FSM726v3 firmware version v8.0.1.2

Published 12/8/2009

Applicable Models:

GSM7328S (V1 and V2), GSM7352S (V1 and V2), GSM7328FS, GSM7224 V2, GSM7248 V2, FSM726E, FSM726 V3, FSM7226RS, FSM7250RS

Release 8.0 Firmware

Enhancements from release 7.x

Some of the new features only available on certain models. Check the model's reference manual for feature availability.

Name

Description

IP Source Guard

Protect man-in-the-middle attack

ARP Guard

Protect against ARP spoofing attack

DHCP Snooping

Protect against disguised DHCP server

ACL over VLAN

Allow ACL control be applied to entire VLAN instead on a port only

Dynamic VLAN

Allow port's VLAN membership be determined by the RADIUS server

Guest VLAN

Allow creation of DMZ VLAN in company network

IPv6 Management

Allow the switch CPU management be part of IPv6 network

IPv6 Routing

Support routing of IPv6 packet. Only available via license.

4-to-6 Tunnel

Support tunneling of IPv6 to IPv4 traffic and vice versa

IP Multicast Routing

Support routing of IP multicast traffic for application like video streaming. Only available via license.

Dual Image

Provide backup firmware image in case the main image is corrupted during firmware upgrade

Captive Portal

Provide internet access authentication

Text-based Configuration

The switch configuration now is in text format when the configuration file is backup to the PC that it can be edited or reviewed easily

MLD Snooping

IPv6 multicast protocol snooping for forming IPv6 multicast group

RADIUS enhancements

Add backup RADIUS server, allow server redundancy. Support simultaneous transactions from the RADIUS client to multiple RADIUS servers

Denial Of Service Protection

Provide protection against common Internet Denial of Service attack

Voice VLAN

Support LLDP-MED enable IP Phone for creating special VLAN for priority treatment

IP subnet VLAN

Allow creation of VLAN based on the client device's IP address subnet

SCP, SFTP Firmware Upgrade

Support secure file transfer for firmware upgrade

Dynamic Stack

Allow stacking be constructed using optical cable

sFlow

Support traffic flow monitoring based on network flows

Auto VoIP

Support QOS treatment of IP phones.

NOTES:

  1. Some of 7.x CLI commands may have command syntax changes in 8.0.
  2. The configuration of 7.x switch should be migrated to 8.0 during upgrade, but it is possible that after the upgrade, the configuration of the old may be lost.
  3. On certain GSM73xxS, the flash image may contain temporary files are taken up spaces and preventing the firmware upgrade. Please check with customer for how to clean up the flash if you encountered failure during upgrade.

Upgrade procedure

  1. Save the current configuration data. If you have not setup any special functions on the existing switch other than the management IP address, or you have saved a copy of the configuration in a text file, proceed to the next step.
    1. On the existing switch, use capture mode in Hyper Terminal to capture the output from the switch console to a file.
    2. On the switch console, type "show run". The output of current running configuration will be captured in the file.
    3. Open the file and review the content. If there is any changes to the configuration but not present in the file, manually add them. Save the file after it is done.

    Note: If you're running Microsoft Vista and there is no Hyper Terminal communication program for serial port, then you might consider downloading a public program called Tera Term in this web site (http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002416/teraterm.html).

  2. Download the new firmware by clicking on the button below and store it in a PC. And remember its location in the file system.
  1. There are two ways to download the new firmware from PC to the switch. One is using TFTP which requires a TFTP server be installed on the PC where the firmware is stored. The second method is to use HTTP which requires of no additional TFTP server program on a host PC. To use HTTP method, simply goes to file utility page on the web session, and select the firmware download page. Then just follow the screen display to perform the firmware upgrade. If you preferred to use TFTP tool to perform firmware upgrade, continue to the next step.
  1. Start a TFTP server on the PC where the new images are stored. If you do not have a TFTP server, you may want to try the following public domain TFTP servers:

    PumpKIN - http://kin.klever.net/pumpkin/

  2. You can use either web interface or CLI interface to perform upgrade using TFTP. To use web interface, just go to file utility page on the web and follow the screen instruction to complete the firmware upgrade. To use CLI, either telnet into the switch or use console port and follow these steps below.
  1. On the switch console, type the following command:
    1. # copy tftp://<tftp server IP address><image name> system:image
    2. It will ask for confirm with input data displayed. Hit enter if all parameters look correct.
    3. The download should take a minute or two, after that, the code will be checked for possible corruption, if not, it will report firmware successfully upgraded.
    4. Reboot the switch by typing "reload" command or power cycle the switch.
  1. After the switch is restarted, type the following command to verify the version is correct.
    1. # show hardware
  1. If you did not skip step #1, now you can use the saved "show run" output file to restore the switch to your configuration, otherwise skip this step.
    1. First enter exec mode, by enable command after you logged in.
    2. Once in exec mode, paste the content of that file to the console. If there is any error during such operation, please report it to Netgear tech support.
    3. Do a "show run" command on the console and make sure everything you expect to be there is present. If not, please report the problem to the tech support and manually add your configuration back.
  1. You can now make additional configuration change for your application need. And be sure to use "save" command to save the configuration after you're done.

 

Document Type:

Downloads > Driver/Software/Firmware
Published 12/08/2009 04:48 PM   |   Updated 08/14/2011 09:00 AM

 

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