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TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424 Gigabit Smart Switch Rev: 1.0.0 1910010666 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 2
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 with the instruction manual, may cause cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 3
IV - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 4
4.2.1 User Table...15 4.2.2 User 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 5
Table 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 6
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 7
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 8
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 9
-SG2424 Gigabit Smart Switch without any explanation. Tips: The two devices of TL-SG2216 and TL-SG2424 are sharing this User Guide. For simplicity, we will take TL-SG2216 for example throughout the configuration chapters. TL-SG2216 and TL-SG2424 just differ in the number of LED indicators and ports - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 10
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: Monitor the traffic of each port MAC Address: Configure the address table of the switch. This module is used to configure VLANs to - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 11
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 12
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 13
Figure 2-2 Front Panel of TL-SG2424 The following parts are located on the front panel of the Switch: Reset: Press this button for five seconds or above to reset the software setting back to factory default setting. 10/100/1000Mbps Ports: Designed to connect to the device with a bandwidth of - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 14
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 female connector of the power cord here, and - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 15
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 to how to do this, please refer to Appendix B. 2) After a moment, a login window will appear, as shown in Figure 3-2. Enter admin for the User Name and Password - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 16
Figure 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 17
of the switch, including four submenus: System Info, User Manage, 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 18
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 19
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 20
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 21
. 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 22
selected, the switch will gets network parameters dynamically from the Internet, so IP address, subnet mask and default gateway can not be configured. 5. By default, the default IP address is 192.168.0.1. 4.2 User Manage User Manage functions to configure the user name and password for users to log - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 23
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 explanation. Choose the menu System→User Manage→User Config to load the following page. Figure - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 24
status of the current user information can't be modified. 4.3 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 25
. 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 26
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 27
Note: After the system is reset, the switch will be reset to the default and all the settings will be cleared. 4.4 on Access Control page. 4.4.1 Access Control On this page you can control the users logging on to the Web management page to enhance the configuration management security. The definitions - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 28
Select this 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 29
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 30
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 31
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 group number you want to configure. Mirroring Port Mirroring Port: Select the mirroring port number. 24 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 32
port or mirroring port. 2. A port can not be set as the mirrored port and the mirroring port simultaneously. 3. The Port Mirror function can take effect span the multiple VLANs. 5.1.3 Port MAC Address Table is full, the switch will broadcast the packets to all the ports. At this moment, the attacker - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 33
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 34
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 35
the group and to enhance the connection reliability. For the member ports in an aggregation group, their basic configuration must be the same. The basic configuration includes STP, QoS, VLAN, port attributes, MAC Address Learning mode and other associated settings. The further explains are following - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 36
, 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 37
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 38
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 39
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 40
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 41
to display 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 42
in the Static Address Table. Choose the menu Switching→MAC Address→Static Address to load the following page. Figure 5-12 Static Address The following entries are displayed on this screen: Create Static Address MAC Address: VLAN ID: Port: Enter the static MAC Address to be bound. Enter - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 43
same VLAN. Displays the Type of the MAC address. Displays the 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 44
Table. MAC: Enter the MAC address of your desired entry. VLAN ID: Enter the VLAN ID number of your desired entry. Port: Enter the Port number of your desired entry. Dynamic Address Table Select: MAC Address: VLAN ID: Port: Type: Aging Status: Bind: Select the entry to delete the dynamic - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 45
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 46
corresponding filtering 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 47
its network configuration. A VLAN can span across multiple switches, or even routers. This enables hosts in a VLAN to be dispersed in a looser way. That is, hosts in a VLAN can belong to different physical network segments. This switch supports 802.1Q VLAN to classify VLANs. VLAN tags in the packets - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 48
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 49
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 port and forward the packets. When creating VLANs, the PVID of each - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 50
the current created 802.1Q VLAN. Choose the menu VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→VLAN Config to load 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 51
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 52
the devices connected to the switch in order to configure the ports properly. Choose the menu VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→Port Config to load the following page. Figure 6-5 802.1Q VLAN - Port Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: VLAN Port Config Port Select: Click the Select button - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 53
ID number of VLAN. Displays the user-defined description of VLAN. Allows you to remove the port from the current VLAN. Configuration Procedure: Step Operation Description 1 Set the link type for Required. On the VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→Port Config page, set port. the link type for the port based on - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 54
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 55
. On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→VLAN Config page, create a VLAN with 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 56
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 57
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 58
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 59
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 the packets transmission in the VLAN. MSTP is compatible - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 60
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 61
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 62
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 63
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 64
: IntPath: Edge Port: P2P Link: MCheck: STP Version: Port Role: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select the desired port for STP configuration. It is multi-optional. Displays the port number of the switch. Select Enable /Disable - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 65
point-to-point links. If the physical link of a port is not a point-to-point link and you forcibly configure the link as a point-to-point link, temporary loops may be incurred. 7.3 MSTP Instance MSTP combines VLANs and spanning tree together via VLAN-to-instance mapping table (VLAN-to-spanning-tree - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 66
Config Instance Configuration, a property of MST region, is used to describe the VLAN to Instance mapping configuration. You can assign VLAN to different instances appropriate to your needs. Every instance is a VLAN group independent of other instances and CIST. Choose the menu Spanning Tree→MSTP - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 67
in the instance. It is an important criterion on determining if the switch will be chosen as the root bridge in the specific instance. Enter the VLAN ID which belongs to the corresponding instance ID. After modification here, the previous VLAN ID will be cleared and mapped to the CIST. Click the - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 68
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 69
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 70
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 network topology jitter. Normally these ports do not receive BPDUs, but if a user maliciously attact the switch by sending BPDUs, network topology - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 71
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 72
the port on Port 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 in the access layer. There are 6 VLANs - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 73
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-Instance On Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Instance - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 74
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-Instance On Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Instance - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 75
gray paths are the blocked links. For Instance 2 (VLAN 102, 104 and 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 76
for networks with densely distributed users. When the number of 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 77
address. As stipulated by IANA, the high-order 24 bits of a multicast MAC address begins with 01 port list, so the switch will duplicate this multicast data and deliver each port one copy. The general format of the multicast address table is described as Figure 8-3 below. VLAN ID Multicast IP Port - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 78
for joining a multicast group or responses to the IGMP query message from the router. When receiving IGMP report message, the switch will send the report message via the router port in the VLAN as well as analyze the message to get the address of the multicast group the host applies for joining. The - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 79
receiving a leave message from a host and the switch removing the host from the multicast groups. The default value is 1 second. The IGMP Snooping function can be implemented on Snooping Config, Port Config, VLAN Config and Multicast VLAN pages. 8.1.1 Snooping Config To configure the IGMP Snooping - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 80
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 81
only when the host supports IGMPv2 or IGMPv3. 2. When both Fast Leave feature and Unknown Multicast Discard feature are enabled, the leaving of a user connected to a port owning multi-user will result in the other users intermitting the multicast business. 8.1.3 VLAN Config Multicast groups - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 82
enable IGMP Snooping for the desired 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 83
. 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 multicast VLAN. This saves the bandwidth since multicast streams are - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 84
unless you first complete the configuration for the corresponding VLAN owning the port on the 802.1Q VLAN page. 3. The link type of the member ports in the multicast VLAN can only be GENERAL. 4. Configure the link type of the router port in the multicast VLAN as TRUNK or configure the egress rule as - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 85
in VLAN3; port 4 is connected to user A and the packets are transmitted in VLAN4; port 5 is connected to user B and the packets are transmitted in VLAN5. User A: Connected to Port 4 of the switch. User B: Connected to port 5 of the switch. Configure a multicast VLAN, and user A and B receive - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 86
Check Multicast VLAN 3-5 and Multicast VLAN 3 will be displayed in the IGMP Snooping Status table on the Multicast→IGMP Snooping→Snooping Config page. 8.2 Multicast Filter When IGMP Snooping is enabled, you can specified the multicast IP-range the ports can join so as to restrict users ordering - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 87
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 88
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 89
can only have effect on the VLAN with IGMP Snooping enabled. 2. Multicast Filter feature has no effect on static multicast IP. 3. Up to 5 IP-Ranges can be bound to one port. Configuration Procedure: Step Operation Description 1 Configure IP-Range Required. Configure IP-Range to be filtered on - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 90
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 91
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 92
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 93
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 94
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 95
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 96
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 97
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 98
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 99
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 100
: 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 101
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 102
Agent from SNMP NMS, functioning as a password. SNMP v2c: SNMP v2c also adopts community and USM (User-Based Security Model) authentication. The user can configure the the access of the illegal user by authenticating the senders of providing the users in various groups with different management rights via the - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 103
management station. The specified User Name and the Auth/Privacy Password are used 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 104
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. control the network access by providing the users in various groups with different management rights via the Read View, Write View and Notify View. - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 105
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 106
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 right. You can - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 107
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. Enter the password for authentication. Select the Privacy Mode for the SNMP v3 User. None: No privacy method is used. DES - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 108
employed, you can directly configure the SNMP Community on this page without configuring SNMP Group and User. Choose the menu SNMP→SNMP Config→SNMP Community to load the following page. Figure 10-7 click the Modify button to apply. Note: The default MIB View of SNMP Community is viewDefault. 101 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 109
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 SNMP→SNMP Config→SNMP User page, create SNMP User in the Group and configure the auth/privacy mode and auth/privacy password for the User. If SNMPv1 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 110
for the reply. The switch will resend the inform IP Address: UDP Port: User: Security Model: Security Level: Enter the IP Address of the management Host. Enter the number of the UDP port used to send notifications. The UDP port functions with the IP address for the notification sending. The default - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 111
Port: User: Security Model: Security Level: Type: Timeout: Retry: Operation: Select the type for the notifications. Trap: Indicates traps are sent. Inform: Indicates informs are sent. The Inform type has a higher security than the Trap type. Specify the amount of times the switch switch supports - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 112
is configured, the switch collects and records network the statistic of alarm variables on the specific ports. Alarm Group is configured to monitor the alarm event is generated, which triggers the switch to act in the set way. The number of the entry. Port: Specify the port from which the history - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 113
management station. Log&Notify: Logging the event and sending trap messages to the management station. Enter the name of the device or user that defined the entry. Status: Select Enable/Disable the corresponding event entry. 10.3.3 Alarm Config On this page, you can configure Statistic Group - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 114
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 115
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 116
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 117
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 118
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 119
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 120
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 121
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 122
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 123
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 124
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 125
-T Gigabit Ethernet IEEE802.3z 1000Base-X Gigabit Ethernet IEEE802.3x Flow Control IEEE802.1p Priority IEEE802.1q VLAN Bridge 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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 126
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 127
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 128
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 - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 129
data on the target port to be studied unobstructively. Port Trunk Defines a network link aggregation and trunking method which specifies how to create a single high-speed logical link that combines several lower-speed physical links. Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) RADIUS is - TP-Link TL-SG2424 | TL-SG2424 v1 User Guide - Page 130
occur in complicated or backup linked network systems. Spanning Tree IP protocol commonly used for software downloads. User Datagram Protocol (UDP) UDP provides a datagram mode for packet-switched communications. It uses IP as the underlying transport mechanism to provide access to IP-like services
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TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424
Gigabit Smart Switch
Rev: 1.0.0
1910010666