Modifications:

• This firmware supports new version of IC (PHY).
• Implement POE recover mechanism to enhance PoE IOT functionality.
• Remove default SNMP community "private" and “public” to minimize security vulnerability.

Fixed issues:

1. Switch crashes when receiving IPv6 router advertisement packet whose ‘retrans timer’ field is set to 64ms.
2. SNMP Engine ID is not unique with different GS728TP/TPP/GS752TP units.

Known issues

• None.

Limitations

• Reboot is required when switching between ‘Switch’ mode and ‘Router’ mode.
• Dynamic VLAN assignment and DiffServ Simple policy (flow based policer) can only be supported in ‘Switch’ mode, but not supported in ‘Router’ mode.

Upgrade Procedure

1. Download the new firmware 6.0.1.24 from NETGEAR product support Website and store it in local PC, and remember its location in the PC’s file system. Then unzip it to get the switch image “ng_gs728_52tp_516tp_bx-60124.ros”.

   Using the Download Link below, download and extract the new firmware to a convenient place such as your desktop.

   Download Link: http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/GS728TP/GS728TP_GS728TPP_GS752TP_V6.0.1.24.zip

2. There are four methods to upgrade the new firmware from PC to the switch.
   1. HTTP
   2. TFTP
   3. SCC (Smart Control Center)

      Below are the steps to upgrade the firmware via HTTP, which is the most convenient method. For the other three methods, please check the IG and SW User Manual for details.

3. To use HTTP method, go to GUI page “Maintenance > Download > HTTP File Download”, select the firmware file ‘ng_gs728_52tp_516tp_bx-60124.ros’ stored in local PC via Browser button, then click Apply button to start firmware downloading.

   

   The download will take several minutes. Do not power cycle the switch before and the success message shows up as below.

   

4. After the successful file downloading, go to GUI page “Maintenance > File Management > Dual Image > Dual Image Configuration’.
   1. If the current-active image is ‘image2’, set Image Name as ‘Image1’; otherwise, set the Image Name as ‘Image2’.
   2. Check and ‘Active Image’ checkbox.
   3. Then click ‘Apply’ button.

   

5. Go to GUI page “Maintenance > File Management > Dual Image > Dual Image Status’, to double check ‘Next-active’ image is version 6.0.1.24. If not, go back to step 4 and reconfigure the correct active image.

   

6. Go to GUI page ‘Maintenance > Reset > Device Reboot’, check the checkbox then click Apply button.

   

   The restart may take several minutes, do not power cycle or reboot the switch before the process is complete.

7. After the switch is restarted, login the switch to double check whether the FW is upgraded correctly, via GUI page of “GUI page System > Management > System Information”.