ProSafe 7000 Managed Switch Software Administration Manual, Release 8.0.3
Port Routing
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v1.0, June 2010
CLI: Enabling Routing for the Switch
Use the following command to enable routing for the switch. Execution of the command enables IP
forwarding by default.
(Netgear Switch) #config
(Netgear Switch) (Config)#ip routing
(Netgear Switch) (Config)#exit
Web Interface: Enabling Routing for the Switch
To use the Web interface to configure the managed switch, proceed as follows:
1.
From the main menu, select Routing > Basic >IP Configuration. A screen similar to the following
displays.
Figure
3-2
2.
Next to the Routing Mode, select the
Enable
radio button.
3.
Click
Apply
to save the settings.
Enable Routing for Ports on the Switch
Use the following commands or the Web interface to enable routing for ports on the switch. The default link-
level encapsulation format is Ethernet. Configure the IP addresses and subnet masks for the ports. Network
directed broadcast frames will be dropped and the maximum transmission unit (MTU) size is 1500 bytes.