NETGEAR GS308E 8-Port Gigabit Managed Switch - Manual (Page 48)

4. Click the IP SETTING
button.
Note:
To navigate to this page, select
Network
, select the switch, and click the
IP
SETTING
button.
5. In the DHCP Mode
menu, select
Disable
.
The
IP Address
,
Subnet Mask
, and
Gateway Address
fields are enabled.
6. Enter the IP address, subnet mask, and if available, the gateway address.
7. Enter the switch password.
The default password is
password
. The password is case-sensitive.
The Switch Information page displays.
8. Click the APPLY
button.
Your settings are saved.
Manage Multicast Traffic With IGMP
Snooping
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping allows a switch to forward
multicast traffic intelligently on the switch. Multicast IP traffic is traffic that is destined to
a host group. Host groups are identified by class D IP addresses, which range from
224.0.0.0 to 239.255.255.255. Based on the IGMP query and report messages, the
switch forwards traffic only to the ports that request the multicast traffic. This feature
User Manual 48 Manage Network Settings
Gigabit Ethernet Smart Managed Plus Switches