Netgear M4100-50G (GSM7248v2h2) - 46‐port GE + 4 GE Combo L2 Managed Switch User Manual

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Prepare your computer with a static IP address in the 169.254.100.0 subnet, for 
example, 169.254.100.201.

Connect an Ethernet cable from an Ethernet port on your computer to an Ethernet port on 
the switch.

Launch a web browser.

Enter the IP address of the switch in the web browser address field.

The default IP address of the switch is 169.254.100.100. 

The Login screen displays.

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.

Designated Bridge

Bridge identifier of the bridge with the designated port. It is made up 
using the bridge priority and the base MAC address of the bridge.

Designated Port

Port Identifier on the designated bridge that offers the lowest cost to the 
LAN. It is made up from the port priority and the interface number of the 
port.

Topology Change Acknowledge

Identifies whether the next BPDU to be transmitted for this port would 
have the topology change acknowledgement flag set. It is either True or 
False.

Edge port

Indicates whether the port is enabled as an edge port. It takes the value 
“Enabled” or “Disabled”.

Point-to-point MAC

Derived value of the point-to-point status.

CST Regional Root

Bridge Identifier of the CST regional root. It is made up using the bridge 
priority and the base MAC address of the bridge.

CST Path Cost

Path cost to the CST rRegional root.

Port Up Time Since Counters Last 
Cleared

Time since the counters were last cleared, displayed in days, hours, 
minutes, and seconds.

Loop Inconsistent State

This parameter identifies whether the port is in loop inconsistent state 
or not. 

Transitions Into Loop Inconsistent 
State 

The number of times this interface has transitioned into loop 
inconsistent state.

Transitions Out Of Loop 
Inconsistent State 

The number of times this interface has transitioned out of loop 
inconsistent state.