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Getting Started with Switch Management, System Requirements - poe switches

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Chapter 1 Getting Started with Switch Management This section provides an overview of switch management, including the methods you can choose to start managing your NETGEAR GS700TPS Gigabit Stackable PoE Smart Switch. It also leads you through the steps necessary to get started, using the SmartWizard Discovery utility. The section includes this information under the following menu options: • "System Requirements" • "Switch Management Interface" • "Network with a DHCP Server" • "Network without a DHCP Server" • "Web Access" • "Additional Utilities" System Requirements The following hardware and software facilities are required to run the applications described in this manual: • Network facilities: - Ethernet network with or without DHCP server as appropriate - Ethernet cable to connect the switch to a PC • For running the SmartWizard Discovery utility and local or remote Web Management: - IBM-type PC with CD drive: RAM size and disk specification are not critical - OS software: Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows 2000 - Desktop computer running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later or Netscape Navigator 6.0 or later, or equivalent 1-1 v1.0, June 2009

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v1.0, June 2009
Chapter 1
Getting Started with Switch Management
This section provides an overview of switch management, including the methods you can choose
to start managing your NETGEAR GS700TPS Gigabit Stackable PoE Smart Switch. It also leads
you through the steps necessary to get started, using the SmartWizard Discovery utility. The
section includes this information under the following menu options:
“System Requirements”
“Switch Management Interface”
“Network with a DHCP Server”
“Network without a DHCP Server”
“Web Access”
“Additional Utilities”
System Requirements
The following hardware and software facilities are required to run the applications described in
this manual:
Network facilities:
Ethernet network with or without DHCP server as appropriate
Ethernet cable to connect the switch to a PC
For running the SmartWizard Discovery utility and local or remote Web Management:
IBM-type PC with CD drive: RAM size and disk specification are not critical
OS software: Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows 2000
Desktop computer running Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later or Netscape Navigator
6.0 or later, or equivalent