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Getting Started 8 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 t...

Getting Started 9 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 g...

Getting Started 10 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...

11 2 2. System Configuration 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 da...

System Configuration 13 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 s...

System Configuration 14 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 ...

System Configuration 15 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...

System Configuration 16 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 Factor...

System Configuration 17 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 sc...

System Configuration 18 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...

System Configuration 19 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. Co...

20 3 3. Virtual LAN Configuration 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 crea...

Virtual LAN Configuration 21 ProSafe Plus Switch Utility 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. Basic Port Based VLAN Configura...

Virtual LAN Configuration 22 ProSafe Plus Switch Utility 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 u...

Virtual LAN Configuration 23 ProSafe Plus Switch Utility VLAN Membership  To add ports to a VLAN group: 1. Select VLAN Membership from the menu on the left. The VLAN Membership screen displays. 2. In the VLAN Identifier drop-down list, select the VLAN group you want to configure. 3. Select the chec...

25 4 4. Quality of Service This chapter contains the following topics: • QoS Overview • Rate Limiting • Broadcast Filtering 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 ...

Quality of Service 26 ProSafe Plus Switch Utility All the QoS features have default settings. It is not necessary to configure any settings to use the ProSafe Plus switches. The following table lists the default settings. Table 2. QoS Global Configuration Default Settings Feature Setting QoS Mode 80...

Quality of Service 28 ProSafe Plus Switch Utility 6. Repeat for the remaining ports. 802.1p Based Priority  802.1p-based priority uses a header in the data packet that identifies the class of data in the packet (for example, voice or video). When 802.1p based priority is used, the switch reads info...

30 5 5. Help This chapter contains the following topics: • Online Help • About the Utility • Registration Online Help The Help tab provides access to the NETGEAR Support website and to the online user guide for the ProSafe Plus Switch Utility (the latest copy of this manual).

Help 31 ProSafe Plus Switch Utility User Guide If the computer running the utility has access to the Internet, you can select User Guide , and click Apply to open the latest version of this user guide. You can then download a copy to your computer. After installing a new ProSafe Plus switch, check t...

33 A A. Supplemental Information This appendix covers the following topic: • Default Settings

Supplemental Information 34 ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Default Settings All ProSafe Plus switch features have default settings You do not need to configure any settings to use the ProSafe Plus switches The following table lists the default values for switch settings Shaded features are not configur...

36 Index Numerics 802.1p-based priority 28 802.1Q 20 802.1Q VLAN 22 A about 31 Adobe AIR 7 assign members 21 B broadcast filtering 29 broadcast storm protection 28 C cable test 17 D default settings 34 DHCP 14 F factory defaults 16 features 8 firewall applications 7 firmware upgrade 16 H Help 9 , 30...