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User Guide Easy Smart Configuration Utility 1910012770 REV5.1.0 May 2020 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 2
in the Network...10 Configuring IP Setting for the Switch...11 Logging Into the Switch...12 Managing System System...15 Overview...15 Supported Features...15 Configuring System Info...16 Viewing the System Information...16 Specifying the Device Description...17 Configuring IP...18 Configuring - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 3
Configuring LAG...39 Network Requirements...39 Configuration Steps...40 Monitoring Monitoring...42 Overview...42 Supported Features...42 Viewing Port Statistics...43 Configuring Port Mirror...45 Testing the Cable...47 Configuring Loop Prevention...49 Configuring VLAN Overview...51 Configuring MTU - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 4
Configuring Basic QoS...66 Configuring QoS in Port Based Mode...67 Configuring QoS in 802.1P Based Mode...68 Auto Recovery...79 Appendix: Default Parameters...81 Searching Help Help...83 Overview...83 Supported Features...83 Searching Online Help...84 Viewing Information About the Utility...85 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 5
products. In this Guide, the following conventions are used: PoE budget calculations are based on laboratory testing. Actual PoE tp-link.com/support . ■■ The Installation Guide (IG) can be found inside the package of the switch or at Download Center at https://www.tp-link.com/support. User Guide - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 6
/support. ■■ To ask questions, find answers, and communicate with TP-Link users or engineers, visit https://community.tp-link.com to join TP-Link Community. ■■ Our Technical Support contact information can be found on the Contact Technical Support page at https://www.tp-link.com/support. User Guide - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 7
Part 1 Getting Started CHAPTERS 1. Introduction 2. Installing the Configuration Utility 3. Discovering Switches - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 8
part, we will introduce how to install the utility software and discover switches. You can also configure Easy Smart Switches individually on their web management page. For more details, refer to the User Guide of the products at Download Center at https://www.tp-link.com/support . User Guide 4 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 9
installation packet of Easy Smart Configuration Utility onto your computer. You can find the packet on the product page of the switch at https://www.tp-link.com . 2) Decompress the packet and double click the executable file (with the file extension .exe) to launch the InstallShield Wizard. The - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 10
the following page. Choose the destination location for the installation files. By default, the installation files are saved in the Program Files folder of User Guide 6 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 11
Deitination Location 5) Click Next to load the following page. The wizard is ready to begin the installation. Figure 2-4 Getting Ready to Install the Software User Guide 7 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 12
7) Wait a moment until the following page is displayed when the installation is completed. Click Finish to exit the wizard. By default, the installation process creates a TP-Link subdirectory under the \Program Files directory on your computer, copies the utility User - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 13
Getting Started Installing the Configuration Utility program into the \Program Files\TP-Link\Easy Smart Configuration Utility directory, and places a utility icon on the computer desktop. Figure 2-6 Finishing Installation User Guide 9 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 14
switches is 30. ●● You can click Help in the left bottom to access the TP-Link support website for more help about the switches, if you have access to the internet. ●● Each time the network environment changes, it is recommended to click Refresh to restart the switch discovery process. User Guide - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 15
version, and firmware version of the switch. 2) Enter a proper device description for the switch according to your needs to distinguish different devices in your network. 3) Configure IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway for the switch. You can either configure the parameters manually or use - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 16
to log into the switch. 1) Input the user name and password. The user name and password are both admin by default. Note: The first time you log in, change the password to better protect your network and devices. 2) (Optional) Check Remember Me to remember the user name and password. User Guide 12 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 17
will be displayed and you can configure the switch on this page. The model and hardware version of the switch that you are configuring are shown in the switch discovery page. ●● When you make changes and click Apply, the switch will save the configurations immediately. ●● If you configure the switch - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 18
Part 2 Managing System CHAPTERS 1. System 2. Configuring System Info 3. Configuring IP 4. Configuring LED (Only for Certain Devices) 5. Managing User Account 6. Backing Up and Restoring 7. Rebooting System 8. Resetting the System 9. Upgrading the Firmware - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 19
Reboot is used to reboot the switch. System Reset System Reset is used to reset the switch to the default setting. Firmware Upgrade To upgrade the firmware is to get more functions and better performance. Go to the website https://www.tp-link.com to download the updated firmware. User Guide 15 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 20
description 2.1 Viewing the System Information Choose the menu System > System Info to load the following page. You can view the basic system information of the switch. Figure 2-1 Viewing the System Summary User Guide 16 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 21
Managing System Configuring System Info 2.2 Specifying the Device Description Choose the menu System > System Info to load the following page. Specify a new device description for the switch, and click Apply. Figure 2-2 Specifying the Device Description User Guide 17 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 22
gateway from the DHCP server in the network. If the switch cannot get IP settings from the DHCP server, it will use the default IP address of 192.168.0.1 and subnet mask of 255.255.255.0. Configuring the System IP Address Manually Choose the menu System > IP Setting to load the following - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 23
System Configuring IP Follow these steps to configure the system IP address manually: 1) Select DHCP setting as Disable from the drop-down list. 2) Specify the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway. IP Address Enter the IP address of the switch. You can use this IP address to access the - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 24
(Only for Certain Devices) Note: LED configuration is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the actual web interface. With this function, you can turn on/off the LED -down list and click Apply. Figure 4-1 Configuring LED On/Off User Guide 20 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 25
to meet the requirement, check the prompt information. Current Password New Password Confirm Password 2) Click Apply. Enter the current password of the switch. By default, the password is admin. Specify a new password for login. Requirement for the password varies among different devices. If your - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 26
the previous configuration. 6.1 Saving the Current Configuration Choose the menu System > Backup and Restore to load the following page. Figure 6-1 Backing Up System Config User Guide 22 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 27
the configuration file. 6.2 Restoring to the Previous Configuration Choose the menu System > Backup and Restore to load the following page. Figure 6-1 Restoring System Config User Guide 23 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 28
Managing System Backing Up and Restoring Follow these steps to restore the switch to the previous configuration: 1) In the System Config Restore section, click Choose File to the Configuration File 2) The following page will be displayed. Figure 6-3 Choosing the Configuration File User Guide 24 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 29
will be displayed. Click Yes to restore the switch to the previous configuration. It will take effect after the switch automatically reboots. Figure 6-4 Being sure to damage, do not power down the switch while the switch is being restored. ●● After being restored, the current configuration of the - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 30
7-1 Rebooting the System Note: ●● It will take a moment to reboot the system. Wait without any operation. ●● To avoid any damage, do not power down the switch while rebooting. User Guide 26 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 31
. Figure 8-1 Resetting the System Follow these steps to reset the switch. 1) Click Reset, and the following page will be displayed. Figure Wait without any operation. ●● To avoid any damage, do not power down the switch during the reset. ●● After the system is reset, it will reboot automatically. - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 32
these steps to upgrade the firmware: 1) Click Choose File to load the following page. Enter the file path of the firmware in the address bar and select the firmware. Click Open. Figure 9-2 Choosing the Firmware 2) The following page will be displayed. Figure 9-3 Choosing the Firmware User Guide 28 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 33
the proper software version matching with your hardware to upgrade. ●● It will take a moment to upgrade the firmware. Wait without any operation. ●● To avoid damage, do not power down the switch while upgrading the firmware. ●● After upgrading, the switch will reboot automatically. User Guide 29 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 34
Part 3 Switching CHAPTERS 1. Switching 2. Configuring Ports 3. Configuring IGMP Snooping 4. Configuring LAG 5. Configuration Example - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 35
Switching Switching 1.1 Overview With the Switching function, you can configure port setting, IGMP Snooping and LAG. 1.2 Supported Features The switch supports the following features about switching: Port Setting You can configure port status, speed, duplex mode, and flow control for ports problems - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 36
Multicast router Source Source Layer 2 switch Layer 2 switch Host A Receiver Host B Host C Receiver Host A Receiver Host B Host C Receiver Multicast packets LAG With LAG (Link Aggregation Group) function, you can aggregate multiple physical ports into a logical interface to increase - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 37
the connected device. The default setting is Auto. It is recommended to select Auto if both ends of the link support auto-negotiation. Actual: Displays the actual working state of the port. Flow Control Config: Select On or Off to enable or disable the Flow Control feature. When Flow Control is - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 38
Click Apply. Note: ●● It is recommended to set the ports on both ends of a link with the same speed and duplex mode. ●● Keep the port that is connected to the management device enabled, or you cannot access the switch. ●● The parameters of the port members in a LAG should be set as the same. User - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 39
Enable or disable Report Message Suppression globally. When enabled, the switch will only forward the first IGMP report message for each group. All port members of a multicast group should be included in the same VLAN. Ports Displays the forwarding port list of the multicast group. User Guide 35 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 40
Switching > LAG to load the following page. Figure 4-1 Configuring LAG Configuring LAG Follow these steps to configure LAG: 1) In the LAG Config section, select an LAG ID and click the ports ports. ●● Ensure that devices on both ends of the aggregation link use the same number of physical ports - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 41
Port 1 Port 4 Port 3 Port 2 Host B Receiver Host C Receiver VLAN 2 Host D Receiver 5.1.2 Configuration Scheme ■■ Add the three member ports and the router port to a VLAN. ■■ Enable IGMP Snooping. Demonstrated with TL-SG1016PE, the following section provides configuration steps. User Guide - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 42
port 4 as a tagged port. Click Apply. Figure 5-2 Configuring 802.1Q VLAN 2) Choose the menu VLAN > 802.1Q VLAN PVID Setting to load the following page. Select port 1, port 2, port 3 and port 4, and specify the PVID as 2 for the ports. Click Apply. Figure 5-3 Configuring 802.1Q PVID User Guide - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 43
. Figure 5-1 Network Topology Port 1 Port 1 Hosts Port 2 Switch A Port 3 Port 2 Port 3 Switch B Servers Demonstrated with TL-SG1016PE, the following section provides configuration steps. The configuration steps are similar for both switches, here we take Switch A for example. User Guide 39 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 44
Switching Configuration Example 5.2.2 Configuration Steps Choose the menu Switching > LAG to load the following page. In the LAG Config section, select Port 1, Port 2 and Port 3 to add to the LAG 1. Click Apply. Figure 5-1 Configuring LAG User Guide 40 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 45
Part 4 Monitoring CHAPTERS 1. Monitoring 2. Viewing Port Statistics 3. Configuring Port Mirror 4. Testing the Cable 5. Configuring Loop Prevention - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 46
the mirrored packets for monitoring and troubleshooting the network. Cable Test The switch provides cable test to diagnose the connection status of the cable connected to the switch and the distance to the problem location, which facilitates you to locate and diagnose the trouble spot of the network - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 47
can click Clear to clear the data, also you can click Refresh to refresh the data. Port Displays the port number of the switch. Status Display whether the port is enabled or disabled. Link Status Displays the link state of the port. TxGoodPkt Displays the number of packets transmitted on the - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 48
Monitoring Viewing Port Statistics Note: ●● The frames with more than 1518 bytes, less than 64 bytes or with bad Frame Check Sequence (FCS) are recorded as BadPkts. ●● Because of the supporting feature of jumbo frame, the frames with more than 1518 bytes and less than 10000 bytes will be recorded - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 49
to your needs, and select one or more mirrored ports. Port Mirror Status Enable or disable the port mirror feature globally. Mirroring Port/ Mirrored Ports Traffic passing through the mirrored ports is mirrored to the mirroring port. Mirrored Mode 2) Click Apply. Select the mirrored mode - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 50
received by the port are not copied to the mirroring port. Egress 2) Click Apply. For each port, with this option enabled, the packets sent by the port are copied to the mirroring port. With this option disabled, the packets sent by the port are not copied to the mirroring port. User Guide 46 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 51
Testing the Cable Follow these steps to test the cable: 1) Select your desired port for test, and click Test. You can also click Test All to test all the cables. 2) Check the test results in the table. Port Displays the port number. Test due to the poor quality of the cable. User Guide 47 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 52
Monitoring Testing the Cable Cable Fault Distance (m) If the connection status is Normal, here displays the length of the cable. If the connection status is Close (or Short), Open or Crosstalk, here displays the length from the port to the trouble spot. User Guide 48 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 53
prevention status as Enable or Disable from the drop-down list. Loop Prevention Enable or disable the loop prevention feature globally. Status 2) Click Apply. User Guide 49 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 54
Part 5 Configuring VLAN CHAPTERS 1. Overview 2. Configuring MTU VLAN 3. Configuring Port Based VLAN 4. Configuring 802.1Q VLAN 5. Configuration Example for 802.1Q VLAN - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 55
supported on the switch: ■■ MTU VLAN MTU VLAN (Multi-Tenant Unit VLAN) defines an uplink port which will build up several VLANs with each of the other ports. Each VLAN contains two ports, the uplink port and one of the other ports in the switch a tagged frame, the switch checks the VID (VLAN ID - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 56
tagged frame. Note: ●● The switch works in one and only one VLAN mode at any time. When a specific VLAN mode is enabled, the other two VLAN modes will be disabled automatically and the corresponding VLAN configuration will be lost. ●● The switch supports up to 32 VLANs simultaneously. User Guide 52 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 57
drop-down list. Select the desired uplink port from the drop-down list. Click Apply. MTU VLAN Status Enable or disable the MTU VLAN mode. Uplink Port Select the desired uplink port from the drop-down list. The uplink port builds up several VLANs with each of the other ports. 2) The following - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 58
Yes. Figure 3-2 Being Sure to Enable Port Based VLAN 3) In the Port Based VLAN Setting section, Select the ID for the VLAN and ports to add to the VLAN. Click Apply. VLAN Select the ID for the VLAN which you want to add ports to. Ports Select the ports to add to the VLAN. User Guide 54 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 59
clicking Delete. Figure 3-3 Verifying the Configuration Result Note: ●● By default, all the ports are added to VLAN 1. ●● Once a port is added to another VLAN, it is deleted from the original VLAN automatically. ●● Once a port is removed from all the other VLANs, it is added to VLAN 1 automatically - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 60
complete the 802.1Q VLAN configuration, follow these steps: 1) Configure the VLAN, including creating a VLAN and adding the ports to the VLAN. 2) Configure the PVID. 4.1 Configuring the VLAN Choose the menu VLAN > 802.1Q VLAN to .1Q VLAN Status Enable or disable the 802.1Q VLAN mode. User Guide 56 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 61
to create a VLAN. Select the untagged port(s) and the tagged port(s) respectively to add to the created VLAN Ports / Untagged Ports Select the ports to add to the VLAN as tagged ports or untagged ports. The unselected ports do not forward frames in the target VLAN. Tagged Ports: Tagged ports - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 62
clicking Delete. Figure 4-3 Verifying the Configuration Result Note: ●● By default, all the ports are added to VLAN 1. ●● The port can be removed from VLAN 1 only when the port is also a member of the other VLANs. ●● Once a port is removed from the current VLANs, it is added to VLAN 1 automatically - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 63
load the following page. Figure 4-4 Configuring 802.1Q PVID Follow these steps to configure the PVID: 1) Select the ports and set the PVID for the ports. PVID Set the PVID for the ports. The PVID ranges from 1 to 4094. 2) Click Apply. Note: ●● The PVID configuration will takes effect only when - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 64
Port 1 Port 3 VLAN 3 Department B Host B1 Host B2 Internet 5.2 Configuration Scheme To implement the above requirements, configure 802.1Q VLAN on both switches. ■■ Create VLAN 2. On Switch A, add port 2 and port 4 to VLAN 2, while on Switch B, add port 1, port 2 and port 4 to VLAN 2. User Guide - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 65
Untagged 3 4 Tagged 1 Switch B 1 Untagged 1 2 Untagged 2 3 Untagged 3 4 Tagged 1 Note: If a port is connected to terminal devices like computers, add the port to the corresponding VLANs as an untagged port, because terminal devices typically do not support VLAN tags. User Guide 61 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 66
TL-SG1016PE, the following section provides configuration steps. The configuration steps on both switches are similar, here we take Switch port 4 to the VLAN as a tagged port. Add port 2 to the VLAN as an untagged port. Click Apply. Figure 5-4 Creating VLAN 2 and Adding Ports to the VLAN User Guide - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 67
untagged port. Click Apply. Figure 5-5 Creating VLAN 3 and Adding Ports to the VLAN 5) Choose the menu VLAN > 802.1Q VLAN PVID Setting to load the following page. Set the PVID of port 2 as 2 and click Apply. Set the PVID of port 3 as 3 and click Apply. Figure 5-6 Configuring 802.1Q PVID User Guide - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 68
Part 6 Configuring QoS CHAPTERS 1. QoS 2. Configuring Basic QoS 3. Configuring Bandwidth Control 4. Configuring Storm Control 5. Configuration Example for Basic QoS - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 69
services to certain types of traffic. 1.2 Supported Features With the QoS feature, You can configure QoS Basic, Bandwidth Control and Storm Control on the switch traffic rate and egress traffic rate on each port via configuring the available bandwidth of each port. In this way, the network bandwidth - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 70
supported on the switch: Port Based, 802.1P Based and DSCP Based (DSCP/802.1P Based). ■■ Port Based The port based QoS mode supports Type of Service) field in 16-31; Medium=32-47; Highest=48-63). In this mode, the switch prioritizes packets with IP header based on DSCP priority first. Then, the switch - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 71
. Click Apply. QoS Mode Select the QoS mode. Port Based: In port based mode, the switch prioritizes packets according to their ingress ports, regardless of the packet field or type. 2) In the Port Based Priority Setting section, select the desired ports and specify the priority queue for the - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 72
Highest = 48-63). The switch prioritizes packets with IP header based on DSCP priority first. Then, the switch prioritizes packets with VLAN tag but without IP header based on the PRI field. Finally, the switch prioritizes packets without VLAN tag or IP header based on port priority. User Guide 68 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 73
. You can select a rate from the drop-down list or select "Manual" to set egress rate, the system will automatically select integral multiple of 64Kbps that is closest to the rate you entered as the real egress rate. LAG 2) Click Apply. Displays the LAG which the port belongs to. User Guide 69 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 74
port automatically. ●● When egress rate is set for one or more ports, it is recommended to disable the flow control on each port to ensure the switch works normally. ●● For ports in the same LAG, bandwidth control should be configured the same to ensure a successful port aggregation. User Guide - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 75
control: 1) Select the desired ports and configure the upper rate port. Rate (Kbps) Specify the upper rate limit for receiving the specified packet on the port. The packet traffic exceeding the bandwidth will be discarded. LAG 2) Click Apply. Displays the LAG the port belongs to. User Guide - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 76
storm control feature and the ingress rate control feature cannot be enabled at the same time. If you enable storm control for a port, ingress rate control will be disabled for that port automatically. ●● For ports in the same LAG, storm control should be configured the same to ensure a successful - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 77
Router Port 1 Port 3 Port 2 Switch A RD Dept. Marketing Dept. 5.2 Configuration Scheme To implement this requirement, you can configure QoS in port port based mode. 1) Enable port based mode. 2) Map port 1 and port 2 to different priorities queues. Demonstrated with TL - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 78
5-2 Configuring Basic QoS in Port Based Mode 2) In the Port Based Priority Setting section, Set the priority queue for port 1 as 1(Lowest) and click Apply. Set the priority queue for port 2 as 4(Highest) and click Apply. Figure 5-3 Setting Different Priorities for Port 1 and Port 2 User Guide 74 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 79
Part 7 Configuring PoE (Only for Certain Devices) CHAPTERS 1. Overview 2. Configuring PoE 3. Configuring PoE Auto Recovery 4. Appendix: Default Parameters - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 80
devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the datasheet. ●● PoE configuration is only available on certain devices. To check whether your device supports this feature, refer to the non-standard PDs. Only standard PDs can be powered via TP-Link PoE switches. User Guide 76 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 81
ports. A port can supply power to the PD when its status is enable. PoE Priority Select the priority level for the corresponding port. When the supply power exceeds the system power limit, the switch will power off PDs on low-priority ports to ensure stable running of other PDs. User Guide - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 82
is 30 W. Manual: You can enter a value manually. Displays the real-time power supply of the port. Displays the real-time current of the port. Displays the real-time voltage of the port. Displays the class which the linked PD belongs to. Displays real-time power status of the port. User Guide 78 - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 83
Recovery 3 Configuring PoE Auto Recovery With PoE Auto Recovery enabled, the switch detects the link status between the ports and connected PDs. The switch pings the IP addresses of PDs constantly. If a PD loses connection, the switch will reboot it automatically. Choose the menu PoE > PoE Auto - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 84
how long the switch waits for the connected PD's rebooting before the switch starts to ping the switch fails to get the ping response from the PD on the port, the switch will retry until the number of ping failures reaches the threshold, then the switch reboots the PD. Specify how soon the switch - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 85
Default Settings of PoE Config Parameter Global Config System Power Limit Port Config PoE Status Startup Delay Interval Default Setting 150.0 W Enabled of PoE Auto Recovery Parameter Global Config PoE Auto Recovery Port Config Ping IP Address Startup Delay Interval Failure Threshold Break - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 86
Part 8 Searching Help CHAPTERS 1. Help 2. Searching Online Help 3. Viewing Information About the Utility - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 87
Online Help You can access the TP-Link support website and get the online user guide for the Easy Smart Configuration Utility (the latest copy of this manual) and the products. About You can view the information about the utility, including the switch models supported by the utility, the version of - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 88
Online Help Choose the menu Help > Help to load the following page. You can click Online Help to access the TP-Link support website and get the online user guide for the Easy Smart Configuration Utility (the latest copy of this manual) and the products. Figure 2-1 Searching Online Help User - TP-Link TL-SG1218MPE | Easy Smart Configuration UtilityUN User Guide - Page 89
supported by the utility, the version of the utility software, and copyright information. Note: Supported switch models vary among different software versions. To check which models the utility supports, refer to the actual web interface. Figure 3-1 Viewing Information About the Utility User Guide
User Guide
Easy Smart Configuration Utility
1910012770
REV5.1.0
May 2020