TP-Link TL-SG2008 V3: Comprehensive Manual and Features Guide

Chapter 2 Introduction

Thanks for choosing the TL-SG2008 8-Port Gigabit Smart Switch!

2.1 Overview of the Switch

Designed for workgroups and departments, TL-SG2008 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.

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 (LACP) increase aggregated bandwidth, optimizing the transport of business critical data. SNMP, RMON, WEB/Telnet Log-in bring abundant management policies. TL-SG2008 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.

2.2 Main Features

•Resiliency and Availability

+IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree provides high link availability in multiple VLAN environments.

+Multicast snooping automatically prevents flooding of IP multicast traffic.

+Root Guard protects root bridge from malicious attack or configuration mistakes

•Layer 2 Switching

+Supports up to 512 VLANs simultaneously (out of 4K VLAN IDs).

•Quality of Service

+Supports L2/L3 granular CoS with 4 priority queues per port.

+Rate limiting confines the traffic flow accurately according to the preset value.

•Manageability

+Supports Telnet, SNMP v1/v2c/v3, RMON and web access.

+Port Mirroring enables monitoring selected ingress/egress traffic.

2.3 Appearance Description

2.3.1 Front Panel

The front panel of TL-SG2008 is shown as Figure 2-1.

Figure 2-1 Front Panel of TL-SG2008

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TP-Link TL-SG2008 manual Introduction, Overview of the Switch, Main Features, Appearance Description, Front Panel

Contents

TL-SG2008 REV1.0.0 1910010984 Copyright & Trademarks FCC Statement Safety Information Contents Loopback Detection 100 Rmon Package Contents About this Guide Intended ReadersConventions Overview of This Guide Chapter Introduction System Appendix a Specifications Overview of the Switch Main FeaturesIntroduction Appearance Description Rear Panel ¾ LEDs Name Status Indication Login to the Switch LoginConfiguration Return to Contents System System InfoSystem Summary ¾ Port Status Device Description ¾ Port InfoStatus Displays the connection status of the port ¾ Bandwidth Utilization System Time ¾ Device Description¾ Time Info Daylight Saving Time System IP System IP Following entries are displayed on this screen ¾ IP Config User ManagementUser Table User Config Password Type in a password for users’ login¾ User Info User Status Config Restore Confirm Password Password Display ModeUser ID, Name, Access Level and status Operation System Tools Config Backup Firmware Upgrade¾ Config Backup System Reboot System Reset Access Security Access Control SSL Config IP Address & MaskMAC Address Port ¾ Global Config ¾ Certificate Download¾ Key Download Key File SSH Config Select Enable/Disable SSH function ¾ Configuration Procedure Download¾ Network Requirements Application Example 2 for SSH Page Page Return to Contents Switching Port ConfigPort Port Mirror GroupMirroring Mode Number IngressEgress Port Security ¾ Port Security Port Isolation Port Isolation ¾ Port Isolation Config Loopback Detection¾ Port Isolation List Forward Portlist Display the forwardlist Operation Mode LAG LAG Table ¾ LAG Table Static LAG Group NumberMember Lacp Config LAG will delete this LAG ¾ Lacp Config Admin KeyPort Priority Traffic Monitor Traffic SummaryPackets Rx Packets Tx Traffic Statistics Refresh Rate¾ Statistics Received MAC Address Bound MAC addressWay Port Address Table ¾ Search Option MAC Address Displays the MAC address learned by the switch Static Address¾ Address Table Displays the corresponding Vlan ID of the MAC address Dynamic Address ¾ Static Address Table ¾ Aging Config ¾ Dynamic Address TableBind Filtering Address ¾ Create Filtering Address Dhcp Filtering ¾ Filtering Address Table¾ Dhcp Working Principle 17 Network diagram of Dhcp 19 Dhcp Cheating Attack Implementation Procedure ¾ Dhcp Cheating Attack ¾ Dhcp Filtering Dhcp Filtering¾ Trusted Port Vlan 802.1Q Vlan ¾ Link Types of ports Vlan Config ¾ Pvid Give a name to the Vlan for identification NameUntagged Ports Tagged Ports ¾ Network Diagram Application Example for 802.1Q VlanUntagged Tagged Required. On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→VLAN Config page, configure Required. On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→VLAN Config page, create aStep Operation Description Spanning Tree ¾ STP Elements ¾ STP Timers ¾ Bpdu Comparing Principle in STP mode¾ STP Generation Step Operation Tips ： ¾ Rstp Elements ¾ Mstp Elements ¾ Port States ¾ Port Roles STP Config STP Config Forward Delay VersionHello Time Max Age Port Config STP Summary Priority ExtPathIntPath Edge Port Region Config Instance Config¾ Region Config Mstp Instance ¾ Instance Table InstanceClear ¾ VLAN-Instance Mapping Instance Port Config Instance IDPath Cost STP Security Port Protect ¾ Root Protect ¾ TC Protect¾ Bpdu Protect ¾ Bpdu Filter TC Protect Application Example for STP Function 11 TC Protect On Spanning Tree→STP Config→STP Config On Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→RegionOn Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Instance Operation Description On Spanning Tree→STP Config→Port Config ¾ Suggestion for Configuration Multicast ¾ Multicast Overview ¾ Multicast Address ¾ Multicast Address Table Igmp Snooping Multicast IP Port¾ Igmp Snooping ¾ Igmp Snooping Process Snooping Config ¾ Igmp Snooping Fundamentals ¾ Igmp Snooping Status Description Displays Igmp Snooping status Member Igmp Snooping Fast Leave Multicast Vlan ¾ Multicast Vlan On the Multicast→IGMP Snooping→Snooping Config VlanMulticast→IGMP Snooping→Multicast Vlan Snooping→Port Config Snooping→Snooping ConfigMulticast IP Multicast IP Table Static Multicast IP Multicast Filter ¾ Create Static Multicast¾ Static Multicast IP Table IP-Range Port Filter ¾ Port Filter Config Action ModeFilter Bound IP-Range ID Port Displays the port number of the switch Query Packet Packet StatisticsMulticast→Multicast Filter→IP-Range Multicast→Multicast Filter→Port Filter Return to Contents ¾ Priority Mode QoS¾ QoS ¾ Schedule Mode 802.1Q frame SP-Mode ¾ Port Priority Config DiffServPort Priority Displays the LAG number which the port belongs to ¾ 802.1P Priority Config 2 802.1P/CoS MappingRequired. On QoS→DiffServ→Port Priority ¾ Priority Level Configuration Procedure Step Operation Description ¾ Dscp Priority ConfigDscp Priority Mapping Schedule Mode ¾ Priority LevelIt ranges from 0 to Priority Level ¾ Rate Limit Config Bandwidth ControlRate Limit Storm Control Ingress Rate bpsEgress Ratebps Voice Vlan Broadcast RateBps Mulitcast Rate ¾ Port Voice Vlan Mode Global Config ¾ Security Mode of Voice VlanPacket Type Processing Mode Port Mode Enter the Vlan ID of the voice VlanAging Time OUI address is aging out OUI Config Required. On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→VLAN Config Optional. On QoS→Voice VLAN→OUI Config page, youRequired. On QoS→Voice VLAN→Port Config Required. On QoS→Voice VLAN→Global Config ACL Config ACLACL Summary ACL Create MAC ACL ¾ Create ACL¾ Create MAC ACL Rule ID Standard-IP ACL Extend-IP ACL¾ Create Standard-IP ACL Mask Policy Config Policy Summary¾ Create Extend-IP ACL IP Protocol Policy Create Action CreateIndex Displays the index of the policy Displays the ID of the ACL contained in the policy Policy Binding Binding Table¾ Create Action ¾ Policy Bind Table Port Binding Vlan BindingInterface Direction Displays the binding direction ¾ VLAN-Bind Config Application Example for ACLEnter the ID of the Vlan you want to bind ¾ VLAN-Bind Table On ACL→ACL Config→ACL Create page, create ACL On ACL→ACL Config→Standard-IP ACL page, select ACL Limit2 Snmp ¾ Snmp Overview¾ Snmp Management Frame ¾ Snmp Versions ¾ Snmp Configuration Outline ¾ MIB Introduction Snmp Config Snmp Config, Notification and Rmon Snmp View Snmp GroupMIB Object ID View Type ¾ Group Config Snmp Group Following entries are displayed on this screen Snmp User ¾ Group Table Auth Mode Auth PasswordPrivacy Mode Privacy Password Access Snmp CommunityCommunity Name MIB View Required. On the SNMP→SNMP Config→Global Required. On the SNMP→SNMP Config→SNMPConfig→Global Config page, enable Snmp On the SNMP→SNMP Config→SNMP Notification ¾ Create NotificationIP Address UDP Port Timeout RmonRetry ¾ Notification Table History Control Rmon Group Function¾ History Control Table Event Config Alarm Config¾ Event Table Variable Sample TypeRising Threshold Rising Event 131 Maintenance System MonitorCPU Monitor 12.2 Log Memory MonitorLevel Description Log Table Level Description Debugging¾ Log Info Time ¾ Local Log Config Local LogLog Buffer Log File Backup Log Remote Log¾ Log Host Host IP Device Diagnostics ¾ Backup LogCable Test ¾ Cable Test Network Diagnostics Loopback ¾ Ping Config PingTracert ¾ Tracert Config 10 Tracert Following entries are displayed on this screen Appendix a Specifications Appendix B Configuring the PCs Configure TCP/IP component Now Appendix C Glossary Multicast Switching Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service RadiusIgmp Snooping Igmp Query Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Rstp Simple Network Management Protocol SnmpSimple Network Time Protocol Sntp Spanning Tree Algorithm STA