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Switch GS108E v3 language problem
Good afternoon Switch GS108E v3 I am in the UK. I have just purchased (from the Netgear site on Amazon) a managed switch GS108E v3. I mostly use Linux. When accessing the switch user interfac...
Solved.
I've managed to solve it. I found a YouTube video of a chap reviewing this device which included some images of the GUI. I counted the English links from the video across and down,
System > Maintenance > Firmware Update.
Clicking the same path using the Chinese (maybe Japanese) links. I downloaded the English firmware from the Netgear download site to my Linux computer and copied the bin file from there to the switch using the switch GUI. A reboot of the switch and it came up in English. I could then configure the switch.
I regret I can't see how to mark my original post as SOLVED.
Regards to all.
Andy
Solved.
I've managed to solve it. I found a YouTube video of a chap reviewing this device which included some images of the GUI. I counted the English links from the video across and down,
System > Maintenance > Firmware Update.
Clicking the same path using the Chinese (maybe Japanese) links. I downloaded the English firmware from the Netgear download site to my Linux computer and copied the bin file from there to the switch using the switch GUI. A reboot of the switch and it came up in English. I could then configure the switch.
I regret I can't see how to mark my original post as SOLVED.
Regards to all.
Andy
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