| Netgear switches
course contents
Introduction
How Ethernet works with hubs, How Ethernet works with switches.
Installing Netgear switches. Hands on: Building a network
with a hub, building a network with a Netgear switch.
Basic troubleshooting
The Netgear switch range, LEDs, cabling issues, factory resets,
default settings. Hands on: Building a network with multiple
Netgear switches.
Configuration methods
Managed vs. unmanaged switches, Console port access, telnet,
web based access, SNMP, saving configurations, NVRAM, switch
stacks, stacking ports. Hands on: Accessing the switch
using the console, IP address configuration, telnet.
Console interface
Password protection, the menus, menu options. Hands on: Setting
a password, displaying the switch configuration.
Web based interface
Getting started, basic format. Hands on: Configuring the
switch using the web interface.
Port configuration
Common port configuration tasks, port trunking. Hands on:
Configuring ports.
STP configuration
What is STP? Configuring STP. Hands on: Enabling and disabling
STP, configuring STP.
VLAN configuration
What are VLANS? 802.1Q, tagged/untagged, creating VLANS,
applying VLANS. Hands on: Setting up VLANS, setting up
802.1Q, Inter VLAN traffic.
Housekeeping
TFTP, upgrades, Hands on: Boot from net.
SNMP
SNMP configuration, NMS’s. Hands on: Using SNMP to
manage a Netgear switch, putting it all together: troubleshooting. | 
