TP-Link TL-SG2424P User manual

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Installation Guide
Gigabit Smart Switch
TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424/TL-SG2424P/TL-SG2452
Enterprise Networking Solution

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case
the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense.
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
This device may not cause harmful interference.1)
This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause2)
undesired operation.
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could
void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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This is a Class A product. In a domestic environment, this product may cause radio interference, in
which case the user may be required to take adequate measures.
Copyright & Trademarks

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The User Guide and CLI Reference Guide (CLI Reference Guide is not available for
TL-SG2452) of the product are provided on the resource CD. To obtain the latest
product information, please visit the official website: http://www.tp-link.com
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This Installation Guide describes the hardware characteristics, installation methods
and the points that should be attended to during installation. This Installation
Guide is structured as follows:
Chapter 1 Introduction. This chapter describes the external components of
the Switch.
Chapter 2 Installation. This chapter illustrates how to install the Switch.
Chapter 3 Lightning Protection. This chapter illustrates how to prevent
lightning damage.
Chapter 4 Connection. This chapter illustrates how to do the physical connec-
tion of the Switch.
Chapter 5 Configuration. This chapter instructs you to configure the Switch via
Web Interface and CLI commands.
Appendix A Troubleshooting.
Appendix B Hardware Specifications.
Appendix C Technical Support.
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This Installation Guide is for:
Network Engineer Network Administrator
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Due to the similarity in structure of the Gigabit Smart Switch series, in this
Installation Guide we take TL-SG2216 as an example to illustrate Chapter 2
Installation, Chapter 3 Lightning Protection, Chapter 4 Connection and Chapter 5
Configuration.
This Guide uses the specific formats to highlight special messages. The following
table lists the notice icons that are used throughout this guide.
Remind to be careful. A caution indicates a potential which may result in device
damage.
Remind to take notice. The note contains the helpful information for a better
use of the product.
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Chapter 1 Introduction ———————————— 01
1.1 Product Overview.....................................01
1.2 Appearance................................................... 01
Chapter 2 Installation ———————————— 07
2.1 Package Contents.....................................07
2.2 Safety Precautions....................................07
2.3 Installation Tools......................................09
2.4 Product Installation ..................................10
Chapter 3 Lightning Protection ———————— 12
3.1 Cabling Reasonably ..................................12
3.2 Connect to Ground ...................................14
3.3 Equipotential Bonding...............................15
3.4 Use Lightning Arrester ..............................16
Chapter 4 Connection ———————————— 18
4.1 Ethernet Port ...........................................18
4.2 SFP Port ..................................................18
4.3 Verify Installation .....................................19
4.4 Power On ................................................19
4.5 Initialization.............................................19
Chapter 5 Conguration ——————————— 20
5.1 Congure the Switch via GUI ....................20
5.2 Congure the Switch Using CLI .................21
Appendix A Troubleshooting—————————— 23
Appendix B Hardware Specications —————— 24
Appendix C Technical Support ————————— 25

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Gigabit Smart Switch
Introduction
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TP-LINK Gigabit Smart Switch, designed for workgroups and departments, provides
wire-speed performance and abundant layer 2 management features. It provides a
variety of service features and multiple powerful functions with high security.
The EIA-standardized framework and smart configuration capacity can provide flexible
solutions for a variable scale of networks. QoS and IGMP snooping/filtering optimize
voice and video application. Link aggregation increases aggregated bandwidth,
optimizing the transport of business critical data. SNMP, RMON, WEB/Telnet Log-in
bring abundant management policies (TL-SG2452 doesn't support the Telnet function).
TP-LINK Gigabit Smart Switch integrates multiple functions with excellent performance,
and is friendly to manage, which can fully meet the need of the users demanding
higher networking performance.
TL-SG2424P Smart PoE Switch is also a Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE*). All the Auto-
Negotiation RJ45 ports on the switch support Power over Ethernet (PoE*) function,
which can automatically detect and supply power with those powered devices (PDs*)
complying with IEEE 802.3af and IEEE 802.3at.
*PSE: a device (switch or hub for instance) that will provide power in a PoE setup.
*PoE: This technology describes a system to transmit electrical power, along with data,
to remote devices over standard twisted-pair cable in an Ethernet.
*PD: a device powered by a PSE and thus consumes energy. Examples include
powering IP telephones, wireless LAN access points, network cameras, network hubs,
embedded computers etc.
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Front Panel
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The front panel of TL-SG2216 is shown as the following figure.
LEDs
10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 Port
SFP Port
Reset
Front Panel of TL-SG2216Figure 1-1

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Gigabit Smart Switch
The front panel of TL-SG2424 is shown as the following figure.
LEDs
10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 Port
SFP Port
Reset
Front Panel of TL-SG2424Figure 1-2
Reset
Press this button for five seconds or above to reset the software setting back to
factory default settings.
LEDs
LED Status Indication
Power On The Switch is powered on
Off The Switch is powered off or power supply is abnormal
System
On The Switch is working abnormally
Flashing The Switch is working normally
Off The Switch is working abnormally
Link/Act
On There is a device linked to the corresponding port but no
activity
Flashing The corresponding port is transmitting or receiving data
Off There is no device linked to the corresponding port
1000Mbps
On A 1000Mbps device is connected to the corresponding port
Off A 10/100Mbps device or no device is connected to the
corresponding port
10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 Port
Designed to connect to the device with a bandwidth of 10Mbps, 100Mbps or
1000Mbps. Each has a corresponding Link/Act LED and a 1000Mbps LED.
SFP Port
Designed to install the SFP module. TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424 Switch features 2/4 SFP
transceiver slots that are shared with the associated RJ45 ports. The associated
two ports are referred as a “Combo”port, which means they cannot be used
simultaneously, otherwise only SFP port works.
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Gigabit Smart Switch
Introduction
The front panel of TL-SG2424P is shown as the following figure.
Reset
LEDs
10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 Port
SFP Port
LED Mode Switch Button
Front Panel of TL-SG2424PFigure 1-3
LEDs
TL-SG2424P has an LED mode switch button which is for switching the LED
status indication. When the Speed LED is on, the port LED is indicating the data
transmission rate. When the PoE LED is on, the port LED is indicating the power
supply status. By default the Speed LED is on. Pressing the mode switch button, the
Speed LED will turn off and the PoE LED will light up. Then the PoE LED will turn off
after being on for 60 seconds and the Speed LED will light up again.
When the Speed LED is on, the port LED is indicating the data transmission rate.
LED Status Indication
Power
On The Switch is powered on
Off The Switch is powered off or power supply is abnormal
Flashing Power supply is abnormal
System Flashing The Switch works properly
On/Off The Switch works improperly
10/100/
1000Mbps
Green On A 1000Mbps device is connected to the corresponding
port, but no activity
Flashing Data is being transmitted or received
Yellow On A 10/100Mbps device is connected to the corresponding
port, but no activity
Flashing Data is being transmitted or received
Off No device is connected to the corresponding port
When the PoE LED is on, the port LED is indicating the power supply status.
LED Status Indication
Power
On The Switch is powered on
Off The Switch is powered off or power supply is abnormal
Flashing Power supply is abnormal
System Flashing The Switch works properly
On/Off The Switch works improperly

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Gigabit Smart Switch
Introduction
LED Status Indication
PoE Max
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
10/100/
1000Mbps
Green
On The port is supplying power normally
Flashing The supply power exceeds the correponding port's
maximum power
Yellow On Overload or short circuit is detected
Flashing Power-on self-test has failed
Off No PoE power supply is provided on the port
LED Mode Switch Button
Press this button to switch the LED status indication between Speed and PoE.
Reset
Press this button for five seconds or above to reset the software setting back to
factory default settings.
10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 Port
Designed to connect to the device with a bandwidth of 10Mbps, 100Mbps or
1000Mbps. Each has a corresponding 1000Mbps LED.
SFP Port
Designed to install the SFP module. TL-SG2424P Switch features 4 SFP transceiver
slots that are shared with the associated RJ45 ports. The associated two ports are
referred as a “Combo”port, which means they cannot be used simultaneously,
otherwise only SFP port works.
The front panel of TL-SG2452 is shown as the following figure.
SFP Port
Reset
10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 Port
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100Mbps
10Mbps
1000Mbps
10/100Mbps 1000Base-X
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1000Mbps
10/100Mbps
1000Mbps
10/100Mbps
1000Base-X
1000Base-X
LEDs
Front Panel of TL-SG2452Figure 1-4
LEDs
LED Status Indication
PWR
On The Switch is powered on
Off The Switch is powered off or power supply is abnormal
Flashing Power supply is abnormal
SYS Flashing The Switch works properly
On/Off The Switch works improperly

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Gigabit Smart Switch
LED Status Indication
10/100/
1000Mbps
Green On A 1000Mbps device is connected to the corresponding
port, but no activity
Flashing Data is being transmitted or received
Yellow On A 10/100Mbps device is connected to the corresponding
port, but no activity
Flashing Data is being transmitted or received
Off No device is connected to the corresponding port
10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 Port
Designed to connect to the device with a bandwidth of 10Mbps, 100Mbps or
1000Mbps. Each has a corresponding 1000Mbps LED.
SFP Port
Designed to install the SFP module. TL-SG2452 features 4 individual SFP ports.
Reset
Press this button for five seconds or above to reset the software setting back to
factory default settings.
Port Feature
Model 10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 Port SFP Port
TL-SG2216 16 2
TL-SG2424 24 4
TL-SG2424P 24 4
TL-SG2452 48 4
Note:For TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424/TL-SG2424P, when using the SFP port with a
100M module or a gigabit module, you need to log on to the GUI (Graphical User
Interface) of the Switch and congure its corresponding Speed and Duplex mode on
Switching→Port→Port Config page. For 100M module, please select 100MFD
while select 1000MFD for gigabit module. By default, the Speed and Duplex mode of
SFP port is 1000MFD. TL-SG2452 supports 1000M SFP module connection only.
Rear Panel
The rear panel of TL-SG2216 is shown as the following figure.
Grounding Terminal
Power Socket
Rear PanelFigure 1-5 of TL-SG2216
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Gigabit Smart Switch
The rear panel of TL-SG2424 is shown as the following figure.
Grounding Terminal
Power Socket
Rear PanelFigure 1-6 of TL-SG2424
The rear panel of TL-SG2424P is shown as the following figure.
Grounding Terminal
Power Socket
Rear PanelFigure 1-7 of TL-SG2424P
The rear panel of TL-SG2452 is shown as the following figure.
Grounding Terminal
Power Socket
Rear Panel of TL-SG2452Figure 1-8
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.
For detailed information, please refer to Chapter 3 Lightning Protection.
Power Socket
Connect the female connector of the power cord here, and the male connector to
the AC (Alternating Current) power outlet. Please make sure the voltage of the
power supply meets the requirement of the input voltage.
Caution: Please use the provided power cord.
Introduction