ProSafe® Plus Switch Utility User Guide 350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, CA 95134 USA May 2012 202-10524-04
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ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started Install the ProSafe Plus Switch Utility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Registration Pop-Up Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Discovering Switches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 Utility Features Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Port PVID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Port Tagging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Chapter 4 Quality of Service QoS Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 QoS Global Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Rate Limiting . . . . . . . .
1. 1 Getting Started This chapter contains the following topics: • Install the ProSafe Plus Switch Utility • Registration Pop-Up Window • Discovering Switches • Utility Features Overview • Uninstall the Utility Install the ProSafe Plus Switch Utility To take advantage of the enhanced features on ProSafe Plus switches you can install and use the ProSafe Plus Switch Utility. The utility is on the Resource CD shipped with ProSafe Plus switches. The utility is supported only on Microsoft Windows.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility To install the utility: 1. Insert the Resource CD that came with your switch into the computer that you want to use to manage your switches. The Resource CD home screen displays. Language drop-down list Resource CD screens, and the installation guide for the switch can be displayed in several languages. Use the drop-down menu in the upper right corner of the Resource CD home screen to select the desired language. 2.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility The utility uses two network programs, WinPcap and Adobe AIR, to process network commands. If not already installed on your computer, these two programs are also installed, and are placed in your program directory. 3. Click Install Utility. This creates a NETGEAR subdirectory under the \Program Files directory on your computer.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility The discovered switches are displayed as shown. You can now select a switch to configure or display its status. Note: To select a switch, the computer that you are using has to be on the same subnet as the switch. If you are using a standalone computer that is not on a network, you must change your computer’s subnet before you can access the switch. You can select a language for the utility user interface. In the Select Language drop-down list, select a language.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility System (General Configuration and Information) Status. Indicates which switches are present and if they are operational. If your switch supports the switch information feature you can display additional information such as IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address. Maintenance. Allows you to change administrator password, reboot the switch, reset to factory default settings, and if your switch supports it, upgrade switch firmware. Monitoring.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Uninstall the Utility To uninstall the utility: 1. Use your computer’s Add or Remove Programs command, Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs. 2. Select ProSafe Plus Utility and click Change/Remove. 3. When you are asked if you want to completely remove the selected application, click Yes. 4. You can remove the WinPcap and AIR programs if they are not needed by another program.
2. 2 System Configuration This chapter contains the following topics: • System Features • Status • Maintenance • Monitoring • MultiCast System Features The System tab lets you select a switch to manage, display general information about the switch, perform basic switch maintenance, and monitor data flow through the switch.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility The switch selection remains in effect until you select a different switch, or quit the utility. System features are: Status. Indicates which switches are present and if they are operational. Maintenance. Allows you to change administrator password, reboot the switch, reset to factory default settings and if supported by the selected switch, upgrade switch firmware. Monitoring.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Status The Status menu allows you to select a switch and display switch information. Switch Selection To use any of the System tab features, you must first select a switch. To select a switch, the computer that you are using has to be on the same subnet as the switch. If you are using a standalone computer that is not on a network, you must change your computer’s subnet before you can access the switch. To select a switch: 1. Select the radio button for the desired switch.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Switch Information The Switch Information feature displays additional information about the selected switch. This information varies depending on the switch model. If the selected switch supports the Switch Information feature, you can view or set the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address. DHCP Mode Selection The Switch Information screen contains a field for DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Mode selection.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Set the IP Address Information Enter IP address and subnet mask values for the switch as well as the address of the gateway device used by the switch. To specify IP interface information: 1. Select System > Status > Switch Information. The Switch Information screen displays. 2. In the DHCP Mode field, select Disable. The IP Address, Subnet Mask, and Gateway Address fields are enabled. 3. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and if available gateway address and click Apply.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Reset Factory Defaults WARNING: Resetting the factory defaults can briefly disrupt network traffic through the switch. To reset the factory default settings on the selected switch: 1. Select System > Maintenance > Factory Default. The Factory Default dialog displays. 2. Select the check box in the Factory Default dialog. 3. Click Apply. Firmware Upgrade Note: After firmware downloading is complete, the switch automatically reboots.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Port Mirroring Port mirroring allows a port to see the data on another port. To have a switch port see the data on another port: 1. Select System > Status, and select the switch. 2. Select Monitoring > Mirroring to display the Mirroring screen. 3. Enable Mirroring. 4. Select the source port or ports. 5. In the Destination Port drop-down list, select the port. 6. Click Apply. Data on the source port will be routed to the destination port.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility MultiCast IGMP Snooping Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) Snooping is a feature that allows a switch to forward multicast traffic intelligently on the switch. Multicast IP traffic is traffic that is destined to a host group. Host groups are identified by class D IP addresses, which range from 224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. Based on the IGMP query and report messages, the switch forwards traffic only to the ports that request the multicast traffic.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Static LAG (Link Aggregation Group) for JGS524E Only LAGs allow you to combine multiple Ethernet links to a single logical link. Network devices treat the aggregation as if it were a single link, which increases fault tolerance and load sharing. Configure the LAG members before you enable the LAG. To enable or disable a LAG: 1. Select System > LAG > LAG Configuration. 2. Select the LAG ID that you want to configure. 3. In the Admin Mode field, select Enable or Disable. 4.
3. Virtual LAN Configuration 3 This chapter contains the following topics: • VLAN Overview • Port-Based Configuration • 802.1Q Based Configuration VLAN Overview Virtual LANs are made up of networked devices grouped together logically into separate networks. You can group ports on a switch to create a virtual network made up of the devices connected to the ports. VLANs can be grouped using Port-Based or 802.1Q criteria. Port Based. Allows you to assign ports to virtual networks.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Port-Based Configuration Port-Based Virtual LAN configuration assigns ports on the selected switch to a Virtual LAN group. The number of VLANs that can be created is limited to the number of ports on the switch. Basic Port Based VLAN Configuration The Basic Port Based VLAN Configuration screen lets you partition your network into different segments. Ports with the same ID are grouped into the same VLAN group. To assign members of a VLAN group: 1. Select the switch. 2.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility 802.1Q Based Configuration 802.1Q VLAN configuration can be done using basic or advanced methods. Basic 802.1Q VLAN Configuration In Basic 802.1Q VLAN configuration you configure ports to a VLAN Group ID (1-4093 or all). To configure ports using 802.1Q criteria: 1. Select the switch. 2. Select VLAN. This displays the Port-Based VLAN configuration screen. 3. Select 802.1Q on the menu. 4. Select Enable. 5.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility VLAN Membership To add ports to a VLAN group: 1. Select VLAN Membership from the menu on the left. The VLAN Membership screen displays. 2. In the VLAN Identifier drop-down list, select the VLAN group you want to configure. 3. Select the check boxes for the ports you want to add to the VLAN group. You can use the Group Operation commands to add all ports or clear the current selections. Note: Some switches allow Port Tagging on the VLAN Membership screen.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility To tag data from ports: 1. Click the VLAN tab and select 802.1Q > Advanced> Port Tagging. The Port Tagging screen displays. 2. Select the ports whose data you want tagged, 3. Select the Tag Tagging Control 4. Click Apply. To untag data from ports: 1. Click the VLAN tab and select 802.1Q > Advanced > Port Tagging. The Port Tagging screen displays. 2. Select the ports whose data you want untagged. 3. Select UnTag Tagging Control 4. Click Apply.
4. 4 Quality of Service This chapter contains the following topics: • QoS Overview • Rate Limiting • Broadcast Filtering QoS Overview There are many different classes of data that can be sent across a network. Depending on the volume of traffic on the network and the capacity of the equipment in the network, data can be delayed, or lost and retransmitted before reaching its destination. Normally this is not a problem since the data is reassembled at the destination.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility All the QoS features have default settings. It is not necessary to configure any settings to use the ProSafe Plus switches. The following table lists the default settings. Table 2. QoS Global Configuration Default Settings Feature Setting QoS Mode 802.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Some switches allow you to select between two priority levels (High and Low). 2 priority levels Other switches allow four levels (High, Medium, Normal, and Low). 4 priority levels To assign Port Based priorities: 1. Select System and click the radio button for the switch you want to configure. 2. Select QoS. The QoS Global Configuration screen displays. 3. Select the ports that you want to have that priority. 4.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility 6. Repeat for the remaining ports. 802.1p Based Priority 802.1p-based priority uses a header in the data packet that identifies the class of data in the packet (for example, voice or video). When 802.1p based priority is used, the switch reads information in the packet header to determine the priority to assign to the packet. When 802.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility To configure Broadcast Filtering: 1. Select System and select the radio button for the switch you want to configure. 2. Select QoS > Broadcast Filtering to display the QoS Broadcast Filtering screen. 3. Select Enable. If the selected switch supports configuring individual ports, a Storm Control Rate screen is displayed. If the selected switch does not support individual port configuration, all of the ports is set to a predetermined storm control rate. 4.
5. 5 Help This chapter contains the following topics: • Online Help • About the Utility • Registration Online Help The Help tab provides access to the NETGEAR Support website and to the online user guide for the ProSafe Plus Switch Utility (the latest copy of this manual).
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility User Guide If the computer running the utility has access to the Internet, you can select User Guide, and click Apply to open the latest version of this user guide. You can then download a copy to your computer. After installing a new ProSafe Plus switch, check this website for the latest version of this manual. Support Information If the computer running the utility has access to the Internet, you can display the support screen for a selected switch.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Registration If the computer running the utility has access to the Internet, you can register your products. To register your product: 1. On the Help tab, select Registration to display the following screen: 2. Click REGISTER. Your computer connects to NETGEAR product registration server. 3. Follow the on screen prompts to register your product.
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ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Default Settings All ProSafe Plus switch features have default settings You do not need to configure any settings to use the ProSafe Plus switches The following table lists the default values for switch settings Shaded features are not configurable on all switches Table 3.
ProSafe Plus Switch Utility Table 3. Default Switch Settings (continued) Tab Menu Feature Default Value System LAG (JGS524E only) LAG Configuration and default value Disabled LAG Membership, N/A (blank) Basic Disabled Advanced Disabled Basic Disabled Advanced Disabled VLAN Port Based 802.1Q QoS Global Configuration QoS Mode 802.
Index Numerics M 802.1p-based priority 28 802.1Q 20 802.
Product Name & Model utility, uninstall 10 V VLAN 9 VLAN membership 23 VLAN, add groups 22 VLAN, advanced 21 VLAN, port based 21 W WinPcap 7 37
