Switch Management Interface; Connect The Switch To The Network - NETGEAR XS728T ProSAFE Software Administration Manual

Switch Management Interface

The NETGEAR switch contains an embedded web server and management software for
managing and monitoring switch functions. The switch functions 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
under Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows 2008 or Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit) and
provides a front end 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 was 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.

Connect the Switch to the Network

To enable remote management of the switch through a web browser or SNMP, you must
connect the switch to the network and configure it with network information (an IP address,
subnet mask, and default gateway). The switch has a default IP address of 192.168.0.239
and a default subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. By default, the switch is also assigned a default
gateway of 192.168.0.254.
To change the switch's default network, use one of the following three methods:
• Dynamic assignment through DHCP. DHCP is enabled by default on the switch. If you
connect the switch to a network with a DHCP server, the switch obtains its network
information automatically. You can use the Smart Control Center to discover the
automatically assigned network information. For more information, see
in a Network with a DHCP Server
• Static assignment through the Smart Control Center. If you connect the switch to a
network that does not have a DHCP server, you can use the Smart Control Center to
assign a static IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway. For more information, see
Switch Discovery in a Network Without a DHCP Server
• Static assignment by connecting from a local host. If you do not want to use the
Smart Control Center to assign a static address, you can connect to the switch from a
host (administrative system) in the 192.168.0.0/24 network and change the settings by
using the web-based management interface on the switch. For information about how to
set the IP address on the administrative system so it is in the same subnet as the default
IP address of the switch, see
System on page 6.
XS728T ProSAFE 28-Port 10-Gigabit L2+ Smart Switch
on page 5.
Configure the Network Settings on the Administrative
Getting Started
on page 5.
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Discover a Switch