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M4250 Switches Power Outages and UPSs
Hello, I am working in a new theatre that was setup in some interesting ways. We are currently working our way back through the system and altering things to follow better practices. As it is a new building we are still dealing with power shutdowns as new equipment is installed/changed. Everytime there is an outage it feels like something new breaks. We have UPSs that our "critical" devices are (sometimes) attached to. This includes our network switches. But the batteries can only supply power for ~40 minutes at current load. Our UPSs have an expansion slot that we can add an SNMP network card into. Is it possible for our network switches to monitor for outages and power off nicely? Is there such a thing as shutting down the switches nicely? What is the best practice for shutting down a NetgearAV switch? Another thing that causes outages for us is the fire alarm. We are required by the fire marshal to shutdown our whole system as soon as the fire alarm goes off. So currently everything loses power (except the UPSs which I think goes against the fire code... like I said... interesting setup) and I am trying to find better ways to manage shutting down the PA system but keeping critical equipment online long enough to shut down correctly before powering down entirely. We've had some false alarms from a poorly placed smoke detector in a catering kitchen and I would love to have a system that can shutdown according to code but do so nicely in case it is a false alarm. I've had a bad experience with shutting down the M4250 switches. Early on when we opened we had a switch catch on fire after flipping the power switch to reboot it (following instructions from the installer) I want to prevent having this happen again. I'm just interested in how people manage outages and turning equipment on and off.GS724TPv3 The switch loses IP connection about 1 time in 5 days.
Hi, I have Netgear switch GS724TPv3, newest firmware installed The switch loses IP connection about 1 x every 5 days. I don't know why? While power supply of IP cameras powered via POE is maintained. IP connectivity from router and connected devices to switch is lost. After hard power off and on of switch everything works. The restart pin on the front of switch does not restore connectivity, it requires complete power off. The switch has a static IP address to avoid problems with address reservation from DHCP router. Looking for a solution to the problem of setting up a reboot script for switch GS724TPv3 from my NAS Synology via ssh or telnet. Can someone with experience help me with writing a script. Thank you Zbynek
VLAN Routing for Newbies
Howdy All, I've recently decided to install a GS752 switch in our offices to segregate traffic to help with security. I've run into a problem that I'm hoping someone can help me with (to keep things simple I'll just go over what VLAN 1 and VLAN 10 look like): VLAN1 - is fine. Systems attached get IP addresses from DHCP server, and can reach the internet. All ports are Untagged "U" in the port membership image. (Port 1-10) VLAN10 - doesn't work. No DHCP traffic through and no access to the internet even when using a static IP address in range. All ports are Untagged "U" in the port membership image. (Port 1, 11-20) My setup is: Broadband Router -> Firewall -> GS752 -> VLANS as follow: VLAN 1 - NAS, DNS Server, DHCP Server, Wifi APs VLAN 10 - PCs How do I allow DHCP and DNS to service VLAN1 and VLAN 10, as well others?How to Retain Static IP Address on Netgear WBE710 After Reboot or Firmware Update
I am using the Netgear WBE710. Currently, I have enabled the DHCP server on the router and assigned an IP address to the AP by setting a reserved IP for its MAC address. Ideally, I would like to set a fixed IP address directly on the AP, but even if I configure a static IP, the IP setting reverts to automatic (DHCP) after a firmware update or reboot. Is there any way or setting that allows the AP to retain the static IP address configuration even after a reboot?ERROR: can't get kernel image!
Hi, Overnight switch malfunction. I managed to connect to the switch with miniUSB console port using HyperTerminal port 23. I switched off/on couple of times. This is the error logs i get. :( Please help. I am attaching the pictures of switch too. " U-Boot 2012.10-00205-gef56c5f (Jan 01 2016 - 14:02:15)VerNo=1.0.0.7 UBIFS error (pid 0): ubifs_get_sb: cannot open "ubi:fs", error -19 UBIFS error (pid 0): ubifs_mount: Error reading superblock on volume 'ubi:fs' er rno=-19! ubifsmount - mount UBIFS volume Usage: ubifsmount <volume-name> - mount 'volume-name' volume UBIFS not mounted, use ubifs mount to mount volume first! ubifsload - load file from an UBIFS filesystem Usage: ubifsload <addr> <filename> [bytes] - load file 'filename' to address 'addr' Wrong Image Format for bootm command ERROR: can't get kernel image! ERROR: can't get kernel image! done UBIFS not mounted, use ubifs mount to mount volume first! ubifsload - load file from an UBIFS filesystem Usage: ubifsload <addr> <filename> [bytes] - load file 'filename' to address 'addr' Wrong Image Format for bootm command ERROR: can't get kernel image! Saving Environment to SPI Flash... done UBIFS not mounted, use ubifs mount to mount volume first! ubifsload - load file from an UBIFS filesystem Usage: ubifsload <addr> <filename> [bytes] - load file 'filename' to address 'addr' Wrong Image Format for bootm command ERROR: can't get kernel image! ERROR: Ethernet external port not connected at bcmiproc_eth.c:125/bcmiproc_eth_open() Wrong Image Format for bootm command ERROR: can't get kernel image!" Thank you MMWAX210 Firmware 1.1.0.34 Bug – SSID Password Complexity Incorrectly Enforced
Hi everyone — I’m seeing what looks like a firmware regression on the WAX210 after updating to v1.1.0.34, and I want to report it in case others are affected. After updating, the AP now refuses to save any configuration changes (even unrelated ones like just renaming the Access Point). The UI throws this error: SSID1: SSID passphrase length must be between 8 and 63 characters, and contain at least one uppercase letter, one lowercase letter, one number, and one special symbol. This happens even when the SSID password is not edited at all. The AP loads the existing (valid) WPA2/WPA3 passphrase and flags it as invalid due to a complexity requirement that didn’t exist before. This appears to be the AP Login Password complexity policy being mistakenly applied to SSID passphrases, which contradicts the official manual. SSID passwords for WPA2/WPA3 should only require 8–63 characters. Reproduction Steps Update WAX210 to firmware 1.1.0.34 Log into the web interface Make any change (example: AP Name only) Click Apply The SSID password complexity error appears, even though SSID settings were untouched Impact. The AP cannot accept any configuration changes unless the SSID password is replaced with a much more complex passphrase. This forces a complete re-key of all connected devices. Expected Behavior Per the WAX210 User Manual, SSID passphrases should be valid with: 8 to 63 characters No requirements for uppercase/lowercase/digits/symbols Those rules worked correctly in previous firmware versions. Current Workaround Rolling back to firmware 1.1.0.25 or 1.1.0.20 fully resolves the issue. Request Can Netgear please confirm whether this is a regression in 1.1.0.34 and escalate to the firmware engineering team? This issue effectively prevents configuration of the device. I can provide: Screenshots of the error dialog A configuration backup A short video showing the issue Exact hardware revision and serial if needed Thanks in advance.MS510TXM - Private VLAN Promiscuous Port Issue
Hello, I am following the directions on how to properly setup a promiscuous port on a private vlan that allows communication between the two associated community ports. I am unable to add more than one secondary vlan in the interface and the manual clearly says it's possible so I must be missing some nuance. VLAN Type Configuration 20 - Primary 21 - Community 22 - Community Private VLAN Association Primary 20 --- Secondary 21-22 --- Community 21-22 Port Mode Configuration I8 - Promiscuous (LAG) Private VLAN Promiscuous Interface Configuration Here is page 180 of the manual under: Private VLAN promiscuous interface: Assign the interface to primary and secondary VLANs ... ... 9. In the Promiscuous Primary VLAN field, specify a primary VLAN ID. You can select a VLAN for which you configured the type as Primary (see Assign a private VLAN type to a VLANonpage171). 10. In the Promiscuous Secondary VLAN field, specify one or more secondary VLAN IDs. You can specify VLANs for which you configured the type as Isolated or Community, both of which are secondary VLAN types within a private VLAN. You can specify a single VLAN ID, a range of VLAN IDs, or a combination of both in sequence separated by a comma (,): You can specify an individual VLAN ID, such as 10. You can specify the VLAN range values separated by a hyphen, for example, 10-13. • You can specify a combination of both separated by commas, for example: 12,15,40–43,1000–1005, 2000. ERROR Error: Value (0) is out of range for 'Promiscuous Secondary VLAN'. The valid range is 2 to 4095. I have tried to add 2 secondary vlans with the comma approach 21,22 and with the hyphen approach and both give the same error. The Secondary VLAN field only accepts 1 vlan so how do you configure a promiscuous port in a private vlan?WAC720 bricked
We have a few WAC720 AP's controlled by a WC7500 Wireless controller. So far I have: Performed a hard reset to the AP (holding button down for 10/15seconds) I can only use Putty to conect to the AP via the console port. The state of the AP LED's: power - solid green activity - no light network/lan: no light Thoughts, has anyone found a work arround for this AP? Thanks :)Discovery Tool - no network options in drop down
I am trying to use the NETGEAR Discovery Tool on a relatively fresh installation of Windows 11 Pro. I have confirmed that sharing and network discovery are enabled on the computer, but don't know where else to look. I have another identical computer on our network with the same settings and it works as intended. I spoke with support and they told me to check my services, but they all are running. Any help would be appreciated!
