
TL-SG2216WEB
16-port Gigabit Web Smart Switch
TL-SG2224WEB
24-port Gigabit Web Smart Switch
User's Guide

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try
to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to

which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions:
1) This device may not cause harmful interference.
2) This device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
EC DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
In compliance with the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, Low Voltage Directive
73/23/EEC, this product meets the requirements of the following standards:
EN55022
EN55024
EN60950
(EUROPE)
SAFETY NOTICES
Caution:
Do not use this product near water, for example, in a wet basement or near a
swimming pool.
Avoid using this product during an electrical storm. There may be a remote
risk of electric shock from lightning.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Package contents .................................................................................1
Chapter 1: Introduction .......................................................................2
1.1 Intended Audience ..................................................................................2
1.2 Agreement ...............................................................................................2
1.3 Guide Overview ......................................................................................2
Chapter 2: Device Description ...........................................................4
2.1 Introduction to the Device .......................................................................4
2.2 Features and Technical Specications ...................................................4
2.2.1 Features ...............................................................................................4
2.2.2 Technical Specications .......................................................................5
Chapter 3: Mounting Device ...............................................................7
3.1 Install the Device .....................................................................................7
3.1.1 Desktop or Shelf Installation ................................................................7
3.1.2 Rack Installation ...................................................................................7
3.1.3 AC Power ............................................................................................8
3.2 Switch Aspect Description ......................................................................8
3.2.1 Front Panel...........................................................................................8
3.2.2 Back Panel ...........................................................................................9
3.2.3 SFP Module .......................................................................................10
3.3 Note .......................................................................................................10
Chapter 4: Function Description ..................................................... 11
4.1 System Setting ......................................................................................11

4.1.1 System Information ............................................................................11
4.1.2 File Transfer .......................................................................................11
4.1.3 Reboot & Reset ..................................................................................11
4.1.4 User ....................................................................................................12
4.2 Port Setting ...........................................................................................12
4.2.1 Port Parameter ...................................................................................12
4.2.1.1 Duplex Mode ...................................................................................12
4.2.1.2 Flow Control ....................................................................................12
4.2.1.3 Port Security ...................................................................................12
4.2.2 Port Statistic and Port Status .............................................................13
4.2.3 Storm Control .....................................................................................13
4.2.4 Port Description .................................................................................13
4.3 Network Setting .....................................................................................14
4.3.1 Switch IP Address ..............................................................................14
4.3.2 Aging Time and Dynamic Address Table ...........................................15
4.3.3 Static MAC Address Table .................................................................15
4.3.4 Filtering MAC Address Table .............................................................16
4.3.5 Dynamic Binding ................................................................................16
4.3.6 Ping ....................................................................................................17
4.4 VLAN Setting ........................................................................................17
4.4.1 VLAN Mode .......................................................................................17
4.5 Port Trunking .........................................................................................19
4.6 Priority Setting .......................................................................................19
4.6.1 Priority Mode ......................................................................................19
4.6.2 Port-Based Priority .............................................................................20
4.6.3 Port Default Priority ............................................................................20

4.6.4 802.1p Priority ....................................................................................20
4.7 Port Mirroring ........................................................................................20
4.8 Virtual Cable Test ..................................................................................20
Chapter 5: WEB Management ..........................................................22
5.1 Overview ...............................................................................................22
5.2 Connecting to the Device ......................................................................22
5.2.1 Getting Started ..................................................................................22
5.2.2 Login the Switch .................................................................................26
5.3 Setting the Device .................................................................................26
5.3.1 System Setting ..................................................................................30
5.3.1.1 System Information ........................................................................30
5.3.1.2 File Transfer ...................................................................................31
5.3.1.3 Reboot & Reset ...............................................................................32
5.3.1.4 User .................................................................................................33
5.3.2 Port Setting ........................................................................................33
5.3.2.1 Port Parameter ................................................................................33
5.3.2.2 Port Statistic ....................................................................................36
5.3.2.3 Port Status ......................................................................................38
5.3.2.4 Storm Control ..................................................................................39
5.3.2.5 Port Description ..............................................................................40
5.3.3 Network Setting ..................................................................................41
5.3.3.1 Switch IP Address ...........................................................................41
5.3.3.2 Static MAC Address ........................................................................42
5.3.3.3 Filtering MAC Address ....................................................................44
5.3.3.4 Dynamic Binding .............................................................................45
5.3.3.5 Bound MAC Address ......................................................................48

5.3.3.6 Aging Time .....................................................................................49
5.3.3.7 Ping .................................................................................................50
5.3.4 VLAN Setting .....................................................................................50
5.3.4.1 VLAN Mode .....................................................................................50
5.3.4.2 Port VLAN Setting ...........................................................................51
5.3.4.3 Tag VLAN Global Setting ................................................................53
5.3.4.4 Tag VLAN Setting ............................................................................54
5.3.4.5 MTU VLAN Setting .........................................................................56
5.3.5 Port Trunking ......................................................................................57
5.3.6 Priority Setting ....................................................................................57
5.3.6.1 Priority Mode ...................................................................................58
5.3.6.2 Port-Based Priority ..........................................................................58
5.3.6.3 Port Default Priority .........................................................................59
5.3.6.4 802.1p Priority Class .......................................................................59
5.3.7 Port Mirroring .....................................................................................60
5.3.8 Virtual Cable Test ...............................................................................61
Appendix A Pin Explain For RJ-45 Connector ..............................63
Appendix B Table of Factory Defaults ............................................65
Appendix C Table of Function Differences of Switch Family ....67

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Package contents
The following contents should be found in your box:
One Web Smart Switch
One AC power cord
User Guide
Two mounting brackets and other ttings
Note:
If any of the listed contents are damaged or missing, please contact the retailer
from whom you purchased the TL-SG2216WEB/TL-SG2224WEB Web Smart
Gigabit Switch Family for assistance.
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Chapter 1: Introduction
Thanks for choosing the TL-SG2216WEB/TL-SG2224WEB Web Smart
Gigabit Switch Family! The switch family provides a friendly management
interface and excellent performance.
1.1 Intended Audience
This guide is intended for network administrators familiar with IT concepts and
network terminology.
1.2 Agreement
Due to the similarity in function of the TL-SG2216WEB/TL-SG2224WEB
Web Smart Gigabit Switch Family, the TL-SG2216WEB model is selected
to illustrate the usage of this switch family. The “switch” referred in this guide
indicates the TL-SG2216WEB/TL-SG2224WEB Web Smart Gigabit Switch
Family.
1.3 Guide Overview
This user guide is divided into the following sections to provide concise
information for conguring, and managing the TP-Link device:
Section 1: Introduction.
Section 2: Device Description -- Provides an overview about the switch family.
Section 3: Mounting Device -- Describes the mounting procedure of the switch.
Section 4: Function Description -- Describes the functions supported by the
switch family and presents the network concepts referred in this guide.
Section 5: WEB Management – Give an explanation to the terms in WEB
interface and describes the conguring suggestions of the switch.
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Appendix A: Pin Explanation for RJ-45 Connector
Appendix B: Table of Factory Defaults
Appendix C: Table of Function Differences of Switch Family
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Chapter 2: Device Description
2.1 Introduction to the Device
The TL-SG2216WEB/TL-SG2224WEB Web Smart Gigabit Switch Family
is compliant with IEEE802.3 Ethernet protocols. The EIA-standardized
framework and smart conguration capacity can provide exible solutions for a
variable scale of networks.
This switch family is equipped a with powerful management interface, via
which system, port, network, VLAN, truck and priority can be congured.
The TL-SG2216WEB/TL-SG2224WEB Web Smart Gigabit Switch Family
provides 16/24 10/100/1000M Gigabit Ethernet ports and 2/2 SFP ports
respectively, which extends the connection area and increases the networking
exibility. The two SFP ports share the inner logistical ports with the last two
Gigabit Ethernet ports, if the SFP port is plugged, the corresponding Gigabit
Ethernet port is automatically disabled. A detail description can be referred in
phase 5.3.2.1.
2.2 Features and Technical Specications
2.2.1 Features
Compliant with IEEE802.3, IEEE802.3u, IEEE802.3ab and IEEE802.3z
Standards
IEEE 802.3x ow control for full-duplex
Back pressure ow control for half-duplex
Store-and-Forward switching method
Support N-Way adaptive mode
Support up to 200 meters of Cat. 5 cables at the transmission speed of
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10M
Support MAC address table of 8K entries
Support MAC address learning and aging time
Support port-based VLAN and IEEE802.1Q tag VLAN
Support trunks
Support management via WEB browser
Support port-based priority and IEEE 802.1p priority
Support static MAC address and ltering MAC address
Support dynamic binding of MAC address
Support port security, storm control and port monitoring
Support virtual cable test
Support static switch IP address and dynamic switch IP address through
DHCP client
Support system upgrading, conguration uploading and backup through
TFTP server
Support extra long frames (Jumbo frames) of up to 10K bytes
2.2.2 Technical Specications
IEEE802.3 10Base-T Ethernet
IEEE802.3u 100Base-TX/100Base-FX Fast Ethernet
Standards
Port
VLAN Mode
IEEE802.3ab 1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet
IEEE802.3z 1000Base-X Gigabit Ethernet
IEEE802.3x Flow Control
RJ-45 ports, which support MDI/MDIX, and some SFP ports are
provided (Appendix C can be referred for details)
IEEE802.1Q Tag VLAN Mode
Port-based VLAN Mode
MTU VLAN Mode
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10Base-T: UTP/STP of Cat. 3 or above
Transmission
Medium
Power Indicates whether power is supplied or not
LED
Dimensions (L×W×H) 440mm×260mm×44mm
Operating
Environment
Power Supply AC 100-240V~ 50-60Hz
Port
100Base-TX: UTP/STP of Cat. 5
100Base-FX: MMF or SMF SFP Module (OPTIONAL)
1000Base-T: 4-pair UTP (≤100m) of Cat. 5 or above
1000Base-X: MMF or SMF SFP Module (OPTIONAL)
10/100/1000Mbps RJ-45 port: Link/Act and 1000Mbps LED
SFP port: 1000Mbps Link/Act LED
Operating Temperature: 0OC ~ 40OC
Storage Temperature: -40OC ~ 70OC
Operating Humidity: 10% ~ 90% RH
Storage Humidity: 5% ~ 95% RH
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Chapter 3: Mounting Device
3.1 Install the Device
Installation Precautions:
1. Ensure that the surface on which the device is placed is adequately
secured to prevent it from becoming unstable and/or falling over.
2. Ensure that the power outlet is placed within 1.5 m (5 feet) of the device.
3. Ensure that the device is connected safely to the power outlet with the AC
power cable.
4. Ensure that the device is placed in ventilated place.
3.1.1 Desktop or Shelf Installation
1. Place the switch on the desktop with its bottom upturned.
2. Attach the supplied rubber feet on the bottom at each corner of the switch.
3. Turn over the switch and place it on the desktop.
3.1.2 Rack Installation
The device can be mounted in an EIA standard-sized, 19-inch rack, which can
be placed in a wiring closet with other equipment.
1. Install the supplied rack-mounting bracket on each side of the device, using
the supplied screws. The following figure illustrates where to mount the
brackets.
Figure 3-1 Mounting Brackets
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2. Insert the switch into the rack.
3. Fix the switch to the rack with the rack screws (not provided).
3.1.3 AC Power
The switch can be used with an AC power supply 100 to 240V AC, 50 to 60Hz.
The switch’s power supply will adjust to the local power source automatically.
3.2 Switch Aspect Description
3.2.1 Front Panel
The front panel of TL-SG2216WEB is congured as follows:
Figure 3-2. TL-SG2216WEB Front Panel
16 10/100/1000Mbps RJ-45 GIGA ports: designed to connect to
the device with a bandwidth of 10M, 100M or 1000M. Each has a
corresponding Link/Act and 1000Mbps LED.
SFP ports: designed to install the SFP module. It uses the Link/Act LED of
the GIGA ports with which compose a combo port (see 5.2.1 for details of
combo ports).
Reset Button: Press this button for three seconds to the reset software
setting back to factory default setting.
LEDs
1) Power LED: Will be solid red when power is supplied to the switch and is
operating normally.
2) System LED: Will flash green when the CPU of the switch is working
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normally.
3) 1000Mbps LED: When a GIGA port is connected to a 1000Mbps device,
the corresponding LED turns on in solid green; when the port is connected
to a 10/100Mbps device, the LED turns off.
4) Link/Act LED: Will be solid green when a valid link is established on the
port; Flashes green when packet transmission or reception is occurring on
the port.
5) FAN LED: FAN1 indicates the right fan, FAN2 indicates the left fan, and
they will be solid green when the corresponding fan is operating normally.
Following shows the front panel of TL-SG2224WEB:
Figure 3-3 TL-SG2224WEB Front Panel
3.2.2 Back Panel
The back panel of the switch is congured as follows:
Figure 3-4 TL-SG2216WEB/TL-SG2224WEB Back Panel
AC Power Connector: This is a three-pronged connector that supports
the power cable. Plug in the female connector of the provided power cable
into this connector, and the male into a power outlet.
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3.2.3 SFP Module
The SFP port accommodates a standard SFP module, support 100Base-FX
and 1000Base-X Ethernet standard. (SFP optics is optional)
The SFP module supports hot-plugging. Plug the SFP module into the SFP
port and the switch will identify it automatically.
3.3 Note
The surface on which the switch is placed should be adequately secured
to prevent it from becoming unstable and/or falling over.
Ensure that the power source circuits are properly grounded.
Ensure that the power cable, extension cable, and/or plug is not damaged.
Ensure that the switch is not exposed to water.
Ensure that the switch is not exposed to radiators and/or heat sources.
Do not push foreign objects into the switch, as it may cause a fire or
electric shock.
Allow the switch to cool before removing covers or touching internal
equipment.
Use the switch only with approved equipment. If the switch is connected
to other network device with UTP cable, ensure the cable is not more than
100 meters length.
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Chapter 4: Function Description
This section presents the network concepts referred in switch function
description.
4.1 System Setting
System setting contains the following topics: displaying and configuring the
switch information, upgrading rmware, backuping and loading conguration,
rebooting and soft-resetting, conguring username and password.
4.1.1 System Information
The system information contains a hardware version, software version, system
description, system name, system location, contact information and run time.
4.1.2 File Transfer
The TL-SG2216WEB/TL-SG2224WEB Web-Smart Switch Family is equipped
with a configuration backup function, configuration loading and system
upgrading.
The configuration file and executive file are transferred in TFTP protocol.
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) is dedicated to transferring les between
two network stations. It’s based on UDP protocol.
4.1.3 Reboot & Reset
The “Reset” indicates “Soft-reset” here. Soft-resetting restores the switch
conguration to default except the switch IP address.
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4.1.4 User
The username and password can be modied in order to exclude illegal users.
4.2 Port Setting
4.2.1 Port Parameter
4.2.1.1 Duplex Mode
Ports have duplex modes, 10M HD, 10M FD, 100M HD, 100M FD and 1000M
FD.
The First part indicates the transmission rate and the second part indicates the
duplex mode.
HD: half-duplex, the port supports transmission between the device and
the client in only one direction at a time.
FD: full-duplex, the port supports transmission between the device and its
link partner in both directions simultaneously.
Switch support auto negotiation, it’s a protocol between two link partners
that enables a port to advertise its transmission rate and duplex mode to its
partner.
4.2.1.2 Flow Control
Flow control enables lower speed devices to communicate with higher speed
devices. This is implemented by the higher speed device refraining from
sending packets.
4.2.1.3 Port Security
If the port security is enabled, it will not learn new MAC address and only
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transmit the frames from the MAC address list in the port’s static MAC address
table.
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4.2.2 Port Statistic and Port Status
Port Statistic calculates the statistics of each port, such as how many frames,
error frames, broadcast frames it has received, and so on.
Port Status indicates whether the port is linkup, linkdown or disabled, what
speed and duplex mode it is working on, and whether ow control is enabled
or disabled.
4.2.3 Storm Control
Storm control limits the amount of multicast, broadcast and UL (addresses
that have not been learned) frames accepted and forwarded by the device.
When Layer 2 frames are forwarded, broadcast, multicast and UL frames are
ooded to all ports on the relevant VLAN. This occupies bandwidth, and loads
all nodes on all ports.
A Storm is a result of an excessive amount of these frames simultaneously
transmitted across a network by a single port. Forwarded message responses
are heaped onto the network, straining network resources or causing the
network to time out. Storm control is enabled for all ports by defining the
packet type and the rate at which the packets are transmitted. The system
measures the incoming dened frame rates on each port, and discards the
frames when the rate exceeds a user-dened rate.
4.2.4 Port Description
Use a description word to indicate the port.
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4.3 Network Setting
The network module provides setting switch IP address, dynamic binding
and aging time, conguring static MAC address and ltering MAC address,
displaying dynamic bound address and ping functions.
4.3.1 Switch IP Address
An IP address is indispensable for a switch to be accessed. The TL-
SG2216WEB/TL-SG2224WEB Web-Smart Switch Family provides the
conguration interface of IP address, netmask and default gateway.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Conguration Protocol) is dedicated for the DHCP client
to obtain IP configuration information from the DHCP server. Two types of
information are included in IP conguration information. One type is specic
conguration information; another is IP address parameter. DHCP is based
on client-server mode. The network station that offers the IP configuration
information is called DHCP server.
Make sure that a DHCP server is correctly connected to the network, enable
the DHCP client function of the switch, then the switch will automatically obtain
IP address, netmask and default gateway from the DHCP server.
If more than one DHCP servers are available in the network, the switch will
choose one according to a specic algorithm.
Notice:
If no DHCP server is present in the network, the DHCP client fails to get IP
conguration information, the switch then restores the IP parameters to default
in several minutes to ensure a valid IP address being equipped.
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4.3.2 Aging Time and Dynamic Address Table
A dynamic MAC address table is maintained inside the switch. A MAC address
is the physical address of a network device; it is six-bytes long and should be
hole in a subnet. A network device can be identied by its MAC address.
A dynamic address table entry contains two items: MAC address and its
corresponding switch port. The dynamic address table is volatile. The dynamic
address entry begins to age once it is added; it will be purged if it isn’t renewed
in a specied time length, which is dened as aging time.
The aging time ranges from 0 to 630 seconds for this switch family.
The default value is 300 seconds. Dynamic address table entry won’t age if 0
is set. The aging time precision is 15 seconds.
4.3.3 Static MAC Address Table
A sta tic MAC address table entry contains a MAC address a nd its
corresponding switch port. All the packets taking that MAC address as their
destination will be forwarded to the corresponding switch port.
The static MAC address won’t age, which differs from the dynamic MAC
address. The static MAC address table entry is always valid before it is
deleted.
Suppose an entry, whose MAC address is 000AEB000001 and corresponding
port number is 1, is added to the static MAC address table. All the packets
routing to the address of 000AEB000001 egress for the switch port 1. This
static entry obliges the device of 000AEB000001 to be connected to port 1;
otherwise, that device cannot be accessed. Static MAC addresses are free of
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MAC learning, which enhances the efciency of packets forwarding. The MAC
addresses already congured in static MAC address table cannot be added to
ltering MAC address table.
The static MAC address table capacity of different type of switches may be
different. Appendix C lists the difference.
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4.3.4 Filtering MAC Address Table
A ltering MAC address excludes a device from being accessed through the
switch. All the packets taking the ltering MAC address as their destination will
be discarded. The ltering MAC address is applicable to all the switch ports.
The configured filtering MAC address can neither be added to static MAC
address table, nor be bound by switch ports.
4.3.5 Dynamic Binding
A switch port in dynamic binding state can bind a specied number of MAC
address. Once the specied number is reached, the port transfers into secure
state automatically and stops binding MAC addresses. The bound MAC
addresses won’t age, they can be removed by disabling the dynamic binding
or rebooting the switch.
The function of dynamic binding causes the switch port to acknowledge the
devices connecting to it after startup, and stores the connections (through
binding MAC addresses) in static state. This enhances the efficiency of
packets forwarding and limits the connecting device number of the switch port.
Reboot the switch after conguring the dynamic binding function. The switch
will acknowledge and bind the latest connecting devices. If the switch is
managed through remote connection, please add the MAC address of the
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management computer or that of the default gateway to the static MAC
address table; otherwise, the management channel may be broken down.
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4.3.6 Ping
The ping function is to test the connectedness of the link between the switch
and destination.
4.4 VLAN Setting
VLANs are logical subgroups with a Local Area Network (LAN) that combine
user stations and network devices into a single unit, regardless of the physical
LAN segment to which they are attached. VLANs allow network trafc to ow
more efciently within subgroups.
VLANs use software to reduce the amount of time it takes for network
changes, additions, and moves to be implemented.
VLANs can be created per unit, per device, or through any other logical
connection combination, since they are software-based and not defined by
physical attributes. VLANs function at Layer 2. Since VLANs isolate traffic
within the VLAN, a Layer 3 router working at a protocol level is required to
allow traffic flow between VLANs. Layer 3 routers identify segments and
coordinate with VLANs. VLANs are Broadcast and Multicast domains.
Broadcast and Multicast trafc is transmitted only in the VLAN in which the
trafc is generated.
4.4.1 VLAN Mode
There are 3 types of VLAN modes supported in the switch:
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1) Port VLAN
VLANs are divided basic on ports.
2) IEEE802.1Q Tag VLAN
The IEEE802.1Q protocol defines a new format of the frame; it adds a tag
header in the original Ethernet frame, as follows:
Figure 4-1. IEEE802.1Q frame
IEEE802.1Q Tag VLAN is divided by VLAN ID (VID). On receiving a frame, the
switch checks the VID in the tag header of the frame to decide which VLAN
it belongs to. If the receiving frame doesn’t contain the tag header, the switch
will assign a tag to the frame, using the PVID of the port as its VID.
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3) MTU VLAN
MTU VLAN (Multi-Tenant Unit VLAN) dene an uplink port, the uplink port will
buildup several VLANs with each of the other ports. Each VLAN contains two
ports, the uplink port and one of the other ports in the switch, so the uplink port
can communicate with any other ports but other ports can’t communicate with
each other.
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4.5 Port Trunking
Trunking refers to Link Aggregation. It optimizes port usage by linking a group
of ports together to form a single trunk (aggregated groups). The bandwidth of
the Trunk is the sum of bandwidth of its member port.
There are some rules on using Trunk:
1) Before setting the Trunk, its member ports should be divided to the same
VLAN, and have the same PVID and drop the untagged frame rule.
Change of the Trunk setting will not affect the VLAN setting. Trunks can
not be set if the switch is in MTU VLAN mode
2) The Trunk member ports can’t enable port security and can’t be set as
mirror or mirrored port.
3) All of the Trunk member ports should be connected correctly; otherwise
some ports will not be able to work.
4.6 Priority Setting
The priority mode of the switch can be set to “Disable”, “Port-Based” or
“IEEE802.1p”.
4.6.1 Priority Mode
Three priority modes (disable, port-based and IEEE802.1p) are provided for
this switch family.
The priority rule can be set to “Weighted” or “Fixed”. When the priority rule is
congured as "weighted", a 1,2,4,8 weighting is applied to forward packets.
When "xed" is selected, all packets with top priority egress for a switch port
until that priority's queue is empty, then the packets with next lower priority.
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4.6.2 Port-Based Priority
Four priority classes (lowest, lower, higher and highest) are available for a
switch port in port-based priority mode. The priority class of the port is applied
to the all packets entering from the port.
4.6.3 Port Default Priority
If IEEE802.1p priority mode is configured, when a switch port receives an
untagged frame (a frame without priority tag), the port's default priority tag will
be inserted into the frame before any other process.
4.6.4 802.1p Priority
In IEEE802.1p priority mode, all packets are classied into four priority classes
(lowest, lower, higher and highest) according to the embedded priority tag.
If an untagged frame is received, the default priority tag of the port will be
attached.
4.7 Port Mirroring
Port mirroring monitors and mirrors network traffic by forwarding copies
of incoming and outgoing packets from one port to a monitoring port. Port
mirroring enables switch performance monitoring.
Network administrators can congure port mirroring by selecting a specic port
from which to copy all packets, and other ports to which the packets copied.
4.8 Virtual Cable Test
The virtual cable test feature uses Time Domain Reectometry (TDR) to test
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the quality of the cables connected to the port. Some of the possible problems
than can be diagnosed include opens, shorts, cable impedance mismatch,
bad connectors, termination mismatch, and bad magnetics. It can also test the
distance to the problem location, with the precision of ±1 meter.
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Chapter 5: WEB Management
5.1 Overview
The Web-Smart switch is managed via WEB pages. The smart and friendly
interfaces make the switch management an easy job.
5.2 Connecting to the Device
5.2.1 Getting Started
Before connecting to the WEB server (switch), the installation of WEB browser,
which supports JavaScript, must be completed in the computer.
Due to the difference of parsing syntax, the WEB page display may differ
between variable WEB browsers. Microsoft Internet Explorer of version 5.0
or higher is recommended. If Netscape is selected, please ensure the latest
version. To obtain excellent display quality, a screen resolution of 1024 x 768
or higher is necessary.
The appropriate conguration of WEB browser must be ensured before switch
management. An example of conguration using IE on Windows XP is given
below.
Firstly, select Tool->Internet Options on the menu, a dialog will pop up:
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Figure 5-1 Internet Options Dialog
Secondly, click the “Settings” button hinted in gure 5-1, a new dialog will
display:
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Figure 5-2 Settings Dialog
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In case of IE5.0, please check the option “Every visit to the page”;
otherwise, some wrong information may display in WEB pages. If the
IE version is 6.0, “Every visit to the page” or “Automatically” are both
appropriate.
Click the “OK” button and complete this setting.
Thirdly, click the “Security” label of “Internet Options” dialog; press the
“Custom Level” button hinted in gure 5-3.
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Figure 5-3 Internet Options Dialog
A dialog will display as below.
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Figure 5-4 Security Settings
Fourthly, Select the “Medium” option of the combo box indicated in gure 5-4,
click the “Reset” button, and click “OK” to quit.
Fifthly, right-click the mouse on desktop, select the “Display Properties” in the
popup menu, a new dialog will display:
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Figure 5-5 Resolution Settings
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Click the “Settings” label, set the screen resolution to 1024 x 768 and click “OK”.
All the necessary IE conguration is completed.
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5.2.2 Login the Switch
Supposing the switch IP address is set as 192.168.0.1, open a web browser
and enter http://192.168.0.1 in the address location, and then the following
dialog page appears:
Figure 5-6 Login Dialog
Enter username and password (default value are both "supervisor") to login
the switch conguration main page.
5.3 Setting the Device
After logging into the switch, the main page appears as the following. It
contains three parts:
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Figure 5-7 TL-SG2216WEB Main Page
1) The ma in part of the pag e is the main wi ndow to display the
conguration page.
2) The Port Led Indicator table lies at the top of the page. It provides a
visual representation of the ports on the switch front panel to display the
status of the ports. The ports, signed with number are the Giga ports,
signed with SFP are the SFP ports. The green icon indicates that the
port is linked; the gray icon indicates that the port is not linked; the gray
icon with a black bar indicates that the port is disabled; for the SFP port,
the blue icon indicates that the SFP module hasn’t been installed.
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Figure 5-8 Port Led Indicator Table (SFP uninstalled)
Figure 5-9 Port Led Indicator Table (SFP installed)
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Click on the icon of the port to open a new window, which shows the details
status of the port, as following:
Figure 5-10a Port Status Table
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Figure 5-10b SFP Status Table (uninstalled)
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3) On the left side of the page is the menu table. It contains 8 main menus.
Each menu has a submenu. Click on a menu, it will open its submenu
and the main window displays the conguration page of the submenu
list first, click on the submenu you want to configure to open the
corresponding conguration page. The menu structure is as follows:
Figure 5-11 Main Menu
System Setting: System Information, File Transfer, Reboot & Reset, and
User.
Port Setting: Port Parameter, Port Statistic, Port Status, Storm Control,
and Port Description.
Network Setting: Switch IP Address, Static MAC Address, Filtering MAC
Address, Dynamic Binding, Bound MAC Address, Aging Time, and Ping.
VLAN Setting: VLAN Mode, Port VLAN Setting, Tag VLAN Global Setting,
Tag VLAN Setting, MTU VLAN Setting.
Port Trunking: Port Trunking.
Priority Setting: Priority Mode, Port-Based Priority, Port Default Priority,
802.1p Priority Class.
Port Mirroring: Port Mirroring.
Virtual Cable Test: Virtual Cable Test.
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The following shows main page of the TL-SG2224WEB:
Figure 5-12 TL-SG2224WEB Main Page
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5.3.1 System Setting
System setting contains four topics: system information, le transfer, reboot
& reset and user.
5.3.1.1 System Information
This page contains the following elds:
Figure 5-13 System Information
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Software Version: Displays the installed software version number.
Hardware Version: Displays the installed device hardware version
number.
System Description: Displays the device model number and name.
System Name: Denes the user-dened device name.
System Location: Defines the location where the system is currently
running.
Contact Information: Denes the contact information of switch manager.
Run time: Shows the run time since last startup.
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5.3.1.2 File Transfer
This page contains the following elds:
Figure 5-14 File Transfer
Transfer Type: Lists three types of le transfer supported by the switch.
File Name: Identifies the file to be loaded or to be backuped on TFTP
server.
TFTP Server IP: Indicates the IP address of TFTP server.
Further explanation
File transfer types:
System Upgrading: Means downloading the executable le from TFTP
server to switch and upgrading the system.
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Conguration Backup: Means backing up the current conguration of
the switch to TFTP server.
Configuration Loading: Means downloading the configuration from
TFTP server to the switch and update it.
Notice:
1) Please make sur e the targe t file ex its on TF TP serve r before
downloading.
2) Please make sure the TFTP server is in operation.
3) Breaks should be avoided in le transfer; otherwise, the switch may be
damaged.
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5.3.1.3 Reboot & Reset
This page is shown below.
Figure 5-15 Reboot & Reset
A prompt will display if a button is pressed. For example, if the button “Soft-
reset” is pressed, a message box will be activated as showed in gure 5-16.
Figure 5-16 Message Box
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5.3.1.4 User
This page provides the interface of conguring username and password.
Figure 5-17 User Conguration
You are kindly suggested to retype the new password in "Confirm new
password" box instead of copying in order to avoid mistakes.
Notice:
1) Only letters, numbers and punctuations can be inputted into username
and password eld, other characters are considered illegal. The length
of username and password ranges from 1 to 16 characters.
2) The initial username and password is supervisor/supervisor.
5.3.2 Port Setting
5.3.2.1 Port Parameter
This page contains the following elds:
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Figure 5-18 Port Parameter
Port Status: Indicates whether the port is operational or non-operational.”
Enable" Indicates that the port is operational and "Disable" Indicates the
port is non-operational. If a port is unused for a long time, it can be set to
be non-operational to cut down the energy cost.
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Notice:
1) You can't manage the switch via the port, which is non-operational, please
set the value of the management port to “enable”.
2) SFP port is a combo port sharing a connection with a Giga port. In TL-
SG2216WEB, SFP1 and port 15 compose a combo port, SFP2 and
port 16 compose a combo port; In TL-SG2224WEB, SFP1 and port 23
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combo port, only one operation type can be active at a time, if both ports
are connected at the same time, the SFP port has the priority of being
active. The combo port uses the same conguration, for example, in TL-
SG2216WEB, if port 15 is active and the Port Status parameter is set to
“Disable”, when the SFP1 is active, its Port Status parameter will also be
“Disable”.
Port Security: "Enable" Indicates the port will not learn new MAC address
and only transmit the frames from the MAC address it has learned.”
Disable" Indicates it will learn new MAC address.
Notice:
If you haven’t set the static MAC address, you can't set all of the port
security to be enabled, which will cause to not able to manage the switch.
Flow Control: Indicates whether the ow control is enabled or disabled.
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Notice:
If the port is working at half duplex, the settings of ow control are divided
into several groups (each group includes 6 ports), for example, port 1 to 6
are assigned to group 1. The ports of the same group share the same ow
control settings, so when you modify the setting of one port, those of the
other ports are changed correspondingly.
Duplex Mode: Possible eld values are Auto, 10M HD, 10M FD, 100M
HD, 100M FD and 1000M FD, "HD" stands for half-duplex and "FD"
stands for full-duplex. “Auto” means auto negotiation.
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Notice:
Though the SFP module support hot-plugging,but the configuration of
Duplex Mode could not change automatically,after switching between
UTP,100M SFP and 1000M SFP on the combo p ort ,please mo dif y
its Duplex Mode manually or re-electrify the switch to make sure the
conguration is correct. The 100M SFP should be set to "100M FD" and the
1000M SFP should be set to "AUTO" or "1000M FD".
Further explanation:
1) By operating on elds in the All Ports line expediently, you can set the
values of all ports in the corresponding eld. Some other setting pages
offer the same function.
2) Parameters of Trunk member ports are congured with default values
(see the Appendix B table) and cannot be congured here (see port 5
and 6 in the gure for example).
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5.3.2.2 Port Statistic
This page displays the port statistic, it contains the following entries:
Figure 5-19 Port Statistic
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Tx Collisions: The number of collision events seen by the MAC. This
counter is applicable in half-duplex only.
Tx Ucast: The number of frames sent that have a unicast destination MAC
address.
Tx Mcast: The number of frames sent that have a multicast destination
MAC address.
Tx Bcast: The number of frames sent that have a broadcast destination
MAC address.
Rx (G Pkts): The number of good frames received.
Rx Ucast: The number of frames received that have a unicast destination
MAC address.
Rx Mcast: The number of frames received that have a multicast
destination MAC address.
Rx Bcast: The number of frames received that have a broadcast
destination MAC address.
Rx (B Bytes): The sum of bytes of frames received with an invalid length.
The frames with the length more than 1522 octets are counted as 1522
octets ones.
Rx UnderSz: Total frames received with a length of less than 64 octets but
with a valid FCS.
Rx OverSize: Total frames received with a length of more than max size
octets but with a valid FCS.
Rx Jabber: Total frames received with a length of more than max size
octets but with an invalid FCS.
64 B: Total frames received and transmitted with a length of exactly 64
octets, including those with errors.
65 to 127 B:Total frames received and transmitted with a length of
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between 65 and 127 octets inclusive, including those with errors.
128 to 255 B:Total frames received and transmitted with a length of
between 128 and 255 octets inclusive, including those with errors.
256 to 511 B:Total frames received and transmitted with a length of
between 256 and 511 octets inclusive, including those with errors.
512 to 1023 B:Total frames received and transmitted with a length of
between 512 and 1023 octets inclusive, including those with errors.
RX Bytes: The sum of bytes of frames received, not including those with
errors.
Notice:
Each statistic counter has the max numerical value of about 1.8e+19,in
excess of this value, the counter will reset to zero. You can also click on the
“Reset” button to reset all of the statistic counters to zero.
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5.3.2.3 Port Status
This page display the port status, it contains the following elds:
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Figure 5-20 Port Status
Port Status: Indicates whether the port is linked, not linked, or disabled.
Speed (Mbps): Indicates the port speed with the unit of Mbps.
Duplex Mode: Indicates the port duplex mode.
Flow Control: Indicates whether flow control of the port is enabled or
disabled.
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5.3.2.4 Storm Control
This page contains the following elds:
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Figure 5-21 Storm Control
Broadcast Control: Enable or disable the broadcast control to limit the
broadcast frames. Ports belong to the same Trunk should have the same
value
Multicast Control: Enable or disable the multicast control to limit the
multicast frames, enabling multicast control will also enable broadcast
control. All ports share the same setting
UL Control: Enable or disable the UL control to limit the UL packets,
enabling UL control will also enable broadcast control and multicast
control. All ports share the same setting
Limit Rate: Indicates the maximum rate (frames per second) at which the
controlled packets congured above are forwarded. For the UL control, the
unit is kilo frames per second, and the statistic is the sum of all ports. All
ports share the same setting
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5.3.2.5 Port Description
This page congures the description to indicate the ports.
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Input description words in the Description field for each port. Notice that at
most 15 letters or numbers can be held in each eld.
Figure 5-22 Port Description
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5.3.3 Network Setting
This page contains the following topics: switch IP address, static MAC
address, ltering MAC address, dynamic binding, bound MAC address, aging
time and ping.
5.3.3.1 Switch IP Address
This page is showed as below:
Figure 5-23 Switch IP Address
MAC Address: Is rmed into switch in manufacturing process; it is sole
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DHCP Client: Indicates whether the DHCP function is enabled. If DHCP
client is enabled, the switch will obtain the IP address, netmask and default
gateway from the DHCP server automatically; otherwise, these three items
should be congured manually.
IP Address: Is necessary for switch management. The configuration of
switch IP address must be compliant with the subnet layout.
Default Gateway: Serves as the default destination when a packet whose
destination IP address is not within the switch’s subnet is to be forwarded.
Notice:
1) W hen DHCP client is enabled, the IP parameters are obtained
automatically from the DHCP server, so the “IP Address”, “Netmask” and
“Default Gateway” elds are disabled. These parameters can be queried
on the DHCP server.
2) The initial state of the DHCP client is disabled and the initial IP address is
192.168.0.1.
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5.3.3.2 Static MAC Address
This page provides the function of adding, searching a static MAC address
and changing the entry state, as shown in gure 5-24.
Figure 5-24 Static MAC address
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A MAC address and its corresponding switch port should be provided when
adding a static MAC address entry.
Search: Input the MAC address in “Mac Address” eld and click “Search”
button. If that MAC address exists, the following page will display:
Figure 5-25 A Successful Searching
Index: Stands for entry index of the MAC address in the table.
Port: Stands for the switch port number.
State: Indicates the entry in enabled state or disabled state.
Operation: Provides the function of enabling, disabling or deleting an
entry.
Return: Return to the “Static MAC Address” page.
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A search can also be executed in this page.
If the static MAC address isn’t found in searching, then the following page will
display:
Figure 5-26 A Failed Search
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Add: Input the MAC address in the “MAC Address” eld and select a port
number in “Corresponding Port” combo box, click the “Add” button, that
MAC addresses may be added to the static MAC address table if the
following conditions are met:
1) That MAC address doesn’t exist in static MAC address;
2) That MAC address doesn’t exist in ltering MAC address;
3) There is enough space in static MAC address table (the capacity of the
static MAC address table is shown in “Appendix C”).
The static MAC address table is divided into several pages. At most 10 entries
can be held in on page. The buttons “First”, “Previous” and “Next” can be used
to browse the whole table.
Notice:
1) The capacity of the static MAC address is showed in “Appendix C”.
2) If an incorrect port number is selected when adding an entry, or the port
number is modied unexpectedly later, then the entries must be renewed;
otherwise, the packets cannot be forwarded correctly.
3) If a device, whose MAC address is added to static MAC address table, is
connected to a wrong switch port (not the port congured in static MAC
address entry), all the packets routing to the device cannot reach the
device.
4) A MAC address cannot be added to static MAC address table and ltering
MAC address table simultaneously.
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5.3.3.3 Filtering MAC Address
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discarded by the switch no matter which port they enter from.
This page provides the function of adding, searching a ltering MAC address
and changing the entry state. The ltering MAC address entry is applicable to
all switch ports. The operating instruments, which are similar to “Static MAC
Address”, are omitted here.
Figure 5-27 Filtering MAC Address
Index: Indicates the entry index of ltering MAC address table.
MAC Address: Indicates the ltering MAC address to be congured or to
be searched.
State: Indicates the entry in enabled state or disabled state.
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Notice:
The capacity of ltering MAC address table is showed in “Appendix C”.
5.3.3.4 Dynamic Binding
This page provides the function of enabling or disabling dynamic binding.
If dynamic binding is disabled, the switch port learns MAC address unlimitedly
(at most 8000 entries can be learned actually).
A switch port with dynamic binding enabled can bind a specied number of
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MAC addresses. The MAC addresses bound by the switch port are always
valid and won’t age. If the specied number is reached, the port stops binding
and transfers into secure state.
The bound MAC addresses can be queried in the “Bound MAC Address“
page.
If the dynamic binding is disabled or the switch restarts, the bound MAC
address entries are cleared.
There are 5 items in this page:
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Figure 5-28 Dynamic Binding
Port: Indicates switch port number.
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Binding: Three options are available. A further explanation is stated below.
Number of MAC Address to Bind: Indicates the max number of MAC
addresses that one switch port can bind.
Number of Bound MAC Address: Indicates the number of MAC
addresses that already bind to a switch port.
State: Indicates the switch port state that may be binding, free port, secure
port, unplugged or "--". A further explanation is stated below.
Further explanation
Options of dynamic binding:
1) Disable: Cause this port to learn MAC address freely.
2) Enable: Cause the port to bind MAC addresses until the specied number
is reached.
3) --: This option is available only if the port is in secure state, when this
option is selected, the port state keeps unchanged.
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Port states:
1) Free Port: The binding function is disabled, and the port can learn MAC
address freely.
2) Binding: The port is in binding state, and its bound MAC address number
is still less than the max number.
3) Secure Port: The port has already bound the max number of MAC
address in dynamic binding mode, or it was set to secure port manually in
"Port Parameter" page.
4) Unplugged: The port is a SFP port and unplugged yet. The dynamic
binding function cannot be congured now.
5) --: The port is a trunk member and its binding function cannot be
congured.
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Further Explanation
1) If the port is set to secure port manually in "Port Parameter " page, the
dynamic binding cannot be configured here. If the port with dynamic
binding enabled transfers into secure state automatically because the
port has bound the specied number MAC address, the dynamic binding
function of the port can be enabled or disabled again.
2) The combo box in "All Ports " entry is used to change the selections of
corresponding combo boxes of all ports simultaneously.
3) A "Refresh" button is provided to look up the latest number of bound MAC
address.
Notice:
If the switch port is a trunk member or an unplugged SFP port, the binding
function of the port cannot be congured here.
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5.3.3.5 Bound MAC Address
This page is showed as below:
Figure 5-29 Bound MAC Address
Index: Indicates the entry index in dynamic binding MAC address table.
MAC Address: Indicates MAC address already bound to the switch ports.
Port: Indicates the switch port number corresponding to the bound MAC
address.
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Further Explanation
1) The bound MAC address table contains all the MAC addresses bound
by the switch ports. Every entry contains one MAC address and its
corresponding port number.
2) The bound MAC address table is divided into several pages. At most 10
entries can be held in one page. The buttons “First”, “Previous” and “Next”
can be used to browse the whole table.
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5.3.3.6 Aging Time
This page is showed as below:
Figure 5-30 Aging Time
Aging Time (0~630): When a new MAC address is learned by the switch,
it will be added to the dynamic MAC address table and a relative timer
will be generated immediately. If no packet taking the MAC address as
its source passes through the switch in a specied time length, that MAC
address will be removed from the MAC address table. This process is
called "aging", and the specied time length referred above is called "aging
time".
Further Explanation
1) The aging time ranges from 0 to 630 seconds. An appropriate aging
time should be congured here. An aging time that is too long lengthens
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the time of the dynamic MAC address being deleted, further causes
the packets being forwarded incorrectly. An aging time that is too short
causes the table entries to be deleted quickly. Some packets have to be
broadcasted because no corresponding entries can be abided by. The
efciency of forwarded packets is reduced.
2) The MAC addresses in static MAC address table, ltering MAC address
table and bound MAC address table are free of the aging time.
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5.3.3.7 Ping
The ping function is to test the connectedness of the link between the switch
and destination. This page is shown below:
Figure 5-31 Ping
Destination IP Address: Indicates the IP Address of the test destination.
Ping Count: Indicates the ping times in one submission.
Data Size: Indicates the data eld length of ping packet.
Ping Interval: Indicates the time interval between two continuous pings.
5.3.4 VLAN Setting
5.3.4.1 VLAN Mode
This page selects the VLAN Mode, possible eld values are:
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Figure 5-32 VLAN Mode
VLAN Disable: Do not set any VLAN in the switch, all ports of the switch
can communicate with each other.
Port VLAN (Port-Based VLAN): Set the Port-Based VLAN mode.
Tag VLAN (802.1Q Tag VLAN): Set the 802.1Q Tag VLAN mode.
MTU VLAN: Set the MTU VLAN mode. This mode cannot be set if any
Trunk has been set.
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5.3.4.2 Port VLAN Setting
This page display when the switch is in Port VLAN mode, it contains the
following elds:
Figure 5-33 Port VLAN Setting
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VLAN: The VLAN number. Select the number of the VLAN you want to
congure here.
Port: The switch port number.
Member: Select the member of the VLAN here. If this eld is checked, it
indicates the port belongs to the current VLAN.
Description: Displays the user-dened port description.
All VLAN: Displays all dened Port VLANs.
Figure 5-34 All Port VLAN
Select All: Select all ports to be VLAN members.
Clean Up: Clean up all members of the VLAN.
Submit: Submit to buildup a VLAN with the selected members.
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Notice:
1) Any VLAN cannot be the subset or superset of other VLANs.
2) At least two port members should be included to add a VLAN group. (If the
page is submitted with 0 VLAN member, it indicates to delete the VLAN.)
3) If any Trunk has been set, the Trunk can be configured as a VLAN
member, and the member ports of the Trunk cannot be congured (see
Port 1 and 2 in the gure for example).
4) For the first time the Port VLAN mode is set, a default VLAN, which is
indexed as NO. 1 and contains all switch ports, will be built up.
5) The ports haven’t been assigned to any VLAN manually will be assigned
to a hidden VLAN automatically to make sure they can communicate with
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each other.
6) The number of Port VLAN can be set is the same as the switch port
number.
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5.3.4.3 Tag VLAN Global Setting
This page displays when the switch is in Tag VLAN mode, the global setting of
the ports will affect all Tag VLANs. It contains the following elds:
Figure 5-35 Tag VLAN Global Setting
Port: The switch port number.
PVID: while receiving an untagged frame from the port, the switch will
assign a tag to the frame, using the PVID of the port as its VID.
Untag Frame: The solution to the untagged frame received. "Drop" will
drop the frame and "Pass" will transmit the frame in the VLAN with the VID
the same as the PVID of the port.
All Ports: By operating on this eld expediently, you can set the values of
all ports in the corresponding eld.
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Notice:
If any Trunk has be set, the Trunk can be congured, but member ports of the
Trunk is not able to be congured and in the elds it display the parameters of
the Trunk they belong to.(see port1 and 2 in the gure for example).
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5.3.4.4 Tag VLAN Setting
This page displays when the switch is in Tag VLAN mode, it congures each
VLAN and is affected by the global setting of the ports, it contains the following
elds:
Figure 5-36 Tag VLAN Setting
VLAN: The VLAN number. Select the number of the VLAN you want to
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VLAN ID: congure the VLAN ID.
Port: The switch port number.
Member: Select the member of the VLAN here. If this eld is checked, it
indicates that the port belongs to the current VLAN.
Egress Frame: The solution to the egress frame. "Drop Tag" indicates
drop the tag header before sending the frame. "Add Tag" indicates add the
tag header before sending the frame.
Description: Display the user-dened port description.
All Ports: By operating on this eld expediently, you can set the values of
all ports in the corresponding eld.
All VLAN: Display all dened Tag VLANs.
Figure 5-37 All Tag VLAN
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Select All: Select all ports to be VLAN members.
Clean Up: Clean up all members of the VLAN.
Submit: Submit to buildup a VLAN with the selected members.
Notice:
1) VID of the VLAN must be unique and within the range of 1 to 4094.
2) At least two port members should be included to add a VLAN group. (If the
page is submitted with 0 VLAN member, it indicates to delete the VLAN.)
3) If any Trunk has been set, the Trunk can be configured as a VLAN
member and member ports of the Trunk cannot be congured (see Port 1
and 2 in the gure for example).
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4) If the port is connected to a device that doesn’t support IEEE802.1Q (e.g.
HUB and some network adapter), value of the Egress Frame eld should
be set to “Drop Tag”.
5) For the first time the Port VLAN mode is set, a default VLAN, which is
indexed as NO. 1 and contains all switch ports, will be built up.
6) The ports haven’t been assigned to any VLAN manually cannot
communicate with each other or other VLAN. That’s different from the Port
VLAN.
7) The number of Port VLAN can be set depends on the switch type. See the
Appendix C for details.
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5.3.4.5 MTU VLAN Setting
This page, which is designed to congure the uplink port, display when the
switch is in MTU VLAN mode.
Figure 5-38 MTU VLAN Setting
Notice:
1) The uplink port will buildup several VLANs with each of the other ports.
Each VLAN contains two ports, the uplink port and one of the other ports
in the switch, so the uplink port can communicate with any other port but
other ports can’t communicate with each other.
2) The rst time the MTU VLAN mode is set, it set port 1 to be the uplink port
by default.
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5.3.5 Port Trunking
This page contains the following elds:
Figure 5-39 Port Trunking
Trunk: The Trunk number.
Member: Select the member of the Trunk here. Each group has 4 optional
ports to compose a Trunk.
Select All: Select all Trunk members in the list.
Clean Up: Clean up the Trunk member list.
Notice:
1) Each Trunk should contain 2 to 4 ports (If a Trunk is submitted with 0
member port, it indicates to delete the Trunk).
2) Trunks cannot be set if the switch is in MTU VLAN mode.
5.3.6 Priority Setting
Priority setting contains four topics: priority mode, port-based priority, port
default priority and 802.1p priority.
Because dynamic menu is adopted, only the pages corresponding to current
priority mode are revealed. If the parameters of other priority mode are to be
congured, select the corresponding priority mode in “Priority Mode” page rst.
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5.3.6.1 Priority Mode
This page is showed as below:
Figure 5-40 Priority Mode
Priority Mode: Contains “Disable”, “Port-Based” and “IEEE802.1p”.
Priority Rule: Contains “Weighted” and “Fixed”. If the priority mode is set
to “Disable”, the priority rule cannot be congured.
5.3.6.2 Port-Based Priority
This page is revealed when the “Port-Based” mode is congured. As shown
below:
Figure 5-41 Port-Based priority
Port: Indicates the switch port number.
Priority Class: In port-based priority mode, the switch ports are classied
into four priority classes: lowest, lower, higher and highest. All the packets
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entering from the port of the switch are forwarded in the corresponding
priority queue.
Further Explanation
When priority rule is congured as "weighted", a 1,2,4,8 weighting is applied to
forward these four classes of packets.
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5.3.6.3 Port Default Priority
This page is revealed when the “IEEE802.1p” mode is congured. When a
switch port receives an untagged frame (a frame without priority tag), the port's
default priority tag will be inserted into the frame before any other process.
Figure 5-42 Port Default Priority
Port: Indicates the switch port number.
Default Priority Tag: Indicates 802.1p tag being inserted into untagged
frames.
5.3.6.4 802.1p Priority Class
This page is revealed when the “IEEE802.1p” mode is congured. As shown
below:
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Figure 5-43 802.1p Priority
Priority Tag: The priority tag dened in IEEE802.1p.
Corresponding Priority Class: Indicates the inner priority classes of
switch. The tagged frames are classified into four classes inside the
switch: lowest, lower, higher and highest. When the “Weighted” priority rule
is congured, a 1,2,4,8 weighting is applied to forward these four classes
of packets.
Further explanation
In IEEE802.1p priority mode, when a switch port receives an untagged frame (a
frame without priority tag), the port's default priority tag will be inserted into the
frame before any other process.
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5.3.7 Port Mirroring
This page contains the following elds:
Figure 5-44 Port Mirroring
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Mirror Mode: You can set the mirror mode to monitor the ingress trafc,
egress trafc, or both trafc. You can also disable the port mirroring.
Mirror Port: Defines the port to monitor the traffic, Trunk member can't
dene here.
Mirrored Port: Indicates the port from which the packets are mirrored,
Trunk member can't define here. At most 4 ports can be mirrored
simultaneously.
Clean Up: Clean Up the Mirrored Port list.
Notice:
1) Trunk member port can be neither Mirror Port nor Mirrored Port.
2) The Mirror Port can’t be the Mirrored Port at the same time.
3) At most 4 Mirrored Ports can be set.
4) If a 100M SFP module is installed,it can’t be the Mirror Port.If it has been
congured as the Mirror Port before,please modify it.
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5.3.8 Virtual Cable Test
The virtual cable test feature lets you test the continuity of the cable circuit. It
contains the following elds:
Figure 5-45 Virtual Cable Test
Test Port: Select the port you want to test.
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Link Status: Reports good status or issues such as cable opens, cable
shorts or any impedance mismatch in the cable.
Link Length: Reports the range of the cable length if the link status is
good.
Fault Distance: Reports the distance to the open/short location.
Test: Test the cable via the selected port.
Notice:
Cable connected to the SFP cannot be tested.
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7
6
5
4
3
2
1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Appendix A Pin Explain For RJ-45 Connector
The switching port can connect to stations wired in standard RJ-45 Ethernet
station mode using straight cables. Transmission devices connected to each
other use crossed cables. The following gure illustrates the pin allocation:
Figure RJ-45 connector
The following shows the way to make the cable use to connect switch to
network adapter, and cable use to connect switch to switch/hub/bridge.
Pin signal allocation for RJ-45 connector
Pin MDI-II MDI-X
1 TX+ (send) RX+ (receive)
2 TX- (send) RX- (receive)
3 RX+ (receive) TX+ (send)
4 No use No use
5 No use No use
6 RX- (receive) TX- (send)
7 No use No use
8 No use No use
Straight cable: use to connect switch (uplink port) or network adapter to switch/
hub/other device (normal port).
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1 TX+
2 TX-
3 RX+
6 RX-
RX+ 1
RX- 2
TX+ 3
TX- 6
MDI-II
MDI-X
1 RX+
2 RX-
3 TX+
6 TX-
RX+ 1
RX- 2
TX+ 3
TX- 6
MDI-XMDI-X
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Figure straight cable
Crossed cable: use to connect switch (normal port) to switch/hub/other
device(normal port).
Figure crossed cable
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Appendix B Table of Factory Defaults
Table of Factory Defaults:
System Name Null
System Setting
Port Setting
Network Setting
System Information
File Transfer
User
Port Parameter
Port Statistic All 0
Storm Control
Port Description Null
Switch IP Address
Static MAC Address Null
Filtering MAC Address Null
Dynamic Binding
Bound MAC Address Null
System Location Null
Contact Information Null
Transfer Type System Upgrading
File Name
User Name supervisor
Password supervisor
Port Status Enable
Port Security Disable
Flow Control Disable
Duplex Mode Auto
Broadcast Control Disable
Multicast Control Disable
UL Control Disable
Limit Rate 64K
DHCP client Disable
IP Address 192.168.0.1
Netmask 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway Null
Binding Disable
Number of MAC
Address to Bind
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Aging Time Aging Time 300
Network Setting
VLAN Setting
Port Trunking No congured Trunk
Priority Setting
Port Mirroring Port Mirroring
Ping
VLAN Mode Disable
Port VLAN Setting All ports belong to VLAN 1
Tag VLAN
Global Setting
Tag VLAN Setting
MTU VLAN Setting Uplink port 1
Priority Mode
Port-Based Priority Priority Class Lowest
Port Default Priority
802.1P Priority
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Destination IP Address
Ping Count 4
Data Size 64
Ping Interval 1000
PVID 1
Untag Frame Pass
All ports belong to VLAN 1; the VID is 1 and
“Egress Frame” is "Drop Tag"
Priority Mode Disable
Priority Rule Weighted
Port Default Priority Tag
Priority Tag 0,1 Lowest
Priority Tag 2,3 Lower
Priority Tag 4,5 Higher
Priority Tag 6,7 Highest
Mirror Mode Disable
Mirror Port 1
Mirrored Port Null
192.168.0.1
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Appendix C Table of Function Differences of
Switch Family
Table of Function Differences of Switch Family
Function
Port 16 24
Giga Port 16 24
SFP Port 2 2
Trunk 4 6
Port VLAN 16 24
Tag VLAN 256 256
Static MAC 128 128
Filtering MAC 128 128
Dynamic Binding MAC 192 240
Power Consumption
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35W MAX 35W MAX
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