TP-LINK TL-SG2424 Specifications

TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424 Gigabit Smart Switch Rev: 1.0.0 1910010666

Chapter Introduction Chapter 4 System This module is used to configure system properties of the switch. Here mainly introduces:  System Info: Con

The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Storm Control Config Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding po

Chapter 10 SNMP  SNMP Overview SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) has gained the most extensive application on the UDP/IP networks. SNMP pr

SNMP v1: SNMP v1 adopts Community Name authentication. The community name is used to define the relation between SNMP Management Station and SNMP Age

management station. The specified User Name and the Auth/Privacy Password are used for SNMP Management Station to access the SNMP Agent, functioning

10.1.2 SNMP View The OID (Object Identifier) of the SNMP packets is used to describe the managed objects of the switch, and the MIB (Management Info

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: 

can receive trap messages of the assigned SNMP view generatedby the Switch's SNMP agent.  Group Table Select: Select the desired entry to del

User Name: Enter the User Name here. User Type: Select the type for the User.  Local User: Indicates that the user is connected to a local SNMP e

SNMP v1 or SNMP v2c is employed, you can directly configure the SNMP Community on this page without configuring SNMP Group and User. Choose the men

Configuration Procedure:  If SNMPv3 is employed, please take the following steps: Step Operation Description 1 Enable SNMP function globally. Re

Chapter Introduction Chapter 10 SNMP This module is used to configure SNMP function to provide a management frame to monitor and maintain the netwo

10.2 Notification With the Notification function enabled, the switch can initiatively report to the management station about the important events tha

Type: Select the type for the notifications.  Trap: Indicates traps are sent.  Inform: Indicates informs are sent. The Inform type has a higher

RMON Group Function History Group After a history group is configured, the switch collects and records network statistics information periodically,

Status: Select Enable/Disable the corresponding sampling entry. 10.3.2 Event Config On this page, you can configure the RMON events. Choose the men

Figure 10-11 Alarm Config The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Alarm Table Select: Select the desired entry for configuration. In

Interval: Enter the alarm interval time in seconds. Owner: Enter the name of the device or user that defined the entry. Status: Select Enable/Disa

Chapter 11 Maintenance Maintenance module, assembling the commonly used system tools to manage the switch, provides the convenient method to locate

Click the Monitor button to enable the switch to monitor and display its CPU utilization rate every four seconds. 11.1.2 Memory Monitor Choose the m

notifications 5 Normal but significant conditions informational 6 Informational messages debugging 7 Debug-level messages Table 11-1 Log Level The Lo

11.2.2 Local Log Local Log is the log information saved in switch. By default, all system logs are saved in log buffer and the logs with severities

Chapter 2 Introduction Thanks for choosing the TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424 Gigabit Smart Switch! 2.1 Overview of the Switch Designed for workgroups and dep

Figure 11-5 Log Host The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Log Host Index: Displays the index of the log host. The switch supports

The following entry is displayed on this screen:  Backup Log Backup Log: Click the Backup Log button to save the log as a file to your computer.

11.3.2 Loopback Loopback test function, looping the sender and the receiver of the signal, is used to test whether the port of the switch is availab

Figure 11-9 Ping The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Ping Config Destination IP: Enter the IP address of the destination node fo

Figure 11-10 Tracert The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Tracert Config Destination IP: Enter the IP address of the destinatio

Appendix A: Specifications IEEE802.3 10Base-T Ethernet IEEE802.3u 100Base-TX/100Base-FX Fast Ethernet IEEE802.3ab 1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet IEEE802

Appendix 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 y

120 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

Appendix C: Glossary Boot Protocol (BOOTP) BOOTP is used to provide bootup information for network devices, including IP address information, the add

“querier” and assumes responsibility for keeping track of group membership. IGMP Snooping Listening to IGMP Query and IGMP Report packets transferred

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 o

123 RMON provides comprehensive network monitoring capabilities. It eliminates the polling required in standard SNMP, and can set alarms on a variety

Figure 2-3 Rear Panel of TL-SG2216 Figure 2-4 Rear Panel of TL-SG2424  Grounding Terminal: TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424 already comes with Lightning Prote

Chapter 3 Login to the Switch 3.1 Login 1) To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type in the default address http://192.168.0

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 t

Chapter 4 System The System module is mainly for system configuration of the switch, including four submenus: System Info, User Manage, System Tools

Indicates the SFP port is at the speed of 1000Mbps. Indicates the SFP port is at the speed of 100Mbps. When the cursor moves on the port, the detai

4.1.2 Device Description On this page you can configure the description of the switch, including device name, device location and system contact. Cho

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 Time Config Manual: When this option is selected, you can set the date and time manually. Synchronize with PC’S Clock: When this option is select

Recurring Mode: Specify the DST configuration in recurring mode. This configuration is recurring in use.  Offset: Specify the time adding in minut

IP Address Mode: Select the mode to obtain IP Address for the switch.  Static IP: When this option is selected, you should enter IP Address, Subne

Figure 4-8 User Table 4.2.2 User Config On this page you can configure the access level of the user to log on to the Web management page. The switch

Confirm Password: Retype the password.  User Table Select: Select the desired entry to delete the corresponding user information. It is multi-o

Note: 1. It will take a few minutes to restore the configuration. Please wait without any operation. 2. To avoid any damage, please don’t power dow

Figure 4-12 Firmware Upgrade Note: 1. Don’t interrupt the upgrade. 2. Please select the proper software version matching with your hardware to upg

Figure 4-14 System Reset Note: After the system is reset, the switch will be reset to the default and all the settings will be cleared. 4.4 Access

21 The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Access Control Config Control Mode: Select the control mode for users to log on to the Web

Chapter 5 Switching Switching module is used to configure the basic functions of the switch, including four submenus: Port, LAG, Traffic Monitor and

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Status: Allows you to Enable/Disable the port. When Enable is selected, the port can forward the packets normally. Speed and Duplex: Select the S

The following entries are displayed on this screen.  Mirror Group List Group: Displays the mirror group number. Mirroring: Displays the mirroring

 Mirrored Port Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select: Select t

Figure 5-4 Port Security The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Port Security Select: Select the desired port for Port Security con

Note: The Port Security function is disabled for the LAG port member. Only the port is removed from the LAG, will the Port Security function be avail

5.2 LAG LAG (Link Aggregation Group) is to combine a number of ports together to make a single high-bandwidth data path, so as to implement the traf

 Global Config Hash Algorithm: Select the applied scope of Aggregate Arithmetic, which results in choosing a port to transfer the packets.  SRC

Figure 5-8 Manually Config The following entries are displayed on this screen:  LAG Config Group Number: Select a Group Number for the LAG. Des

Figure 5-9 Traffic Summary The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Auto Refresh Auto Refresh: Allows you to Enable/Disable refreshin

5.3.2 Traffic Statistics Traffic Statistics screen displays the detailed traffic information of each port, which facilitates you to monitor the traff

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transmitted on the port. The error frames are not counted in. Alignment Errors: Displays the number of the received packets that have a bad Frame Ch

This function includes four submenus: Address Table, Static Address, Dynamic Address and Filtering Address. 5.4.1 Address Table On this page, you can

5.4.2 Static Address The static address table maintains the static address entries which can be added or removed manually, independent of the aging t

MAC Address: Displays the static MAC Address. VLAN ID: Displays the corresponding VLAN ID of the MAC address. Port: Displays the corresponding Por

Figure 5-13 Dynamic Address The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Aging Config Auto Aging: Allows you to Enable/Disable the Auto A

Tips: Setting aging time properly helps implement effective MAC address aging. The aging time that is too long or too short results decreases the pe

39  Filtering Address Table Select: Select the entry to delete the corresponding filtering address. It ismulti-optional. MAC Address: Displays th

Chapter 6 VLAN The traditional Ethernet is a data network communication technology based on CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect)

6.1 802.1Q VLAN VLAN tags in the packets are necessary for the switch to identify packets of different VLANs. The switch works at the data link laye

（3） GENERAL: The GENERAL port can be added in multiple VLANs and set various egress rules according to the different VLANs. The default egress rule

5.1.3 Port Security ...25 5.1.4 Port Isolation ...

6.1.1 VLAN Config On this page, you can view the current created 802.1Q VLAN. Choose the menu VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→VLAN Config to load the following page

Figure 6-4 Create or Modify 802.1Q VLAN The following entries are displayed on this screen:  VLAN Config VLAN ID: Enter the ID number of VLAN. De

Egress Rule: Select the Egress Rule for the VLAN port member. The default egress rule is UNTAG.  TAG: All packets forwarded by the port are tagged

Link Type: Select the Link Type from the pull-down list for the port.  ACCESS: The ACCESS port can be added in a single VLAN, and the egress rule

3 Modify/View VLAN. Optional. On the VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→VLAN Config page, click the Edit/Detail button to modify/view the information of the correspon

2 Create VLAN10 Required. On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→VLAN Config page, create a VLAN with its VLANID as 10, owning Port 2 and Port 3. 3 Create VLAN20 Requir

Chapter 7 Spanning Tree STP (Spanning Tree Protocol), subject to IEEE 802.1D standard, is to disbranch a ring network in the Data Link layer in a lo

Figure 7-1 Basic STP diagram  STP Timers Hello Time: Hello Time ranges from 1 to 10 seconds. It specifies the interval to send BPDU packets. It

 Comparing BPDUs Each switch sends out configuration BPDUs and receives a configuration BPDU on one of its ports from another switch. The followi

stops forwarding data and the designated port of the upstream switch begins to forward data.  The condition for the designated port to transit its

8.2 Multicast Filter...79 8.2.1 IP-Range.

Figure 7-2 Basic MSTP diagram  MSTP MSTP divides a network into several MST regions. The CST is generated between these MST regions, and multiple

Figure 7-3 Port roles The Spanning Tree module is mainly for spanning tree configuration of the switch, including four submenus: STP Config, Port Co

The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Global Config STP: Select Enable/Disable STP function globally on the switch. Version: Selec

7.1.2 STP Summary On this page you can view the related parameters for Spanning Tree function. Choose the menu Spanning Tree→STP Config→STP Summary t

Figure 7-6 Port Config The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Port Config Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the

this bridge to the Root Bridge and forwards packets to the root.  Designated Port: Indicates the port that forwards packets to a downstream network

Figure 7-7 Region Config The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Region Config Region Name: Create a name for MST region identificat

The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Instance Table Instance ID Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding

Figure 7-9 Instance Port Config The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Port Config Instance ID: Select the desired instance ID for

Global configuration Procedure for Spanning Tree function: Step Operation Description 1 Make clear roles the switches play in spanning tree instan

VIII 11.4 Network Diagnose ... 115 11.4.1 Ping...

high-speed links may lead to low-speed links, and network congestion may occur. To avoid this, MSTP provides root protect function. Ports with this f

Figure 7-10 Port Protect The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Port Protect Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select t

7.4.2 TC Protect When TC Protect is enabled for the port on Port Protect page, the TC threshold and TC protect cycle need to be configured on this pa

 Configuration Procedure  Configure Switch A: Step Operation Description 1 Configure ports On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN page, configure the link type

 Configure Switch C: Step Operation Description 1 Configure ports On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN page, configure the link type of the related ports as Trun

links; the gray paths are the blocked links.  For Instance 2 (VLAN 102, 104 and 106), the blue paths in the following figure are connected links

Chapter 8 Multicast  Multicast Overview In the network, packets are sent in three modes: unicast, broadcast and multicast. In unicast, the source

 Multicast Address 1. Multicast IP Address: As specified by IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), Class D IP addresses are used as destinatio

 IGMP Snooping ts apply to the near Router for joining (leaving) a multicast group by sending tch, including ping, listens to the IGMP messages tra

3. IGMP Leave Message does not send IGMP leave message when leaving a multicast group, IGMP group-specific-query message P Snooping Fundamentals I

Package Contents The following items should be found in your box:  One Gigabit Smart Switch  One power cord  Two mounting brackets and other fi

Figure 8-4 Basic Config The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Global Config IGMP Snooping: Select Enable/Disable IGMP Snooping fun

Figure 8-5 Port Config The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Port Config Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the

Figure 8-6 VLAN Config The following entries are displayed on this screen:  VLAN Config VLAN ID: Enter the VLAN ID to enable IGMP Snooping for th

VLAN ID: Displays the VLAN ID. Router Port Time: Displays the router port time of the VLAN. Member Port Time: Displays the member port time of the

Figure 8-7 Multicast VLAN The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Multicast VLAN Multicast VLAN: Select Enable/Disable Multicast VLA

Configuration procedure: Step Operation Description 1 Enable IGMP Snooping function Required. Enable IGMP Snooping globally on the switch and for t

 Configuration Procedure Step Operation Description 1 Create VLANs Create three VLANs with the VLAN ID 3, 4 and 5 respectively, and specify th

report message, the switch will firstly check the multicast filter rules configured for the receiving port. If the port can be added to the multicast

page and the configuration on IP-Range page together to function to implement multicast filter function on the switch. Choose the menu Multicast→Mu

LAG: Displays the LAG number which the port belongs to. Note: 1. Multicast Filter feature can only have effect on the VLAN with IGMP Snooping enabl

Chapter 1 About this Guide This User Guide contains information for setup and management of TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424 Gigabit Smart Switch. Please read th

The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Auto Refresh Auto Refresh: Select Enable/Disable auto refresh feature. Refresh Period: Enter

Chapter 9 QoS QoS (Quality of Service) functions to provide different quality of service for various network applications and requirements and optim

2. 802.1P Priority Figure 9-2 802.1Q frame As shown in the figure above, each 802.1Q Tag has a Pri field, comprising 3 bits. The 3-bit priority f

Figure 9-4 SP-Mode 2. WRR-Mode: Weight Round Robin Mode. In this mode, packets in all the queues are sent in order based on the weight value for ea

The QoS module is mainly for traffic control and priority configuration, including three submenus: DiffServ and Bandwidth Control. 9.1 DiffServ This

Configuration Procedure: Step Operation Description 1 Select the port priority Required. On QoS→DiffServ→Port Priority page, configure the port

9.1.3 802.1P Priority On this page you can configure 802.1P priority. 802.1P gives the Pri field in 802.1Q tag a recommended definition. This field i

Figure 9-9 DSCP Priority The following entries are displayed on this screen:  DSCP Priority Config DSCP Priority: Select Enable or Disable DSCP P

9.2 Bandwidth Control Bandwidth function, allowing you to control the traffic rate and broadcast flow on each port to ensure network in working orde

Egress Rate(bps): Configure the bandwidth for sending packets on the port. You can select a rate from the dropdown list or select "Manual"