Netgear GS752TP Installation Guide - Page 1

Installation Guide NETGEAR Smart Switch™ GS728TP, GS728TPP, GS752TP Package Contents • NETGEAR Smart Switch™ GS728TP, GS728TPP, or GS752TP • Rubber footpads for tabletop installation • AC power cord • 19-inch rack-mount kit for rack installation • Installation guide • Smart Switch resource CD that includes the Smart Control Center Utility and hardware installation guide. (A link to the online software administration manual is on the resource CD.) Configure the Switch Install the Smart Control Center Utility and use it to configure the switch. Install the Smart Control Center Utility on a Computer 1. Insert the resource CD into your CD drive. 2. Run the Setup program to install the Smart Control Center Utility. The Installation Wizard guides you through the installation. Connect Your Smart Switch These instructions assume you are using DHCP in your network. If you are using static IP addressing in your network, configure the switch IP address before connecting the switch to your network. If there is no DHCP server, the switch IP address will default to 192.168.0.239. 1. Set up the computer with a static IP address in the 192.168.0.x subnet, and connect the computer to the switch. Then, use the Smart Control Center Utility to configure the switch. 2. Connect each computer to an RJ-45 network port on the switch front panel. Use Category 5 (Cat 5) unshielded twisted-pair (UTP) cable terminated with an RJ-45 connector to make these connections. 3. Connect the switch to your network. 4. Power on the switch. 5. Verify that the computer with the Smart Control Center Utility is on the same subnet as the switch. Configure the Switch with the Smart Control Center Utility 1. Double-click the Smart Control Center Utility icon on your desktop or in the Windows Start menu to run the utility and view this screen. 2. Click Discover to find your switch in the network.