CMS EMU Netgear GbE Switch

GSM7212

( SwitchConnections_3.8.xls, VME_Crate2Switch_Port.pdf, Switch_Port2VME_Crate.pdf).

For debugging communications problems read this doc.

Initial Configuration:

Netgear Downloads

• First Time Setup (serial communications, configuring switch IP address)
  • Download the GSM7212 installation guide (pdf) and follow the instructions.

  Firmware Upgrade

  • First check firmware version using
    1. Console Command Line Interface (CLI): in the Privledged EXEC mode type  the "show hardware" command.
       or
    2. Web Configuration Utility (WCU): navigate to Management -> System -> Information
  • If it is not version 5.0.2.1, an upgrade is needed.
  • To upgrade the firmware, download the firmware file and, if interested, the release notes.
                                (Note: the instructions in the release notes don't quite tell the whole story).
  • You will need a TFTP server running on your PC.
  • If you do not have a TFTP server, download and install one of these before proceeding :
    (I used the PumpKIN server).
    
    Solarwind - http://support.solarwinds.net/updates/New-customerFree.cfm
    or
    PumpKIN - http://kin.klever.net/pumpkin/
     
  • Then choose a method: CLI or Web Configuration Utility.

Settings for EMU use:

• Step by step switch configuration using the switch's Web Configuration Utility.