TP-Link TL-SG1016DE User manual

User Guide
Easy Smart Configuration Utility
TL-SG1016DE/TL-SG1024DE/TL-SG1016PE
TL-SG105E/TL-SG108E/TL-SG108PE
REV3.1.0
1910011972

CONTENTS
Chapter 1 About this Guide .................................................................................2
1.1 Intended Readers......................................................................................................2
1.2 Conventions..............................................................................................................2
1.3 Overview of This Guide .............................................................................................2
Chapter 2 Getting Started ...................................................................................5
2.1 Introduction...............................................................................................................5
2.2 Install the Easy Smart Configuration Utility .............................................................. 5
2.3 Switch Discovery ......................................................................................................9
2.4 Switch Setting........................................................................................................... 9
2.5 Refresh....................................................................................................................10
2.6 Utility Features Overview........................................................................................ 11
2.7 Uninstall the Utility .................................................................................................. 12
Chapter 3 System...............................................................................................15
3.1 System Info .............................................................................................................15
3.2 IP Setting.................................................................................................................16
3.3 User Account .......................................................................................................... 16
3.4 Backup and Restore................................................................................................ 17
3.5 System Reboot .......................................................................................................18
3.6 System Reset.......................................................................................................... 19
3.7 Firmware Upgrade .................................................................................................. 19
Chapter 4 Switching...........................................................................................20
4.1 Port Setting .............................................................................................................20
4.2 IGMP Snooping ....................................................................................................... 21
4.3 LAG..........................................................................................................................23
Chapter 5 Monitoring.........................................................................................25
5.1 Port Statistics .........................................................................................................25
5.2 Port Mirror...............................................................................................................26
5.3 Cable Test ............................................................................................................... 28
5.4 Loop Prevention .....................................................................................................29
Chapter 6 VLAN..................................................................................................30
6.1 MTU VLAN...............................................................................................................32
6.2 Port Based VLAN ....................................................................................................32
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6.3 802.1Q VLAN .......................................................................................................... 34
6.4 802.1Q PVID Setting ............................................................................................... 35
Chapter 7 QoS ....................................................................................................37
7.1 QoS Basic................................................................................................................39
7.2 Bandwidth Control ..................................................................................................41
7.3 Storm Control ......................................................................................................... 42
Chapter 8 PoE.....................................................................................................44
8.1 PoE Config ..............................................................................................................45
Chapter 9 Help....................................................................................................47
9.1 Help .........................................................................................................................47
9.2 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 imp
ortant 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 login 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.
LAG: Configure and view the information of the LAG
group of the switch.
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Chapter Introduction
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 Mirr
or: 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.
Loop Prevention: Detect loops using loopback detection
packets, and then display an alert or further block the
corresponding port.
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.
Sto
rm Control: Configure and view the storm control
function information.
Chapter 8 PoE This module is used to configure the PoE function for the
switch to supply power for PD devices.
Chapter 9 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, which include TL-SG105E/TL-SG108E/TL-SG108PE/TL-SG1016DE/TL-SG1024DE/
TL-SG1016PE. Among of them, TL-SG105E V1.0 and TL-SG108E V1.0 can only be configured
with Easy Smart Configuration Utility while others can also be managed on their
Web-Management page. Throughout this guide, we will take TL-SG105E V3.0 for example.
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 computer that you
want to use to manage your switches.
The resource CD home screen displays.
You can read the Easy Smart Configuration Utility User Guide by clicking Documentation
in the upper right corner of the above screen and view all the files on the resource CD by
clicking Browse CD.
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If the home screen does not display, browse the files on the CD and double-click
AutoRun.exe. You can also directly read the User Guide and double-click the icon in
the Utility folder to install the utility with the same steps from the following step 2 to step 3.
2. Click the Install Easy Smart Configuration Utility link on the resource CD home screen.
a. The InstallShield Wizard prepares the setup shown as the following screen. Please
wait for a moment.
Figure 2-1 Preparing to Install
b. 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
c. Choose the destination location for the installation files and click Next to continue.
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Figure 2-3 Choose Destination Location
By default, the installation files are saved in the Program Files folder of system disk. Click
the Change button to modify the destination location properly to your need.
d. Now the wizard is ready to begin the installation. Click Install to begin the installation
on the following screen.
Figure 2-4 Ready to Install the Program
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e. The InstallShield Wizard is installing Easy Smart Configuration Utility shown as the
following screen. Please wait for a while.
Figure 2-5 Setup Status
f. Click Finish to complete the installation on the following screen.
Figure 2-6 InstallShield Wizard Complete
3. 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.
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2.3 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 2-7 Main Page
Click Help in the left bottom to access the TP-Link support website for more help.
Note:
The maximum number of the discovered switches is 30.
2.4 Switch Setting
You can select a switch and click to configure or display its status.
Figure 2-8 Discovered Switch
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The setting figure will be shown as below:
Figure 2-9 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.
When the switch IP Address is not in the same subnet with host IP Address, it can be
discovered by the utility, but you cannot login the utility management page. Therefore, it needs
to set the switch IP Address in the same subnet with host IP Address, which allows you to login
the utility management page and configure the switch.
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.
2.5 Refresh
Click Refresh in Figure 2-7 to restart the switch discovering process.
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2.6 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. Please ensure that host IP address and switch IP address must
be in the same subnet.
Figure 2-10 Discovered Switch
Enter the User Name and Password to login the configuration interface. They are both admin
by default. You can select Remember Me to remember the User Name and Password.
Figure 2-11 Login
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The configuration figure is shown as blow:
Figure 2-12 Switch Configuration
Device description field shows the device model number of the switch that you are managing.
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.
2.7 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 2-13 Preparing Setup
2. Then the following screen will appear. If you want to stop the remove process, click
Cancel.
Figure 2-14 Preparing Setup
3. On the continued screen, click Yes to remove the utility from your PC.
Figure 2-15 Uninstall the Utility
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4. Click Finish to complete.
Figure 2-16 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: Di
splays 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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Device Description: Give a description to the device for identification.
3.2 IP Setting
Each device in the network possesses a unique IP address. You can login the IP Setting page
to operate the switch using this IP address. The switch supports the DHCP mode to obtain an
IP address from the DHCP server.
On this page you can get and modify the network parameters of the switch.
Choose the menu System→IP Setting to load the following page.
Figure 3-2 System IP Address Setting
The following entries are displayed on this screen:

System IP Address Setting
DHCP Setting: Enable or disable the DHCP function. If DHCP setting
is enabled,
the switch will obtain the IP address, subnet Mask and default
gateway from the DHCP Server automatically; otherwise, these
three items should be configured manually. By default, it is
disabled.
IP Address: Enter the system IP
of the switch. The default system IP is
192.168.0.1 and you can change it appropriate to your needs.
Subnet Mask: Enter the subnet mask of the switch.
By default, the switch uses
255.255.255.0 as the subnet mask.
Default Gateway: Enter the default gateway of the switch.
3.3 User Account
On this page you can modify the administrator’s username and password in order to refuse
illegal users.
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Choose the menu System→User Account to load the following page.
Figure 3-3 System User Setting
The following entries are displayed on this screen:

System User Setting
User Name: Create a name for administrator’s login.
Old Password: Type in the old password.
New Password: Type in a new password for administrator’s login.
Confirm Password: Retype the new password.
Note:
1. The length of user name and password should not be more than 16 characters using digits,
letters and underlines only.
2. The default username/password is admin/admin.
3.4 Backup and Restore
On this page you can download the current configuration and save it as a file to your computer,
or upload a backup configuration file to restore your switch to this previous configuration.
Choose the menu System→Backup and Restore to load the following page.
Figure 3-4 System Config Backup
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The following entries are displayed on this screen:

System Config Backup
Backup Config: Click the Backup Config
button to save the current
configuration as a file to your computer. You are su
ggested to
take this measure before upgrading.

System Config Restore
Restore Config: Click the Choose File button to select the backup configuration
file, and then click the Restore Config button
. It will take effect
after the switch automatically reboots.
Note:
1. It will take a few minutes to backup the configuration. Please wait without any operation.
2. It will take a few minutes to restore the configuration. Please wait without any operation.
3. To avoid any damage, please don’t power down the switch while being restored.
4. After being restored, the current settings of the switch will be lost. Wrong uploaded
configuration file may cause the switch unmanaged.
3.5 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 Reboot to load the following page.
Figure 3-5 System Reboot
Note:
To avoid damage, please don't turn off the device while rebooting.
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