PyNetgearSwitchController

A Python library to control Netgear ProSafe Switches. This is still under heavy development and should not be used in a production envoriment.

Documentation

First of all you need to create a switch object:

sw = switch.NetgearSwitch(ip = "<your switch ip>", SID="", cookieName="SID", hashN = 27016, passwordHash="<your password hash>", mode=2)

To generate the passwordHash use passwordGen.html, just enter your password and retrieve the randomcode. You can retrieve all port info by using sw.getAllPorts(), it will return a list of port objects. Taking a look at the port object:

class port():
    def __init__(self):
        self.name = ""
        self.state = "unset"
        self.speed = "unset"
        self.realSpeed = "unset"
        self.flow = "unset"
        self.maxMTU = "unset"

You can see which atributes can be retrieved. You can also retrieve device information with sw.getDeviceInfo(), this will return a dictonary with info about the switch. Here is an full example:

import switch

sw = switch.NetgearSwitch(ip = "<your switch ip>", SID="", cookieName="SID", hashN = 27016, passwordHash="<your password hash>", mode=2)

ports = sw.getAllPorts()
sw.updatePorts()             # Forces a port state update
print(sw.getDeviceInfo())    # Prints out info about the switch
for mP in ports:
    print(mP.realSpeed)
sw.logout()

It will output all linked speeds.

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Warning

Always use sw.logout() or the next login might fail!

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Troubleshooting

If you get an error try using another mode:

Mode	Devices
1	Unknown
2	GS108Ev3[Works] GS105Ev2[Works]

If that dosn't change the cookieName. You can retrieve it easily, here's a quick guide:

1. Open Firefox and navigate to your switch's login page. Then login.
2. RightClick, then select "Inspect Element"
3. Now click on the tab "Storage" and open the "Cookie" dropdown
4. Note down the Name of the cookie, and set cookieName to it

All functions

Switch

updatePorts() Forces an update of all ports

updateDeviceInfo() Forces an update of device info atributes

getAllPorts() Returns all ports of the switch

getPortByNo(num) Gets one ports by its number

getDeviceInfo() Returns all device information

getDevicePropByName(name) Returns device information by property name

setPortState(portName, speed, flow) Sets the port properties