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Chapter 1 About this Guide
This User Guide contains information for setup and guidance of the Easy Smart Configuration
Utility. Please read this guide carefully before operation.
1.1 Intended Readers
This Guide is intended for network managers familiar with IT concepts and network terminologies.
1.2 Conventions
In this Guide the following conventions are used:
Menu Name→Submenu Name indicatesthe menu structure. System→System
Info→System Summary means the System Summary page under the System Info menu
option located under the System menu.
Bold font indicates a button, a toolbar icon, menu or menu item.
Symbols in this guide:
Symbol Description
Note:
Tips:
Ignoring this type of note might result in a malfunction or damage to the device.
This format indicates important information that helps you make better use of your
device.
1.3 Overview of This Guide
Chapter Introduction
Chapter 1 About This Guide Introduces the guide structure and conventions.
Chapter 2 Getting Started Introduces the installation and uninstallation of the utility, and
the overview of its interface.
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Chapter Introduction
Chapter 3 System This module is used to configure system properties of the
switch. Here mainly introduces:
System Info: View device information and define the device
description.
IP Setting: Get and modify the network parameters of the
switch.
User Account: Modify the username and password for
users to log on to the Web management page.
Backup and Restore: Save the current configuration file to
your computer or download a backup configuration file to
your switch.
System Reboot: Reboot your switch.
System Reset: Reset the switch to the default.
Firmware Upgrade: Update the firmware of the switch.
Chapter 4 Switching
This module is used to configure the basic functions of the
switch.
Port Setting: Configure and view the basic parameters of
each port, including the port status, speed, duplex mode
and flow control.
IGMP Snooping: Enable IGMP snooping feature and view
the current IGMP Group information.
Port Trunk: Configure and view the information of the trunk
group of the switch.
Chapter 5 Monitoring This module is used to monitor the traffic information of the
switch, and provide the convenient method to locate and solve
the network problem.
Port Statistics: View the statistic information of each port.
Port Mirror: Monitor and mirror network traffic by forwarding
copies of incoming and outgoing packets from one/multiple
ports (mirrored port) to a specific port (mirroring port).
Cable Test: Diagnose the connection status of the cable
connected to the switch and the distance to the problem
location
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Chapter Introduction
Chapter 6 VLAN This module is used to configure VLANs to control broadcast
in LANs. Here mainly introduces:
MTU VLAN: Set the MTU VLAN mode.
Port Based VLAN: Set the Port-Based VLAN mode
802.1Q VLAN: Set the 802.1Q Tag VLAN mode.
802.1Q PVID Setting: Configure 802.1Q PVID value.
Chapter 7 QoS This module is used to configure QoS function to provide
different quality of service for various network applications and
requirements. Here mainly introduces:
QoS Basic: Configure and view the basic parameters of
QoS.
Bandwidth Control: Configure and view the bandwidth
control function information.
Storm Control: Configure and view the storm control
function information.
Chapter 8 Help Lists the help and version information of the utility.
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Chapter 2 Getting Started
2.1 Introduction
Easy Smart Configuration Utility is the management software for the TP-LINK Easy Smart
Switches. The utility allows operators to centrally manage entire networks of the Easy Smart
Switches, such as TL-SG1016DE/TL-SG1024DE. We will take TL-SG1024DE for example
throughout this Guide.
2.2 Install the Easy Smart Configuration Utility
If an earlier version of the utility is present on your computer, please install this version to replace
the older version.
1. Insert the provided Resource CD that came with your switch into your CD-ROM drive. Open
the file folder and double click the icon . Please wait for the
InstallShield Wizard preparing the setup shown as the following screen.
Figure 2-1 Preparing to Install
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Then the following screen will appear. Click Next to continue. If you want to stop the
2.
installation, click Cancel.
Figure 2-2 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard
3. Choose the destination location for the installation files and click Next to continue.
Figure 2-3 Choose Destination Location
By default, the installation files are saved on the Program Files folder of system disk. Click the
Change button to modify the destination location proper to your need.
4. Till now, The Wizard is ready to begin the installation. Click Install to start the installation on
the following screen.
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Figure 2-4 Install the Utility
5. The InstallShield Wizard is installing Easy Smart Configuration Utility shown as the following
screen. Please wait.
Figure 2-5 Setup Status
6. On the following screen, click Finish to complete the installation.
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Figure 2-6 InstallShield Wizard Complete
7. The installation process creates a TP-LINK subdirectory under the \Program Files directory on
your computer, copies the utility program into the \Program Files\TP-LINK\Easy Smart
Configuration Utility directory, and places a utility icon
on the computer desktop.
2.3 Switch Upgrade
For easy smart switches with their firmware versions earlier than Build 20131023, please upgrade
their firmware to the latest version, to ensure these switches can be managed by the utility. Go to
http://www.tp-link.com
1. Make sure the switch and the PC are in the same LAN.
2. Type the default management address http://192.168.0.1
access the GUI of the switch.
3. Enter admin for the default User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click
the Login button or press the Enter key.
to download the updated firmware and take the following steps:
in the address field of the browser to
Figure 2-7
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Figure 2-8 Login
4. After a successful login, the main page will appear.
Figure 2-9 Main Page
5. Click System→System Tools→Firmware Upgrade to load the following page.
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Figure 2-10 Firmware Upgrade
6. Click Ready and click OK in the pop-up window to restart the switch.
Figure 2-11 Reboot Device
7. After the switch restarts, click the Browse button to choose the latest firmware for the switch
in your computer and click Upgrade to start the upgrade process. The switch will restart after
the upgrade.
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Figure 2-12 Choose the File to Upgrade
8. The following steps to upgrade the loader are optional. If you upgrade the loader here, the
switch’s configurations will remain the same after the next firmware upgrade.
After the switch restarts successfully, type the address http://192.168.0.1/Loader
UpgradeRpm.htm
in the address field of the browser to access the loader upgrade interface
of the switch.
Figure 2-13 Loader Upgrade
9. Choose the loader upgrade file in your computer and upgrade the loader.
Figure 2-14 Choose the Loader File to Upgrade
10. The switch will restart again after the Loader Upgrade completes.
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Figure 2-15 Device Restart
2.4 Switch Discovery
When the utility is launched, it immediately searches the network for TP-LINK Easy Smart
Switches.
The discovered switches are listed as below.
Figure 2-16 Main Page
Click Help in the left bottom to access to the TP-LINK support website for more help.
Note:
The maximum number of the discovered switches is 30.
2.5 Switch Settings
You can select a switch and click to configure or display its status.
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Figure 2-17 Discovered Switch
The setting figure will shown as below:
Figure 2-18 Switch Setting
You can configure the switch’s Device Description, DHCP Setting, IP Address, Subnet Mask and
Default Gateway on this page. The login User Name and Password are required to complete the
configuration. By default, they are both admin. 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 select the checkbox behind Save Config.
2.6 Refresh
Click Refresh in Figure 2-16 to restart the switch discovering process.
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