TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424/TL-SG2424P/TL-SG2452 Gigabit Smart Switch REV2.0.
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CONTENTS Package Contents ....................................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1 About this Guide........................................................................................................ 2 1.1 Intended Readers....................................................................................................... 2 1.2 Conventions.......................................................................................
.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Port .......................................................................................................................... 40 5.1.1 Port Config .................................................................................................... 40 5.1.2 Port Mirror ..................................................................................................... 41 5.1.3 Port Security.......................................................................................
8.1 8.2 8.3 IGMP Snooping........................................................................................................ 95 8.1.1 Snooping Config............................................................................................ 97 8.1.2 VLAN Config.................................................................................................. 97 8.1.3 Port Config .................................................................................................... 99 8.1.
10.2 10.3 10.4 10.1.4 Standard-IP ACL .......................................................................................... 139 10.1.5 Extend-IP ACL ............................................................................................. 139 Policy Config .......................................................................................................... 140 10.2.1 Policy Summary........................................................................................... 141 10.2.
13.2.2 Neighbor Info ............................................................................................... 175 13.3 Device Statistics ..................................................................................................... 175 13.4 LLDP-MED............................................................................................................. 177 13.4.1 Global Config............................................................................................... 178 13.4.
Package Contents The following items should be found in your box: One Gigabit Smart Switch One power cord Two mounting brackets and other fittings Installation Guide Resource CD for TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424/TL-SG2424P/TL-SG2452, including: • This User Guide • CLI Reference Guide • SNMP Mibs • Other Helpful Information Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or missing, please contact your distributor.
Chapter 1 About this Guide This User Guide contains information for setup and management of TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424/ TL-SG2424P/TL-SG2452 Gigabit Smart Switch. Please read this guide carefully before operation. 1.1 Intended Readers This Guide is intended for network managers familiar with IT concepts and network terminologies. 1.
Chapter Introduction Chapter 3 Login to the Switch Introduces how to log on to the Web management page. Chapter 4 System This module is used to configure system properties of the switch. Here mainly introduces: System Info: Configure the description, system time and network parameters of the switch. User Management: Configure the user name and password for users to log on to the Web management page with a certain access level. System Tools: Manage the configuration file of the switch.
Chapter Introduction Chapter 9 QoS This module is used to configure QoS function to provide different quality of service for various network applications and requirements. Here mainly introduces: DiffServ: Configure priorities, port priority, 802.1P priority and DSCP priority. Bandwidth Control: Configure rate limit feature to control the traffic rate on each port; configure storm control feature to filter broadcast, multicast and UL frame in the network.
Chapter Introduction Chapter 14 Maintenance This module is used to assemble the commonly used system tools to manage the switch. Here mainly introduces: System Monitor: Monitor the memory and CPU of the switch. Log: View configuration parameters on the switch. Device Diagnostics: Test the connection status of the cable connected to the switch, test if the port of the switch and the connected device are available.
Chapter 2 Introduction Thanks for choosing the TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424/TL-SG2424P/TL-SG2452 Gigabit Smart Switch! 2.1 Overview of the Switch Designed for workgroups and departments, TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424/TL-SG2424P/TL-SG2452 from TP-LINK provides wire-speed performance and full set of layer 2 management features. It provides a variety of service features and multiple powerful functions with high security.
2.3 Appearance Description 2.3.1 Front Panel The front panel of TL-SG2216 is shown as Figure 2-1. Figure 2-1 Front Panel of TL-SG2216 The front panel of TL-SG2424 is shown as Figure 2-2. Figure 2-2 Front Panel of TL-SG2424 The front panel of TL-SG2424P is shown as Figure 2-3. Figure 2-3 Front Panel of TL-SG2424P The front panel of TL-SG2452 is shown as Figure 2-4.
Note: The SFP port can only be used with a gigabit module. LEDs For TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424: Name Status On Power System 1000Mbps Flashing Power is on. Power supply is abnormal. Off Power is off or power supply is abnormal. On The switch is working abnormally. Flashing The switch is working normally. Off The switch is working abnormally. On A 1000Mbps device is connected to the corresponding port. A 10/100Mbps device or no device is connected to the corresponding port.
When the PoE LED is on, the port LED is indicating the power supply status. Name Power System PoE Max Status Indication On The switch is powered on. Off The switch is powered off or power supply is abnormal. Flashing Power supply is abnormal. Flashing The switch works properly. On/Off The switch works improperly. On The remaining PoE power≤7W. Flashing The remaining PoE power keeps ≤7W after this LED is on for 2 minutes. Off The remaining PoE power≥7W.
2.3.2 Rear Panel The rear panel of TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424/TL-SG2424P/TL-SG2452 features a power socket and a Grounding Terminal (marked with ), here we take TL-SG2216 for example. Figure 2-5 Rear Panel Grounding Terminal: The switch already comes with Lightning Protection Mechanism. You can also ground the switch through the PE (Protecting Earth) cable of AC cord or with Ground Cable. AC Power Socket: Connect the female connector of the power cord here, and the male connector to the AC power outlet.
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://192.168.0.1 in the address field of the browser, then press the Enter key. Figure 3-1 Web-browser Tips: To log in to the switch, the IP address of your PC should be set in the same subnet addresses of the switch. The IP address is 192.168.0.x ("x" is any number from 2 to 254), Subnet Mask is 255.255.255.0.
3.2 Configuration After a successful login, the main page will appear as Figure 3-6, and you can configure the function by clicking the setup menu on the left side of the screen. Figure 3-6 Main Setup-Menu Note: Clicking Apply can only make the new configurations effective before the switch is rebooted. If you want to keep the configurations effective even the switch is rebooted, please click Save Config.
Chapter 4 System The System module is mainly for system configuration of the switch, including four submenus: System Info, User Management, System Tools and Access Security. 4.1 System Info The System Info, mainly for basic properties configuration, can be implemented on System Summary, Device Description, System Time, Daylight Saving Time, System IP and System IPv6 pages. 4.1.1 System Summary On this page you can view the port connection status and the system information.
Indicates the SFP port is not connected to a device. Indicates the SFP port is at the speed of 1000Mbps. When the cursor moves on the port, the detailed information of the port will be displayed. Figure 4-2 Port Information Port Info Port: Displays the port number of the switch. Type: Displays the type of the port. Rate: Displays the maximum transmission rate of the port. Status: Displays the connection status of the port. Click a port to display the bandwidth utilization on this port.
Tx: Select Tx to display the bandwidth utilization of sending packets on this port. 4.1.2 Device Description On this page you can configure the description of the switch, including device name, device location and system contact. Choose the menu System→System Info→Device Description to load the following page. Figure 4-4 Device Description The following entries are displayed on this screen: Device Description Device Name: Enter the name of the switch.
The following entries are displayed on this screen: Time Info Current System Date: Displays the current date and time of the switch. Current Time Source: Displays the current time source of the switch. Time Config Manual: When this option is selected, you can set the date and time manually. Get Time from NTP Server: When this option is selected, you can configure the time zone and the IP Address for the NTP Server. The switch will get UTC automatically if it has connected to an NTP Server.
The following entries are displayed on this screen: DST Config DST Status: Enable or disable the DST. Predefined Mode: Select a predefined DST configuration. Recurring Mode: Specify the DST configuration configuration is recurring in use. Date Mode: USA: Second Sunday in March, 02:00 ~ First Sunday in November, 02:00. Australia: First Sunday in October, 02:00 ~ First Sunday in April, 03:00. Europe: Last Sunday in March, 01:00 ~ Last Sunday in October, 01:00.
Choose the menu System→System Info→System IP to load the following page. Figure 4-7 System IP The following entries are displayed on this screen: IP Config MAC Address: Displays MAC Address of the switch. 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, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway manually. DHCP: When this option is selected, the switch will obtain network parameters from the DHCP Server.
4. If DHCP or BOOTP option is selected, the switch will get network parameters dynamically from the Internet, which means that IP address, subnet mask and default gateway cannot be configured. 5. By default, the IP address is 192.168.0.1. 4.1.6 System IPv6 IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6), also called IPng (IP next generation), was developed by the IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) as the successor to IPv4 (Internet Protocol version 4).
messages takes the place of Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) message, Internet Control Message Protocol version 4 (ICMPv4) router discovery message, and ICMPv4 redirection message to provide a series of other functions. Introduction to IPv6 address 1. IPv6 address format An IPv6 address is represented as a series of 16-bit hexadecimals, separated by colons (:).
Anycast address: An identifier for a set of interfaces (typically belonging to different nodes). A packet sent to an anycast address is delivered to one of the interfaces identified by that address (the nearest one, according to the routing protocols’ measure of distance). The type of an IPv6 address is designated by the first several bits called format prefix. The following table lists the mappings between address types and format prefixes.
setting the universal/local (U/L) bit--the seventh bit of the first octet--to a value of 0 or 1. A value of 0 indicates a locally administered identifier; a value of 1 indicates a globally unique IPv6 interface identifier. Take MAC address 0012:0B0A:2D51 as an example. Insert FFFE to the middle of the address to get 0012:0BFF:FE0A:2D51. Then set the U/L bit to 1 to obtain an interface ID in EUI-64 format as 0212:0BFF:FE0A:2D51.
Note: You can configure multiple IPv6 addresses per interface, but only one link-local address. IPv6 Neighbor Discovery The IPv6 neighbor discovery process uses ICMP messages and solicited-node multicast addresses to determine the link-layer address of a neighbor on the same network (local link), verify the reachability of a neighbor, and track neighboring devices. 1.
function of IPv4). DAD is accomplished through NS and NA messages. The DAD procedure is as follows: Node A sends an NS message whose source address is the unassigned address :: and destination address is the corresponding solicited-node multicast address of the IPv6 address to be detected. The NS message contains the IPv6 address. If node B uses this IPv6 address, node B returns an NA message. The NA message contains the IPv6 address of node B.
A device will send an IPv6 ICMP redirect message when the following conditions are satisfied: The receiving interface is the forwarding interface. The selected route itself is not created or modified by an IPv6 ICMP redirect message. The selected route is not the default route. The forwarded IPv6 packet does not contain any routing header. You can configure the system’s administrative IPv6 address on this page. Choose the menu System →System Info →System IPv6 to load the following page.
Link-local Address Config Config Mode: Select the link-local address configuration mode. Link-local Address: Enter a link-local address. Status: Displays the status of the link-local address. When this option is enabled, the switch automatically configures a global address and other information according to the address prefix and other configuration parameters from the received RA(Router Advertisement) message.
Type: Displays the configuration mode of the global address. Manual: Indicates that the corresponding address is configured manually. Auto: Indicates that the corresponding address is created automatically using the RA message or obtained from the DHCPv6 Server. Preferred Lifetime/Valid Lifetime: Displays the preferred time and valid time of the global address. Status: Displays the status of the global address. Normal: Indicates that the global address is normal.
Choose the menu System→User Management→User Config to load the following page. Figure 4-12 User Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: User Info User Name: Create a name for users’ login. Access Level: Select the access level to login. Admin: Admin can edit, modify and view all the settings of different functions. Guest: Guest only can view the settings without the right to edit and modify. User Status: Select Enable/Disable the user configuration.
4.3 System Tools The System Tools function, allowing you to manage the configuration file of the switch, can be implemented on Config Restore, Config Backup, Firmware Upgrade, System Reboot and System Reset pages. 4.3.1 Config Restore On this page you can upload a backup configuration file to restore your switch to this previous configuration. Choose the menu System→System Tools→Config Restore to load the following page.
Choose the menu System→System Tools→Config Backup to load the following page. Figure 4-14 Config Backup The following entries are displayed on this screen: Config Backup Backup Config: Click the Backup Config button to save the current configuration as a file to your computer. You are suggested to take this measure before upgrading. Note: It will take a few minutes to backup the configuration. Please wait without any operation. 4.3.
4. After upgrading, the device will reboot automatically. 5. You are suggested to backup the configuration before upgrading. 4.3.4 System Reboot On this page you can reboot the switch and return to the login page. Please save the current configuration before rebooting to avoid losing the configuration unsaved Choose the menu System→System Tools→System Reboot to load the following page. Figure 4-16 System Reboot Note: To avoid damage, please don't turn off the device while rebooting. 4.3.
Choose the menu System→Access Security→Access Control to load the following page. Figure 4-18 Access Control 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 management page. IP-based: Select this option to limit the IP-range of the users for login. MAC-based: Select this option to limit the MAC Address of the users for login. Port-based: Select this option to limit the ports for login.
Session Timeout: If you do nothing with the Web management page within the timeout time, the system will log out automatically. If you want to reconfigure, please login again. Access User Number Number Control: Select Enable/Disable the Number Control function. Admin Number: Enter the maximum number of the users logging on to the Web management page as Admin. Guest Number: Enter the maximum number of the users logging on to the Web management page as Guest. 4.4.
Choose the menu System→Access Security→SSL Config to load the following page. Figure 4-19 SSL Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: Global Config SSL: Certificate Download Certificate File: Select Enable/Disable the SSL function on the switch. Select the desired certificate to download to the switch. The certificate must be BASE64 encoded. Key Download Key File: Select the desired SSL Key to download to the switch. The key must be BASE64 encoded. Note: 1.
an insecure network environment. It can encrypt all the transmission data and prevent the information in a remote management being leaked. Comprising server and client, SSH has two versions, V1 and V2 which are not compatible with each other. In the communication, SSH server and client can auto-negotiate the SSH version and the encryption algorithm.
Key Download Key Type: Select the type of SSH Key to download. The switch supports three types: SSH-1 RSA, SSH-2 RSA and SSH-2 DSA. Key File: Select the desired key file to download. Download: Click the Download button to download the desired key file to the switch. Note: 1. Please ensure the key length of the downloaded file is in the range of 256 to 3072 bits. 2. After the Key File is downloaded, the user’s original key of the same type will be replaced.
2. Click the Open button in the above figure to log on to the switch. Enter the login user name and password, and then you can continue to configure the switch. Application Example 2 for SSH: Network Requirements 1. Log on to the switch via key authentication using SSH and the SSH function is enabled on the switch. 2. PuTTY client software is recommended. Configuration Procedure 1. Select the key type and key length, and generate SSH key. Note: 1.
3. On the Web management page of the switch, download the public key file saved in the computer to the switch. Note: 1. The key type should accord with the type of the key file. 2. The SSH key downloading cannot be interrupted. 4. After the public key and private key are downloaded, please log on to the interface of PuTTY and enter the IP address for login.
5. Click Browse to download the private key file to SSH client software and click Open. After successful authentication, please enter the login user name. If you log on to the switch without entering password, it indicates that the key has been successfully downloaded.
Chapter 5 Switching Switching module is used to configure the basic functions of the switch, including five submenus: Port, LAG, Traffic Monitor, MAC Address and DHCP Filtering. 5.1 Port The Port function, allowing you to configure the basic features for the port, is implemented on the Port Config, Port Mirror, Port Security, Port Isolation and Loopback Detection pages. 5.1.1 Port Config On this page, you can configure the basic parameters for the ports.
Description: Give a description to the port for identification. Status: Allows you to Enable/Disable the port. When Enable is selected, the port can forward the packets normally. Speed and Duplex: Select the Speed and Duplex mode for the port. The device connected to the switch should be in the same Speed and Duplex mode with the switch. When “Auto” is selected, the Speed and Duplex mode will be determined by auto-negotiation. For the SFP port, this switch does not support auto-negotiation.
The following entries are displayed on this screen. Mirror Group List Group: Displays the mirror group number. Mirroring: Displays the mirroring port number. Mode: Displays the mirror mode. The value will be "Ingress" or "Egress". Mirrored Port: Displays the mirrored ports. Operation: Click Edit to configure the mirror group. Click Edit to display the following figure.
Mirrored Port Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select: Select the desired port as a mirrored port. It is multi-optional. Port: Displays the port number. Ingress: Select Enable/Disable the Ingress feature. When the Ingress is enabled, the incoming packets received by the mirrored port will be copied to the mirroring port. Egress: Select Enable/Disable the Egress feature.
Choose the menu Switching→Port→Port Security to load the following page. Figure 5-4 Port Security The following entries are displayed on this screen: Port Security Select: Select the desired port for Port Security configuration. It is multi-optional. Port: Displays the port number. Max Learned MAC: Specify the maximum number of MAC addresses that can be learned on the port. Learned Num: Displays the number of MAC addresses that have been learned on the port.
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 available for the port. 5.1.4 Port Isolation Port Isolation provides a method of restricting traffic flow to improve the network security by forbidding the port to forward packets to the ports that are not on its forward portlist. Choose the menu Switching→Port→Port Isolation to load the following page.
5.1.5 Loopback Detection With loopback detection feature enabled, the switch can detect loops using loopback detection packets. When a loop is detected, the switch will display an alert or further block the corresponding port according to the port configuration. Choose the menu Switching→Port→Loopback Detection to load the following page.
Port Config Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select: Select the desired port for Loopback Detection configuration. It is multi-optional. Port: Displays the port number. Status: Enable or disable Loopback Detection function for the port. Operation Mode: Select the mode how the switch processes the detected loops. • Alert: When a loop is detected, display an alert.
Tips: 1. Calculate the bandwidth for a LAG: If a LAG consists of the four ports in the speed of 1000Mbps Full Duplex, the whole bandwidth of the LAG is up to 8000Mbps (2000Mbps * 4) because the bandwidth of each member port is 2000Mbps counting the up-linked speed of 1000Mbps and the down-linked speed of 1000Mbps. 2. The traffic load of the LAG will be balanced among the ports according to the Aggregate Arithmetic.
Operation: Allows you to view or modify the information for each LAG. • • Edit: Click to modify the settings of the LAG. Detail: Click to get the information of the LAG. Click the Detail button for the detailed information of your selected LAG. Figure 5-8 Detailed Information 5.2.2 Static LAG On this page, you can manually configure the LAG. Choose the menu Switching→LAG→Static LAG to load the following page.
Description: Displays the description of the LAG. Member Port Member Port: Select the port as the LAG member. Clearing all the ports of the LAG will delete this LAG. Tips: 1. The LAG can be deleted by clearing its all member ports. 2. A port can only be added to a LAG. If a port is the member of a LAG, the port number will be displayed in gray and cannot be selected. 5.2.3 LACP Config LACP (Link Aggregation Control Protocol) is defined in IEEE802.
Choose the menu Switching→LAG→LACP Config to load the following page. Figure 5-10 LACP Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: Global Config System Priority: Specify the system priority for the switch. The system priority and MAC address constitute the system identification (ID). A lower system priority value indicates a higher system priority.
Port Priority: Specify a Port Priority for the port. This value determines the priority of the port to be selected as the dynamic aggregation group member. The port with smaller Port Priority will be considered as the preferred one. If the two port priorities are equal; the port with smaller port number is preferred. Mode: Specify LACP mode for your selected port. Status: Enable/Disable the LACP feature for your selected port. LAG: Displays the LAG number which the port belongs to. 5.
Refresh Rate: Enter a value in seconds to specify the refresh interval. Traffic Summary Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Port: Displays the port number. Packets Rx: Displays the number of packets received on the port. The error packets are not counted in. Packets Tx: Displays the number of packets transmitted on the port. Octets Rx: Displays the number of octets received on the port.
Auto Refresh: Allows you to Enable/Disable refreshing the Traffic Summary automatically. Refresh Rate: Enter a value in seconds to specify the refresh interval. Statistics Port: Enter a port number and click the Select button to view the traffic statistics of the corresponding port. Received: Displays the details of the packets received on the port. Sent: Displays the details of the packets transmitted on the port.
5.4 MAC Address The main function of the switch is forwarding the packets to the correct ports based on the destination MAC address of the packets. Address Table contains the port-based MAC address information, which is the base for the switch to forward packets quickly. The entries in the Address Table can be updated by auto-learning or configured manually. Most entries are generated and updated by auto-learning.
The following entries are displayed on this screen: Search Option MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of your desired entry. VLAN ID: Enter the VLAN ID of your desired entry. Port: Select the corresponding port number of your desired entry. Type: Select the type of your desired entry. All: This option allows the address table to display all the address entries. Static: This option allows the address table to display the static address entries only.
Choose the menu Switching→MAC Address→Static Address to load the following page. Figure 5-14 Static Address The following entries are displayed on this screen: Create Static Address MAC Address: Enter the static MAC Address to be bound. VLAN ID: Enter the corresponding VLAN ID of the MAC address. Port: Select a port from the pull-down list to be bound.
Aging Status: Displays the Aging Status of the MAC address. Note: 1. If the corresponding port number of the MAC address is not correct, or the connected port (or the device) has been changed, the switch cannot forward the packets correctly. Please reset the static address entry appropriately. 2. If the MAC address of a device has been added to the Static Address Table, connecting the device to another port will cause its address not to be recognized dynamically by the switch.
Aging Time: Enter the Aging Time for the dynamic address. Search Option Search Option: Select a Search Option from the pull-down list and click the Search button to find your desired entry in the Dynamic Address Table. • • • • MAC: Enter the MAC address of your desired entry. VLAN ID: Enter the VLAN ID number of your desired entry. Port: Enter the Port number of your desired entry. LAG ID: Enter the LAG ID of your desired entry.
Choose the menu Switching→MAC Address→Filtering Address to load the following page. Figure 5-16 Filtering Address The following entries are displayed on this screen: Create Filtering Address MAC Address: Enter the MAC Address to be filtered. VLAN ID: Enter the corresponding VLAN ID of the MAC address. Search Option Search Option: Select a Search Option from the pull-down list and click the Search button to find your desired entry in the Filtering Address Table.
5.5 DHCP Filtering Nowadays, the network is getting larger and more complicated. The amount of the PCs always exceeds that of the assigned IP addresses. The wireless network and the laptops are widely used and the locations of the PCs are always changed. Therefore, the corresponding IP address of the PC should be updated with a few configurations. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) functions to solve the above mentioned problems.
Most clients obtain IP addresses dynamically, which is illustrated in the following figure. Figure 5-18 Interaction between a DHCP client and a DHCP server （1） DHCP-DISCOVER Stage: The Client broadcasts the DHCP-DISCOVER packet to find the DHCP server.
Figure 5-19 DHCP Cheating Attack Implementation Procedure DHCP Filtering feature allows only the trusted ports to forward DHCP packets and thereby ensures that users get proper IP addresses. DHCP Filtering is to monitor the process of hosts obtaining the IP addresses from DHCP servers, and record the IP address, MAC address, VLAN and the connected Port number of the Host for automatic binding.
Chapter 6 VLAN The traditional Ethernet is a data network communication technology based on CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect) via shared communication medium. Through the traditional Ethernet, the overfull hosts in LAN will result in serious collision, flooding broadcasts, poor performance or even breakdown of the Internet.
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 layer in OSI model and it can identify the data link layer encapsulation of the packet only, so you can add the VLAN tag field into the data link layer encapsulation for identification. In 1999, IEEE issues the IEEE 802.1Q protocol to standardize VLAN implementation, defining the structure of VLAN-tagged packets. IEEE 802.
PVID PVID (Port VLAN ID) is the default VID of the port. When the switch receives an un-VLAN-tagged packet, it will add a VLAN tag to the packet according to the PVID of its received port and forward the packets.
Choose the menu VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→VLAN Config to load the following page. Figure 6-3 VLAN Table To ensure the normal communication of the factory switch, the default VLAN of all ports is set to VLAN1. The following entries are displayed on this screen: VLAN Create VLAN ID： Enter the VLAN ID you want to create. It ranges from 2 to 4094. Name： Give a name to the VLAN for identification.
VLAN Name: Here you can set the name of the VLAN you choose. Port: Displays the port number. Untagged: The port will be an untagged member of the specific VLAN if you select it. Tagged: The port will be an tagged member of the specific VLAN if you select it. NotMember: The port will not be a member of the specific VLAN if you select it. PVID: Here you can change the PVID of the specific port. LAG: Displays the LAG to which the port belongs to. 6.2 Application Example for 802.
Step 3 Operation Description Create VLAN20 Required. On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→VLAN Config page, create a VLAN with its VLAN ID as 20, owning Port 3 and Port 4. Configure Switch B Step Operation Description 1 Configure the Required. On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→VLAN Config page, configure Link Type of the the link type of Port 7, Port 6 and Port 8 as Untagged, Tagged and Untagged respectively. ports 2 Create VLAN10 Required. On VLAN→802.
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 local network. Devices running STP discover loops in the network and block ports by exchanging information, in that way, a ring network can be disbranched to form a tree-topological ring-free network to prevent packets from being duplicated and forwarded endlessly in the network. BPDU (Bridge Protocol Data Unit) is the protocol data that STP and RSTP use.
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 is used to test the links. Max. Age: Max. Age ranges from 6 to 40 seconds. It specifies the maximum time the switch can wait without receiving a BPDU before attempting to reconfigure. Forward Delay: Forward Delay ranges from 4 to 30 seconds. It specifies the time for the port to transit its state after the network topology is changed.
Comparing BPDUs Each switch sends out configuration BPDUs and receives a configuration BPDU on one of its ports from another switch. The following table shows the comparing operations. Step Operation 1 If the priority of the BPDU received on the port is lower than that of the BPDU if of the port itself, the switch discards the BPDU and does not change the BPDU of the port.
The condition for the root port to transit its port state rapidly: The old root port of the switch stops forwarding data and the designated port of the upstream switch begins to forward data. The condition for the designated port to transit its port state rapidly: The designated port is an edge port or connecting to a point-to-point link.
The following figure shows the network diagram in MSTP. 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 spanning trees can be generated in each MST region. Each spanning tree is called an instance. As well as STP, MSTP uses BPDUs to generate spanning tree. The only difference is that the BPDU for MSTP carries the MSTP configuration information on the switches.
The following diagram shows the different port roles. Figure 7-3 Port roles The Spanning Tree module is mainly for spanning tree configuration of the switch, including four submenus: STP Config, Port Config, MSTP Instance and STP Security. 7.1 STP Config The STP Config function, for global configuration of spanning trees on the switch, can be implemented on STP Config and STP Summary pages. 7.1.
The following entries are displayed on this screen: Global Config STP: Select Enable/Disable STP function globally on the switch. Version: Select the desired STP version on the switch. STP: Spanning Tree Protocol. RSTP: Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol. MSTP: Multiple Spanning Tree Protocol. Parameters Config CIST Priority: Enter a value from 0 to 61440 to specify the priority of the switch for comparison in the CIST. CIST priority is an important criterion on determining the root bridge.
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 to load the following page. Figure 7-5 STP Summary 7.
Choose the menu Spanning Tree→Port Config to load the following page. 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 corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select: Select the desired port for STP configuration. It is multi-optional. Port: Displays the port number of the switch. Status: Select Enable /Disable STP function for the desired port.
Port Role: Displays the role of the port played in the STP Instance. Port Status: Displays the working status of the port. LAG: Root Port: Indicates the port that has the lowest path cost from this bridge to the Root Bridge and forwards packets to the root. Designated Port: Indicates the port that forwards packets to a downstream network segment or switch. Master Port: Indicates the port that connects a MST region to the common root.
Choose the menu Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Region Config to load the following page. Figure 7-7 Region Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: Region Config Region Name: Create a name for MST region identification using up to 32 characters. Revision: Enter the revision from 0 to 65535 for MST region identification. 7.3.2 Instance Config Instance Configuration, a property of MST region, is used to describe the VLAN to Instance mapping configuration.
The following entries are displayed on this screen: Instance Table Instance ID Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding Instance ID based on the ID number you entered. Select: Select the desired Instance ID for configuration. It is multi-optional. Instance: Displays Instance ID of the switch. Status: Displays status of the instance. Priority: Enter the priority of the switch in the instance.
Choose the menu Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Instance Port Config to load the following page. Figure 7-9 Instance Port Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: Port Config Instance ID: Select the desired instance ID for its port configuration. Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select: Select the desired port to specify its priority and path cost. It is multi-optional.
Global configuration Procedure for Spanning Tree function: Step Operation Description 1 Make clear roles the switches play in spanning tree instances: root bridge or designated bridge Preparation. 2 Globally configure parameters MSTP Required. Enable Spanning Tree function on the switch and configure MSTP parameters on Spanning Tree→STP Config→STP Config page. 3 Configure MSTP parameters for ports Required. Configure MSTP parameters for ports on Spanning Tree→Port Config→Port Config page.
its position and network topology jitter to occur. In this case, flows that should travel along 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 function enabled can only be set as designated ports in all spanning tree instances. When a port of this type receives BDPU packets with higher priority, it transits its state to blocking state and stops forwarding packets (as if it is disconnected from the link).
Choose the menu Spanning Tree→STP Security→Port Protect to load the following page. Figure 7-10 Port Protect The following entries are displayed on this screen: Port Protect Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select: Select the desired port for port protect configuration. It is multi-optional. Port: Displays the port number of the switch.
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 page. Choose the menu Spanning Tree→STP Security→TC Protect to load the following page. Figure 7-11 TC Protect The following entries are displayed on this screen: TC Protect TC Threshold: Enter a number from 1 to 100. It is the maximum number of the TC-BPDUs received by the switch in a TC Protect Cycle. The default value is 20.
Network Diagram Configuration Procedure Configure Switch A: Step Operation Description 1 Configure ports On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN page, configure the link type of the related ports as Tagged, and add the ports to VLAN101-VLAN106. The detailed instructions can be found in the section 802.1Q VLAN. 2 Enable STP function On Spanning Tree→STP Config→STP Config page, enable STP function and select MSTP version. On Spanning Tree→STP Config→Port Config page, enable MSTP function for the port.
3 Configure the region name and the revision of MST region On Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Region Config page, configure the region as TP-LINK and keep the default revision setting. 4 Configure VLAN-to-Instance mapping table of the MST region On Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Instance Config page, configure VLAN-to-Instance mapping table. Map VLAN 101, 103 and 105 to Instance 1; map VLAN 102, 104 and 106 to Instance 2.
be found in the section 802.1Q VLAN. 2 Enable STP function On Spanning Tree→STP Config→STP Config page, enable STP function and select MSTP version. On Spanning Tree→STP Config→Port Config page, enable MSTP function for the port. 3 Configure the region name and the revision of MST region On Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Region Config page, configure the region as TP-LINK and keep the default revision setting.
Suggestion for Configuration Enable TC Protect function for all the ports of switches. Enable Root Protect function for all the ports of root bridges. Enable Loop Protect function for the non-edge ports. Enable BPDU Protect function or BPDU Filter function for the edge ports which are connected to the PC and server.
Chapter 8 Multicast Multicast Overview In the network, packets are sent in three modes: unicast, broadcast and multicast. In unicast, the source server sends separate copy information to each receiver. When a large number of users require this information, the server must send many pieces of information with the same content to the users. Therefore, large bandwidth will be occupied. In broadcast, the system transmits information to all users in a network.
IPv4 Multicast Address 1. IPv4 Multicast IP Address: As specified by IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), Class D IP addresses are used as destination addresses of multicast packets. The multicast IP addresses range from 224.0.0.0~239.255.255.255. The following table displays the range and description of several special multicast IP addresses. Multicast IP address range Description 224.0.0.0～224.0.0.255 Reserved multicast addresses for routing protocols and other network protocols 224.0.1.
0XFF at the start of the address identifies the address as being a multicast address. Flags have 4 bits: (1) The high-order flag is reserved, and must be initialized to 0. (2) R: Set to 0 to indicate this IPv6 multicast address does not contain an embedded RP address; set to 1 to indicate this IPv6 multicast address contains an embedded RP address. When this bit is set to 1, the P and T bits must also be set to 1.
Reserved Multicast Addresses: Address Indication FF01::1 All interface-local IPv6 nodes FF02::1 All link-local IPv6 nodes FF01::2 All interface-local IPv6 routers FF02::2 All link-local IPv6 routers FF05::2 All site-local IPv6 routers FF0X:: X ranges from 0 to F. These multicast addresses are reserved and shall never be assigned to any multicast group.
Multicast Address Table The switch is forwarding multicast packets based on the multicast address table. As the transmission of multicast packets cannot span the VLAN, the first part of the multicast address table is VLAN ID, based on which the received multicast packets are forwarded in the VLAN owning the receiving port. The multicast address table is not mapped to an egress port but a group port list.
if the multicast groups contain any member. When receiving IGMP leave message, the receiving port of the router will send IGMP group-specific-query message to the multicast group and the switch will forward IGMP group-specific-query message to check if other members in the multicast group of the port need this multicast. When receiving IGMP general query message, the switch will forward them to all other ports in the VLAN owning the receiving port.
The IGMP Snooping function can be implemented on the following pages: Snooping Config, VLAN Config, Port Config, IP-Range, Multicast VLAN, Static Multicast IP and Packet Statistics. 8.1.1 Snooping Config To configure the IGMP Snooping on the switch, please firstly configure IGMP global configuration and related parameters on this page. If the multicast address of the received multicast data is not in the multicast address table, the switch will broadcast the data in the VLAN.
Choose the menu Multicast→IGMP Snooping→VLAN Config to load the following page. 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 the desired VLAN. Router Port Time: Specify the aging time of the router port. Within this time, if the switch doesn’t receive IGMP query message from the router port, it will consider this port is not a router port any more.
Member Port Time: Displays the member port time of the VLAN. Leave Time: Displays the leave time of the VLAN. Router Port: Displays the router port of the VLAN. Note: The settings here will be invalid when multicast VLAN is enabled Configuration procedure: Step Operation IGMP Description 1 Enable function Snooping Required. Enable IGMP Snooping globally on the switch and for the port on Multicast→IGMP Snooping→Snooping Config and Port Config page.
The following entries are displayed on this screen: Port Config Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select: Select the desired port for IGMP Snooping feature configuration. It is multi-optional. Port: Displays the port of the switch. IGMP Snooping: Select Enable/Disable IGMP Snooping for the desired port. Fast Leave: Select Enable/Disable Fast Leave feature for the desired port.
Choose the menu Multicast→IGMP Snooping→IP-Range to load the following page. Figure 8-8 Multicast Filter The following entries are displayed on this screen: Create IP-Range IP Range ID: Enter the IP-range ID. Start Multicast IP: Enter start multicast IP of the IP-range you set. End Multicast IP: Enter end multicast IP of the IP-range you set. IP-Range Table IP-Range ID Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding IP-range ID based on the ID number you entered.
Before configuring a multicast VLAN, you should firstly configure a VLAN as multicast VLAN and add the corresponding ports to the VLAN on the 802.1Q VLAN page. If the multicast VLAN is enabled, the multicast configuration for other VLANs on the VLAN Config page will be invalid, that is, the multicast streams will be transmitted only within the multicast VLAN. Choose the menu Multicast→IGMP Snooping→Multicast VLAN to load the following page.
4. Configure the link type of the router port in the multicast VLAN as TRUNK or configure the egress rule as TAG and the link type as GENERAL otherwise all the member ports in the multicast VLAN cannot receive multicast streams. 5. After a multicast VLAN is created, all the IGMP packets will be processed only within the multicast VLAN. Configuration procedure: Step Operation Description 1 Enable IGMP function 2 Create a multicast VLAN 3 Snooping Configure parameters multicast VLAN Required.
Network Diagram Configuration Procedure Step Operation Description 1 Create VLANs Create three VLANs with the VLAN ID 3, 4 and 5 respectively, and specify the description of VLAN3 as Multicast VLAN on VLAN→802.1Q VLAN page. 2 Configure ports On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN function pages. For port 3, configure its link type as GENERAL and its egress rule as TAG, and add it to VLAN3, VLAN4 and VLAN5.
Choose the menu Multicast→IGMP Snooping→Static Multicast IP to load the following page. Figure 8-10 Static Multicast IP Table The following entries are displayed on this screen: Create Static Multicast Multicast IP: Enter static multicast IP address. VLAN ID: Enter the VLAN ID of the multicast IP. Forward Port: Enter the forward port of the multicast group. Search Option Search Option: Select the rules for displaying multicast IP table to find the desired entries quickly.
Choose the menu Multicast→IGMP Snooping→Packet Statistics to load the following page. Figure 8-11 Packet Statistics The following entries are displayed on this screen: Auto Refresh Auto Refresh: Select Enable/Disable auto refresh feature. Refresh Period: Enter the time from 3 to 300 in seconds to specify the auto refresh period. IGMP Statistics Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered.
Error Packet: Displays the number of error packets the port received. 8.2 MLD Snooping MLD Snooping Multicast Listener Discovery（MLD）snooping is applied for efficient distribution of IPv6 multicast data to clients and routers in a Layer 2 network. With MLD snooping, IPv6 multicast data is selectively forwarded to a list of ports that want to receive the data, instead of being flooded to all ports in a VLAN. The list is constructed and maintained by snooping IPv6 multicast control packets.
MLD Snooping Process 1. General Query The MLD router regularly sends MLD general queries to query if the multicast groups contain any members. When receiving MLD general queries, the switch will forward them to all other ports in the VLAN.
Chose the menu Multicast→MLD Snooping→Global Config to load the following page. The following entries are displayed on this screen: Global Config MLD Snooping: Enable or disable MLD Snooping function globally. Report Message Suppression: Enable or disable Report Message Suppression function globally.
Multicast VLAN: Enable or disable multicast VLAN function. When multicast VLAN is enabled, all multicast data will forward in this VLAN if this port belongs to the VLAN. Multicast VLAN ID: Enter the multicast VLAN ID. Note: 1. When Unknown Multicast Filter is configured, the Unknown Multicast function in IGMP Snooping is also configured at the same time. 2. Configurations of the Router Port Aging Time and Member Port Aging Time in 8.2.2 VLAN Config override their global configurations here. 3.
Choose the menu Multicast→MLD Snooping→VLAN Config to load the following page. The following entries are displayed on this screen: Vlan Config VLAN ID: Router Time: Enter the VLAN ID you want to configure. Port Aging Enter the router port aging time for this VLAN. It will override the global configured aging time. Member Port Aging Time: Enter the member port aging time for this VLAN. It will override the global configured aging time.
Dynamic Router Ports： Displays the dynamic router ports of this VLAN. Note: 1. The MLD snooping function in a VLAN will take effect when global MLD Snooping function is enabled in 8.2.1 Global Config and the VLAN is created in Chapter 6 VLAN. 2. When the router port aging time or member port aging time is set for a VLAN, this value overrides the value configured globally in 8.2.1 Global Config. 8.2.
8.2.4 Port Config On this page you can configure MLD Snooping function with each single port. Choose the menu Multicast→MLD Snooping→Port Config to load the following page. The following entries are displayed on this screen: Port Config Select: Select the port you want to configure. Port: Displays the port number. Filter: Choose to enable or disable filter function in this port. Filter Mode: Choose the filter action mode.
Choose the menu Multicast→MLD Snooping→Static Multicast to load the following page. The following entries are displayed on this screen: Static Multicast Config VLAN ID: Enter the VLAN ID. Multicast IP: Enter the multicast IP address. Member Ports: Enter the member ports of the static multicast group. Static Multicast List Select: Select the static multicast group you want to change. VLAN ID: Displays the VLAN ID. Multicast IP: Displays the multicast group IP address.
The following entries are displayed on this screen: Querier Config VLAN ID: Enter the VLAN ID which you want to start Querier. Maximum Response Time: Enter the value of Maximum Response Time field of the Query message. Query Interval: Enter the Query message interval time. The Querier will send General Query Message with this interval. Query Source IP: Enter the Query Message source IP address. It is FE80::02FF:FFFF:FE00:0001 by default.
Choose the menu Multicast→MLD Snooping→Packet Statistics to load the following page. The following entries are displayed on this screen: Auto Fresh Auto Fresh: Select Enable/Disable auto fresh feature. Fresh Period: Enter the time from 3 to 300 seconds to specify the auto fresh period. MLD Packet Statistics Received MLD Query : Displays the number of MLD Query packets the switch has received. Received MLDv1 Report: Displays the number of MLDv1 Report packets which the switch has received.
Error Packet: Displays the number of error packets which the switch has received. 8.3 Multicast Table In a network, receivers can join different multicast groups appropriate to their needs. The switch forwards multicast streams based on IPv4/IPv6 multicast address table. The Multicast Table function is implemented on the IPv4 Multicast Table and IPv6 Multicast Table pages. 8.3.1 IPv4 Multicast Table On this page you can view the information of the multicast groups already on the switch.
8.3.2 IPv6 Multicast Table This page displays the multicast groups which already on the switch. Choose the menu Multicast→Multicast Table→IPv6 Multicast Table to load the following page. The following entries are displayed on this screen: Search Option Multicast IP: Enter the multicast IP address the desired entry must carry. VLAN ID: Enter the VLAN ID the desired entry must carry. Port: Select the port number the desired entry must carry. Type: Select the type the desired entry must carry.
Chapter 9 QoS QoS (Quality of Service) functions to provide different quality of service for various network applications and requirements and optimize the bandwidth resource distribution so as to provide a network service experience of a better quality. QoS This switch classifies the ingress packets, maps the packets to different priority queues and then forwards the packets according to specified scheduling algorithms to implement QoS function.
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 field is 802.1p priority in the range of 0 to 7. 802.1P priority determines the priority of the packets based on the Pri value. On the Web management page of the switch, you can configure different priority tags mapping to the corresponding priority levels, and then the switch determine which packet is sent preferentially when forwarding packets.
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 each queue and every queue can be assured of a certain service time. The weight value indicates the occupied proportion of the resource. WRR queue overcomes the disadvantage of SP queue that the packets in the queues with lower priority cannot get service for a long time.
4. Equ-Mode: Equal-Mode. In this mode, all the queues occupy the bandwidth equally. The weight value ratio of all the queues is 1:1:1:1. The QoS module is mainly for traffic control and priority configuration, including three submenus: DiffServ, Bandwidth Control and Voice VLAN. 9.1 DiffServ This switch classifies the ingress packets, maps the packets to different priority queues and then forwards the packets according to specified scheduling algorithms to implement QoS function.
Configuration Procedure: Step Operation Description 1 Select the port priority Required. On QoS→DiffServ→Port Priority page, configure the port priority. 2 Configure the mapping Required. On QoS→DiffServ→802.1P Priority page, relation between the 802.1P configure the mapping relation between the 802.1P priority and TC priority and TC. 3 Select a schedule mode Required. On QoS→DiffServ→Schedule Mode page, select a schedule mode. 9.1.2 DSCP Priority On this page you can configure DSCP priority.
Priority Level DSCP: Indicates the priority determined by the DS region of IP datagram. It ranges from 0 to 63. Priority Level: Indicates the 802.1P priority the packets with tag are mapped to. The priorities are labeled as CoS0 ~ CoS7. Configuration Procedure: Step Operation Description 1 Configure the mapping Required. On QoS→DiffServ→DSCP Priority page, relation between the DSCP enable DSCP Priority and configure the mapping priority and 802.
Priority Level DSCP: Indicates the priority determined by the DS region of IP datagram. It ranges from 0 to 63. Priority Level: Indicates the 802.1P priority the packets with tag are mapped to. The priorities are labeled as TC0 ~ TC3. Configuration Procedure: Step Operation Description 1 Configure the mapping Required. On QoS→DiffServ→DSCP Priority page, relation between the DSCP enable DSCP Priority and configure the mapping priority and 802.
Priority and CoS-mapping Config Tag-id/Cos-id: Indicates the precedence level defined by IEEE802.1P and the CoS ID. Queue TC-id: Indicates the priority level of egress queue the packets with tag and CoS-id are mapped to. The priority levels of egress queue are labeled as TC0, TC1, TC2 and TC3. Note: For TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424/TL-SG2424P, the 802.1P priority function is enabled by default and cannot be set as disabled.
SP+WRR-Mode: Strict-Priority + Weight Round Robin Mode. In this mode, this switch provides two scheduling groups, SP group and WRR group. Queues in SP group and WRR group are scheduled strictly based on strict-priority mode while the queues inside WRR group follow the WRR mode. In SP+WRR mode, TC3 is in the SP group; TC0, TC1 and TC2 belong to the WRR group and the weight value ratio of TC0, TC1 and TC2 is 1:2:4.
The following entries are displayed on this screen: Rate Limit Config Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select: Select the desired port for Rate configuration. It is multi-optional. Port: Displays the port number of the switch. Ingress Rate (bps): Configure the bandwidth for receiving packets on the port.
Choose the menu QoS→Bandwidth Control→Storm Control to load the following page. For TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424/TL-SG2424P: Figure 9-12 Storm Control The following entries are displayed on this screen: Storm Control Config Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select: Select the desired port for Storm Control configuration. It is multi-optional. Port: Displays the port number of the switch.
Note: If you enable storm control feature for the ingress rate limit-enabled port, ingress rate limit feature will be disabled for this port. For TL-SG2452: Figure 9-13 Storm Control The following entries are displayed on this screen: Storm Control Config Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select: Select the desired port for Storm Control configuration. It is multi-optional. Port: Displays the port number of the switch.
9.3 Voice VLAN Voice VLANs are configured specially for voice data stream. By configuring Voice VLANs and adding the ports with voice devices attached to voice VLANs, you can perform QoS-related configuration for voice data, ensuring the transmission priority of voice data stream and voice quality. OUI Address (Organizationally unique identifier address) The switch can determine whether a received packet is a voice packet by checking its source MAC address.
In practice, the port voice VLAN mode is configured according to the type of packets sent out from voice device and the link type of the port. The following table shows the detailed information. Port Voice VLAN Mode Voice Link type of the port and processing mode Stream Type Automatic Mode TAG voice stream Untagged: Not supported. Tagged: Supported. The default VLAN of the port cannot be voice VLAN. UNTAG voice Untagged: Supported. stream Tagged: Not supported.
9.3.1 Global Config On this page, you can configure the global parameters of the voice VLAN, including VLAN ID and aging time. Choose the menu QoS→Voice VLAN→Global Config to load the following page. Figure 9-14 Global Configuration The following entries are displayed on this screen: Global Config Voice VLAN: Select Enable/Disable Voice VLAN function. VLAN ID: Enter the VLAN ID of the voice VLAN.
Note: To enable voice VLAN function for the LAG member port, please ensure its member state accords with its port mode. If a port is a member port of voice VLAN, changing its port mode to be “Auto” will make the port leave the voice VLAN and will not join the voice VLAN automatically until it receives voice streams. The following entries are displayed on this screen: Port Config Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered.
Choose the menu QoS→Voice VLAN→OUI Config to load the following page. Figure 9-16 OUI Configuration The following entries are displayed on this screen: Create OUI OUI: Enter the OUI address of the voice device. Mask: Enter the OUI address mask of the voice device. Description: Give a description to the OUI for identification. OUI Table Select: Select the desired entry to view the detailed information. OUI: Displays the OUI address of the voice device.
Step Operation Description 5 Required. On QoS→Voice VLAN→Global Config page, configure the global parameters of voice VLAN.
Chapter 10 ACL 10.1 ACL Config An ACL may contain a number of rules, and each rule specifies a different package range. Packets are matched in match order. Once a rule is matched, the switch processes the matched packets taking the operation specified in the rule without considering the other rules, which can enhance the performance of the switch. The ACL Config function can be implemented on ACL Summary, ACL Create, MAC ACL, Standard-IP ACL and Extend-IP ACL pages. 10.1.
Choose the menu ACL→ACL Config→ACL Create to load the following page. Figure 10-2 ACL Create The following entries are displayed on this screen: Create ACL ACL ID: Enter ACL ID of the ACL you want to create. Rule Order: User Config order is set to be match order in this ACL. 10.1.3 MAC ACL MAC ACLs analyze and process packets based on a series of match conditions, which can be the source MAC addresses and destination MAC addresses carried in the packets.
S-MAC: Enter the source MAC address contained in the rule. D-MAC: Enter the destination MAC address contained in the rule. MASK: Enter MAC address mask. If it is set to 1, it must strictly match the address. 10.1.4 Standard-IP ACL Standard-IP ACLs analyze and process data packets based on a series of match conditions, which can be the source IP addresses and destination IP addresses carried in the packets. Choose the menu ACL→ACL Config→Standard-IP ACL to load the following page.
Choose the menu ACL→ACL Config→Extend-IP ACL to load the following page. Figure 10-5 Create Extend-IP Rule The following entries are displayed on this screen: Create Extend-IP ACL ACL ID: Select the desired Extend-IP ACL for configuration. Rule ID: Enter the rule ID. Operation: Select the operation for the switch to process packets which match the rules. Permit: Forward packets. Deny: Discard Packets. S-IP: Enter the source IP address contained in the rule.
10.2.1 Policy Summary On this page, you can view the ACL and the corresponding operations in the policy. Choose the menu ACL→Policy Config→Policy Summary to load the following page. Figure 10-6 Policy Summary The following entries are displayed on this screen: Search Option Select Policy: Select name of the desired policy for view. If you want to delete the desired policy, please click the Delete button. Action Table Select: Select the desired entry to delete the corresponding policy.
10.2.3 Action Create On this page you can add ACLs for the policy. Choose the menu ACL→Policy Config→Action Create to load the following page. Figure 10-8 Action Create The following entries are displayed on this screen: Create Action Select Policy: Select the name of the policy. Select ACL: Select the ACL for configuration in the policy. 10.3 Policy Binding Policy Binding function can have the policy take its effect on a specific port/VLAN.
Policy Bind Table Select: Select the desired entry to delete the corresponding binding policy. Index: Displays the index of the binding policy. Policy Name: Displays the name of the binding policy. Interface: Displays the port number or VLAN ID bound to the policy. Direction: Displays the binding direction. 10.3.2 Port Binding On this page you can bind a policy to a port. Choose the menu ACL→Policy Binding→Port Binding to load the following page.
Choose the menu ACL→Policy Binding→VLAN Binding to load the following page. Figure 10-11 Bind the policy to the VLAN The following entries are displayed on this screen: VLAN-Bind Config Policy Name: Select the name of the policy you want to bind. VLAN ID: Enter the ID of the VLAN you want to bind. VLAN-Bind Table Index: Displays the index of the binding policy. Policy Name: Displays the name of the binding policy. VLAN ID: Displays the ID of the VLAN bound to the corresponding policy.
2. The staff of the R&D department cannot access to the Internet but can visit the forum. 3. The staff of the marketing department can access to the Internet but cannot visit the forum. 4. The R&D department and marketing department cannot communicate with each other. Network Diagram Configuration Procedure Step Operation Description 1 On ACL→ACL Config→ACL Create page, create ACL 11.
Step Operation Description 2 Configure requirement and 4 for 2 On ACL→ACL Config→ACL Create page, create ACL 100. On ACL→ACL Config→Standard-IP ACL page, select ACL 100, create Rule 1, configure operation as Deny, configure S-IP as 10.10.70.0 and mask as 255.255.255.0, configure D-IP as 10.10.50.0 and mask as 255.255.255.0. On ACL→ACL Config→Standard-IP ACL page, select ACL 100, create Rule 2, configure operation as Deny, configure S-IP as 10.10.70.0 and mask as 255.255.255.0, configure D-IP as 10.10.
Chapter 11 PoE Note: Only TL-SG2424P supports PoE function. PoE (Power over Ethernet) technology describes a system to transmit electrical power along with data to remote devices over standard twisted-pair cable in an Ethernet network. It is especially useful for supplying power to IP telephones, wireless LAN access points, cameras and so on. Composition A PoE system usually consists of PSE and PD.
PoE Config, mainly for PoE attributes configuration, is implemented on PoE Config and PoE Profile pages. 11.1.1 PoE Config On this page, you can configure the parameters to implement PoE function. Choose the menu PoE→PoE Config→PoE Config to load the following page. Figure 11-1 PoE Config for TL-SG2424P The following items are displayed on this screen: Global Config System Power Limit: Specify the max power the PoE switch can supply.
Power Limit (0.1w-30w): Defines the max power the corresponding port can supply. Class1 represents 4w, Class2 represents 7w, Class3 represents 15.4w and Class4 represents 30w. Time Range: Select the time range for the PoE port to supply power. If No limit is selected, the PoE port will supply power all the time. PoE Profile: Select the profile you want to apply to the selected port. If a PoE Profile is selected, the three attributes including PoE Status, PoE Priority and Power Limit are not available.
Power Limit: Defines the max power the corresponding port can supply. Class1 represents 4w, Class2 represents 7w and Class3 represents 15.4w. (for ) Defines the max power the corresponding port can supply. Class1 represents 4w, Class2 represents 7w, Class3 represents 15.4w, and Class4 represents 30w. (for TL-SG2424P) PoE Profile Select: Select the desired profile to delete. Profile Name: Displays the name of the profile. PoE Status: Displays the PoE status of the port in the profile.
Slice: Displays the time-slice of the time-range. Mode: Displays the mode the time-range adopts. Operation: Click Edit to modify this time-range and click Detail to display the complete information of this time–range. 11.2.2 PoE Time-Range Create On this page you can create time-ranges. Choose the menu PoE→PoE Time-Range→PoE Time-Range Create to load the following page. Figure 11-4 Time-Range Create Note: To successfully configure time-ranges, please firstly specify time-slices and then time-ranges.
Time-Slice Table Index: Displays the index of the time-slice. Start Time: Displays the start time of the time-slice. End Time: Displays the end time of the time-slice. Delete: Click the Delete button to delete the corresponding time-slice. 11.2.3 PoE Holiday Config Holiday mode is applied as a different secured access control policy from the week mode. On this page you can define holidays according to your work arrangement.
Chapter 12 SNMP SNMP Overview SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) has gained the most extensive application on the UDP/IP networks. SNMP provides a management frame to monitor and maintain the network devices. It is used for automatically managing the various network devices no matter the physical differences of the devices. Currently, the most network management systems are based on SNMP.
normally. You can select the management mode with proper security level according to your actual application requirement. SNMP v1: SNMP v1 adopts Community Name authentication. The community name is used to define the relation between SNMP Management Station and SNMP Agent. The SNMP packets failing to pass community name authentication are discarded. The community name can limit access to SNMP Agent from SNMP NMS, functioning as a password. SNMP v2c: SNMP v2c also adopts community name authentication.
3. Create SNMP User The User configured in a SNMP Group can manage the switch via the client program on management station. The specified User Name and the Auth/Privacy Password are used for SNMP Management Station to access the SNMP Agent, functioning as the password. SNMP module is used to configure the SNMP function of the switch, including three submenus: SNMP Config, Notification and RMON. 12.
Note: The amount of Engine ID characters must be even. 12.1.2 SNMP View The OID (Object Identifier) of the SNMP packets is used to describe the managed objects of the switch, and the MIB (Management Information Base) is the set of the OIDs. The SNMP View is created for the SNMP management station to manage MIB objects. Choose the menu SNMP→SNMP Config→SNMP View to load the following page.
12.1.3 SNMP Group On this page, you can configure SNMP Group to control the network access by providing the users in various groups with different management rights via the Read View, Write View and Notify View. Choose the menu SNMP→SNMP Config→SNMP Group to load the following page. Figure 12-5 SNMP Group The following entries are displayed on this screen: Group Config Group Name: Enter the SNMP Group name. The Group Name, Security Model and Security Level compose the identifier of the SNMP Group.
Write View: Select the View to be the Write View. The management access is writing only and changes can be made to the assigned SNMP View. The View defined both as the Read View and the Write View can be read and modified. Notify View: Select the View to be the Notify View. The management station can receive trap messages of the assigned SNMP view generated by the switch's SNMP agent. Group Table Select: Select the desired entry to delete the corresponding group. It is multi-optional.
The following entries are displayed on this screen: User Config 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 engine. • Remote User: Indicates that the user is connected to a remote SNMP engine. Group Name: Select the Group Name of the User. The User is classified to the corresponding Group according to its Group Name, Security Model and Security Level.
12.1.5 SNMP Community SNMP v1 and SNMP v2c adopt community name authentication. The community name can limit access to the SNMP agent from SNMP network management station, functioning as a password. If 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 menu SNMP→SNMP Config→SNMP Community to load the following page.
Configuration Procedure: If SNMPv3 is employed, please take the following steps: Step Operation Description 1 Enable SNMP function globally. Required. On the SNMP→SNMP Config→Global Config page, enable SNMP function globally. 2 Create SNMP View. Required. On the SNMP→SNMP Config→SNMP View page, create SNMP View of the management agent. The default View Name is viewDefault and the default OID is 1. 3 Create SNMP Group. Required.
12.2 Notification With the Notification function enabled, the switch can initiatively report to the management station about the important events that occur on the Views (e.g., the managed device is rebooted), which allows the management station to monitor and process the events in time. The notification information includes the following two types: Trap ： Trap is the information that the managed device initiatively sends to the Network management station without request.
Type: Select the type for the notifications. • Trap: Indicates traps are sent. • Inform: Indicates informs are sent. The Inform type has a higher security than the Trap type. Retry: Specify the amount of times the switch resends an inform request. The switch will resend the inform request if it doesn’t get the response from the management station during the Timeout interval, and it will terminate resending the inform request if the resending times reach the specified Retry times.
RMON Group Function History Group After a history group is configured, the switch collects and records network statistics information periodically, based on which the management station can monitor network effectively. Event Group Event Group is used to define RMON events. Alarms occur when an event is detected. Statistic Group Statistic Group is set to monitor the statistic of alarm variables on the specific ports. Alarm Group Alarm Group is configured to monitor the specific alarm variables.
Status: Select Enable/Disable the corresponding sampling entry. 12.3.2 Event Config On this page, you can configure the RMON events. Choose the menu SNMP→RMON→Event Config to load the following page. Figure 12-10 Event Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: Event Table Select: Select the desired entry for configuration. Index: Displays the index number of the entry. User: Enter the name of the User or the community to which the event belongs.
12.3.3 Alarm Config On this page, you can configure Statistic Group and Alarm Group for RMON. Choose the menu SNMP→RMON→Alarm Config to load the following page. Figure 12-11 Alarm Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: Alarm Table Select: Select the desired entry for configuration. Index: Displays the index number of the entry. Variable: Select the alarm variables from the pull-down list. Port: Select the port on which the Alarm entry acts.
• • Rising: When the sampled value exceeds the Rising Threshold, an alarm event is triggered. Falling: When the sampled value is under the Falling Threshold, an alarm event is triggered. Interval: Enter the alarm interval time in seconds. Owner: Enter the name of the device or user that defined the entry. Status: Select Enable/Disable the corresponding alarm entry.
Chapter 13 LLDP Note: Only TL-SG2424P supports LLDP function. LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol) is a Layer 2 protocol that is used for network devices to advertise their own device information periodically to neighbors on the same IEEE 802 local area network. The advertised information, including details such as device identification, capabilities and configuration settings, is represented in TLV (Type/Length/Value) format according to the IEEE 802.
or to allow the port to both transmit and receive LLDPDUs. Four LLDP admin statuses are supported by each port. Tx&Rx: the port can both transmit and receive LLDPDUs. Rx_Only: the port can receive LLDPDUs only. Tx_Only: the port can transmit LLDPDUs only. Disable: the port cannot transmit or receive LLDPDUs. 2) 3) LLDPDU transmission mechanism If the ports are working in TxRx or Tx mode, they will advertise local information by sending LLDPDUs periodically.
The following table shows the details about the currently defined TLVs. TLV type TLV Name Description Usage in LLDPDU 0 End of LLDPDU Mark the end of the TLV sequence in LLDPDUs. Mandatory Any information following an End Of LLDPDU TLV shall be ignored. 1 Chassis ID Identifies the Chassis address of the connected Mandatory device. 2 Port ID Identifies the specific port that transmitted the Mandatory LLDP frame.
Note: For detailed introduction of TLV, please refer to IEEE 802.1AB standard and ANSI/TIA-1057. In TP-LINK switch, the following LLDP optional TLVs are supported. TLV Type Description Port Description TLV The Port Description TLV allows network management to advertise the IEEE 802 LAN station's port description. System Capabilities TLV The System Capabilities TLV identifies the primary functions of the system and whether or not these primary functions are enabled.
The LLDP module is mainly for LLDP function configuration of the switch, including three submenus: Basic Config, Device Info, Device Statistics and LLDP-MED. 13.1 Basic Config LLDP is configured on the Global Config and Port Config pages. 13.1.1 Global Config On this page you can configure the LLDP parameters of the device globally. Choose the menu LLDP→Basic Config→Global Config to load the following page.
Fast Start Times: When the port's LLDP state transforms from Disable (or Rx_Only) to Tx&Rx (or Tx_Only), the fast start mechanism will be enabled, that is, the transmit interval will be shorten to a second, and several LLDPDUs will be sent out (the number of LLDPDUs equals this parameter). The default value is 3. 13.1.2 Port Config On this page you can configure all ports' LLDP parameters. Choose the menu LLDP→Basic Config→Port Config to load the following page.
13.2 Device Info You can view the LLDP information of the local device and its neighbors on the Local Info and Neighbor Info pages respectively. 13.2.1 Local Info On this page you can see all ports' configuration and system information. Choose the menu LLDP→Device Info→Local Info to load the following page. Figure 13-3 LLDP Local Information The following entries are displayed on this screen: Auto Refresh Auto Refresh: Enable/Disable the auto refresh function.
Refresh Rate: Specify the auto refresh rate. Local Info Enter the desired port number and click Select to display the information of the corresponding port. 13.2.2 Neighbor Info On this page you can get the information of the neighbors. Choose the menu LLDP→Device Info→Neighbor Info to load the following page. Figure 13-4 LLDP Neighbor Information The following entries are displayed on this screen: Auto Refresh Auto Refresh: Enable/Disable the auto refresh function.
Choose the menu LLDP→Device Statistics→Statistic Info to load the following page. Figure 13-5 LLDP Statistic Information The following entries are displayed on this screen: Auto Refresh Auto Refresh: Enable/Disable the auto refresh function. Refresh Rate: Specify the auto refresh rate. Global Statistics Last Update: Displays latest update time of the statistics. Total Inserts: Displays the number of neighbors inserted till last update time.
Neighbor Statistics Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Port: Displays local device's port number. Transmit Total: Displays the number of LLDPDUs sent by this port. Receive Total: Displays the number of LLDPDUs received by this port. Discards: Displays the number of LLDPDUs discarded by this port. Errors: Displays the number of error LLDPDUs received by this port.
TLV Description Location Identification TLV The Location Identification TLV provides for advertisement of location identifier information to Communication Endpoint Devices, based on configuration of the Network Connectivity Device it's connected to. You can set the Location Identification content in Location Identification Parameters. If Location Identification TLV is included and Location Identification Parameters isn't set, a default value is used in Location Identification TLV.
13.4.2 Port Config On this page you can configure all ports' LLDP-MED parameters. Choose the menu LLDP→LLDP-MED→Port Config to load the following page. Figure 13-7 LLDP-MED Port Configuration The following entries are displayed on this screen: LLDP-MED Port Config Port Select: Select the desired port to configure. LLDP-MED Status: Configure the port's LLDP-MED status: Enable: Enable the port's LLDP-MED status, and the port's Admin Status will be changed to Tx&Rx.
Included TLVs Select TLVs to be included in outgoing LLDPDU. Location Identification Parameters Configure the Location Identification TLV's content in outgoing LLDPDU of the port. Emergency Number: Emergency number is Emergency Call Service ELIN identifier, which is used during emergency call setup to a traditional CAMA or ISDN trunk-based PSAP.
Choose the menu LLDP→LLDP-MED→Local Info to load the following page. Figure 13-8 LLDP-MED Local Information The following entries are displayed on this screen: Auto Refresh Auto Refresh: Enable/Disable the auto refresh function. Refresh Rate: Specify the auto refresh rate. Local Info Enter the desired port number and click Select to display the information of the corresponding port. 13.4.4 Neighbor Info On this page you can get the LLDP-MED information of the neighbors.
Choose the menu LLDP→LLDP-MED→Neighbor Info to load the following page. Figure 13-9 LLDP-MED Neighbor Information The following entries are displayed on this screen: Auto Refresh Auto Refresh: Enable/Disable the auto refresh function. Refresh Rate: Specify the auto refresh rate. Neighbor Info Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Local Port: Displays the local port number connecting to the neighbor device.
Chapter 14 Maintenance Maintenance module, assembling the commonly used system tools to manage the switch, provides the convenient method to locate and solve the network problem. （1） System Monitor: Monitor the utilization status of the memory and the CPU of switch. （2） Log: View the configuration parameters of the switch and find out the errors via the Logs. （3） Device Diagnostics: Cable Test tests the connection status of the cable to locate and diagnoses the trouble spot of the network.
14.1.2 Memory Monitor Choose the menu Maintenance→System Monitor→Memory Monitor to load the following page. Figure 14-2 Memory Monitor Click the Monitor button to enable the switch to monitor and display its Memory utilization rate every four seconds. 14.2 Log The Log system of switch can record, classify and manage the system information effectively, providing powerful support for network administrator to monitor network operation and diagnose malfunction.
The Log function is implemented on the Log Table, Local Log, Remote Log and Backup Log pages. 14.2.1 Log Table The switch supports logs output to two directions, namely, log buffer and log file. The information in log buffer will be lost after the switch is rebooted or powered off whereas the information in log file will be kept effective even the switch is rebooted or powered off. Log Table displays the system log information in log buffer.
Choose the menu Maintenance→Log→Local Log to load the following page. Figure 14-4 Local Log The following entries are displayed on this screen: Local Log Config Select: Select the desired entry to configure the corresponding local log. Channel: • • Log buffer: Indicates the RAM for saving system log. The inforamtion in the log buffer is displayed on the Log Table page. It will be lost when the switch is restarted. Log File: Indicates the flash sector for saving system log.
The following entries are displayed on this screen: Log Host Index: Displays the index of the log host. The switch supports 4 log hosts. Host IP: Configure the IP for the log host. UDP Port: Displays the UDP port used for receiving/sending log information. Here we use the standard port 514. Severity: Specify the severity level of the log information sent to each log host. Only the log with the same or smaller severity level value will be sent to the corresponding log host.
Choose the menu Maintenance→Device Diagnostics→Cable Test to load the following page. Figure 14-7 Cable Test The following entries are displayed on this screen: Cable Test Port: Select the port for cable testing. Pair: Displays the Pair number. Status: Displays the connection status of the cable connected to the port. The test results of the cable include normal, close, open or impedance. Length: If the connection status is normal, here displays the length range of the cable.
Figure 14-8 Ping The following entries are displayed on this screen: Ping Config Destination IP: Enter the IP address of the destination node for Ping test. Both IPv4 and IPv6 are supported. Ping Times: Enter the amount of times to send test data during Ping testing. The default value is recommended. Data Size: Enter the size of the sending data during Ping testing. The default value is recommended. Interval: Specify the interval to send ICMP request packets. The default value is recommended. 14.
The following entries are displayed on this screen: Tracert Config Destination IP: Enter the IP address of the destination device. Both IPv4 and IPv6 are supported. Max Hop: Specify the maximum number of the route hops the test data can pass through.
Appendix A: Specifications IEEE802.3 10Base-T Ethernet IEEE802.3u 100Base-TX/100Base-FX Fast Ethernet IEEE802.3ab 1000Base-T Gigabit Ethernet Standards IEEE802.3z 1000Base-X Gigabit Ethernet IEEE802.3x Flow Control IEEE802.1p QoS IEEE802.1q VLAN Ethernet: 10Mbps HD，20Mbps FD Transmission Rate Fast Ethernet: 100Mbps HD，200Mbps FD Gigabit Ethernet: 2000Mbps FD 10Base-T: UTP/STP of Cat. 3 or above 100Base-TX: UTP/STP of Cat.
Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows 2000 and TCP/IPv6 in WIN7. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if necessary. 1. In IPv4 network： 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. 2) Click the Network and Internet Connections icon, and then click on the Network Connections tab in the appearing window.
Figure B-2 5) The following TCP/IP Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
6) Select Use the following IP address. And the following items will be available. If the switch's IP address is 192.168.0.1, specify IP address as 192.168.0.x (x is from 2 to 254), and the Subnet mask as 255.255.255.0. 2. In IPv6 network： 1) On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. 2) Click the View network status and tasks under the tab Network and Internet. 3) Select Local Network Connection under the tab View your active networks on the prompt page.
5) The following TCP/IPv6 Properties window will display and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
6) Select Use the following IPv6 address. And the following items will be available. If the switch's IP address is 3001::1/64, specify IP address as 3001::14 for example , and the Subnet prefix length as 64. Now: Click OK to save your settings.
Appendix C: Glossary Boot Protocol (BOOTP) BOOTP is used to provide bootup information for network devices, including IP address information, the address of the TFTP server that contains the devices system files, and the name of the boot file. Class of Service (CoS) CoS is supported by prioritizing packets based on the required level of service, and then placing them in the appropriate output queue.
Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) A protocol through which hosts can register with their local router for multicast services. If there is more than one multicast switch/router on a given subnetwork, one of the devices is made the “querier” and assumes responsibility for keeping track of group membership. IGMP Snooping Listening to IGMP Query and IGMP Report packets transferred between IP Multicast routers and IP Multicast host groups to identify IP Multicast group members.
Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (RADIUS) RADIUS is a logon authentication protocol that uses software running on a central server to control access to RADIUS-compliant devices on the network. Remote Monitoring (RMON) RMON provides comprehensive network monitoring capabilities. It eliminates the polling required in standard SNMP, and can set alarms on a variety of traffic conditions, including specific error types.
