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GaACETech's avatar
GaACETech
Guide
Dec 16, 2020
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Basic Config - Layer 3 Switch

I have two of the GS716v2 that I need to install in a temporary work area for employee's.   About 10 people per switch plus a SonicWall SonicWave AP (only 3 users will use Wifi).  These switches conn...
Installation
  • schumaku's avatar
    schumaku
    Dec 16, 2020

    All these switches come out of the box with a flat L2 network config. bandwidth requirements permitting one fiber link per switch is sufficient - there you go.

     

    I would ensure the switches are managed resp. secured. Take control, change the default password, configure a static IP or set-up a MAC-IP reservation on the DHCP server so the switches can be reached and monitored at least, configure SNMP security or disable it.

GaACETech's avatar
GaACETech
Guide
Dec 17, 2020

You mentioned disabling SNMP.   To do thta change the status of the public and private entries to 'disable'?

 

Community Configuration 
 
 
 Management Station IPManagement Station IP MaskCommunity StringAccess ModeStatus
                  ReadOnly               ReadWrite                                  Enable               Disable                
0.0.0.00.0.0.0publicReadOnlyEnable
0.0.0.00.0.0.0privateReadWriteEnable

 

 

 

 

Thanks,

 

Darryl

 

 

 

schumaku's avatar
schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Dec 17, 2020

The idea was to put up secure comunity strings and not use the default public ones. Sorry for the poor wording.

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