Netgear GSM5212P GSM5212P/GSM7212P/GSM7212F/GSM7224P Setup Manual - Page 3

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Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started In-Band and Out-of-Band Connectivity 5 Configuring the Switch for In-Band Connectivity 5 Configuring the Switch for Out-of-Band Connectivity 7 Starting the Switch 8 Initial Configuration 9 Initial Configuration with the Easy Setup Wizard 9 Software Installation 10 Quick-Starting the Networking Device 10 System Information and System Setup 10 Using Ezconfig for Switch Setup 13 Changing the Password 13 Setting Up the Switch IP Address 14 Assigning a Switch Name and Location Information 14 Saving the Configuration 15 Using the Web Interface 15 Configuring for Web Access 16 Starting the Web Interface 16 Configuring an SNMP V3 User Profile 18 Chapter 2 Auto Install Configuration Switch IP Address Assignment 20 TFTP IP Address and the Configuration File Name 21 Handling Conflicting TFTP Server Configurations 21 DNS Server Requirements 21 Obtaining a Config File 21 Host-Specific Configuration File 21 Default Network Configuration File 22 Monitoring and Completing the Auto Install Process 23 Saving Configuration 23 Host-Specific Config File Not Found 23 Terminating the Auto Install Process 23 Managing Downloaded Config Files 24 Restarting the Auto Install Process 24 Logging 25 Auto Install Configuration 25 Stacking 25 DHCP Server Configuration 26 TFTP Server Configuration 26 3

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Contents
Chapter 1
Getting Started
In-Band and Out-of-Band Connectivity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Configuring the Switch for In-Band Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Configuring the Switch for Out-of-Band Connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Starting the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Initial Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Initial Configuration with the Easy Setup Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Quick-Starting the Networking Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
System Information and System Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
Using Ezconfig for Switch Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Changing the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Setting Up the Switch IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Assigning a Switch Name and Location Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Saving the Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Using the Web Interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Configuring for Web Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Starting the Web Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Configuring an SNMP V3 User Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Chapter 2
Auto Install Configuration
Switch IP Address Assignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
TFTP IP Address and the Configuration File Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Handling Conflicting TFTP Server Configurations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
DNS Server Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Obtaining a Config File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
Host-Specific Configuration File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Default Network Configuration File. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Monitoring and Completing the Auto Install Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Saving Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Host-Specific Config File Not Found . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Terminating the Auto Install Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
Managing Downloaded Config Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Restarting the Auto Install Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Logging. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
Auto Install Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Stacking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
DHCP Server Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
TFTP Server Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26