NETGEAR GS408EPP User manual

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San Jose, CA 95134
USA
December 2016
202-11693-01
ProSAFE Easy-Mount 8-Port Gigabit
Ethernet PoE+ Web Managed Switch
Model GS408EPP
User Manual

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Support
Thank you for purchasing this NETGEAR product. You can visit www.netgear.com/support to register your product, get help,
access the latest downloads and user manuals, and join our community. We recommend that you use only official NETGEAR
support resources.
Conformity
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Compliance
For regulatory compliance information, visit http://www.netgear.com/about/regulatory.
See the regulatory compliance document before connecting the power supply.
Trademarks
© NETGEAR, Inc., NETGEAR, and the NETGEAR Logo are trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. Any non-NETGEAR trademarks are
used for reference purposes only.

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Contents
Chapter 1 Getting Started
Configure the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Access the Switch Using a Web Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Access a Switch That Is Off-Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Access a Switch Connected to a Network. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Access the Switch With the ProSAFE Plus Configuration Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Install the ProSAFE Plus Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Access the Switch Using the ProSAFE Plus Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Change the Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Chapter 2 Network Settings
Specify IP Address Settings for the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Use Browser-Based Access to Specify the Switch IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Use the ProSAFE Plus Utility to Specify the Switch IP Address . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Manage Multicast Traffic With IGMP Snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Customize IGMP Snooping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Specify a VLAN for IGMP Snooping. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Set Up Link Aggregation Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Chapter 3 Optimize Performance With Quality of Service
Enable 802.1p/DSCP-Based Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Enable Port-Based Quality of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Set Up Rate Limiting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Set Up Broadcast Filtering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Chapter 4 Use VLANS for Traffic Segmentation
VLAN Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Create a Basic Port-Based VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Assign Ports to Multiple VLAN Groups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Create 802.1Q-Based VLANs in a Basic Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Create 802.1Q-Based VLANs in an Advanced Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Add Tagged or Untagged Ports to an 802.1Q-Based VLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Specify a Port PVID for an 802.1Q-Based VLAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Manage the Voice VLAN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Select the Voice VLAN and Class of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Enable the Voice VLAN for Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Manage the OUI Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

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Chapter 5 Manage and Monitor the Switch
Manage Flow Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Manage the Port Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Specify a Port Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Enable Loop Detection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Control the Port LEDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Enable the Power Saving Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Change the Switch Management Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Manage Access Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Add Devices to the Access Control Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Remove Devices From the Access Control Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Upgrade the Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Reboot the Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Save the Switch Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Restore a Saved Switch Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Restore Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Enable Port Mirroring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
View Switch Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
View Port Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Chapter 6 Manage Power over Ethernet
PoE Overview. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Device Class Power Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Power Allocation and Power Budget . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Manage and View the PoE Port Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Reset One or More PoE+ Ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Chapter 7 Diagnostics and Troubleshooting
Register Your Product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Test Cable Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Resolve a Subnet Conflict to Access the Switch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Appendix A Supplemental Information
Factory Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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1. Getting Started
This user manual is for the ProSAFE®Easy-Mount 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ Web Managed
Switch, model GS408EPP.
For more information about the switch, see the following documents that you can download by
visiting downloadcenter.netgear.com:
•ProSAFE Easy-Mount 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ Web Managed Switch GS408EPP
Installation Guide
•ProSAFE Easy-Mount 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet PoE+ Web Managed Switch GS408EPP
Hardware Installation Guide
•ProSAFE Plus Configuration Utility User Manual
This chapter covers the following topics:
•Configure the Switch
•Access the Switch Using a Web Browser
•Access the Switch With the ProSAFE Plus Configuration Utility
•Change the Password
Note: For more information about the topics covered in this manual, visit the
support website at netgear.com/support.
Note: Firmware updates with new features and bug fixes are made
available from time to time at downloadcenter.netgear.com. Some
products can regularly check the site and download new firmware, or
you can check for and download new firmware manually. If the
features or behavior of your product does not match what is
described in this guide, you might need to update your firmware.

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Configure the Switch
ProSAFE Web Managed (Plus) Switches are Plug-and-Play, so they can be used without any
configuration. Just connect power, connect to your network and to your other devices, and
you’re done. You can also configure and manage additional advanced features of the switch
either by using your computer’s web browser or by installing the ProSAFE Plus Utility on your
Windows-based computer.
For easiest access, we recommend that you cable the switch to a network with a router or
DHCP server that assigns IP addresses, power on the switch, and then use a computer that
is connected to the same network as the switch (on-network). However, it is also possible to
configure the switch connected directly only to the computer that you are using to configure it,
and not connected to the network (off-network). See the following sections for details about
the different options for configuring your switch.
Access the Switch Using a Web Browser
You can access and configure the switch directly through its web-based user interface by
entering the switch’s IP address in the address bar of a browser. When using web browser
setup, the simplest way to configure the switch is not connected to your network
(off-network). You can also configure the switch with it connected to your network, router, or
modem, (on-network), but you must be able to determine the IP address of the switch if your
network uses DHCP.
Access a Switch That Is Off-Network
To use your web browser to configure a switch that is not connected to a network:
1. Record your computer’s TCP/IP configuration settings, and then configure the computer
with a static IP address of 192.168.0.210 and 255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask.
Note: If you are unsure how to do this, visit
https:www.netgear.com/search-support.aspx and search for Static IP
address on computer.
2. Plug the switch into a power outlet and then connect your computer to the switch using an
Ethernet cable.
You can connect the Ethernet cable to any port on the switch.
3. Open a web browser, and enter http://192.168.0.239.
This is the default address of the switch.
4. When prompted, enter the password.
The default password is password.
5. Click the Login button.

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You can now configure additional options for the switch in the web browser interface.
6. After you complete the configuration of the switch, reconfigure the computer that you used
for this process to its original TCP/IP settings.
You can now connect your switch to your network using an Ethernet cable.
Access a Switch Connected to a Network
To use your web browser to configure a switch that is connected to a network:
1. Cable the switch to a network with a router or DHCP server that manages IP addresses.
2. Power on the switch.
The DHCP server assigns the switch an IP address.
3. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
4. Determine the IP address of the switch.
DHCP is enabled on the switch by default. Use the IP address that the DHCP server
assigned to the switch. If you are unsure how to determine the IP address of the switch,
you can use the ProSAFE Plus Configuration Utility or an IP scanner utility.
5. Open a web browser, and enter the IP address of the switch.
6. When prompted, enter the password.
The default password is password.
7. Click the Login button.
You can now configure additional options for the switch in the web browser interface.
Access the Switch With the ProSAFE Plus Configuration
Utility
The ProSAFE Plus Configuration Utility runs on Windows-based computers. You can install
the utility to select additional options to manage and customize the switch for your network.
The utility is located on the resource CD that came with the switch. You can also visit
support.netgear.com/product/PCU to download the utility and its user manual.
Install the ProSAFE Plus Utility
Note: The ProSAFE Plus Utility requires WinPcap and Adobe Air. If
WinPcap and Adobe Air are not detected during ProSAFE Plus Utility
installation, you are prompted to allow them to be installed.

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To install the utility from the resource CD:
1. Insert the resource CD into a computer that is connected to the switch.
The Resource CD page displays.
2. Click the Install ProSAFE Plus Utility link and follow the prompts to install the program.
The utility is installed in the program directory of your computer and a ProSAFE Plus
Utility icon is placed on your desktop.
3. If prompted, allow WinPcap and Adobe Air to be installed.
Note: We recommend that you reboot your computer after installing the
ProSAFE Plus Utility.
Access the Switch Using the ProSAFE Plus Utility
For easiest access, we recommend that you cable the switch to a network with a router or
DHCP server that assigns IP addresses, power on the switch, and then use a computer that
is connected to the same network as the switch.
By default, the switch management mode allows management through the ProSAFE Plus
Utility. For more information, see Change the Switch Management Mode on page 45.
Note: You can also access and configure the switch directly using a web
browser. See Access the Switch Using a Web Browser on page 6.
To configure the switch using the ProSAFE Plus Utility:
1. Cable the switch to a network with a router or DHCP server that manages IP address.
2. Power on the switch.
The DHCP server assigns the switch an IP address.
3. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired connection. The computer and the switch must be on the
same Layer 2 network.
4. Double-click the ProSAFE Plus Utility icon.
The configuration home page displays a list of Web Managed (Plus) Switches that it
discovers on the local network.
Note: To use the ProSAFE Plus Utility, you must configure your computer’s
security software to allow broadcast UDP packets to go through UDP
remote and source (local and destination) ports 63321 through 63324. To
allow this traffic, you can create a rule in your computer’s security

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software, or temporarily disable the firewall, Internet security, antivirus
programs, or all of these on the computer that you use to configure the
switch. If you temporarily disable any security services, be sure to
reenable those services once configuration is complete.
5. Select the ProSAFE Easy-Mount Switch that you want to configure.
If you do not see the switch, click the REFRESH button.
6. When prompted, enter the password.
The default password is password.
The Switch Information page displays.
7. Use the utility to configure the switch settings.
8. When you are finished with the configuration, return the computer’s firewall, Internet security,
and antivirus programs to their usual settings.
For a description of Web Managed (Plus) features, see the ProSAFE Plus Switch Utility User
Guide. You can access the user guide through links on the Help tab of the utility and from the
resource CD.
Change the Password
The default password to access the switch is password. We recommend that you change
this password to a more secure password. The ideal password contains no dictionary words
from any language and contains uppercase and lowercase letters, numbers, and symbols. It
can be up to 20 characters.
To change the password:
1. Connect your computer to the same network as the switch.
You can use a WiFi or wired network connection, or connect directly to a switch that is
off-network using an Ethernet cable.
2. Launch a web browser.
3. In the address field of your web browser, enter the IP address of the switch.
If you do not know the IP address of the switch, see Access the Switch Using a Web
Browser on page 6.
The login window opens.
4. Enter the switch’s password in the password field.
The switch’s default password is password.
The Switch Information page displays.
5. Select Maintenance > Change Password.
The Change Password page displays.

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6. In the Old Password field, type the current password for the switch.
7. Type the new password in the New Password field and in the Re-type New Password
field.
8. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved. Keep the new password in a secure location so that you can
access the switch in the future.