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Switch Management Overview
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Chapter 2
Switch Management Overview
This chapter gives an overview of switch management, including the methods you can use to 
manage your NETGEAR NETGEAR 7300 Series Layer 3 Managed Switch. 
Management Access Overview 
SNMP Access 
Protocols 
Scope
The 7000 Series L3 Managed Switch Software
 
software has two purposes:
Assist attached hardware in switching frames, based on Layer 2 or 3 information contained in 
the frames.
Provide a complete switch management portfolio for the network administrator. 
Switch Management Overview
Fast Ethernet (FEN) and Gigabit Ethernet (GEN) switching continues to evolve from high-end 
backbone applications to desktop switching applications. The price of the technology continues to 
decline, while performance and feature sets continue to improve. Devices that are capable of 
switching Layers 2, 3, and 4 are increasingly in demand. The NETGEAR 7300 Series Layer 3 
Managed Switch provides a flexible solution to these ever-increasing needs.
The NETGEAR 7300 Series Layer 3 Managed Switch provides the network administrator with a 
set of comprehensive management functions for managing both the 7300 and the network. The 
network administrator has a choice of three easy-to-use management methods: 
Web-based
VT100 interface
Note: 
The maximum number of configuration file command lines is 2000.