TP-LINK TL-SG1016DE User guide

Easy Smart Configuration Utility User Guide

Easy Smart Configuration Utility

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Easy Smart Configuration Utility User Guide

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1 About this Guide.................................................................................3

1.1 Intended Readers ...................................................................................................... 3

1.2 Conventions............................................................................................................... 3

1.3 Overview of This Guide ............................................................................................. 3

Chapter 2 Getting Started....................................................................................6

2.1 Introduction................................................................................................................ 6

2.2 Install the Easy Smart Configuration Utility ...............................................................6

2.3 Switch Upgrade ......................................................................................................... 9

2.4 Switch Discovery ..................................................................................................... 13

2.5 Switch Settings ........................................................................................................ 13

2.6 Refresh .................................................................................................................... 14

2.7 Utility Features Overview......................................................................................... 15

2.8 Uninstall the Utility ................................................................................................... 16

Chapter 3 System...............................................................................................19

3.1 System Info.............................................................................................................. 19

3.2 IP Setting ................................................................................................................. 20

3.3 User Account ........................................................................................................... 20

3.4 Backup and Restore ................................................................................................ 21

3.5 System Reboot ........................................................................................................ 22

3.6 System Reset .......................................................................................................... 22

3.7 Firmware Upgrade................................................................................................... 23

Chapter 4 Switching...........................................................................................24

4.1 Port Setting.............................................................................................................. 24

4.2 IGMP Snooping ....................................................................................................... 25

4.3 Port Trunk................................................................................................................ 26

Chapter 5 Monitoring .........................................................................................29

5.1 Port Statistics........................................................................................................... 29

5.2 Port Mirror................................................................................................................ 30

5.3 Cable Test ............................................................................................................... 31

5.4 Loop Prevention ...................................................................................................... 32

Chapter 6 VLAN..................................................................................................33

6.1 MTU VLAN .............................................................................................................. 35

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6.2 Port Based VLAN .................................................................................................... 35

6.3 802.1Q VLAN .......................................................................................................... 37

6.4 802.1Q PVID Setting ............................................................................................... 38

Chapter 7 QoS ....................................................................................................40

7.1 QoS Basic................................................................................................................ 42

7.2 Bandwidth Control ................................................................................................... 43

7.3 Storm Control .......................................................................................................... 45

Chapter 8 Help....................................................................................................47

8.1 Help ......................................................................................................................... 47

8.2 About ....................................................................................................................... 47

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Chapter 1 About this Guide

This User Guide contains information for setup and guidance of the Easy Smart Configuration

Utility. Please read this guide carefully before operation.

1.1 Intended Readers

This Guide is intended for network managers familiar with IT concepts and network terminologies.

1.2 Conventions

In this Guide the following conventions are used:

 Menu Name→Submenu Name indicates the menu structure. System→System

Info→System Summary means the System Summary page under the System Info menu

option located under the System menu.

 Bold font indicates a button, a toolbar icon, menu or menu item.

Symbols in this guide：

Symbol Description

Note:

Ignoring this type of note might result in a malfunction or damage to the device.

Tips:

This format indicates important information that helps you make better use of your

device.

1.3 Overview of This Guide

Chapter Introduction

Chapter 1 About This Guide Introduces the guide structure and conventions.

Chapter 2 Getting Started Introduces the installation and uninstallation of the utility, and

the overview of its interface.

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Chapter Introduction

Chapter 3 System This module is used to configure system properties of the

switch. Here mainly introduces:

 System Info: View device information and define the device

description.

 IP Setting: Get and modify the network parameters of the

switch.

 User Account: Modify the username and password for

users to log on to the Web management page.

 Backup and Restore: Save the current configuration file to

your computer or download a backup configuration file to

your switch.

 System Reboot: Reboot your switch.

 System Reset: Reset the switch to the default.

 Firmware Upgrade: Update the firmware of the switch.

Chapter 4 Switching

This module is used to configure the basic functions of the

switch.

 Port Setting: Configure and view the basic parameters of

each port, including the port status, speed, duplex mode

and flow control.

 IGMP Snooping: Enable IGMP snooping feature and view

the current IGMP Group information.

 Port Trunk: Configure and view the information of the trunk

group of the switch.

Chapter 5 Monitoring This module is used to monitor the traffic information of the

switch, and provide the convenient method to locate and solve

the network problem.

 Port Statistics: View the statistic information of each port.

 Port Mirror: Monitor and mirror network traffic by forwarding

copies of incoming and outgoing packets from one/multiple

ports (mirrored port) to a specific port (mirroring port).

 Cable Test: Diagnose the connection status of the cable

connected to the switch and the distance to the problem

location

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Chapter 6 VLAN This module is used to configure VLANs to control broadcast

in LANs. Here mainly introduces:

 MTU VLAN: Set the MTU VLAN mode.

 Port Based VLAN: Set the Port-Based VLAN mode

 802.1Q VLAN: Set the 802.1Q Tag VLAN mode.

 802.1Q PVID Setting: Configure 802.1Q PVID value.

Chapter 7 QoS This module is used to configure QoS function to provide

different quality of service for various network applications and

requirements. Here mainly introduces:

 QoS Basic: Configure and view the basic parameters of

QoS.

 Bandwidth Control: Configure and view the bandwidth

control function information.

 Storm Control: Configure and view the storm control

function information.

Chapter 8 Help Lists the help and version information of the utility.

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Chapter 2 Getting Started

2.1 Introduction

Easy Smart Configuration Utility is the management software for the TP-LINK Easy Smart

Switches. The utility allows operators to centrally manage entire networks of the Easy Smart

Switches, such as TL-SG1016DE/TL-SG1024DE. We will take TL-SG1024DE for example

throughout this Guide.

2.2 Install the Easy Smart Configuration Utility

If an earlier version of the utility is present on your computer, please install this version to replace

the older version.

1. Insert the provided Resource CD that came with your switch into your CD-ROM drive. Open

the file folder and double click the icon . Please wait for the

InstallShield Wizard preparing the setup shown as the following screen.

Figure 2-1 Preparing to Install

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Then the following screen will appear. Click Next to continue. If you want to stop the

installation, click Cancel.

Figure 2-2 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard

3. Choose the destination location for the installation files and click Next to continue.

Figure 2-3 Choose Destination Location

By default, the installation files are saved on the Program Files folder of system disk. Click the

Change button to modify the destination location proper to your need.

4. Till now, The Wizard is ready to begin the installation. Click Install to start the installation on

the following screen.

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Figure 2-4 Install the Utility

5. The InstallShield Wizard is installing Easy Smart Configuration Utility shown as the following

screen. Please wait.

Figure 2-5 Setup Status

6. On the following screen, click Finish to complete the installation.

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Figure 2-6 InstallShield Wizard Complete

7. The installation process creates a TP-LINK subdirectory under the \Program Files directory on

your computer, copies the utility program into the \Program Files\TP-LINK\Easy Smart

Configuration Utility directory, and places a utility icon

on the computer desktop.

2.3 Switch Upgrade

For easy smart switches with their firmware versions earlier than Build 20131023, please upgrade

their firmware to the latest version, to ensure these switches can be managed by the utility. Go to

http://www.tp-link.com

to download the updated firmware and take the following steps:

1. Make sure the switch and the PC are in the same LAN.

2. Type the default management address http://192.168.0.1

in the address field of the browser to

access the GUI of the switch.

Figure 2-7

3. Enter admin for the default User Name and Password, both in lower case letters. Then click

the Login button or press the Enter key.

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Figure 2-8 Login

4. After a successful login, the main page will appear.

Figure 2-9 Main Page

5. Click System→System Tools→Firmware Upgrade to load the following page.

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Figure 2-10 Firmware Upgrade

6. Click Ready and click OK in the pop-up window to restart the switch.

Figure 2-11 Reboot Device

7. After the switch restarts, click the Browse button to choose the latest firmware for the switch

in your computer and click Upgrade to start the upgrade process. The switch will restart after

the upgrade.

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Figure 2-12 Choose the File to Upgrade

8. The following steps to upgrade the loader are optional. If you upgrade the loader here, the

switch’s configurations will remain the same after the next firmware upgrade.

After the switch restarts successfully, type the address http://192.168.0.1/Loader

UpgradeRpm.htm

in the address field of the browser to access the loader upgrade interface

of the switch.

Figure 2-13 Loader Upgrade

9. Choose the loader upgrade file in your computer and upgrade the loader.

Figure 2-14 Choose the Loader File to Upgrade

10. The switch will restart again after the Loader Upgrade completes.

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Figure 2-15 Device Restart

2.4 Switch Discovery

When the utility is launched, it immediately searches the network for TP-LINK Easy Smart

Switches.

The discovered switches are listed as below.

Figure 2-16 Main Page

Click Help in the left bottom to access to the TP-LINK support website for more help.

Note:

The maximum number of the discovered switches is 30.

2.5 Switch Settings

You can select a switch and click to configure or display its status.

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Figure 2-17 Discovered Switch

The setting figure will shown as below:

Figure 2-18 Switch Setting

You can configure the switch’s Device Description, DHCP Setting, IP Address, Subnet Mask and

Default Gateway on this page. The login User Name and Password are required to complete the

configuration. By default, they are both admin. Clicking Apply can only make the new

configurations effective before the switch is rebooted. If you want to keep the configurations

effective even the switch is rebooted, please select the checkbox behind Save Config.

2.6 Refresh

Click Refresh in Figure 2-16 to restart the switch discovering process.

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2.7 Utility Features Overview

You can select a switch and click or double click its corresponding entry to log on to

the switch for further configuration.

Figure 2-20 Discovered Switch

Enter the User Name and Password to log on to the configuration interface. They are both admin

by default.

Figure 2-21 Login

The configuration figure is shown as blow:

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Figure 2-22 Switch Configuration

Area in the red box shows the device model number of the switch that you are managing now.

Click the icon

to save the current configurations.

Click the icon

to return to the discovering page.

Note:

The switch you log on to should be in the same subnet with your computer.

2.8 Uninstall the Utility

If you want to remove the Easy Smart Configuration Utility, please take the following steps:

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to All ProgramsTP-LINK  Easy

Smart Configuration Utility, and then click Uninstall Easy Smart Configuration Utility,

shown as the following figure.

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Figure 2-23 Preparing Setup

2. Then the following screen will appear. If you want to stop the remove process, click Cancel.

Figure 2-24 Preparing Setup

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On the continued screen, click Yes to remove the utility from your PC.

Figure 2-25 Uninstall the Utility

4. Click Finish to complete.

Figure 2-26 Uninstall Complete

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Chapter 3 System

The System module is mainly for system configuration of the switch, including seven submenus:

System Info, IP Setting, User Account, Backup and Restore, System Reboot, System Reset

and Firmware Upgrade.

3.1 System Info

On this page you can view the system information and define the device description.

Choose the menu System→System Info to load the following page.

Figure 3-1 System Information

 System Info

Device Description: Displays the device model number.

MAC Address: Displays the MAC address of the switch.

IP Address: Displays the system IP address of the switch. The default system

IP is 192.168.0.1 and you can change it appropriate to your needs.

Subnet Mask: Displays the subnet mask of the switch.

Default Gateway: Displays the default gateway of the switch.

Firmware Version: Displays the installed software version number.

Hardware Version: Displays the installed device hardware version number.

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