User Manual

Table Of Contents
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Contents
Chapter 1 Hardware Setup
Package contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Switch front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
XS708Ev2 front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
XS716E front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Switch back panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connect equipment to model XS708Ev2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Connect equipment to model XS716E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Check the switch status using the LEDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Safety instructions and warnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Chapter 2 Getting Started
Configure the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Access the switch using a web browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Access a switch connected to a network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Access a switch that is off-network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Access the switch with the ProSAFE Plus Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Install the ProSAFE Plus Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Access the switch using the ProSAFE Plus Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Use the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool to access the switch. . . . . . . . . . 21
Use the NETGEAR Insight App to discover and register the switch. . . . . . 22
Change the language of the local browser interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Change the password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Use the local browser interface to change the password. . . . . . . . . . . .24
Use the ProSAFE Plus Utility to change the password. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Register your product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Chapter 3 Network Settings
Specify the IP address settings for the switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Use the local browser interface to specify the switch IP address . . . . .28
Use the ProSAFE Plus Utility to specify the switch IP address . . . . . . . .29
Manage multicast traffic with IGMP snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30
Use the local browser interface to customize IGMP snooping . . . . . . .31
Use the ProSAFE Plus Utility to customize IGMP snooping . . . . . . . . . .32
Use the local browser interface to specify a VLAN for IGMP snooping33
Use the ProSAFE Plus Utility to specify a VLAN for IGMP snooping . . .34
Set up static link aggregation groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Use the local browser interface to specify LAG
membership and enable LAGs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35