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    350 East Plumeria Drive San Jose, C A 95134 USA August 2014 202-11458-01 M6100 Series S wit ches Sof twar e Setup Manual Sof twar e V er sion 10.2.0[...]

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    2 M6100 Series Switches Suppor t Thank you f or selecting NET GEAR products. After inst alling your device, loc ate the serial number on the label of your pr oduc t and use it to r egister your pr oduct at https ://my .net gear .com . Y ou must r egist er your pr oduct befor e you can use NET GEAR telephone support . NET GEAR r ecommends r egisteri[...]

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    3 Cont ents Chapter 1 Get Started A vailable Publications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Overview of the Access and Initial C onfigur ation Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Pr epare a T erminal and Ac ces s the Swit ch Through the Console P or t . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    4 1 1. Get S tar t ed This manual includes software configuration tasks that are most commonly used when you install a new M6100 series switch. T o configure the switch software, connect a terminal to the switch. This chapter includes the following sections: • Available Publications • Overview of the Access and Initial Configuration Options •[...]

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    Get Started 5 M6100 Series Swit ches A vailable Publications A number of other publications are available for your switch at downloadcenter .netgear.com , including the following publications: • M6100 Chassis Hardware Installation Guide • M6100 Switch Module Installation Guide • M6100 Command Line Interface Manual Refer to the M6100 Command L[...]

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    Get Started 6 M6100 Series Switches Y ou can access the console port of the switch either through a mini-USB port or through an RJ-45 RS-232 port: • Mini-USB port . The switch comes with a mini-USB to USB cable, which you can use to connect the mini-USB console port on the switch to a USB port on a VT100-compatible terminal or a Windows computer [...]

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    Get Started 7 M6100 Series Swit ches For information about how to perform the initial configuration of the switch through the CLI, see Perform Initial Configuration of Switch Through the Console Port on page 8. For detailed information about how to use the CLI to configure the switch with all its options, see the M6100 Command Line Interface Manual[...]

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    Get Started 8 M6100 Series Switches • ezconfig . Use the ezconfig application through the network interface, service port, or console port (see Use ezconfig for Initial Configuration on page 9 ). P er f orm Initial Configur ation of the Swit ch Thr ough a BootP or DHCP Ser ver Y ou can assign IP information initially through a BootP or DHCP serve[...]

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    Get Started 9 M6100 Series Swit ches The default admin user name is admin and the default admin password is blank, that is, do not enter a password. 3. Disable the default DHCP client mode in order to assign an IP address manually . Enter one of the following commands: • For the network interface: network protocol none • For the service port: s[...]

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    Get Started 10 M6100 Series Switches St ar t ez config and Configur e the Swit ch Y ou can enter ezconfig either in Global Config mode (#) or in Display mode (>). At any point in the setup, you can type Q to abort the program. ezconfig checks for any changes and prompts you to save the changes.  T o start ezconfig and configure the switch: 1.[...]

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    Get Started 11 M6100 Series Swit ches N - Do nothing and go to the next question. Q - Quit. ? - Help. (C/D/N/Q/?)? If the switch already was assigned an IP address and you do not want to change the IP address again, type N . ezconfig displays the current IP address and subnet mask. By default, the network DHCP server assigns IP addresses automatica[...]

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    Get Started 12 M6100 Series Switches Use the W eb Management Int erf ace f or Initial Configur ation This section provides general information about the web management interface and the steps to perform the initial configuration. For detailed information about how to use the web management interface to configure the switch with all its options, see[...]

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    Get Started 13 M6100 Series Swit ches Use the W eb Management Interf ace t o Configure the Network Int er f ac e and Ser vice P or t Y ou can configure the network interface through the web management interface. However , if you already configured the switch for in-band connectivity (see Use the Network Interface, Service Port, or Console Port for [...]

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    Get Started 14 M6100 Series Switches 8. In the IP Address field, enter the network IP address for the switch. For example, enter 10.100.4.100. 9. In the Subnet Mask field, enter the network subnet mask for the switch. For example, enter 255.255.255.0. 10. In the Default Gateway field, enter the IP address of the network default gateway for the swit[...]

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    Get Started 15 M6100 Series Swit ches 14. Next to Service Port Configuration Protocol, s elect the None radio button. 15. In the IP Address field, enter the service port IP address. For example, enter 172.26.1.1 10. 16. In the Subnet Mask field, enter the service port subnet mask. For example, enter 255.255.255.0. 17. In the Default Gateway field, [...]

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    Get Started 16 M6100 Series Switches 2. Launch a web browser such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Microsoft Explorer . 3. Enter the network IP address of the switch in the web browser address field. The Login screen displays. 4. Enter the user name and password. The default admin user name is admin and the default admin password is blank, tha[...]

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    Get Started 17 M6100 Series Swit ches 4. Enter the user name and password. The default admin user name is admin and the default admin password is blank, that is, do not enter a password. 5. Click the Login button. The web management interface menu displays. 6. Select System > Configuration > User Accounts . 7. From the User menu, select Creat[...]

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    18 2 2. Use the Aut o Inst all Configur ation Auto Install is a software feature that provides for the configuration of a switch automatically when the switch is initialized and no configuration file is found on the switch. This chapter includes the following sections: • Auto Install Configuration Concepts • Switch IP Address Assignment Concept[...]

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    Use the Aut o Install Configur ation 19 M6100 Series Swit ches Aut o Install Configur ation Conc epts The downloaded configuration file is not distributed across the chassis. When an administrator saves configuration, the configuration file is distributed to all blades. The Auto Install process requires you to enable DHCP . The downloaded configura[...]

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    Use the Aut o Install Configur ation 20 M6100 Series Switches - The IP address of the TFTP server (option 150). - The address of the TFTP server (siaddr) to be used for Auto Install requests. Y ou can also enter this information manually . No BootP or DHCP configuration is saved in the startup-confi g file. About Conflic ting TF TP Ser v er Configu[...]

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    Use the Aut o Install Configur ation 21 M6100 Series Swit ches Def ault Network Configur ation File If the switch cannot find the specified bootfile or the bootfile name from the DHCP server , the switch attempts to download the default network configuration file ( fp-net.cfg ). The switch issues TFTP requests for a network configuration file in th[...]

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    Use the Aut o Install Configur ation 22 M6100 Series Switches About Obtaining an Image fr om a TF TP Ser ver Thr ough Aut o Install Y ou can use Auto Install to let the switch download an image from a TFTP server using DHCP option 125. The image update can either upgrade or downgrade the firmware on the switch. For the switch to be able to download[...]

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    192.168.0.1 192.168.0.2 192.168.0.3 DHCP server TFTP server Use the Aut o Install Configur ation 23 M6100 Series Swit ches The configuration file is located on the TFTP server (for example, switch.cfg ). Figure 1. Components in an Auto Install configuration Configur e Aut o Install Thr ough the CLI This section describes how to configure Auto Insta[...]

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    Use the Aut o Install Configur ation 24 M6100 Series Switches Configur e Aut o Install Thr ough the W eb Management Int erf ace This section describes how to configure Auto Install through the web management interface.  T o use the web management interface to configure Auto Install: 1. Prepare your computer with a static IP address in the 169.25[...]

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    Use the Aut o Install Configur ation 25 M6100 Series Swit ches Auto Install is complete. The message also indicates that configuration must be saved to avoid performing Auto Install on the next reboot. When Auto Install successfully completed, the messages are in the buffered log, not on the console. Y ou can execute a show running-config command t[...]

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    Use the Aut o Install Configur ation 26 M6100 Series Switches Ev ent Logging f or the Aut o Install P roc ess The switch logs a message for each of the following events: • The Auto Install component receives a configuration file name and other options upon resolving an IP address through a DHCP or BootP client. The boot option values are logged. [...]

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    27 3 3. R egist er the Swit ch This chapter describes how to register your switch. Registering your switch gives you access to phone or online support and validates the hardware warranty . Note: If you already own a NETGEAR account, visit my .netgear .com , log in to your account, and register your switch.  T o set up an account and register you[...]

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    Regist er the Switch 28 M6100 Series Switches The NETGEAR Product Registration screen displays. 3. Enter your account information, enter your product registration information, and specify your email preferences. 4. Click the Finish button. Y our account is set up and your product is registered.[...]