a predefined sniffer port.
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4. Source Ports: Select any number of ports to be monitored (mirrored). The ports can not be the sniffer port. 5. Click Apply to update the monitor settings. Configuring the Switch GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007 4-21...
GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Advanced Click Advanced in the middle part of the blue navigation panel to expand the item to Jumbo Frame, Rate Limiting, Storm Control, Spanning Tree, and SNMP. Jumbo Frame The Jumbo Frame page allows you to enable or disable the Jumbo Frame support. The default frame size is 1518 bytes.
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Egress Rate: indicates the rate limitation of outgoing traffic in this port. 2. Click the port number to control ingress and egress rates for the port. A screen similar to that shown below appears. Configuring the Switch GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007 4-23...
GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Figure 4-44 3. Specify the ingress and egress rates for the port. 4. Click Apply. Storm Control The Storm Control page assigns storm rate limitations to the entire system. 1. Click Storm Control in the blue navigation panel. A screen similar to that shown below appears.
The RSTP builds upon the IEEE 802.1D STP protocol to select the switch with the highest switch priority as the root switch. Reconfiguration of the spanning tree can occur in less than 1 second.
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BPDU: When Spanning tree is disabled, BPDU flooding is a configurable option. If BPDU flooding is enabled, the BPDU will be forwarded to all the linkup ports • RSTP Switch Setting: The RSTP switch settings allow you to control the RSTP parameter from the bridge point of view. •...
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State: displays the RSTP port status. 3. Click Apply. SNMP The SNMP page allows you to limit the IP address which can access the MIB of the switch and to which the switch will send the trap. • The switch only responds to requests from computers with the IP address in the list.
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– T1: Authentication Fail: The switch generates an SNMP trap when a host tries to gain access to the switch but the host's IP is not in the SNMP host table. – T2: Device Bootup: The switch generates an SNMP trap when it reboots.
IGMP specifies how a host can register to a router in order to receive specific multicast traffic. Configure the switch to use IGMP snooping in subnets that receive IGMP queries from either IGMP or the IGMP snooping querier. IGMP snooping constrains multicast traffic at Layer 2 by configuring Layer 2 LAN ports dynamically to forward multicast traffic only to those ports that want to receive it.
GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual • IGMP Function: allows to enable/disable the IGMP snooping feature per switch. This feature is disabled by default. • Dynamic Multicast Entry Table: displays the Dynamic Layer 2 multicast entries. VID is VLAN ID.
Click Security in the middle part of the blue navigation panel to expand the item to Properties, Port Authentication, EAP Statistics, Statistics, Port Security, and Trusted MAC. Configuring the Switch GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007 4-31...
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Properties The Network Authentication Properties page allows network managers to configure port authentication parameters. Guest VLANs are also enabled from the Network Authentication Properties page. 1. Click Properties in the blue navigation panel. A screen similar to that shown below appears.
The Port Authentication page allows network managers to configure port-based authentication global parameters. 1. Click Port Authentication in the blue navigation panel. A screen similar to that shown below appears. Configuring the Switch GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007 4-33...
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Figure 4-52 2. View the Port Authentication settings. To modify the port authentication settings: 1. Click the ID of the port on the Port Authentication page. A screen similar to that shown below appears.
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Quiet Period: Displays the number of seconds that the device remains in the quiet state following a failed authentication exchange. The possible field range is 0-65,535. The field default is 60 seconds. Configuring the Switch GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007 4-35...
GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual • Resending EAP: Defines the amount of time (in seconds) that lapses before EAP requests are resent. The field default is 30 seconds. • Max EAP Requests: Displays the total amount of EAP requests sent. If a response is not received after the defined period, the authentication process is restarted.
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Start Frames Receive: Indicates the number of EAPOL Start frames received on the port. • Log off Frames Receive: Indicates the number of EAPOL Logoff frames that have been received on the port. Configuring the Switch GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007 4-37...
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual • Respond ID Frames Receive: Indicates the number of EAP Resp/Id frames that have been received on the port. • Respond Frames Receive: Indicates the number of valid EAP Response frames received on the port.
MAC address packets. 1. Click Port Security in the blue navigation panel. A screen similar to that shown below appears. Configuring the Switch GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007 4-39...
GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Figure 4-56 2. The Port Security page contains the following fields: • Port: Indicates the port number. • Learning Mode: Allows to enable/disable learning on the port. • Action: Specifies the action to Forward or Discard unknown source mac address packets.
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To add a MAC address: 1. Click Add on the Trusted MAC page. A screen similar to that shown below appears. Configuring the Switch GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual “IEEE 802.1Q VLAN” on page “Port-Based VLAN” on page v1.0, May 2007...
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Figure 4-58 2. Add the MAC address for each port number. 3. Click Apply. To delete a MAC address: 1. Select the MAC address to delete. 2. Click Apply. 4-42 Configuring the Switch v1.0, May 2007...
• Upload or download the firmware and configuration files between a TFTP Server or HTTP Host and the switch so that you can back up and either restore or update the switch. • Reset the switch to its factory default values.
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Figure 5-59 2. Click Firmware Upload or Configuration Upload to select the type of file for upload. 3. Click TFTP or HTTP to select the upload mode. If the TFTP mode is selected: a. Enter the IP Address of the TFTP Server.
File Download File Download enables you to download the firmware and configuration from the TFTP Server or HTTP Host to restore or update the switch. Note: You can also update the firmware using the in the SmartWizard Discovery utility (see “Firmware Upgrade”...
Factory Reset Factory Reset enables you reset the switch to its factory default values. Note: You can also use the Factory Defaults button on the front panel to reset the switch to its factory default values. 1. Click Factory Reset in the blue navigation panel. A screen similar to that shown below appears.
The password will return to the factory default password. Reset Reset enables you restart the switch with its current configuration. Note: You can also use the Reset button on the front panel to reset the switch to its current configuration. To reset and restart the switch: 1.
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Managing Firmware and Reset Options v1.0, May 2007...
Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs) A Local Area Network (LAN) can generally be defined as a broadcast domain. Hubs, bridges or switches in the same physical segment or segments connect all end node devices. End nodes can communicate with each other without the need for a router. Routers connect LANs together, routing the traffic to the appropriate port.
VLAN membership properties. A ‘U’ for a given port means that packets leaving the switch from that port are Untagged. Inversely, a ‘T’ for a given port means that packets leaving the switch from that port are tagged with the VLAN ID associated with the port.
4. The following situations produce results as described: • If an untagged packet enters Port 1, the switch tags it with a VLAN tag value 10. The packet has access to Port 2 and Port 3. The outgoing packet is stripped of its tag to leaves Port 2 as an untagged packet.
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GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual • Setting up third VLAN group (Marketing), VLAN ID = 03, with membership of ports 2~4 and • Setting up fourth VLAN group (Accounting), VLAN ID = 04, with membership of ports 5, 6, and 8.
This appendix provides specifications for cables used with a NETGEAR GS108T Gigabit Smart Switch. Fast Ethernet Cable Guidelines Fast Ethernet uses UTP cable, as specified in the IEEE 802.3u standard for 100BASE-TX.The specification requires Category 5 UTP cable consisting of either two-pair or four-pair twisted, insulated copper conductors bound in a single plastic sheath.
The crossover function is usually implemented internally as part of the circuitry in the device. Computers and workstation adapter cards are usually media-dependent interface ports, called MDI or uplink ports. Most repeaters and switch ports are configured as media-dependent interfaces with built-in crossover ports, called MDI-X or normal ports. Auto Uplink technology automatically senses which connection, MDI or MDI-X, is needed and makes the right connection.
To wire patch panels, you need two Category 5 UTP cables with an RJ-45 plug at each end, as shown in Figure C-3. Network Cabling GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007...
GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Key: 1 = RJ-45 plug 2 = Category 5 UTP patch cable Figure C-3 Note: Flat “silver satin” telephone cable may have the same RJ-45 plug. However, using telephone cable results in excessive collisions, causing the attached port to be partitioned or disconnected from the network.
“returned” to the sender end. The factors that affect NEXT and cross talk are exactly the same as outlined in the Return Loss section. The cross-talk performance is directly related to the quality of the cable installation. Network Cabling GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual v1.0, May 2007...
GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Patch Cables When installing your equipment, replace old patch panel cables that do not meet Category 5e specifications. As pointed out in the NEXT section, this near end piece of cable is critical for successful operation.
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11801:1995 Category 5 specifications. Install Category 5e cable where possible, including patch panel cables. Minimize transition points, jacket removal, and untwisted lengths. Cable bundles must be properly installed to meet the requirements in ANSI/EIA/TIA-568A-3. Network Cabling GS108T Smart Switch Software Administration Manual Description Rx/Tx Data + Rx/Tx Data...
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