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NETGEAR FS526T User Manual

26 port 10/100mbps smart fast ethernet switch
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  • Page 2 In the interest of improving internal design, operational function, and/or reliability, NETGEAR reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice. NETGEAR does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product(s) or circuit layout(s) described herein.
  • Page 3 Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations This digital apparatus (NETGEAR Model FS526T 26-Port 10/100 Mbps Smart Fast Ethernet Switch with Gigabit Ports) do not exceed the Class A limits for radio-noise emissions from digital apparatus as set out in the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    ETWORK WITHOUT SERVER ...11 GearDiscovery > Configuration Setting > Default...11 GearDiscovery > Configuration Setting > Assign Static IP...12 NIC setting on the PC that accesses FS526T...13 Web Management...14 CHAPTER 3: SOFTWARE UPGRADE PROCEDURE...15 CHAPTER 4: GEARDISCOVERY UTILITY PROGRAM ...17 Main Screen...17 Main Screen>...
  • Page 5 FIGURE 2-6. SETTING IP ADDRESS AND SUBNET MASK ...13 FIGURE 2-7. WEB MANAGEMENT FRONT PAGE AFTER CLICK “WEB ACCESS” ON GEARDISCOVERY UTILITY...14 FIGURE 3-1. SELECT THE SWITCH YOU WANT TO UPGRADE AND CLICK FIRMWARE UPGRADE...15 FIGURE 3-2. LOCATE NEW FIRMWARE..16 FIGURE 3-3.
  • Page 6 Tables ...7 TABLE 1-1. COMPARING SWITCH MANAGEMENT METHODS ...51 TABLE A-1. DEFAULT SETTINGS Page 6 of 58...

  • Page 7: Chapter 1: Switch Management Overview

    CHAPTER 1: SWITCH MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW This chapter gives an overview of switch management, including the methods you can use to manage your NETGEAR Model FS526T 26-Port 10/100 Mbps Smart Fast Ethernet Switch with Gigabit Ports. Topics include: Management Access Overview...

  • Page 8: Chapter 2: Getting Started

    CHAPTER 2: Getting Started This chapter will walk you through the steps to start managing your FS526T switch. This chapter will cover how to get started in a network with a DHCP server (most common) as well as if you do not have a DHCP server.

  • Page 9: Geardiscovery > Web Access

    Select your switch by clicking on it. Then click on Web Access, as highlighted in Figure 2-2. Note : Your PC must be in the same subnet as the switch to use a web browser to manage the switch. GearDiscovery > Web Access Figure 2-2.

  • Page 10: Web Management

    Start managing your switch via your web browser. The default password is ‘password’. For a detailed description on web management, please refer to Chapter 5. Web Management Figure 2-3. Web Management Front page after click “web access” on GearDiscovery utility...

  • Page 11: Network Without Dhcp Server

    Click Discover for the GearDiscovery program to find your FS526T switch. You should see a something similar to Figure 2-1. Click on Configuration Setting (See figure 2-4). Note: You can always assign a Static IP address to your FS526T whether or not your network has a DHCP server. GearDiscovery > Configuration Setting > Default Figure 2-4.

  • Page 12: Geardiscovery > Configuration Setting > Assign Static Ip

    Choose Disable on DHCP. See Figure 2-5. Enter your IP address, Gateway and Subnet, and then type your password and click “Set”. Please make sure your PC and FS526T are in the same subnet. (See Figure 2-6.) GearDiscovery > Configuration Setting > Assign Static IP Figure 2-5.

  • Page 13: Nic Setting On The Pc That Accesses Fs526T

    NIC setting on the PC that accesses FS526T Figure 2-6. Setting IP address and Subnet Mask Page 13 of 58...

  • Page 14: Web Management

    Select your switch by clicking on it. Then click on Web Access, as highlighted in Figure 2-2. 10. Start managing your switch via your web browser. The default password is ‘password’. For a detailed description on web management access, please refer to Chapter 5.

  • Page 15: Chapter 3: Software Upgrade Procedure

    CHAPTER 3: Software Upgrade Procedure The application software for the FS526T 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 in the following section.

  • Page 16: Figure 3-2. Locate New Firmware

    Click Start to download the new firmware file in non-volatile memory. Note: Once the system finishes firmware upgrade process, the switch will automatically reboot. The GearDiscovery utility will determine success of upgrade process based on the success of the system reboot.

  • Page 17: Chapter 4: Geardiscovery Utility Program

    CHAPTER 4: GearDiscovery Utility Program The GearDiscovery utility program is a user-friendly, easy to install tool. Using this program, you can view and configure all the FS526T Smart Switches in your network. The installation of the GearDiscovery utility is as follows: Insert the disc into your CD-ROM drive.

  • Page 18: Main Screen> Device List> Discover

    Gateway By double-clicking a listed switch, you can open the Web management for that switch. Alternatively, you can select a switch by clicking on it once, and then clicking Web Access. For more information on Web management, see Chapter 5.

  • Page 19: Main Screen> Switch Setting> Configuration Setting

    This field is to help you keep track of your switches. It can be any combination of letters and/or numbers. Location This field is to help you keep track of where this switch is. It can be any combination of letters and/or numbers. Password The default password is ‘password’.

  • Page 20: Main Screen> Switch Setting> Web Access

    Main Screen> Switch Setting> Web Access Select a listed switch from the Device List section. Then click Web Access from the Switch Setting (see Figure 4-5). Enter the default password ‘password’, and click Login. For more on Web management, see Chapter 5.

  • Page 21: Main Screen> Switch Setting> Firmware Upgrade

    Main Screen> Switch Setting> Firmware Upgrade Click Firmware Upgrade from the Switch Setting section. The following screen will pop up. Figure 4-6. Main Screen: Switch Setting> Firmware Upgrade Firmware Path The location of the new firmware. If you don’t know, you can click Browse to locate file.

  • Page 22: Chapter 5: Web Management Access

    CHAPTER 5: WEB MANAGEMENT ACCESS Your NETGEAR Model FS526T 26-Port 10/100 Mbps Smart Fast Ethernet Switch with Gigabit Ports provides a built-in browser interface that lets you configure and manage it remotely using a standard Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape Navigator. This interface also allows for system monitoring of the Switch.

  • Page 23: System

    Switch Status IP Access List Set-up Password System> Switch Status System> Switch Status The top part of this page displays switch information, such as: Product Name: (NETGEAR FS526T) Firmware Version Protocol Version DHCP: (shows if enabled or disabled) IP Address...

  • Page 24: Figure 5-3. System> Switch Status: Port Status

    The next part of the Switch Status page displays the port settings for both 10/100 Mbps and 10/100/1000 Mbps ports. To configure the ports, go to the Switch> Port Configuration page. The port number on the switch Speed: Indicates the communication mode set for the port. The default setting for all ports is Auto-negotiation (Auto).

  • Page 25: Figure 5-4. System> Switch Status: Port-Based Vlan & Trunk

    The next part of the Switch Status page shows the Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) status. A VLAN is a way to electronically separate specified ports on the same switch into separate broadcast domains. By using VLAN, users can group by logical function instead of physical location. This switch supports 26 VLANs.

  • Page 26: Figure 5-5. System> Switch Status: Tag Vlan Pvid Table

    If the IEEE802.1Q VLAN is enabled, this page will display the Tagged VLAN status as shown in Figures 2-5 and 2-6. To know more about Tag VLAN, see Switch> VLAN for details. Figure 5-5. System> Switch Status: Tag VLAN PVID Table Page 26 of 58...

  • Page 27: Figure 5-6. System> Switch Status: Tag Vlan Settings

    Figure 5-6. System> Switch Status: Tag VLAN Settings Page 27 of 58...

  • Page 28: System> Ip Access List

    System> IP Access List This page displays an IP access list, which lists switches that are allowed to login this Switch. The switch will only respond to requests from computers with the IP address in the list, so make sure to include your IP address if you are using this feature. This is a powerful way to limit remote access to your switch.

  • Page 29: Figure 5-8. System> Ip Access List> Add New Ip

    Click Apply to activate the setting Note: Once this new IP access is enabled, you can only access the switch via devices with approved IP addresses. Make sure that your current PC has one of the addresses in the list.

  • Page 30: System> Set-Up

    System> Set-up This page will allow access to the system information parameters. Enter System Name and Location Name The DHCP function is enabled by default. Click Static IP Address to disable the DHCP function. Enter site-specific IP address, Subnet mask and Gateway in the appropriate boxes Click Apply to activate the setting Figure 5-9.

  • Page 31: System> Password

    System> Password The password entered is encrypted on the screen and will display as a sequence of asterisks (*). The default password is ‘password’ and can be changed here. Type the old password in the Old Password field Type the new password in the New Password field Re-type the new password in the Re-type New Password field Click Apply to activate the new password Note: The password is case sensitive and with a maximum length of 20.

  • Page 32: Switch

    Indicate the priority for the port. The default setting for all ports is Normal. Quality of Service (QoS) is a way of managing traffic in a network, by treating different types of traffic with different levels of service priority. Higher priority traffic gets faster treatment during times of switch congestion. Link Status: Indicates the current speed and duplex for the port.

  • Page 33: Figure 5-12. Switch> Port Configuration> Port Settings: Speed

    Click Apply to activate the new speed Note: Please be aware that speed must set as same as link partner. Otherwise, packet loss or link error might occur. Figure 5-12. Switch> Port Configuration> Port Settings: Speed Page 33 of 58...

  • Page 34: Figure 5-13. Switch> Port Configuration> Port Settings: Flow Control

    Click a port ID as shown in Figure 5-11 Click to select Enable or Disable from the pull-down menu under Flow Control Click Apply to activate the new setting Figure 5-13. Switch> Port Configuration> Port Settings: Flow Control Page 34 of 58...

  • Page 35: Figure 5-14. Switch> Port Configuration> Port Settings: Qos

    Click a port ID as shown in Figure 5-11 Click to select Normal or High from the pull-down menu under QOS Click Apply to activate the new setting Figure 5-14. Switch> Port Configuration> Port Settings: QOS Page 35 of 58...

  • Page 36: Switch> Statistics

    Switch> Statistics The Statistics Table shows the statistics types for one port over time. The port number on the switch Transmitted packet/s. Received packet/s. Tx Error: Transmitted packet/s with an error. Rx Error: Received packet/s with an error. Packets are counted as TX Error if they: •...

  • Page 37: Switch> Vlan

    Switch> VLAN A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) is a means to electronically separate ports on the same switch from a single broadcast domain into separate broadcast domains. By using VLAN, users can group by logical function instead of physical location.

  • Page 38: Figure 5-17. Switch> Vlan Setting> Port-Based Vlan: Add Group

    Click to select port/s for VLAN members Click Set all to select all ports Click Clear all to unselect all ports Click Apply to activate the new setting Figure 5-17. Switch> VLAN Setting> Port-based VLAN: Add Group Page 38 of 58...

  • Page 39: Figure 5-18. Switch> Vlan Setting> Port-Based Vlan: Delete Group

    Delete Group Click Delete Group as shown in Figure 5-16 Click to select a VLAN ID as shown in Figure 5-18 Click Apply to confirm delete this VLAN Figure 5-18. Switch> VLAN Setting> Port-based VLAN: Delete Group Page 39 of 58...

  • Page 40: Switch> Vlan> Ieee802.1Q Tag Vlan

    Switch> VLAN> IEEE802.1Q Tag VLAN There are up to 64 static Tag VLAN groups supported on this switch. The VLAN tagging option is a standard set by the IEEE to facilitate the spanning of VLANs across multiple switches (Reference: Appendix B and IEEE Std 802.1Q-1998 Virtual Bridged Local Area Networks).

  • Page 41: Figure 5-21. Switch> Vlan Setting> Tag Vlan Menu

    Note: The default PVID of all ports is 1; therefore, you cannot remove any ports for the default Tag VLAN. It means that before removing any desired port from default Tag VLAN, changes PVID of such desired port to the PVID other than 1. Figure 5-21. Switch> VLAN Setting> Tag VLAN menu Page 41 of 58...

  • Page 42: Figure 5-22. Switch> Vlan Setting> Tag Vlan: Add New Vlan

    Note: To allow untagged packets to participate in VLAN 2, make sure to change the Port VLAN Ids (PVID) for the relevant ports. Access the PVID Settings by using the VLAN ID drop down menu. Figure 5-22. Switch> VLAN Setting> Tag VLAN: Add new VLAN Page 42 of 58...

  • Page 43: Figure 5-23. Switch> Vlan Setting> Tag Vlan: Delete A Vlan

    Delete a VLAN Group Under the VLAN ID drop down menu, select the VLAN you want to remove. Click to select Remove VLAN. Click Apply. Figure 5-23. Switch> VLAN Setting> Tag VLAN: Delete a VLAN Page 43 of 58...

  • Page 44: Figure 5-24. Switch> Vlan Setting> Tag Vlan: Pvid Setting

    PVID Setting All untagged packets entering the switch will by default be tagged with the port’s Primary VLAN Identification (PVID). This screen allows you to specify the PVID for each port. Take VLAN 2 for example: ports 5, 6, 7, and 8 have been checked as tagged ports for this VLAN. You must change the PVID value from “1” to “2”...

  • Page 45: Switch> Trunking

    For example, a 10/100 port cannot form a Port Trunk with a gigabit port. For 10/100 ports, trunks can only be formed within the same bank. A bank is a set of eight ports, such as ports 1 to 8, ports 9 to 16, ports 17 to 24, or port 25 and port 26, on the same switch unit. Up to four trunks can be operating at the same time.

  • Page 46: Figure 5-26. Switch> Trunk Setting: Trunk Group 01

    01, 02, 03, and 04: These four ports are trunked as Trunk Group 01. 01 ~ 08: These eight ports are trunked as Trunk Group 01. The other Trunk Groups behave in a similar manner. Figure 5-26. Switch> Trunk Setting: Trunk Group 01 Page 46 of 58...

  • Page 47: Firmware

    Restoring your Backup file (or using a duplicate configuration): Click Restore to recover the Backup file from your PC to the current switch. If you do not want to type in the path name, click Browse to find the Backup file.

  • Page 48: Figure 5-31. Firmware> Configuration Backup> Backup Setting: Restore

    Figure 5-31. Firmware> Configuration Backup> Backup Setting: Restore Figure 5-32. Firmware> Configuration Backup> Backup Setting: Reboot Page 48 of 58...

  • Page 49: Firmware> Factory Reset

    Firmware> Factory Reset You can always reset the switch to default values by using this function. Click Factory Reset to enable this function When reset process is finished, click OK to confirm disconnection of current browser connection as shown in Figure 5-34.

  • Page 50: Logout

    Figure 5-34. Firmware> Factory Reset: reboot Logout When finished with all configuration and settings, click Logout to disconnect the current browser connection. The login page will pop up. Page 50 of 58...

  • Page 51: Appendix A: Default Settings

    APPENDIX A: DEFAULT SETTINGS This appendix provides default settings for the NETGEAR Model FS526T Smart Fast Ethernet Switch. You can always configure the switch to default settings by using the Factory Reset function from a Web browser. Table A-1. Default Settings...

  • Page 52: Appendix B: Virtual Local Area Network (Vlan) Ieee 802.1Q

    • A ‘U’ for a given port means that packets leaving the switch from that port will be Untagged. Inversely, a ‘T’ for a given port means that packets leaving the switch from that port will be tagged with the respective VLAN ID in which it participated in.
  • Page 53 The example given in this section will step through a more elaborate setup illustrating all possible scenarios for a comprehensive understanding of tagged VLANs. Example This example demonstrates several scenarios of VLAN use and how the switch will handle Tagged and Untagged traffic. Please see the following figure for detail setting. Setup the following VLANs: VLAN 10, 20.
  • Page 54 Setting up second VLAN group, VLAN ID = 20: Page 54 of 58...
  • Page 55 Modify PVID Setting to apply previous two VLAN groups: Page 55 of 58...
  • Page 56 The following scenarios will produce results as described below: (1). If an untagged packet enters Port 1, the switch will tag it with a VLAN tag value 10. The packet will have access to Port 2 and Port 3. The outgoing packet will be stripped away its tag becoming an untagged packet as it leaves Port 2.

  • Page 57: Appendix C: Virtual Local Area Network (Vlan): Port-Based Vlan

    APPENDIX C: Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN): Port-based VLAN Port-based VLANs will help efficiently confine the broadcast traffic to the switch ports with the specific VLAN. This switch allows up to 26 port-based VLAN groups, so each port can be in its own VLAN. A port may be a member of more than one VLAN. The default VLAN group port-based VLAN that have all ports belonging to VLAN 1.
  • Page 58 Setting up second VLAN group (Sales), VLAN ID = 02, with membership of ports 1~8, 25. Setting up third VLAN group (Marketing), VLAN ID = 03, with membership of ports 7~14, 25. Setting up fourth VLAN group (Accounting), VLAN ID = 04, with membership of ports 19~20, 25. Setting up first VLAN group (IT), VLAN ID = 01, with membership of all ports.

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