About This Manual
The NETGEAR® GS748T Software User Manual describes how to install, configure, operate, and troubleshoot the GS748T Smart Switch using its included software. This book describes the software configuration procedures and explains the options available within those procedures.
Who Should Use this Book
The information in this manual is intended for readers with intermediate to advanced system management skills.
This document was created primarily for the system administrator who wishes to install and configure the GS748T switch in a network. It assumes that the reader has a general understanding of switch platforms and a basic knowledge of Ethernet and networking concepts. To install this switch, it is not necessary to understand and use all of its capabilities. Once basic configuration is performed, it will function in a network using its remaining factory default parameters. However, a greater level of
How to Use This Book
This document describes configuration commands for the GS748T switch software. The commands can all be accessed from the Web interface.
•Chapter 1, “Switch Management Overview” describes what you can expect from Web management and gives host system requirements.
•Chapter 2, “Getting
•Chapter 4, “Configuring the Switch” describes the features that your switch offers and tells you how to configure and activate them in your network.
•Appendix A, “Specifications and Default Values” gives GS748T switch specifications and lists default feature values.
•Appendix B, “Virtual Local Area Networks (VLANs)” describes some concepts of VLANs
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