Netgear GS724Tv4 – ProSAFE 24-port Gigabit Smart Switch Installation Guide

Installation Guide

NETGEAR ProSAFE Smart Switch

Rubber footpads for tabletop installation

AC power cord

Rack-mount kit for rack installation

Installation guide

Smart Switch resource CD that includes the Smart Control Center Utility 
and hardware installation guide. (A link to the online software administration 
manual is on the resource CD.)

Install the Smart Control Center Utility and use it to configure the switch.

Insert the resource CD into your CD drive.

Run the Setup program to install the Smart Control Center Utility. 

The Installation Wizard guides you through the installation.

If you have a DHCP server in you network, see 

If you are using static IP addresses in you network, first see 

, and then see 

. 

If you are using a static IP address in you network, configure the switch IP 
address before connecting the switch to your network. The default IP address of 
the switch is 192.168.0.239.

If you are using a DHCP server in your network, this procedure does not 

apply to you; instead, go directly to 

Set up the computer with a static IP address in the 192.168.0.x subnet.

Connect the computer to the switch. 

Configure the IP address of the switch to match your network 
configuration.

Connect each computer to an RJ-45 network port on the switch front 
panel.

Use Category 5 (Cat 5) or better Ethernet cable terminated with an RJ-45 
connector to make these connections.

Connect the switch to your network.

Power on the switch. 

Verify that the computer with the Smart Control Center Utility is on the same 
subnet as the switch. 

Double-click the Smart Control Center Utility icon 

on your desktop or 

click the icon in the Windows Start menu to run the utility and view this 
screen.

Click the Discover button.