Some Netgear Switching useful commands

Configuration

• Switch model : Netgear M4300-28G

Commands

• Privileged EXEC mode :

Switch> enable

• Global config mode :

Switch# configure

• Get firmware, serial number and hardware informations :

Switch# show version

• Change hostname :

Switch (config)# hostname Switch

• Save current config :

Switch# copy system:running-config nvram:startup-config

• Set switch ip :

Switch (config)# interface vlan1
ip address 192.168.1.100 /24

• Add ip gateway :

Switch (config)# ip default-gateway 192.168.1.254

• Set dns :

Switch (config)# ip name server 80.67.169.12

• Reboot :

Switch# reload

• Interface range :

Switch (config)# interface 1/0/1-1/0/4

• Set clibanner :

Switch (config)# set clibanner "Access to this device is prohibited

Enter a banner message. End with the '"' symbol.

"

Users

• Remove guest user :

Switch (config)# no username guest

• Set admin password :

Switch (config)# username admin password "password"

• Show users :

Switch # show users

SSH

• Generate rsa and dsa keys :

Switch (config)# crypto key generate rsa
Switch (config)# crypto key generate dsa

• Enable ssh service :

Switch (config)# ip ssh server enable

VLAN

• Create a VLAN :

Switch (config)# vlan database
Switch (config-vlan)# vlan 20
Switch (config-vlan)# vlan name 20 ToIP
Switch (config-vlan)# vlan pvid 20

• Set the access VLAN to an interface :

Switch (config)# interface 1/0/1-1/0/4
Switch (config-if)# switchport mode access
Switch (config-if)# switchport access vlan 20

• Configure the allowed VLANs to an interface (Trunk) :

Switch (config)# interface 1/0/1
Switch (config-if)# switchport mode trunk
Switch (config-if)# switchport trunk allowed vlan 1,20

STP

• Set RSTP :

Switch (config)# spanning-tree mode rstp

• Set bridge priority :

Switch (config)# spanning-tree mst priority 0 4096