NETGEAR GS724TS-100NAS manual Smart Control Center Utilities, Network Utilities

GS716Tv2 and GS724Tv3 Software Administration Manual

Smart Control Center Utilities

In addition to device discovery and network address assignment, the Smart Control Center includes several maintenance features. This section describes the following Smart Control Center utilities:

•Network Utilities on page 19

•Configuration Upload and Download on page 19

•Firmware Upgrade on page 21

Network Utilities

From the Network tab, you can perform the following functions:

•DHCP Refresh—Forces the switch to release the current bindings and request new address information from the DHCP server.

•Reboot Device—Reboots the selected device.

•Web Browser Access—Launches a Web browser and connects to the management interface for the selected device.

•Configure Device—Allows you to change network information for the switch such as the IP address, and DHCP client mode.

•Change Password—Allows you to set a new password for the device. In this process, you are required to enter the old password and to confirm the new one, which can contain up to 20 ASCII characters.

From the Maintenance tab, you can upload or download a switch configuration file and upgrade the switch firmware.

Configuration Upload and Download

When you make changes to the switch, the configuration information is stored in a file on the switch. You can backup the configuration by uploading the configuration file from the switch to an administrative system. You can download a saved configuration file from the administrative system to the switch. The configuration file you download to the switch overwrites the running configuration on the switch.

Configuration upload and download is useful if you want to save a copy of the current switch configuration (Upload Configuration) before you make changes. If you do not like the changes, you can use the Download Configuration option to restore the switch to the settings in the saved configuration file.

To save a copy of the current switch configuration on your administrative system:

1.Click the Maintenance tab and select the device with the configuration to save.

2.Click Upload Configuration.

3.From the Browse for Folder window that appears, navigate to and select the folder where you want to store the configuration file.

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