2.After the switch has been configured for management (Step 7), use one of the management interfaces (web browser or console interface) to configure the port with the GBIC module installed to the GBIC option.
3.To install a second Gigabit Ethernet module, repeat this procedure using the second module and the unoccupied module bay.
Figure 3-3. Installing a Gigabit Ethernet Module into an FSM726
Step 7: Connecting to the Console Port to Manage the Switch (initial configuration)
Your NETGEAR Model FSM726 Managed Switch contains software for viewing, changing, and monitoring the way it works. This management software is not required for the switch to work. You can use the 10/100 Mbps ports, and the
You can access the management features using the console interface, and if you know the IP address of the switch, you can also use a web browser, telnet program, or SNMP management application to access the switch remotely. To learn the IP address, you must first access the management via the console interface.
After you
To connect a console to the switch:
1.Connect a VT100/ANSI terminal or a PC, Apple Macintosh, or UNIX workstation to the switch’s console port, labeled Console, using the
2.If you attached a PC, Apple Macintosh, or UNIX workstation, start a
Microsoft Windows users can use HyperTerminal, which comes with the Windows operating systems.
Macintosh users can use ZTerm.
UNIX users can use a terminal emulator such as TIP.
3.Configure the
Data bits: 8
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