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About This Manual The NETGEAR® Smart Switch Software User Manual GS748T describes how to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot the GS748T Smart Switch using its included software. This book describes the software configuration procedures and explains the options available within those procedures. Who Should Use this Book The information in this manual is intended for readers with intermediate to advanced system management skills. This document was created primarily for the system administrator who wishes to install and configure the GS748T switch in a network. It assumes that the reader has a general understanding of switch platforms and a basic knowledge of Ethernet and networking concepts. To install this switch, it is not necessary to understand and use all of its capabilities. Once basic configuration is performed, it will function in a network using its remaining factory default parameters. However, a greater level of configuration-anywhere from the basic up to the maximum possible-will give your network more advantage of its features. The web interface simplifies this configuration at all levels. How to Use This Book This document describes configuration commands for the GS748T switch software. The commands can all be accessed from the Web interface. • Chapter 1, "Switch Management Overview" describes what you can expect from Web management and gives host system requirements. • Chapter 2, "Using the Smartwizard Discovery Utility" describes how to use the Smartwizard Discovery utility to set up your switch so that you can communicate with it. • Chapter 4, "Configuring the Switch" describes the features that your switch offers and tells you how to configure and activate them in your network. • Appendix A, "Specifications and Default Values" gives GS748T switch specifications and lists default feature values. • Appendix B, "Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)" describes some concepts of VLANs ix v1.0, October 2007

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v1.0, October 2007
About This Manual
The
NETGEAR
®
Smart Switch Software User Manual GS748T
describes how to install, configure,
operate, and troubleshoot the GS748T Smart Switch using its included software. This book
describes the software configuration procedures and explains the options available within those
procedures.
Who Should Use this Book
The information in this manual is intended for readers with intermediate to advanced system
management skills.
This document was created primarily for the system administrator who wishes to install and
configure the GS748T switch in a network. It assumes that the reader has a general understanding
of switch platforms and a basic knowledge of Ethernet and networking concepts. To install this
switch, it is not necessary to understand and use all of its capabilities. Once basic configuration is
performed, it will function in a network using its remaining factory default parameters. However, a
greater level of configuration—anywhere from the basic up to the maximum possible—will give
your network more advantage of its features. The web interface simplifies this configuration at all
levels.
How to Use This Book
This document describes configuration commands for the GS748T switch software. The
commands can all be accessed from the Web interface.
•
Chapter 1, “Switch Management Overview”
describes what you can expect from Web
management and gives host system requirements.
•
Chapter 2, “Using the Smartwizard Discovery Utility”
describes how to use the Smartwizard
Discovery utility to set up your switch so that you can communicate with it.
•
Chapter 4, “Configuring the Switch”
describes the features that your switch offers and tells
you how to configure and activate them in your network.
•
Appendix A, “Specifications and Default Values”
gives GS748T switch specifications and
lists default feature values.
•
Appendix B, “Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)”
describes some concepts of VLANs