TRENDnet TPE-TG44ES User manual

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Contents
Product Overview ...........................................................................1
Package Contents .......................................................................................................... 1
Features......................................................................................................................... 1
Product Hardware Features........................................................................................... 2
Applications ................................................................................................................... 3
Switch Installation ..........................................................................4
Basic Installation............................................................................................................ 4
Connect additional devices to your switch.................................................................... 5
Configure your switch .....................................................................6
Access your switch management page.......................................................................... 6
System Info .................................................................................................................... 6
View your switch status information ................................................................... 6
Configure IP address settings ........................................................................................ 7
Set your switch IP address settings...................................................................... 7
Port Status ..................................................................................................................... 8
View Traffic Information Statistics....................................................................... 8
VLAN .............................................................................................................................. 8
Add, modify, and remove VLANs ......................................................................... 8
Trunk/Link Aggregation ............................................................................................... 10
Configure port trunk settings ............................................................................ 10
Mirroring...................................................................................................................... 10
Configure port mirror settings........................................................................... 10
QoS (Quality of Service)............................................................................................... 11
Port-Based QoS.................................................................................................. 11
IEEE 802.1p QoS................................................................................................. 11
Storm Control .............................................................................................................. 12
Configure Storm Control.................................................................................... 12
Rate Limiting................................................................................................................ 13
Set Per Port Rate Limiting.................................................................................. 13
Loopback Detection & Prevention............................................................................... 13
Enable loopback prevention.............................................................................. 13
IGMP Snooping ............................................................................................................ 14
Configure IGMP Snooping Settings.................................................................... 14
PoE Configuration........................................................................................................ 14
Configure PoE settings....................................................................................... 15
Switch Maintenance ..................................................................... 16
Change administrator password.................................................................................. 16
Upgrade your switch firmware.................................................................................... 17
Backup and restore your switch configuration settings .............................................. 18
Backup/Restore ................................................................................................. 18
Reboot/Reset to factory defaults ................................................................................ 19
Technical Specifications ................................................................ 20
Troubleshooting ...........................................................................22
Appendix ......................................................................................23

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Product Overview
TPE-TG44ES
Package Contents
In addition to your switch, the package includes:
Quick Installation Guide
CD-ROM (Utility & User’s Guide)
Power adapter (55V DC, 1.3A)
If any package contents are missing or damaged, please contact the retail store, online
retailer, or reseller/distributor from which the product was purchased.
Features
TRENDnet’s 8-Port Gigabit EdgeSmart PoE+ Switch, model TPE-TG44ES, is a cost-
effective switch solution for high-speed gigabit PoE+ applications. This EdgeSmart switch
features the most commonly used managed switch features, reducing unnecessary
switch complexity. The web-based management interface offers features for traffic
control, troubleshooting, access controls, and monitoring. TRENDnet’s TPE-TG44ES
provides four gigabit PoE+ and four gigabit non-PoE ports. The PoE+ standard supplies
up to 30W of power per port for devices such as high power wireless access points, PTZ
(Pan Tilt Zoom) Internet cameras, and VoIP telephony systems.
Ports
Four gigabit PoE+ ports and four gigabit ports provides a 16Gbps switching capacity
PoE Power
Supplies up to 30W of PoE+ power per PoE port with a 60W power
budget
Compact Design
With a compact and lightweight housing design this switch is well-suited for desktop
installations. Its fanless design is perfect for quiet environments that require silent
operation.
Network Management
A broad range of network configurations are supported by: 802.3ad link aggregation,
802.1Q VLAN, bandwidth controls, IGMP, loopback detection, port mirroring and 802.1p
(QoS).
Troubleshooting
Traffic statistics and a convenient cable diagnostic test aid in network troubleshooting.

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Housing
Compact wall mountable metal housing
LED Indicators
LED indicators convey port status
Product Hardware Features
Reset Button –Press and hold this button for 10 seconds and release to
reset the switch to factory defaults.
PoE+ ports (1-4) –Ports 1-4 can supply power and Gigabit connectivity
to both PoE (802.3af) or PoE+ (802.3at) PoE devices.
PoE ports (5-8) –Ports 5-8 can provide Gigabit connectivity to network
non-PoE devices. (When using LACP, only ports 7 & 8 can be used for link
aggregation.)
On/Off Power Switch –Turns the switch on (|) or off (o).
Power Connector –Connect the included DC power adapter to the
connector and the other side of the power adapter to an available power
outlet.

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PoE Alert
On
:
Indicates if 80% or more of the PoE power budget is used.
(equal or greater than 50W)
PWR/SYS LED
On
:
When the Power LED lights on, the device is powered and
on and ready.
Blinking
:
System boot up.
Off
:
When the Power LED light is off, the device is powered off
or power is not connected.
Gigabit Ports 1-8
Link/ACT LED
On (Green)
:
When the Green LED lights are on, the link is established
at Gigabit connectivity.
On
(Amber)
:
When the Amber LED lights are on, the link is established
at 10/100Mbps connectivity.
Blinking
:
When the LED is blinking, the port is transmitting or
receiving data.
Off
The link is disconnected or not established.
PoE
On (Green)
:
When the Green LED lights are on, PoE power is being
supplied to the connected device.
Off
PoE power is off and not supplying power to the
connected device.
Applications

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Switch Installation
Basic Installation
3. Push the power switch to the on (|) position.
4. Assign a static IP address to your computer’s network adapter in the subnet of
192.168.10.x (e.g. 192.168.10.25) and a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
5. Open your web browser, and type the IP address of the switch in the address bar, and
then press Enter. The default IP address is 192.168.10.200.
6. Enter the User Name and Password, and then click Login. By default:
User Name: admin
Password: admin
Note: User name and password are case sensitive.
7. Click Management.
8. Configure the switch IP address settings to be within your network subnet, then click
Apply.
Note: You may need to modify the static IP address settings of your computer’s network
adapter to IP address settings within your subnet in order to regain access to the switch.

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Connect additional devices to your switch
You can connect additional computers or other network devices PoE (Power over Ethernet) (Ports 1-4 PoE+/PoE, Ports 5-8) or non-PoE devices to your switch using Ethernet cables to
connect them to one of the available Gigabit Ports (1-8). Check the status of the LED indicators on the front panel of your switch to ensure the physical cable connection from your
computer or device.
Note: If you encounter issues connecting to your network, there may be a problem with your computer or device network settings. Please ensure that your computer or device network
settings (also called TCP/IP settings) are configured properly within the network subnet your switch is connected.

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Configure your switch
Access your switch management page
Note: Your switch default management IP address http://192.168.10.200 is accessed
through the use of your Internet web browser (e.g. Internet Explorer®, Firefox®,
Chrome™, Safari®, and Opera™) and will be referenced frequently in this User’s Guide.
1. Open your web browser and go to the IP address http://192.168.10.200. Your switch
will prompt you for a user name and password.
2. Enter the user name and password. By default:
User Name: admin
Password: admin
Note: User Name and Password are case sensitive.
Note: You can also click Logout at the bottom of the left hand navigation to log out of
the switch management page.
System Info
View your switch status information
System
You may want to check the general system information of your switch such as firmware
version, build date, and IP address information. You can also enable or disable jumbo
frames or power saving (EEE) features.
1. Log into your switch management page (see “Access your switch management page”
on page 6).
2. Click on System.
Mode Name: The model name of the switch.
Device Name: The current device name assigned to the switch. This can be
changed by clicking the TPE-TG44ES, entering new device name and clicking
Apply.
Firmware Version: The current software or firmware version your switch is
running.
Build Date: The build of the current software or firmware running on your switch.
MAC Address: Displays the switch system MAC address.
IPv4 Address: Displays the current IP address assigned to your switch.
Subnet Mask: Displays the current IP subnet mask assigned to your switch.
Gateway: Displays the current gateway address assigned to your switch.
Loop Status: If loopback prevention is enabled, displays if loops have been
detected on the network.

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Jumbo Frame: Check the option and click Apply to enable jumbo frames. The
switch can support jumbo frames up to 9KB in size.
Power Saving (EEE): Check the option and click Apply to enable IEEE 802.3az
power saving.
The IEEE 802.3 EEE standard defines mechanisms and protocols intended to
reduce the energy consumption of network links during periods of low utilization,
by transitioning interfaces into a low-power state without interrupting the
network connection. The transmitted and received sides should be IEEE802.3az
EEE compliance.
Configure IP address settings
Set your switch IP address settings
Management
This section allows you to change your switch IP address settings. Typically, the IP
address settings should be changed to match your existing network subnet in order to
access the switch management page on your network.
Default Switch IP Address: 192.168.10.200
Default Switch IP Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0
1. Log into your switch management page (see “Access your switch management page”
on page 6).
2. Click on Management.
3. Review the settings. When you have completed making changes, click Apply to save
the settings.
DHCP: Click the drop-down list and select Disable to manually specify your IP
address settings or DHCP to allow your switch to obtain IP address settings
automatically from a DHCP server on your network
IP Address: Enter the new switch IP address. (e.g. 192.168.200.200)
Subnet Mask: Enter the new switch subnet mask. (e.g. 255.255.255.0)
Gateway: Enter the default gateway IP address. (e.g. 192.168.200.1 or typically
your router/gateway to the Internet).

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Port Status
Port status will display the link status/speed, and frame statistics of transmit and receive
for each port for troubleshooting purposes.
View Traffic Information Statistics
Port Status
1. Log into your switch management page (see “Access your switch management page”
on page 6).
2. Click on Port Status.
3. View the Traffic Information Statistics. Clicking the Clear Counters, will reset all of the
TX and RX information to 0 and restart the frame counters.
Port: Displays the port number.
Link Status: Displays the current link status and speed if connected.
TX: Displays the total amount of frames transmitted on the specified port.
RX: Displays the total amount of frames received on the specified port.
VLAN
Add, modify, and remove VLANs
VLAN
A VLAN is a group of ports that can be anywhere in the network, but communicate as
though they were in the same area.
VLANs can be easily organized to reflect department groups (such as R&D, Marketing),
usage groups (such as e-mail), or multicast groups (multimedia applications such as
video conferencing), and therefore help to simplify network management by allowing
users to move devices to a new VLAN without having to change any physical
connections.
1. Log into your switch management page (see “Access your switch management page”
on page 6).
2. Click on VLAN.
The PVID table displays the current port VLAN ID assignment.
Note: when untagged or VLAN-unaware ports are assigned to a VLAN, the port VLAN ID
should be assigned the same ID as the VLAN to be properly configured. (ex. If adding
ports 7 & 8 as untagged port members of VLAN ID 100, the PVID assignment for ports 7
& 8 should be set to 100.)

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The VLAN table displays the current list of VLANs. By default, all ports are assigned as
untagged members of VLAN ID 1. The color code on each port indicates the type of
membership for each port assigned to a specific VLAN. Up to 32 VLANs can be created.
Untagged port member –Green
Tagged port member –Orange
Non- member or restricted port - Gray
VLAN ID –Displays the VLAN ID.
Modify –Click modify to edit the VLAN configuration. The default VLAN cannot
be modified.
Delete –Click delete to delete the VLAN. The default VLAN cannot be deleted.
Management VLAN –Click the drop-down list and select Enabled to allow
access to the switch management page through the new VLAN. If you want to
restrict management access through this VLAN, select Disabled.
Note: By default, the default VLAN VID 1 is set as the Management VLAN.
To create a new VLAN, click Create New VLAN.
Enter the VLAN ID to assign to the new VLAN. (ex. ID 100)
By default, all ports are set as tagged members of the new VLAN.
To change the port membership to untagged or non-member, click on the port box
multiple times to cycle through the port membership type based on the color code.
After you have assigned all the ports with the desired port membership to the new
VLAN, click Apply.
Note: when untagged or VLAN-unaware ports are assigned to a VLAN, the port VLAN ID
should be assigned the same ID as the VLAN to be properly configured. (ex. If adding
ports 7 & 8 as untagged port members of VLAN ID 100, the PVID assignment for ports 7
& 8 should be set to 100.)
Tagged/Untagged/Non-Member VLAN Ports
On a port, the tag information within a frame is examined when it is received to
determine if the frame is qualified as a member of a specific tagged VLAN. If it is, it is
eligible to be switched to other member ports of the same VLAN. If it is determined that
the frame’s tag does not conform to the tagged VLAN, the frame is discarded.
Since these VLAN ports are VLAN aware and able to read VLAN VID tagged information
on a frame and forward to the appropriate VLAN, typically tagged VLAN ports are used
for uplink and downlink to other switches to carry and forward traffic for multiple VLANs
across multiple switches. Tagged VLAN ports can be included as members for multiple
VLANs. Computers and other edge devices are not typically connected to tagged VLAN
ports unless the network interface on these device can be enabled to be VLAN aware.

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Trunk/Link Aggregation
Configure port trunk settings
Trunking/Link Aggregation
The trunking function enables the cascading of two or more ports for a combined larger
total bandwidth. Only a single trunk group can be created consisting of ports 7 & 8 only.
Only 802.3ad LACP dynamic trunking is supported.
Important Note: Do not connect the cables of a port trunk to the ports on the switch
until you have configured the ports on both sides of the trunk configured for link
aggregation. Connecting the cables prior to configuring the ports can create loops in
your network topology. Loops can result in broadcast storms which can severely limited
the effective bandwidth of your network.
1. Log into your switch management page (see “Access your switch management page”
on page 6).
2. Click on Trunking/Link Aggregation.
3. Review the settings. Click Apply to save the settings.
LACP Global State –Click the drop-down list and select Enable to enable LACP
trunking.
Link Aggregation Algorithm –Click the drop-down list and select the algorithm
to use for the trunk. The algorithm used should be the same on both sides of
the link aggregation trunk. (ex. If MAC SA & DA is configured on the switch,
then the device on the other end of the trunk should also be configured to use
the MAC SA & DA algorithm.)
oMAC SA & DA –MAC source and destination address
oMAC SA –MAC source address only.
oMAC DA –MAC destination address only.
Link Group Activity –Select Active mode for 802.3ad link aggregation.
Link Group Member - Only ports 7 & 8 may be used for link aggregation. The
ports will not be checked if a link aggregation trunk has not been established. If
a link aggregation trunk has been successfully established, ports 7 & 8 will
automatically be checked.
Mirroring
Configure port mirror settings
Mirror
Port mirroring allows you to monitor the ingress and egress traffic on a port by having
the traffic copied to another port where a computer or device can be set up to capture
the data for monitoring and troubleshooting purposes.
1. Log into your switch management page (see “Access your switch management page”
on page 6).
2. Click on Mirror.
3. Review the settings. Click Apply to save the settings.
Enable Mirror –Check the option to enable port mirroring.
Mirror Direction
oIngress –Only mirror received frames on the selected ports.
oEgress –Only mirror transmitted frames on the selected ports.
oBoth –Mirror both received and transmitted frames on the selected
ports.
Monitor Port –Click the drop-down to select the target port to send the
mirrored or copied frames. (ex. Computer or device with packet capture or data
analysis software.)
Mirrored Port List –Check which ports to mirror.

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QoS (Quality of Service)
When a port on an Ethernet switch becomes oversubscribed, its egress
queues contain more packets than the port can handle in a timely manner. In this
situation, the port may be forced to delay the transmission of some packets, resulting in
the delay of packets reaching their destinations. A port may be forced to delay
transmission of packets while it handles other traffic, and, in some situations, some
packets destined to be forwarded to an oversubscribed port from other switch ports
may be discarded.
Minor delays are often of no consequence to a network or its performance. But there
are applications, referred to as delay or time sensitive applications, which can be
impacted by packet delays. Voice transmission and video conferences are two examples.
If packets carrying data in either of these cases are delayed from reaching their
destination, the audio or video quality may suffer.
The switch supports port-based QoS or IEEE 802.1p QoS (CoS).
Port-Based QoS
QoS
The switch will assign priority to each queue per port based on the weight assignment
for each queue.
1. Log into your switch management page (see “Access your switch management page”
on page 6).
2. Click on Port-Based QoS and when prompted to change the QoS mode, click OK.
3. Review the settings. Click Apply to save the settings.
By default, queue configuration can be found at the bottom of the page, queue 0 being
the lowest priority and queue 3 being the highest.
1-8 –Indicates the port number. By default, all ports are assigned to the lowest
priority queue 0. This would require manually configuration to apply per port
priority.
Weight –The weight value indicates the queue priority value 1 being the
lowest and 32 being the highest. The higher the weight value assigned to a
specified queue, the higher the amount of packets from that queue are sent
out and processed before other lower priority queues. This can be adjusted
accordingly however default settings should be sufficient.
Strict Priority - Using this scheduling method, the port transmits all frames out
of higher priority queues before transmitting any from the lower priority
queues.
WFQ (Weighted Fair Queuing) –Using this scheduling method, the port
transmits a set number of bits from random queues, in a round robin fashion,
so that each has a chance to transmit traffic.
IEEE 802.1p QoS
QoS
The switch will accept frames with specified 802.1p CoS priority tags from other
network devices and process and schedule according to the IEEE 802.1p QoS
configuration but will not add priority tags to new frames originating from the switch.
Supports passthrough 802.1p QoS only.
1. Log into your switch management page (see “Access your switch management page”
on page 6).
2. Click on IEEE 802.1p QoS and when prompted to change the QoS mode, click OK.

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3. Review the settings. Click Apply to save the settings.
By default, queue configuration can be found at the bottom of the page, queue 0 being
the lowest priority and queue 3 being the highest.
1-7 –Indicates the 802.1p CoS tag values, 1 being the lowest and 7 being the
highest. Based on the priority tag value identified on the incoming frame, the
frame will be assigned to the specified queue assigned for the priority tag
value. This can be adjusted accordingly however default settings should be
sufficient.
Weight –The weight value indicates the queue priority value 1 being the
lowest and 32 being the highest. The higher the weight value assigned to a
specified queue, the higher the amount of packets from that queue are sent
out and processed before other lower priority queues. This can be adjusted
accordingly however default settings should be sufficient.
Strict Priority - Using this scheduling method, the port transmits all frames out
of higher priority queues before transmitting any from the lower priority
queues.
WFQ (Weighted Fair Queuing) –Using this scheduling method, the port
transmits a set number of bits from random queues, in a round robin fashion,
so that each has a chance to transmit traffic.
Storm Control
Configure Storm Control
Broadcast Storm Control
The switch can set rate limits on broadcast, multicast, and unicast (DLF) traffic and drop
traffic once the configured rate threshold is reached. This feature can be useful more
specifically for broadcast storms.
1. Log into your switch management page (see “Access your switch management page”
on page 6).
2. Click on Broadcast Storm Control.
3. Review the settings. Click Apply to save the settings.
Broadcast –Click the drop-down list and select the speed threshold for
broadcast traffic which will be applied to the switch on all ports.
Multicast –Click the drop-down list and select the speed threshold for
multicast traffic which will be applied to the switch on all ports.
DLF (Destination Lookup Failure) –Click the drop-down list and select the
speed threshold for unicast (DLF) traffic which will be applied to the switch on
all ports.

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Rate Limiting
Set Per Port Rate Limiting
Rate Limiting
The switch allows you to set a rate or bandwidth limit per port both transmitting and
receiving.
1. Log into your switch management page (see “Access your switch management page”
on page 6).
2. Click on Rate Limiting.
3. Review the settings for each port. Click Apply to save the settings.
Port –Indicates the port number.
Ingress rate –Click the drop-down list to select the rate or bandwidth limit for
received on a specific port.
Egress rate –Click the drop-down list to select the rate or bandwidth limit for
transmitted from a specific port.
Loopback Detection & Prevention
Enable loopback prevention
Loopback Prevention
The loopback detection and prevention feature allows the switch to detect and prevent
disruption from loops that occur on other switches directly connected to your switch.
Ex. A loop occurs on another switch that is connected to your switch on port 5. If
loopback detection and prevention is enabled on your switch, the switch will detect a
loop occurrence on port 5 and disable it until the loop issue is resolved.
1. Log into your switch management page (see “Access your switch management page”
on page 6).
2. Click on Loopback Prevention.
3. To enable loopback detection and prevention on all ports, click the drop-down list and
select Loopback Prevention. Click Apply to save changes.

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IGMP Snooping
Configure IGMP Snooping Settings
IGMP Snooping
The IGMP snooping feature filters multicast traffic sent across your switch only to the
multicast hosts and servers. This will prevent multicast traffic from flooding all ports of
the switch in order to prevent unnecessary switch processing and optimize switch
traffic. The switch supports IGMP 1/2/3 snooping.
1. Log into your switch management page (see “Access your switch management page”
on page 6).
2. Click on IGMP Snooping.
3. Review the settings. Click Apply to save the settings.
Block Unknown Multicast –Enabling this option will prevent or drop multicast
traffic from an unknown multicast source address.
Enable IGMP Snooping –Check this option to enable IGMP snooping.
IGMP Static Router Port –IGMP snooping will automatically learn the ports of
the multicast server, you may statically set the port where the multicast server
is connected or linked from another switch.
The table will display the discovered multicast group address, multicast
server/router port, and VLAN ID.
PoE Configuration
The main advantage of PoE is that it can make installing a network easier. The selection
of a location for a network device is often limited by whether there is a power source
nearby. This constraint limits equipment placement or requires the added time and cost
of having additional electrical sources installed. However, with PoE, you can install PoE
compatible devices wherever they are needed without having to worry about whether
there is power source nearby.
Power Sourcing Equipment (PSE)
A device that provides PoE to other network devices is referred to as
power sourcing equipment (PSE). The Gigabit Web Smart PoE+ Switch is a PSE
device which provides DC power to the network cable and functions as a central power
source for other network devices.
Powered Device (PD)
A device that receives power from a PSE device is called a powered
device (PD). Examples include wireless access points, IP phones, webcams, and even
other Ethernet switches.
PD Classes PDs are grouped into five classes. The classes are based on the amount of
power that PDs require. The Gigabit Web Smart PoE+ Switch supports all five classes.
Class
Maximum Power
Output
from a Switch Port
Power Ranges of the PDs
0
15.4W
0.44W to 12.95W
1
4.0W
0.44W to 3.84W
2
7.0W
3.84W to 6.49W
3
15.4W
6.49W to 12.95W
4
30W
12.95-25.50W

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Power Budget
Power budget is the maximum amount of power that the PoE switch can provide at one
time to the connected PDs.
Configure PoE settings
PoE Configuration
1. Log into your switch management page (see “Access your switch management page”
on page 6).
2. Click on PoE.
3. Review the settings for each port. Next to each port entry, click Apply to save the
settings.
PSE Total Power –Displays the maximum PoE power budget in watts.
PSE MAX LED Power - Displays the threshold limit of PoE power usage when
the PoE Alert LED will turn on to indicate 80% of total PoE power used.
PSE IC MAX Temperature –Displays the maximum temperature allowable limit
of the PoE IC chip.
PSE Voltage –Displays the PoE voltage supplied to each PoE port.
Port –Displays the port number. You can manually enable or disable PoE on
the specified port by clicking the number and selecting Turn on or Turn off. By
default, PoE is enabled on all PoE ports.
Power Status –Displays the current status of the PoE port, whether PoE is
turned on or off.
Power Usage –Displays the current PoE power provided to PoE device or PDs
(Powered devices) in watts.
Temperature –Displays the current temperature of each port supplying PoE.
Turned On –Displays the total number of ports with PoE enabled.
Total Power –Displays the current amount of PoE power used by all PoE ports.

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Switch Maintenance
Change administrator password
Password
This section explains how to change the administrator password.
1. Log into your switch management page (see “Access your switch management page”
on page 6).
2. Click on Password.
3. In the New Password and Confirm Password fields, enter the new password. Click
Confirm to save the settings.

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Upgrade your switch firmware
Management
TRENDnet may periodically release firmware upgrades that may add features or fix
problems associated with your TRENDnet switch model and version. To check if there is
a firmware upgrade available for your device, please check your TRENDnet model and
version using the link. http://www.trendnet.com/support/
In addition, it is also important to verify if the latest firmware version is newer than the
one your switch is currently running. To identify the firmware that is currently loaded on
your switch, log in to the switch, click on the System Info section or click on Tools and
click on Firmware Upgrade. The firmware used by the switch is listed as Runtime Image
or Image Version. If there is a newer version available, also review the release notes to
check if there were any new features you may want or if any problems were fixed that
you may have been experiencing.
1. If a firmware upgrade is available, download the firmware to your computer.
2. Unzip the file to a folder on your computer.
Please note the following:
Do not interrupt the firmware upgrade process. Do not turn off the device or
press the Reset button during the upgrade.
If you are upgrade the firmware using a laptop computer, ensure that the laptop
is connected to a power source or ensure that the battery is fully charged.
Disable sleep mode on your computer as this may interrupt the firmware upgrade
process.
Do not upgrade the firmware using a wireless connection, only using a wired
network connection.
Any interruptions during the firmware upgrade process may permanently
damage your switch.
1. Log into your switch management page (see “Access your switch management page”
on page 6).
2. Click on Management.
3. Under the Firmware Upgrade section, click Upgrade. W
4. When prompted to enter Loader Mode, click OK.
5. Wait for the loader page to appear and click Browse or Choose File. Navigate to the
folder on your computer where the unzipped firmware file (.bin) is located and select
it.
6. Click Upgrade. If prompted, click Yes or OK. You may also click Reboot to cancel the
firmware upgrade.

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Backup and restore your switch configuration settings
Tools > Config File Backup/Restore
You may have added many customized settings to your switch and in the case that you
need to reset your switch to default, all your customized settings would be lost and
would require you to manually reconfigure all of your switch settings instead of simply
restoring from a backed up switch configuration file.
Backup/Restore
To backup your switch configuration:
1. Log into your switch management page (see “Access your switch management page”
on page 6).
2. Click on Management.
3. Under Configuration Restore / Backup, click Backup to save the configuration file
(switch_cfg.bin) to your local hard drive.
Note: If prompted, choose the location on your local hard drive. If you are not prompted,
the configuration file (switch_cfg.bin) will be saved to your default downloads folder.
To restore your switch configuration:
1. Log into your switch management page (see “Access your switch management page”
on page 6).
2. Click on Management.
3. Under Configuration Restore / Backup and mext to Select File, depending on your
web browser, click on Browse or Choose File.
4. A separate file navigation window should open.
5. Select the switch configuration file to restore and click Restore. (Default Filename:
switch_cfg.bin). If prompted, click Yes or OK.
6. Wait for the switch to restore settings.