NETGEAR 7200 Series Chapter Web-Based Management Interface, Web Based Management Overview

Chapter 5

Web-Based Management Interface

Your NETGEAR GSM7224 Layer 2 Managed Switch provides a built-in browser interface that lets you configure and manage it remotely using a standard Web browser such as Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 or later or Netscape Navigator 6.0 or later.

This interface also allows for system monitoring and management of the switch. The ‘help’ page covers many of the basic functions and features of the switch and it’s web interface.

When you configure the switch for the first time from the console, you can assign an IP address and subnet mask to the switch. Thereafter, you can access the switch’s Web interface directly using your Web browser by entering the switch’s IP address into the address bar. In this way, you can use your Web browser to manage the switch from a central location, just as if you were directly connected to the switch’s console port. Figure 4-1 shows this management method.

Figure 5-1: Web Management Method

Web Based Management Overview

The 6 menu options available are: System, Status, Set-up, Tools, Security, and Advanced. There is a help menu in the top of right side of screen; you can click the ‘help’ or the question mark to read the help menu.

The help menu contains:

• Web-Based Management Introduction to the Web management features.

Web-Based Management Interface 5-1

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