NETGEAR CONFIDENTIAL Smart Switches FS526T / FS750T / GS748T / GS724T

NETGEAR CONFIDENTIAL

Smart SwitchesFS526T / FS750T / GS748T / GS724T


Features

• Key management features without complexity of SNMP systems.

• Smart switch management features:– Traffic monitoring for network planning.– Port configuration.– Trunking for higher bandwidth.– Prioritization of packets for better flows.– VLANs to segregate and manage traffic.

• At cost of unmanaged switch.


Hardware Comparison

10/100 ports

Copper Gigabit ports

Fiber Combo Port

Box size

FS526T 24 2 0 13”

FS750T 48 2 0 17”

GS724T 0 24 2 17”

GS748T 0 48 4 17”


Applications (1)

• Simple, daisy-chain network– Gigabit backbone– Light management

FVL328

Server Server


Application (2)

• Powerful, star-configuration network– Gigabit Core– Light management

GS724T

FVL328

Servers


Application (3)

FVL328

GSM7224 or GSM7324

Servers

• Powerful, star-configuration network– Gigabit Core– Full L2 or L3 management


Specifications

List Price Options Warranty Availability

FS526T $400 None 5/2 Now

FS750T $400 None 5/2 Now

GS724T $910 AGM731F

AGM732F

5/2 Now

GS748T $1750 AGM731F

AGM732F

5/2 Now


Competitive Chart – FS526T

NETGEAR FS526T3Com

SuperStack 3 Baseline 24+2T D-Link DES-1026G Dell PowerConnect 2324

List Price $400 $595 $350 n/aCost per Port $15 $23 $13 n/a10/100 Mbps ports 24 24 24 24Copper Gigabit ports 2 2 2 2Bandwidth/backplane 8.8 Gbps 8.8 Gbps 8.8 Gbps 8.8 Gbps

(non-blocking) (non-blocking) (non-blocking) (non-blocking)Auto MDI/MDI-X Yes Yes Yes YesMAC Addresses 8,000 4,000 8,000 8,000Rack-Mountable Yes Yes Yes YesManagement (web-based) Yes No No NoPort Configuration Yes No No NoPort Trunking Yes No No NoTraffic Prioritization (QoS) Yes Aware No AwareUser Optimized QoS Yes No No NoVLAN Yes No No NoWarranty -Switch 5 years Lifetime 5 years 1 yearWarranty -Fans 5 years Lifetime 3 Years 1yearWarranty -Power supply 2 years Lifetime 3 Years 1 year

For a competitive price on a 24 + 2 switch, you can get a lot of management features for free!


Competitive Chart – FS750T

NETGEAR FS750T3Com SuperStack 3 Baseline

48+2T HP D-Link ATI Dell

n/a n/a n/a n/a

List Price $630 $1,045Cost per Port $13 $2110/100 Mbps ports 48 48Copper Gigabit ports 2 2Fiber Gigabit option no 2 SFPBandwidth/backplane (Gbps) 13.6 17.6Auto MDI/MDI-X Yes YesMAC Addresses 4,000 4,000Rack-Mountable Yes YesManagement (web-based) Yes NoPort Configuration Yes NoPort Trunking Yes NoTraffic Prioritization (QoS) Yes AwareUser Optimized QoS Yes NoVLAN Yes NoWarranty -Switch 5 years Limited LifetimeWarranty -Power supply 2 years Limited Lifetime


Competitive Chart – GS724T

NETGEAR GS524T NETGEAR GS724T3Com SuperStack 3

Baseline 2824HP

ProCurve 2724

List Price $840 $910 $1,595 $2,619Cost per Port $35 $38 $66 $10910/100/1000 Mbps ports 24 24 24 24Fiber Gigabit option No 2 SFP No NoBandwidth/backplane (Gbps) 48 48 48 48Auto MDI/MDI-X Yes Yes Yes YesMAC Addresses 8,000 8,000 32,000 32,000Rack-Mountable Yes Yes Yes YesManagement (web-based) No Yes No NoPort Configuration No Yes No NoPort Trunking No Yes No NoTraffic Prioritization (QoS) No Yes Aware NoUser Optimized QoS No Yes No NoVLAN No Yes No NoWarranty -Switch 5 years 5 years Limited Lifetime LifetimeWarranty -Power supply 2 years 2 years Limited Lifetime Lifetime


Managed Switches Positioning

• Best- Layer 3 managed– GSM7324, GSM7312, FSM7326P

– Best control, security

• Better- Layer 2 Fully managed– FSM726, FSM726S, FSM750S, GSM7224

– Better control, security, graphics

• Good- Smart Switches– FS526T, FS750T, GS724T, GS748T

– Basic control, security


FSM700s vs Smart Switches

• Management Features:– SNMP, RMON– DiffServ (L3 traffic prioritization)– LACP support (trunking protocol)– More VLAN's (64 vs. 24)

• Interface Options:– Command Line Interface – Command Menu Interface

• Physical Options:– Fiber capability on all switches– Built-in stacking (FSM726S, FSM750S)

Management Features:– 802.1x port-based security– RADIUS authentication– Spanning Tree Protocol– Port Mirroring

• Interface Options:– Telnet– better charts, statistics

Additional capabilities the FSM products offer(why they cost so much more):


Selling Tactics

• Sell as an unmanaged switch with extra– Will be priced to fight with unmanaged products– Features there ‘just in case’– Competition does not have them!

• FS526T & FS750T– Sell on the low cost for gigabit ports– Slight premium over pure 10/100 products

• GS724T– Position against GS524T – Pay a little more to get a lot more


Package Contents – FS526T

• Smart switch.

• Installation guide.

• Smart switch resource CD.

• Power cord.

• Rack mount kit.

• Warranty card.

• Support information card.


Front and Back Panel – FS526T


Front and Back Panel – FS750T


Front and Back Panel – GS724T


Front and Back Panel – GS748T


LED – FS526T


LED – FS750T


LED – GS724T


LED – GS748T


Reset button

To restart the switch without resetting the configurations


Factory Default Button

Reset the switch to its factory default setting


Attaching Mounting Bracket


Installing GBIC Module – GS724T

2 SFP GBIC slots for fiber connectivity options


Installing GBIC Module – GS748T

4 SFP GBIC slots for fiber connectivity options


Smart Wizard Discovery


Smart Wizard Discovery - Installation

1. Insert the resource CD into your CD ROM drive and the CD main page will load.

2. Click Install. Follow the instruction when prompted.

3. Click OK when done.


Smart Wizard Discovery - Discover

Click on the Discover button, all the smart switches present will be display.


Smart Wizard Discovery - Configure

Highlight the smart switch you want to configure, click on the ConfigurationSetting button, the configuration setting dialog box will be display.

Enter IP address, subnet mask, gateway, system name, location and the switch’s password. Disable DHCP if switch will be assigned static IP or enable DHCP if switch will be assigned dynamic IP by the DHCP server.

Factory default password is “password”.


Smart Wizard Discovery – Password Change

Highlight the smart switch you want to change password, click on the Password change button, the Password Change dialog box will be display.

Enter the new password twice and the current password. Click Set.

Factory default password is “password”.


Smart Wizard Discovery – Firmware Upgrade

Highlight the smart switch you want to upgrade firmware, click on the Firmware Upgrade button, the Firmware Upgrade dialog box will be displayed.

Choose the new firmware file from the Browse window. Enter the switch’s password. Click Apply. Click Start Upgrade.Factory default password is “password”.


Smart Wizard Discovery – Web Access

To access the web admin interface:1. Double click the switch in the Device List panel.2. Highlight the device and click the Web Access button.3. Start the web browser and enter the switch’s IP address as

URL.


Web Admin Interface


Switch Status


Switch Status – Port Status


Switch Status


IP Access List


Set-up


Password


Port Configuration


Statistics


QOS – GS748T


VLAN - IEEE 802.1Q


VLAN – IEEE 802.1Q


VLAN – Port Based FS526T


VLAN – Port Based FS750T

* VLAN cannot across port group


Trunking


Monitor (Port Mirroring)


Configuration Backup


Factory Reset


System Reset – GS724T

* Switch will reboot without warning


Basic Switches Hardware Troubleshooting Flow

StartIs the power

LED on ?

Cooling FANnot working?

Check powersource and power

cord

RMA

Is the powerLED on?RMA

Link/SpeedLED not on?

Speed/duplexLED not correct

NN

Y Y

NN

YY

Check connectorand cable

YExcessive

Collision LED

Try different ports

Check PC andadaptor

Set adaptor to runat a fix speed

Is the adaptoron auto sense?

Make sure adaptoris running at thesame speed and

duplex of theswitch/hub

Other issue /Escalate

Make sure speedand duplex of theadaptor is correct

Y

N

Uplink notworking?

Auto Uplink?

Make sure thecable is a cross

over cableand Uplink button

is pressed

Switch toswitch?

Hub to hub?Hub to switch?

switch/hubautosense?

N

Y

N

Y

N

Y

Y

N

Check cable andadaptor

Y

Uplink is notneeded

N


FAQ

• Can I create a trunk between the Smart Switches and the managed switches?– The Smart Switches use static link aggregation, the 700

series managed switches (GSM712x, FSM726x, FSM750x) use static link aggregation and the 7000 series managed switches (GSM7312/7324/7224, FSM7326P) use dynamic link aggregation. The Smart Switches can trunk with 700 series managed switch. In order to trunk with 7000 series managed switches, the 7000 series managed switches have to use version 3 firmware and enable static link aggregation mode.


Known Issues

• Some FS750T was shipped with wrong sized mounting screw. Customer called in for this issue should be directed to http://kbserver.netgear.com/kb_web_files/n101393.asp and submit request for correct screws.


Known Issues

• After configured for more the 2 802.1Q VLAN, the GS724T freezes when accessing the Switch Status menu. Since the Switch Status menu is the default first page of the web GUI, logging into the web GUI will freeze up the browser. This bug is logged and being fixed.– The only way to recover currently is by factory reset the

switch. It can be done using the hardware factory reset button, or when the 1st page of the web GUI come up, click on the factory reset menu before the browser display the 802.1Q VLAN status.


Known Issues

• The GS748T does not support flow control across the 10G bus. For example, if one of the ports from port 1 to port 24 in 1Gbps is transmitting packets to another port from port 25 to port 48 in 100 Mbps. The 1Gbps port will not receive any pauses frames.


CTS


Practice Questions


Questions and Answers

Documents

NETGEAR CONFIDENTIAL Smart Switches FS526T / FS750T / GS748T / GS724T