Python Library for NETGEAR Plus Switches

What it does

Grabs statistical network data from supported NETGEAR Switches from the Plus Managed Network Switch line. These switches can only be managed using a Web interface and not through SNMP or cli. This library uses web scraping to collect the switch configuration, statistics and some basic configuration updates.

How it works

1. Detecting Switch Model/Product in login.cgi
2. Connects to the Switch and asks for a cookie (http://IP_OF_SWITCH/login.cgi)
3. HTTP-Request send to the Switch twice (http://IP_OF_SWITCH/portStatistics.cgi) and compared with previous data ("in response time")

List of port statistics

Name	key from get_switch_infos()	Unit
Port {port} Traffic Received	port_{port}_traffic_rx_mbytes	MB (in response time)
Port {port} Traffic Sent	port_{port}_traffic_tx_mbytes	MB (in response time)
Port {port} Receiving	port_{port}_speed_rx_mbytes	MB/s
Port {port} Transferring	port_{port}_speed_tx_mbytes	MB/s
Port {port} IO	port_{port}_speed_io_mbytes	MB/s
Port {port} Total Received	port_{port}_sum_rx_mbytes	MB (since last switch reboot/reset)
Port {port} Total Transferred	port_{port}_sum_tx_mbytes	MB (since last switch reboot/reset)
Port {port} Connection Speed	port_{port}_connection_speed	MB/s
Port {port} Status	port_{port}_status	"on"/"off"
Port {poe_port} POE Power	port_{poe_port}_poe_power_active	"on"/"off"

List of aggregated statistics

Sensor Name	key from get_switch_infos()	Unit
Switch IO	sum_port_speed_bps_io	MB/s
Switch Traffic Received	sum_port_traffic_rx	MB (in response time)
Switch Traffic Sent	sum_port_traffic_tx	MB (in response time)

Supported and tested NETGEAR Models/Products and firmware versions

Model	Ports	Firmware versions	Bootloader versions
GS105E	5	?
GS105Ev2	5	V1.6.0.15	V1.4.0.5-VB
GS105PE	5	V1.6.0.17	V1.6.0.2-VB
GS108E	8	V1.00.11	V1.00.03
GS105Ev3	5	?
GS108Ev3	8	V2.00.05, V2.06.10, V2.06.17, V2.06.24	V2.06.01 - V2.06.03
GS108Ev4	8	V1.0.1.3
GS108PEv3	8	V2.06.24	V0.00.00
GS110EMX	10	V1.0.2.8
GS116Ev2	16	V2.6.0.48, V2.6.0.50
GS305E	5	V1.0.0.16	V1.0.0.2
GS305EP	5	V1.0.1.1
GS305EPP	5	V1.0.1.4
GS308E	8	V1.00.11	V1.00.03
GS308EP	8	V1.0.0.10, V1.0.1.4, V2.0.0.5
GS308EPP	8	V1.0.1.4
GS308Ev4	8	V1.0.1.3
GS316EP	16	V1.0.4.4
GS316EPP	16	V1.0.4.4
JGS516PE	16	V2.6.0.48
JGS24Ev2	24	V2.6.0.48
MS305E	5	v1.0.0.9
MS308E	8	v1.0.0.9
XS512EM	12	V1.0.2.8

Supported firmware languages: GR (German), EN (English)

Unsupported models

Model	Support status
JGS524PE	See #93
MS108EUP	See #91

HOWTO_Add_New_Models.md contains instructions to add unsupported models.

CLI usage

export NETGEAR_PLUS_PASSWORD=s3cr3t # replace with your password
ngp-cli login 192.168.178.68 # replace with IP address of your switch
ngp-cli status
ngp-cli logout
ngp-cli -h

Library Usage

Create a python virtual environment

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install py-netgear-plus

Using this VENV go to your local source folder

Example calls

cd src
python3

ip = '192.168.178.68' # replace with IP address of your switch
p = 'fyce4gKZemkqjDY' # replace with your password
import py_netgear_plus
sw = py_netgear_plus.NetgearSwitchConnector(ip, p)
sw.autodetect_model()
sw.get_login_cookie()

data = sw.get_switch_infos()
print(sw.switch_model.MODEL_NAME)
print(data["port_1_sum_rx_mbytes"])
print(data)
sw.turn_off_poe_port(1) # Supported only on PoE capable models
sw.turn_on_poe_port(1)