Netgear XS716E – ProSAFE® 10-Gigabit Ethernet Web Managed (Plus) Switch User Manual

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Insert the resource CD into a computer that is connected to the switch.

The Resource CD page displays.

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.

If prompted, allow WinPcap and Adobe Air to be installed.

We recommend that you reboot your computer after installing 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.

You can also access and configure the switch directly using a web 
browser. See 

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Cable the switch to a network with a router or DHCP server that manages IP address.

Power on the switch.

The DHCP server assigns the switch an IP address.

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.

Double-click the ProSAFE Plus Utility icon.

The Switch Selection page displays a list of Web Managed switches that it discovers on 
the local network.

To use the ProSAFE Plus Utility, make sure that your computer’s 
security software allows broadcast of 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 
software, or temporarily disable the firewall, Internet security, antivirus 
programs, or all on all of these 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.