Switch Management Interface - NETGEAR GS716T Software Administration Manual

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Switch Management Interface

The NETGEAR GS716T and GS724T Smart Switches contain embedded Web server and
management software for managing and monitoring switch functions. The switches function
as a simple switch without the management software. However, you can use the
management software to configure more advanced features that can improve switch
efficiency and overall network performance.
Web-based management lets you monitor, configure, and control your switch remotely using
a standard Web browser instead of using expensive and complicated SNMP software
products. From your Web browser, you can monitor the performance of your switch and
optimize its configuration for your network. You can configure all switch features, such as
VLANs, QoS, and ACLs by using the Web-based management interface.
NETGEAR provides the Smart Control Center utility with this product. This program runs
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under Microsoft Windows
that discovers the switches on your network segment (L2 broadcast domain). When you
power up your switch for the first time, use the Smart Control Center to discover the switch
and view the network information that has been automatically assigned to the switch by a
DHCP server; or, if no DHCP server is present on the network, use the Smart Control Center
to discover the switch and assign static network information.
In addition to enabling NETGEAR switch discovery, the Smart Control Center provides
several utilities to help you maintain the NETGEAR switches on your network, such as
password management, firmware upgrade, and configuration file backup. For more
information, see Smart Control Center Utilities
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XP, Windows 2000, or Windows Vista
on page 19.
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and provides a front end
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