TP-Link TL-SG2216 TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide

TP-Link TL-SG2216 Manual

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    TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424 Gigabit Smart Switch Rev: 1.0.0 1910010666
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    TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. Copyright © 2012 TP-LINK TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. All rights reserved. http://www.tp-link.com FCC STATEMENT This equipment has been tested if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
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    IV
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    Config ...16 4.3 System Tools ...17 4.3.1 Config Restore 17 4.3.2 Config Backup 18 4.3.3 Firmware Upgrade 18 4.3.4 System Reboot 19 4.3.5 System Reset 19 4.4 Access Security ...20 4.4.1 Access Control 20 Chapter 5 Switching...22 5.1 Port ...22 5.1.1 Port Config ...22 5.1.2 Port Mirror ...23
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    34 5.4.2 Static Address 35 5.4.3 Dynamic Address 36 5.4.4 Filtering Address 38 Chapter 6 VLAN...40 6.1 802.1Q VLAN...41 6.1.1 VLAN Config ...43 6.1.2 Port Config ...45 6.2 Application Example for 802.1Q VLAN 47 Chapter 7 Spanning Tree ...49 7.1 STP Config ...54 7.1.1 STP Config...54 7.1.2 STP
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    8.2 Multicast Filter...79 8.2.1 IP-Range...80 8.2.2 Port Filter ...80 8.3 Packet Statistics...82 Chapter 9 QoS...84 9.1 DiffServ ...87 9.1.1 Port Priority ...87 9.1.2 Schedule Mode 88 9.1.3 802. 11.2.4 Backup Log ...113 11.3 Device Diagnose...114 11.3.1 Cable Test ...114 11.3.2 Loopback ...115 VII
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    11.4 Network Diagnose ...115 11.4.1 Ping...115 11.4.2 Tracert...116 Appendix A: Specifications ...118 Appendix B: Configuring the PCs 119 Appendix C: Glossary...121 VIII
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    The following items should be found in your box:  One Gigabit Smart Switch  One power cord  Two mounting brackets and other fittings  Installation Guide  Resource CD for TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424 Switch, including:  This User Guide  Other Helpful Information Note: Make sure that the package
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    Chapter 1 About this Guide This User Guide contains information for setup and management of TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424 Gigabit Smart Switch. Please read this guide carefully before operation. 1.1 Intended Readers This Guide is intended for network managers familiar with IT concepts and network
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    security. This module is used to configure basic functions of the switch. Here mainly introduces:  Port: Configure the basic features for the port.  LAG: Configure Link Aggregation Group. LAG is to combine a number of ports together to make a single high-bandwidth data path.  Traffic Monitor
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    introduces:  System Monitor: Monitor the memory and CPU of the switch.  Log: View configuration parameters on the switch.  Device Diagnose: Test the connection status of the cable connected to the switch, test if the port of the switch and the connected device are available.  Network Diagnose
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    the TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424 Gigabit Smart Switch! 2.1 Overview of the Switch Designed for workgroups and departments, TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424 from TP-LINK provides wire-speed performance and full set of layer 2 management features. It provides a variety of service features and multiple powerful functions
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    its corresponding Speed and Duplex mode on Switching→Port→Port Config page. For 100M module, please select 100MFD while select 1000MFD for gigabit module. By default, the Speed and Duplex mode of SFP port is 1000MFD.  LEDs Name Power System 1000Mbps Link/Act Status On Flashing Off On Flashing
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    Figure 2-3 Rear Panel of TL-SG2216 Figure 2-4 Rear Panel of TL-SG2424  Grounding Terminal: TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424 already comes with Lightning Protection Mechanism. You can also ground the Switch through the PE (Protecting Earth) cable of AC cord or with Ground Cable.  AC Power Socket: Connect the
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    default address http://192.168.0.1 in the address field of the browser, then press the Enter key. Figure 3-1 Web-browser Tips: To log in to the Switch, the IP the Switch. The IP address is 192.168.0.x ("x" is any number from 2 to 254), Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0. For the detailed instructions as
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    3-3 Main Setup-Menu Note: Clicking Apply can only make the new configurations effective before the switch is rebooted. If you want to keep the configurations effective even the switch is rebooted, please click Saving Config. You are suggested to click Saving Config before cutting off the power or
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    Time, Daylight Saving Time and System IP pages. 4.1.1 System Summary On this page you can view the port connection status and the system information. The port status diagram shows the working status of 16 10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 ports and 2 SFP ports of the switch. Choose the menu System→System Info
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    the speed of 100Mbps. When the cursor moves on the port, the detailed information of the port will be displayed.  Port Info Figure 4-2 Port Information Port: Type: Rate: Status: Displays the port number of the switch. Displays the type of the port. Displays the maximum transmission rate of the
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    contact information. 4.1.3 System Time System Time is the time displayed while the switch is running. On this page you can configure the system time and the settings here will be used for other time-based functions. You can manually set the system time or synchronize with PC's clock as the system
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    with PC'S Clock: When this option is selected, you can set the date and time manually. When this option is selected, the administrator PC's clock is utilized. Note: The system time will be restored to the default when the switch is restarted and you need reconfigure the system time of the
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    . 2. When enable the DST, the default daylight saving time is of European in predefined mode. 4.1.5 System IP Each device in the network possesses a unique IP Address. You can log on to the Web management page to operate the switch using this IP Address. The switch supports three modes to obtain an
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    is created and set to be the Management VLAN, you may have to reconnect the management station to a port that is a member of the Management VLAN. Enter the system IP of the switch. The default system IP is 192.168.0.1 and you can change it appropriate to your needs. Enter the subnet mask of the
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    view the settings without the right to configure the switch; the admin can configure all the functions of the switch. The Web management pages contained in this guide are subject to the admin's login without any Enable/Disable the user configuration. Password: Type a password for users' login. 16
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    System Tools The System Tools function, allowing you to manage the configuration file of the switch, can be implemented on Config Restore, Config Backup, Firmware Upgrade, System Reboot and System Reset pages. 4.3.1 Config Restore On this page you can upload a backup configuration file to restore
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    . Please wait without any operation. 4.3.3 Firmware Upgrade The switch system can be upgraded via the Web management page. To upgrade the system is to get more functions and better performance. Go to http://www.tp-link.com to download the updated firmware. Choose the menu System→System Tools
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    Figure 4-12 Firmware Upgrade Note: 1. Don't interrupt the upgrade. 2. Please select the proper rebooting. 4.3.5 System Reset On this page you can reset the switch to the default. All the settings will be cleared after the switch is reset. Choose the menu System→System Tools→System Reset to load the
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    Note: After the system is reset, the switch will be reset to the default and all the settings will be cleared. 4.4 Access Security Access Security provides different security measures for the remote login so as to enhance the configuration
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    option to limit the MAC Address of the users for login.  Port-based: Select this option to limit the ports for login. These fields can be available for configuration only when IP-based mode is selected. Only the users within the IP-range you set here are allowed for login. MAC Address: The field
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    for a long time can reduce the power consumption effectively. And you can enable the port when it is in need. The parameters will affect the working mode of the port, please set the parameters appropriate to your needs. Choose the menu Switching→Port→Port Config to load the following page. Figure
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    from one/multiple ports (mirrored port) to a specific port (mirroring port). Usually, the mirroring port is connected to a data diagnose device, which is used to analyze the mirrored packets for monitoring and troubleshooting the network. Choose the menu Switching→Port→Port Mirror to load the
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    the mirror mode. The value will be "Ingress" or "Egress". Displays the mirrored ports. Click Edit to configure the mirror group. Click Edit to display the following figure. Figure 5-3 Mirroring Port The following entries are displayed on this screen.  Mirror Group Number: Select the mirror
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    to generate the cheating MAC address and quickly occupy the MAC Address Table. When the MAC Address Table is full, the switch will broadcast the packets to all the ports. At this moment, the attacker can obtain the network information via various sniffers and attacks. When the MAC Address Table is
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    cleared after the switch is rebooted.  Permanent: When Permanent mode is selected, the learned MAC address will be out of the influence of the aging time and can only be deleted manually. The learned entries will be saved even the switch is rebooted. Select Enable/Disable the Port Security feature
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    that are not on its forward portlist. Choose the menu "Switching→Port→Port Isolation" to load the following page. Figure 5-5 Port Isolation The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Port Isolation Config Port: Forward Portlist: Select the port number to set its forwardlist. Select the
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    to 8000Mbps (2000Mbps * 4) because the bandwidth of each member port is 2000Mbps counting the up-linked speed of 1000Mbps and the down-linked speed of 1000Mbps. 2. The traffic load of the LAG will be balanced among the ports according to the Aggregate Arithmetic. If the connections of one or several
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    , which results in choosing a port to transfer the packets.  SRC MAC + DST MAC: When this option is selected, the Aggregate Arithmetic will apply to the source and destination MAC addresses of the packets.  SRC IP + DST IP: When this option is selected, the Aggregate Arithmetic will apply to the
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    Summary and Traffic Statistics pages. 5.3.1 Traffic Summary Traffic Summary screen displays the traffic information of each port, which facilitates you to monitor the traffic and analyze the network abnormity. Choose the menu Switching→Traffic Monitor→Traffic Summary to load the following page. 30
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    Rate: Enter a value in seconds to specify the refresh interval.  Traffic Summary Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Port: Displays the port number. Packets Rx: Displays the number of packets received on the
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    5.3.2 Traffic Statistics Traffic Statistics screen displays the detailed traffic information of each port, which facilitates you to monitor the traffic and locate faults promptly. Choose the menu Switching→Traffic Monitor→Traffic Statistics to load the following page. Figure 5-10 Traffic Statistics
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    MAC address of the packets. Address Table contains the port-based MAC address information, which is the base for the switch to forward packets quickly. The entries in the Address Table can be updated by auto-learning or configured manually. Most the entries are generated and updated by auto
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    the filtering address entries only.  Address Table MAC Address: VLAN ID: Port: Type: Aging Status: Displays the MAC address learned by the switch. Displays the corresponding VLAN ID of the MAC address. Displays the corresponding Port number of the MAC address. Displays the Type of the MAC
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    removed manually, independent of the aging time. In the stable networks, the static MAC address entries can facilitate the switch to ID: Enter the VLAN ID number of your desired entry.  Port: Enter the Port number of your desired entry.  Static Address Table Select: Select the entry
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    Aging Status of the MAC address. Note: 1. If the corresponding port number of the MAC address is not correct, or the connected port (or the device) has been changed, the switch can not be forward the packets correctly. Please reset the static address entry appropriately. 2. If the MAC address of
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    statically. It is multi-optional. Displays the dynamic MAC Address. Displays the corresponding VLAN ID of the MAC address. Displays the corresponding port number of the MAC address. Displays the Type of the MAC address. Displays the Aging Status of the MAC address. Click the Bind button to
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    switch. It is recommended to keep the default value. 5.4.4 Filtering Address The filtering address is to forbid the undesired packets to be forwarded. The filtering address can be added or removed manually on all the ports in the corresponding VLAN. Choose the menu Switching→MAC Address→Filtering
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    address. It is multi-optional. MAC Address: Displays the filtering MAC Address. VLAN ID: Displays the corresponding VLAN ID. Port: Here the symbol "__" indicates no specified port. Type: Displays the Type of the MAC address. Aging Status: Displays the Aging Status of the MAC address. Note
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    occupy plenty of bandwidth resources, causing potential serious security problems. A Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) is a physical network segments. This switch supports 802.1Q VLAN to classify VLANs. VLAN tags in the packets are necessary for the switch to identify packets of different
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    a packet belongs. When the switch receives an un-VLAN-tagged packet, it will encapsulate a VLAN tag with the default VLAN ID of the inbound port for the packet, and the packet will be assigned to the default VLAN of the inbound port for transmission. In this User Guide, the tagged packet refers to
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    rule is UNTAG. The PVID can be set as the VID number of any VLAN the port belongs to.  PVID PVID (Port Vlan ID) is the default VID of the port. When the switch receives an un-VLAN-tagged packet, it will add a VLAN tag to the packet according to the PVID of its received
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    the following page. Figure 6-3 VLAN Table To ensure the normal communication of the factory switch, the default VLAN of all ports is set to VLAN1. The Web Management Page of switch can only be accessed through the ports in VLAN1. VLAN1 can not be modified or deleted. The following entries are
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    Select: Port: Link Type: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding entry based on the port number you entered. Select the desired port to be a member of VLAN or leave it blank. It's multi-optional. Displays the port number. Displays the Link Type of the port. It can be reset on Port
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    the Egress Rule for the VLAN port member. The default egress rule is UNTAG.  TAG: All packets forwarded by the port are tagged. The packets contain VLAN information.  UNTAG: Packets forwarded by the port Displays the LAG to which the port belongs. 6.1.2 Port Config Before creating the 802.1Q
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    Link Type from the pull-down list for the port.  ACCESS: The ACCESS port can be added in a single VLAN, and the egress rule of the port is UNTAG. The PVID is same as the current VLAN ID. If the current VLAN is deleted, the PVID will be set to 1 by default.  TRUNK: The TRUNK port
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    each other.  Network Diagram  Configuration Procedure  Configure Switch A Step 1 Operation Description Configure the Required. On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→Port Config page, configure Link Type of the the link type of Port 2, Port 3 and Port 4 as ACCESS, TRUNK and ports ACCESS respectively 47
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    its VLANID as 20, owning Port 3 and Port 4.  Configure Switch B Step 1 2 3 Operation Description Configure the Required. On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→Port Config page, configure Link Type of the the link type of Port 7, Port 6 and Port 8 as ACCESS, TRUNK and ports ACCESS respectively. Create VLAN10
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    network segment or switch. Port Priority: The port priority can be set to a value in the range of 0~255. The lower value priority has the higher priority. The port with the higher priority has more chance to be chosen as the root port. Path Cost: Indicates the parameter for choosing the link path by
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    is used to test the links. Max. Age: Max. Age ranges from 6 to 40 seconds. It specifies the maximum time the switch can wait without Generation  In the beginning In the beginning, each switch regards itself as the root, and generates a configuration BPDU for each port on it as a root, with the root
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    2 If the priority of the BPDU is higher than that of the BPDU of the port itself, the switch replaces the BPDU of the port with the received one and compares it with those of other ports on the switch to obtain the one with the highest priority.  Selecting the root bridge Table 7-1 Comparing
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    data and the designated port of the upstream switch begins to forward data.  The condition for the designated port to transit its port state rapidly: The designated port is an edge port or connecting to a point-to-point link. If the designated port is an edge port, it can directly transit
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    only difference is that the BPDU for MSTP carry the MSTP configuration information on the switches.  Port States In an MSTP, ports can be in the following four states:  Forwarding: In this status the port can receive/forward data, receive/send BPDU packets as well as learn MAC address.  Learning
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    Tree module is mainly for spanning tree configuration of the switch, including four submenus: STP Config, Port Config, MSTP Instance and STP Security. 7.1 STP Config The STP Config function, for global configuration of spanning trees on the switch, can be implemented on STP Config and STP Summary
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    congestions to be falsely regarded as link problems. A too large max age parameter result in the switches unable to find the link problems in time, which in turn handicaps spanning trees being regenerated in time and makes the network less adaptive. The default value is recommended. 4. If the TxHold
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    for Spanning Tree function. Choose the menu Spanning Tree→STP Config→STP Summary to load the following page. 7.2 Port Config Figure 7-5 STP Summary On this page you can configure the parameters of the ports for CIST Choose the menu Spanning Tree→Port Config to load the following page. 56
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    port number of the switch. Select Enable /Disable STP function for the desired port. Enter a value from 0 to 240 divisible by 16. Port priority is an important criterion on determining if the port connected to this port link status. If the two ports in the P2P link are root port or designated port,
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    your network. 2. All the links of ports in a LAG can be configured as point-to-point links. 3. When the link of a port is configured as a point-to-point link, the spanning tree instances owning this port are configured as point-to-point links. If the physical link of a port is not a point-to-point
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    Figure 7-7 Region Config The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Region Config Region Name: Revision: Create a name for MST region identification using up to 32 characters. Enter the revision from 0 to 65535 for MST region identification. 7.3.2 Instance Config Instance
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    switch. Select Enable/Disable the instance. Enter the priority of the switch in the instance. It is an important criterion on determining if the switch GVRP, please refer to GVRP function page. 7.3.3 Instance Port Config A port can play different roles in different spanning tree instance. On this
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    its priority and path cost. It is multi-optional. Displays the port number of the switch. Enter the priority of the port in the instance. It is an important criterion on determining if the port connected to this port will be chosen as the root port. Path Cost is used to choose the path and calculate
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    to enable corresponding protection feature for the qualified ports.  Loop Protect In a stable network, a switch maintains the states of ports by receiving and processing BPDU packets from the upstream switch. However, when link congestions or link failures occurred to the network, a down stream
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    and stops forwarding packets (as if it is disconnected from the link). The port resumes the normal state if it does not receive any configuration BPDU enabled on the switch, the switch shuts down the edge ports that receive BPDUs and reports these cases to the administrator. If a port is shut down,
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    you entered. Select the desired port for port protect configuration. It is multi-optional. Displays the port number of the switch. Loop Protect is to prevent the loops in the network brought by recalculating STP because of link failures and network congestions. Root Protect is to prevent wrong
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    Protect is enabled for the port on Port Protect page, the TC default value is 5. 7.5 Application Example for STP Function  Network Requirements  Switch A, B, C, D and E all support MSTP function.  A is the central switch.  B and C are switches in the convergence layer. D, E and F are switches
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    MSTP version. On Spanning Tree→STP Config→Port Config page, enable MSTP function for the port. 3 Configure the region name and On Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Region the revision of MST region Config page, configure the region as TP-LINK and keep the default revision setting. 4 Configure VLAN-to
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    MSTP version. On Spanning Tree→STP Config→Port Config page, enable MSTP function for the port. 3 Configure the region name and On Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Region the revision of MST region Config page, configure the region as TP-LINK and keep the default revision setting. 4 Configure VLAN-to
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    106), the blue paths in the following figure are connected links; the gray paths are the blocked links.  Suggestion for Configuration  Enable TC Protect function for all the ports of switches.  Enable Root Protect function for all the ports of root bridges.  Enable Loop Protect function for the
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    users requiring this information is not certain, unicast and broadcast deliver a low efficiency. Multicast solves this problem. It can deliver a high efficiency to send data in the point to multi-point service, which can save large bandwidth and reduce the network load. In multicast, the packets are
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    in the local network only Table 8-1 Range of the special multicast IP 2. Multicast MAC Address: When a unicast packet is transmitted in an the destination address should be a group port list, so the switch will duplicate this multicast data and deliver each port one copy. The general format of the
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    yet, it will be added to the router port list with its router port time specified; if the receiving port is already a router port, its router port time will be directly reset. When receiving IGMP group-specific-query message, the switch will send the group-specific query message to the members of
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    from the router port, it will consider this port is not a router port any more. The default value is 300 seconds. Member Port Time: Within the time, if the switch does not receive IGMP report message from the member port, it will consider this port is not a member port any more. The default value is
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    IGMP Snooping Status Description: Member: Displays IGMP Snooping status. Displays the member of the corresponding status. 8.1.2 Port Config On this page you can configure the IGMP feature for ports of the switch. Choose the menu Multicast→IGMP Snooping→Port Config to load the following page. 73
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    . If Fast Leave is enabled for a port, the Switch will immediately remove this port from the multicast group upon receiving IGMP leave messages. Displays the LAG number which the port belongs to. Note: 1. Fast Leave on the port is effective only when the host supports IGMPv2 or IGMPv3. 2. When both
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    from the router port, it will consider this port is not a router port any more. Member Port Time: Specify the aging time of the member port. Within this time, if the switch doesn't receive IGMP report message from the member port, it will consider this port is not a member port any more. Leave
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    multicast information and deliver each VLAN owning a receiver one copy. This mode wastes a lot of bandwidth. The problem above can be solved by configuring a multicast VLAN. By adding switch ports to the multicast VLAN and enabling IGMP Snooping, you can make users in different VLANs share the same
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    VLAN ID of the multicast VLAN. Router Port Time: Specify the aging time of the router port. Within this time, if the switch doesn't receive IGMP query message from the router port, it will consider this port is not a router port any more. Member Port Time: Specify the aging time of the member
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    the link type of the router ports as TRUNK or configure the egress rule as tagged GENERAL. 3 Configure parameters for Optional. Enable and configure a multicast VLAN on the multicast VLAN Multicast→IGMP Snooping→Multicast VLAN page. It is recommended to keep the default time parameters
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    with the VLAN ID 3, 4 and 5 respectively, and specify the description of VLAN3 as Multicast VLAN on VLAN→802.1Q VLAN page. 2 Configure ports On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN function pages. For port 3, configure its link type as GENERAL and its egress rule as TAG, and add it to VLAN3, VLAN4 and VLAN5. For
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    the multicast address table; if the port can not be added to the multicast group, the switch will drop the IGMP report message. In that way, the multicast streams will not be transmitted to this port, which allows you to control hosts joining the multicast group. 8.2.1 IP-Range On this page you can
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    configuration on IP-Range page together to function to implement multicast filter function on the switch. Choose the menu Multicast→Multicast Filter→Port Filter to load the following page. Figure 8-9 Port Filter The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Port Filter Config Port Select
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    →Multicast Filter→IP-Range page. 2 Configure multicast filter Optional. Configure multicast filter rules for ports on rules for ports Multicast→Multicast Filter→Port Filter page. 8.3 Packet Statistics On this page you can view the multicast data traffic on each port of the switch, which
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    Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Port: Displays the port number of the switch. Query Packet: Displays the number of query packets the port received. Report Packet (V1): Displays the number of IGMPv1 report packets
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    congested, the problem that many packets compete for resources must be solved, usually in the way of queue scheduling. The switch supports four schedule modes: SP, WRR, SP+WRR and Equ.  Priority Mode This switch implements three priority modes based on port, on 802.1P and on DSCP. By default, the
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    switch processes untagged packets based on the default priority mode. 3. DSCP Priority Figure 9-3 IP datagram As shown in the figure above, the ToS (Type of Service) in an IP non-IP datagram are mapped based on port priority mode.  Schedule Mode When the network is congested, the problem that many
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    each queue and every queue can be assured of a certain service time. The weight value indicates the occupied proportion of the default weight value ratio of TC0, TC1, TC2 and TC3 is 1:2:4:8. Figure 9-5 WRR-Mode 3. SP+WRR-Mode: Strict-Priority + Weight Round Robin Mode. In this mode, this switch
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    the packets according to specified scheduling algorithms to implement QoS function. This switch implements three priority modes based on port, on 802.1P and on DSCP, and supports four queue scheduling algorithms. The port priorities are labeled as CoS0, CoS1... CoS7. The DiffServ function can be
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    Description 1 Select the port priority Required. On QoS→DiffServ→Port Priority page, configure the port priority. 2 Configure the On this page you can select a schedule mode for the switch. When the network is congested, the problem that many packets compete for resources must be solved, usually
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    priority mode. The untagged packets are mapped based on port priority mode. Choose the menu QoS→DiffServ→802.1P IP datagram with 802.1Q tag are mapped to different priority levels based on 802.1P priority mode if 8021.1P Priority mode is enabled; the untagged non-IP datagram are mapped based on port
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    DSCP Priority Config DSCP Priority: Select Enable or Disable DSCP Priority.  Priority Level DSCP: Indicates the priority determined by the DS region of IP datagram. It ranges from 0 to 63. Priority: Indicates the 802.1P priority the packets with tag are mapped to. The priorities are labeled
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    for Rate configuration. It is multi-optional. Displays the port number of the Switch. Configure the bandwidth for receiving packets on the port. You can select a rate from the dropdown list or select "Manual" to set Ingress rate, the system will automatically select integral multiple of 64Kbps that
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    the storm control-enabled port, storm control feature will be disabled for this port. 2. W hen selecting "Manual" to set Ingress/Egress ports, you are suggested to disable the flow control on each port to ensure the switch works normally. 9.2.2 Storm Control Storm Control function allows the switch
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    : Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select: Select the desired port for Storm Control configuration. It is multi-optional. Port: Displays the port number of the Switch. Broadcast (bps): Rate Mulitcast (bps): Rate UL-Framce
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    Management Protocol) has gained the most extensive application on the UDP/IP networks. SNMP provides a management frame to monitor and maintain the . Figure 10-1 Relationship among SNMP Network Elements  SNMP Versions This switch supports SNMP v3, and is compatible with SNMP 1 and SNMP v2c. The
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    different management rights via the Read View, Write View and Notify View. 3. Create SNMP User The User is configured in a SNMP Group can manage the switch via the client program on 95
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    for SNMP Management Station to access the SNMP Agent, functioning as the password. SNMP module is used to configure the SNMP function of the switch, including three submenus: SNMP Config, Notification and RMON. 10.1 SNMP Config The SNMP Config can be implemented on the Global Config, SNMP View, SNMP
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    10.1.2 SNMP View The OID (Object Identifier) of the SNMP packets is used to describe the managed objects of the switch, and the MIB (Management Information Base) is the set of the OIDs. The SNMP View is created for the SNMP management station to manage MIB
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    Choose the menu SNMP→SNMP Config→SNMP Group to load the following page. Figure 10-5 SNMP Group The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Group Config Group Name: Security Model: Security Level: Read View: Enter the SNMP Group name. The Group Name, Security Model and Security Level
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    in the entry and click the Modify button to apply. Note: Every Group should contain a Read View. The default Read View is viewDefault. 10.1.4 SNMP User The User in a SNMP Group can manage the switch via the management station software. The User and its Group have the same security level and access
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    Select the Authentication Mode for the SNMP v3 User.  None: No authentication method is used.  MD5: The port authentication is performed via HMAC-MD5 algorithm.  SHA: The port authentication is performed via SHA (Secure Hash Algorithm). This authentication mode has a higher security than MD5 mode
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    the Edit button to modify the MIB View and the Access right of the Community, and then click the Modify button to apply. Note: The default MIB View of SNMP Community is viewDefault. 101
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    page, enable SNMP function globally. Required. On the SNMP→SNMP Config→SNMP View page, create SNMP View of the management agent. The default View Name is viewDefault and the default OID is 1. Required. On the SNMP→SNMP Config→SNMP Group page, create SNMP Group for SNMPv3 and specify SNMP Views with
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    sent to inform the management station and ask for the reply. The switch will resend the inform request if it doesn't get the response from the number of the UDP port used to send notifications. The UDP port functions with the IP address for the notification sending. The default is 162. Enter the
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    the corresponding management station. Displays the IP Address of the management host. Displays the UDP port used to send notifications. Displays the traffic between management station and managed agent.  RMON Group This switch supports the following four RMON Groups defined on the RMON standard (
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    Group is set to monitor the statistic of alarm variables on the specific ports. Alarm Group is configured to monitor the specific alarm variables. When the variable exceeds the threshold, an alarm event is generated, which triggers the switch to act in the set way. The RMON Groups can be configured
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    Status: Select Enable/Disable the corresponding sampling entry. 10.3.2 Event Config On this page, you can configure the RMON events. Choose the menu SNMP→RMON→Event Config to load the following page. Figure 10-10 Event Config The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Event Table
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    entry for configuration. Index: Displays the index number of the entry. Variable: Select the alarm variables form the pull-sown list. Port: Select the port on which the Alarm entry acts. Sample Type: Rising Threshold: Specify the sampling method for the selected variable and comparing the
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    Interval: Owner: Status: Enter the alarm interval time in seconds. Enter the name of the device or user that defined the entry. Select Enable/Disable the corresponding alarm entry. Note: When alarm variables exceed the Threshold on the same direction continuously for several times, an alarm event
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    Log: View the configuration parameters of the switch and find out the errors via the Logs. (3) Cable Test: Test the connection status of the cable to locate and diagnose the trouble spot of the network. (4) Loopback: Test whether the ports of the switch and its peer device are available. (5) Network
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    can record, classify and manage the system information effectively, providing powerful support for network administrator to monitor network operation and diagnose malfunction. The Logs of switch are classified into the following eight levels. Severity emergencies alerts critical errors warnings
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    Local Log, Remote Log and Backup Log pages. 11.2.1 Log Table The switch supports logs output to two directions, namely, log buffer and log file. The information in log buffer will be lost after the switch is rebooted or powered off whereas the information in log file will be kept effective even the
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    Log Local Log is the log information saved in switch. By default, all system logs are saved in log buffer and output. Status: Enable/Disable the channel. 11.2.3 Remote Log Remote log feature enables the switch to send system logs to the Log Server. Log Server is to centralize the system logs
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    Index: Displays the index of the log host. The switch supports 4 log hosts. Host IP: Configure the IP for the log host. UDP Port: Displays the UDP port used for receiving/sending log information. Here we use the standard port 514. Severity: Specify the severity level of the log information
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    cable connected to the switch, which facilitates you to locate and diagnose the trouble spot of the network. Choose the menu Maintenance→Device Diagnose→Cable Test to load the following page. Figure 11-7 Cable Test The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Cable Test Port: Pair: Status
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    connected to the port of the switch is available  Loopback Port Loopback Port: Test: Select the desired port for loopback test. Click the Test button to start the loopback test for the port. 11.4 Network Diagnose This switch provides Ping test and Tracert test functions for network diagnose
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    The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Ping Config Destination IP: Enter the IP address of the destination node for Ping test. Ping Times: Enter the amount of times to send test data during Ping testing. The default value is recommended. Data Size: Enter the size of the sending
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    Figure 11-10 Tracert The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Tracert Config Destination IP: Enter the IP address of the destination device. Max Hop: Specify the maximum number of the route hops the test data can pass through. Return to CONTENTS 117
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    : 10Mbps HD,20Mbps FD Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps HD,200Mbps FD Gigabit Ethernet: 2000Mbps FD 10Base-T: UTP/STP of Cat. 3 or Power, System,1000Mbps, Link/Act Transmission Method Store and Forward Packets Forwarding Rate 10BASE-T:14881pps/port 100BASE-TX:148810pps/port 1000Base-T:1488095pps/port
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    B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we'll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows 2000. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter's manual if necessary. 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel
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    5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default. 6) Select Use the following IP address. And the following items will be available. If the switch's IP address is 192.168.0.1, specify IP address as 192.168.0.x (x is from 2 to 254), and
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    IP address information, the address of the TFTP server that contains the devices system files, and the name of the boot file. Class of Service (CoS) CoS is supported the port default, the packet's priority bit (in the VLAN tag), TCP/UDP port number, or DSCP priority bit. Differentiated Services Code
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    Mirroring A method whereby data on a target port is mirrored to a monitor port for troubleshooting with a logic analyzer or RMON probe. This allows data on the target port to be studied unobstructively. Port Trunk Defines a network link aggregation and trunking method which specifies how to create
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    for any loops. A loop can often occur in complicated or backup linked network systems. Spanning Tree detects and directs data along the shortest switched communications. It uses IP as the underlying transport mechanism to provide access to IP-like services. UDP packets are delivered just like IP
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TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424
Gigabit Smart Switch
Rev: 1.0.0
1910010666