User Manual

Insight Managed 8-Port Gigabit (Hi-Power) PoE+ Smart Cloud Switch with NETGEAR FlexPoE Power
Configuring Routing User Manual219
Configure router discovery
The Router Discovery protocol is used by hosts to identify operational routers (or routing
interfaces) on the subnet. Router discovery messages can be of two types: router
advertisements and router solicitations. The protocol requires each router to periodically
advertise the IP addresses that it is associated with. Hosts listen for these advertisements
and discover the IP addresses of neighboring routers.
To configure the router discovery parameters:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection to connect your computer to the network, or
connect directly to a switch that is off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
For information about finding the IP address of the switch, see Access the switch on
page 14.
The Local Device Login page displays.
If you did not yet register the switch with your NETGEAR account, the Register to unlock
all features page displays. For more information, see
Register and access the switch with
your NETGEAR account on page 29.
4. Enter one of the following passwords:
• After registration, enter your customized local device password.
• If you previously added the switch to an Insight network location, enter the Insight
network password.
For more information about the local device password and the Insight network password,
see
Credentials for the local browser UI on page 28.
5. Click the Login button.
The System Information page displays.
6. Select Routing > Router Discovery.
The Router Discovery Configuration page displays.
7. Select the check box for the routing interface.
8. From the Advertise Mode menu, select Enable.
Router advertisements are transmitted from the selected interface.
9. In the Advertise Address field. specify the IP address to be used to advertise the switch.
10. In the Maximum Advertise Interval field, specify the maximum time (in seconds) allowed
between router advertisements sent from the interface.
The default is 600 seconds.