¾Configuration Procedure z Configure Switch A

Step

Operation

Description

 

 

 

1

Configure the

Required. On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→Port Config page, configure the

 

Link Type of the

link type of Port 11 and Port 13 as ACCESS, and configure the link type

 

ports

of Port 12 as GENERAL.

 

 

 

2

Create VLAN10

Required. On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→VLAN Config page, create a

 

 

VLAN with its VLANID as 10, owning Port 12 and Port 13, and

 

 

configure the egress rule of Port 12 as Untag.

 

 

 

3

Create VLAN20

Required. On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→VLAN Config page, create a

 

 

VLAN with its VLANID as 20, owning Port 11 and Port 12, and configure

 

 

the egress rule of Port 12 as Untag.

 

 

 

zConfigure Switch B

Step

Operation

Description

 

 

 

1

Configure the

Required. On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→Port Config page, configure the

 

Link Type of the

link type of Port 4 and Port 5 as ACCESS, and configure the link type of

 

ports

Port 3 as GENERAL.

 

 

 

2

Create VLAN10

Required. On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→VLAN Config page, create a

 

 

VLAN with its VLANID as 10, owning Port 3 and Port 4, and configure

 

 

the egress rule of Port 3 as Untag.

 

 

 

3

Create VLAN20

Required. On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→VLAN Config page, create a

 

 

VLAN with its VLANID as 20, owning Port 3 and Port 5, and configure

 

 

the egress rule of Port 3 as Untag.

 

 

 

4

Create Protocol

Required. On VLAN→Protocol VLAN→Protocol Template page,

 

Template

configure the protocol template practically. E.g. the IP network packets

 

 

are encapsulated in Ethernet II format and its Ether Type is 0800; the

 

 

AppleTalk network packets are encapsulated in SNAP format and its

 

 

PID is 809B.

 

 

 

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TP-Link TL-SG3424P manual Required. On VLAN→Protocol VLAN→Protocol Template

TL-SG3424P specifications

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