TP-Link TL-SG105E Installation Manual

Installation Guide

5/8/16-Port Gigabit Unmanaged Pro Switch
TL-SG105E/TL-SG108E/TL-SG116E
Note: For simplicity, we will take TL-SG108E for example throughout this Guide.
Connection
Configuration
The switch is plug and play. To configure the switch, you can use the Web-based
GUI or the configuration utility.
The utility is only supported on Windows now.
Using the Web-based GUI
1. Find out the IP address of the switch.
By default, the switch receives an IP addess from a DHCP server (or a router that
functions as a DHCP server) in your network. You can find out this IP address on
the DHCP server.
If the switch cannot receive an IP address from a DHCP server, it uses the static
IP address of 192.168.0.1, with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0.
2. Configure IP address on your PC to make sure the switch and PC are in the same subnet.
If the switch uses an IP address assigned by a DHCP server,
IP address automatically from the DHCP server.
If the switch uses the static IP address of 192.168.0.1, configure your PC's IP address
as 192.168.0.x ("x" ranges from 2 to 254), and subnet mask as 255.255.255.0.
3. Launch a web browser on your PC. Enter the IP address of the switch in the address bar
and press Enter. Log in with
Now you can configure the switch using the Web-based GUI. For further information, refer to
the User Guide. Go to https://www.tp-link.com/support, search the model number of your
switch, and you can find this guide on the product
Note: If the switch gets a new IP address from the DHCP server, your connection to the
switch will be lost. Enter the new IP address in your browser to access the switch again.
Using the Configuration Utility
1. Go to https://www.tp-link.com/support and search the model number of your
switch. Download the Unmanaged Pro Configuration Utility
Support web page on your PC.
Router
WAN Port LAN Port
set your PC to obtain an
admin as both user name and password.
Support web page.
from the product
LED Explanation
Power
Link/Act
TL-SG108E
PC
2. Decompress the downloaded file, run the
installation wizard and follow the prompts to
install the Unmanaged Pro Configuration
Utility.
3. Double click the icon
and the utility Home page will display a
list of TP-Link switches on the local
network.
4. Click to find out IP parameters of the switch.
If the switch uses an IP address assigned by
a DHCP server, set your PC to obtain an IP
address automatically from the DHCP server.
If the switch uses the static IP address of
192.168.0.1, configure your PC's IP address
as 192.168.0.x ("x" ranges from 2 to 254), and
subnet mask as 255.255.255.0.
5. Double click the switch that you want to configure. Log in with
user name and password.
Now you can configure the switch using the Configuration Utility. For further
information, refer to the Unmanaged Pro Configuration Utility User
https://www.tp-link.com/support, search the model number of your switch, and you
can find this guide on the product
On: Power on
Off: Power off
1000M (Green)
On: Running at 1000Mbps
Flashing: Transmitting/receiving data
10/100M (Yellow)
On: Running at 10/100Mbps
Flashing: Transmitting/receiving data
Ethernet Ports (1-8)
PC
on the desktop,
Support web page.
admin as both
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