Password Change; Firmware Upgrade - NETGEAR GS724Tv3 - ProSafe Gigabit Managed Switch Admin Manual

• "Password Change" on page 1-7
• "Firmware Upgrade" on page 1-7

Password Change

To set a new password:
1. Click Password Change from the Switch Setting section. The Password Change screen
appears. You can set a new password. In this process, you are required to enter the old
password and to confirm the new one.
Note: Password Change is only available at the application level, i.e. when the switch
is not at the boot level.
2. Click Set to enable the new password.
You can set a new password of up to 20 ASCII characters.

Firmware Upgrade

The application software for the GS716T/GS724T Gigabit 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 below. 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. This procedure uses the TFTP protocol to implement
the transfer from computer to switch.
Note: You can also upgrade the firmware using the TFTP Download and HTTP
Download features mentioned in this book. See
page 7-5.
To upgrade your firmware:
1. Click Firmware Upgrade from the main screen (see
selected the switch to upgrade. The following screen appears:
Getting Started
GS716Tv2 and GS724Tv3 Software Administration Manual
Figure 1-1 on page
v1.0, July 2009
"Download File To Switch" on
1-3), after you have
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