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Belinus
Apr 09, 2024Aspirant
GS748TR Factory Defaults not working
Hey, i got two GS748TR switches which both don't want to factory reset. Both are showing a green Power LED and the Fan LED is off, and on both switches there is one of three fans running. If i try...
- Apr 09, 2024
Start with just one of the two switches, follow https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GS7xxTR_FullManual.pdf suggesting to use the legacy SmartWizard Discovery utility, alternate make use of the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool (NSDT) available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Keep in mind, in case it's showing the default LAN IP address 192.168.0.239 (default is DHCP most likely) your computer network adapter needs to be configured manually to an address like 192.168.0.123 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.0.1.
schumaku
Apr 09, 2024Guru - Experienced User
Start with just one of the two switches, follow https://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GS7xxTR_FullManual.pdf suggesting to use the legacy SmartWizard Discovery utility, alternate make use of the NETGEAR Switch Discovery Tool (NSDT) available for Windows, Mac, and Linux.
Keep in mind, in case it's showing the default LAN IP address 192.168.0.239 (default is DHCP most likely) your computer network adapter needs to be configured manually to an address like 192.168.0.123 255.255.255.0 gw 192.168.0.1.
Belinus
Apr 09, 2024Aspirant
That did it, i did'nt realise i had to connect my Computer directly to the switch... Thank you really much!
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