Page 1 TL-SG5428 24-Port Gigabit L2 Managed Switch with 4 SFP Slots TL-SG5412F 12-Port Gigabit SFP L2 Managed Switch with 4 Combo 1000BASE-T Ports Rev: 2.0.0 1910010629...
Page 2: Fcc Statement
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Page 4: Table Of Contents
CONTENTS Package Contents ..........................1 Chapter 1 About this Guide......................2 Intended Readers ......................2 Conventions........................2 Overview of This Guide ....................2 Chapter 2 Introduction ........................7 Overview of the Switch ....................7 Main Features.......................7 Appearance Description ....................8 2.3.1 Front Panel ......................8 2.3.2 Rear Panel ......................9 Chapter 3 Login to the Switch.....................10 Login...........................10 Configuration ......................10...
Page 5 5.1.2 Port Mirror ......................31 5.1.3 Port Security ....................33 5.1.4 Port Isolation ....................35 LAG ..........................36 5.2.1 LAG Table ......................36 5.2.2 Static LAG ......................38 5.2.3 LACP Config ....................39 Traffic Monitor ......................41 5.3.1 Traffic Summary....................41 5.3.2 Traffic Statistics ....................42 MAC Address......................44 5.4.1 Address Table ....................44 5.4.2 Static Address ....................46 5.4.3...
Page 6 Port Config........................85 MSTP Instance ......................87 7.3.1 Region Config ....................88 7.3.2 Instance Config ....................88 7.3.3 Instance Port Config..................89 STP Security.......................91 7.4.1 Port Protect ......................91 7.4.2 TC Protect......................94 Application Example for STP Function ...............94 Chapter 8 Multicast........................98 IGMP Snooping ......................100 8.1.1 Snooping Config ....................101 8.1.2 Port Config .....................102 8.1.3...
Page 7 10.1.1 Time-Range Summary ...................131 10.1.2 Time-Range Create..................132 10.1.3 Holiday Config....................133 10.2 ACL Config .......................133 10.2.1 ACL Summary....................134 10.2.2 ACL Create ....................134 10.2.3 MAC ACL .......................135 10.2.4 Standard-IP ACL ....................136 10.2.5 Extend-IP ACL ....................136 10.3 Policy Config......................138 10.3.1 Policy Summary .....................138 10.3.2 Policy Create....................138 10.3.3...
Page 8 12.1.3 SNMP Group....................176 12.1.4 SNMP User ....................177 12.1.5 SNMP Community..................179 12.2 Notification........................181 12.3 RMON........................183 12.3.1 History Control ....................183 12.3.2 Event Config ....................184 12.3.3 Alarm Config ....................185 Chapter 13 LLDP ........................188 13.1 Basic Config ......................191 13.1.1 Global Config ....................191 13.1.2 Port Config .....................193 13.2 Device Info........................193 13.2.1...
Page 9 15.2.2 Local Log .......................222 15.2.3 Remote Log ....................222 15.2.4 Backup Log ....................223 15.3 Device Diagnose.......................224 15.3.1 Cable Test ......................224 15.3.2 Loopback .......................225 15.4 Network Diagnose ....................226 15.4.1 Ping........................226 15.4.2 Tracert......................227 Chapter 16 System Maintenance via FTP ..................228 Appendix A: Specifications ......................233 Appendix B: Configuring the PCs ....................234 Appendix C: 802.1X Client Software ..................237 Appendix D: Glossary.........................245...
Page 10: Package Contents
One console cable  Two mounting brackets and other fittings  Installation Guide  Resource CD for TL-SG5428/TL-SG5412F Switch, including:  This User Guide  Other Helpful Information Note: Make sure that the package contains the above items. If any of the listed items are damaged or...
Page 11: Chapter 1 About This Guide
The two devices of TL-SG5428 and TL-SG5412F are sharing this User Guide. TL-SG5428 and TL-SG5412F just differ in the number of ports and LED indicators. For simplicity, we will take TL-SG5428 to for example throughout this Guide. However, differences with significance will be presented with figures or notes as to attract your attention.
Page 12 Chapter Introduction Chapter 4 System This module is used to configure system properties of the switch. Here mainly introduces: System Info: Configure the description, system time and network  parameters of the switch. User Manage: Configure the user name and password for users ...
Page 13 Chapter Introduction Chapter 8 Multicast This module is used to configure multicast function of the switch. Here mainly introduces: IGMP Snooping: Configure global parameters of IGMP Snooping  function, port properties, VLAN and multicast VLAN. Multicast IP: Configure multicast IP table. ...
Page 14 Chapter Introduction Chapter 12 SNMP This module is used to configure SNMP function to provide a management frame to monitor and maintain the network devices. Here mainly introduces: SNMP Config: Configure global settings of SNMP function.  Notification: Configure notification function for the management ...
Page 15 Chapter Introduction Appendix D Glossary Lists the glossary used in this manual. Return to CONTENTS...
Page 16: Chapter 2 Introduction
12 SFP slots and 4 RJ45 ports. The SFP slot enables remote connection with SFP slots on other devices through SFP module and fiber. TL-SG5412F is compatible with all kinds of gigabit SFP modules. Here you are recommended to choose gigabit SFP module produced by TP-LINK, which can perfectly extended your network and enlarge the bandwidth.
Page 17: Appearance Description
 10/100/1000Mbps RJ45 Ports: Designed to connect to the device with a bandwidth of 10Mbps, 100Mbps or 1000Mbps. For TL-SG5428, each RJ45 port has a corresponding Link/Act and 1000Mbps LED. For TL-SG5412F, each has a corresponding 10/100/1000Mbps BASE-T LED.  SFP Ports: Designed to install the SFP module. It supports 1000Mbps SFP module connection only.
Page 18: Rear Panel
 LEDs ( for TL-SG5412F) Name Status Indication The Switch is powered on Off/Flashing The Switch is powered off or power supply is abnormal Flashing The Switch works properly On/Off The Switch works improperly A 1000Mbps device is linked to the corresponding port and there...
Page 19: Chapter 3 Login To The Switch
Chapter 3 Login to the Switch 3.1 Login 1) To access the configuration utility, open a web-browser and type in the default address http://192.168.0.1 in the address field of the browser, then press the Enter key. Figure 3-1 Web-browser Tips: To log on to the Switch, the IP address of your PC should be set in the same subnet addresses of the Switch.
Page 20 Figure 3-3 Main Setup-Menu of TL-SG5428 Figure 3-4 Main Setup-Menu of TL-SG5412F Note: Clicking Apply can only make the new configurations effective before the switch is rebooted. If you want to keep the configurations effective even the switch is rebooted, please click Saving Config.
Page 21: Chapter 4 System
Chapter 4 System The System module is mainly for system configuration of the switch, including four submenus: System Info, User Manage, System Tools and Access Security. 4.1 System Info The System Info, mainly for basic properties configuration, can be implemented on System Summary, Device Description, System Time and System IP pages.
Page 22 When the cursor moves on the port, the detailed information of the port will be displayed. Figure 4-2 Port Information Port Info  Port: Displays the port number of the switch. Type: Displays the type of the port. Rate: Displays the maximum transmission rate of the port. Status: Displays the connection status of the port.
Page 23: Device Description
4.1.2 Device Description On this page you can configure the description of the switch, including device name, device location and system contact. Choose the menu System→System Info→Device Description to load the following page. Figure 4-4 Device Description The following entries are displayed on this screen: Device Description ...
Page 24 Figure 4-5 System Time The following entries are displayed on this screen: Time Info  Current System Displays the current date and time of the switch. Date: Current Time Displays the current time source of the switch. Source: Time Config ...
Page 25: System Ip
Start Time: Select start time. End Time: Select end time. Note: The system time will be restored to the default when the switch is restarted and you need reconfigure the system time of the switch. When Get GMT is selected and no time server is configured, the switch will get time from the time server of the Internet if it has connected to the Internet.
Page 26: User Manage
Management VLAN: Enter the ID of management VLAN, the only VLAN through which you can get access to the switch. By default VLAN1 owning all the ports is the Management VLAN and you can access the switch via any port on the switch. However, if another VLAN is created and set to be the Management VLAN, you may have to reconnect the management station to a port that is a member of the Management VLAN.
Page 27: User Config
4.2.2 User Config On this page you can configure the access level of the user to log on to the Web management page. The switch provides two access levels: Guest and Admin. The guest only can view the settings without the right to configure the switch; the admin can configure all the functions of the switch.
Page 28: System Tools
User ID, Name, Displays the current user ID, user name, access level and user Access Level and status. status: Operation: Click the Edit button of the desired entry, and you can edit the corresponding user information. After modifying the settings, please click the Modify button to make the modification effective.
Page 29: Config Backup
4.3.3 Firmware Upgrade The switch system can be upgraded via the Web management page. To upgrade the system is to get more functions and better performance. Go to http://www.tp-link.com to download the updated firmware. Choose the menu System→System Tools→Firmware Upgrade to load the following page.
Page 30: System Reboot
Note: Don’t interrupt the upgrade. Please select the proper software version matching with your hardware to upgrade. To avoid damage, please don't turn off the device while upgrading. After upgrading, the device will reboot automatically. You are suggested to backup the configuration before upgrading. 4.3.4 System Reboot On this page you can reboot the switch and return to the login page.
Page 31: Access Security
4.4 Access Security Access Security provides different security measures for the remote login so as to enhance the configuration management security. It can be implemented on Access Control, SSL Config and SSH Config pages. 4.4.1 Access Control On this page you can control the users logging on to the Web management page to enhance the configuration management security.
Page 32: Ssl Config
These fields can be available for configuration only when IP Address&Mask: IP-based mode is selected. Only the users within the IP-range you set here are allowed for login. The field can be available for configuration only when MAC Address: MAC-based mode is selected. Only the user with this MAC Address you set here is allowed for login.
Page 33: Ssh Config
Figure 4-15 SSL Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: Global Config  SSL: Select Enable/Disable the SSL function on the switch. Certificate Download  Certificate File: Select the desired certificate to download to the switch. The certificate must be BASE64 encoded. Key Download ...
Page 34 an insecure network environment. It can encrypt all the transmission data and prevent the information in a remote management being leaked. Comprising server and client, SSH has two versions, V1 and V2 which are not compatible with each other. In the communication, SSH server and client can auto-negotiate the SSH version and the encryption algorithm.
Page 35 Key Download  Key Type: Select the type of SSH Key to download. The switch supports three types: SSH-1 RSA, SSH-2 RSA and SSH-2 DSA. Key File: Select the desired key file to download. Download: Click the Download button to down the desired key file to the switch.
Page 36 Application Example 2 for SSH: Network Requirements  1. Log on to the switch via password authentication using SSH and the SSH function is enabled on the switch. 2. PuTTY client software is recommended. Configuration Procedure  1. Select the key type and key length, and generate SSH key. Note: The key length is in the range of 256 to 3072 bits.
Page 37 3. On the Web management page of the switch, download the public key file saved in the computer to the switch. Note: The key type should accord with the type of the key file. The SSH key downloading can not be interrupted. 4.
Page 38 5. After the public key and private key are downloaded, please log on to the interface of PuTTY and enter the IP address for login. After successful authentication, please enter the login user name. If you log on to the switch without entering password, it indicates that the key has been successfully downloaded.
Page 39: Chapter 5 Switching
Chapter 5 Switching Switching module is used to configure the basic functions of the switch, including four submenus: Port, LAG, Traffic Monitor and MAC Address. 5.1 Port The Port function, allowing you to configure the basic features for the port, is implemented on the Port Config, Port Mirror, Port Security and Port Isolation pages.
Page 40: Port Mirror
The parameters of the port members in a LAG should be set as the same. For TL-SG5412F, 9 to 12 SFP slots and 9T-12T RJ45 ports are Combo ports, which means that they cannot be configured at the same time. Users can choose one to use depending on the actual network requirements but not simultaneously.
Page 41 The following entries are displayed on this screen: Mirror Group List  Group: Displays the mirror group number. Mirroring: Displays the mirroring port number. Mode: Displays the mirror mode. Mirrored Port: Displays the mirrored ports. Operation: Click Edit to configure the mirror group. Click Edit to display the following figure.
Page 42: Port Security
Mirroring Port  Mirroring Port: Select the mirroring port number. Mirrored Port  Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select: Select the desired port as a mirrored port. It is multi-optional. Port: Displays the port number.
Page 43 Figure 5-4 Port Security The following entries are displayed on this screen: Port Security  Select: Select the desired port for Port Security configuration. It is multi-optional. Port: Displays the port number. Max Learned MAC: Specify the maximum number of MAC addresses that can be learned on the port.
Page 44: Port Isolation
Note: The Port Security function is disabled for the LAG port member. Only the port is removed from the LAG, will the Port Security function be available for the port. The Port Security function is disabled when the 802.1X function is enabled. 5.1.4 Port Isolation Port Isolation provides a method of restricting traffic flow to improve the network security by forbidding the port to forward packets to the ports that are not on its forward port list.
Page 45: Lag
Port Isolation List  Port: Display the port number. Forward Portlist: Display the forward list. 5.2 LAG LAG (Link Aggregation Group) is to combine a number of ports together to make a single high-bandwidth data path, so as to implement the traffic load sharing among the member ports in the group and to enhance the connection reliability.
Page 46 Figure 5-6 LAG Table The following entries are displayed on this screen: Global Config  Aggregate Select the applied scope of Aggregate Arithmetic, which results Arithmetic: in choosing a port to transfer the packets.  SRC MAC + DST MAC: When this option is selected, the Aggregate Arithmetic will apply to the source and destination MAC addresses of the packets.
Page 47: Static Lag
Figure 5-7 Detail Information 5.2.2 Static LAG On this page, you can manually configure the LAG. The LACP feature is disabled for the member ports of the manually added Static LAG. Choose the menu Switching→LAG→Static LAG to load the following page. Figure 5-8 Manually Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: LAG Config...
Page 48: Lacp Config
LAG Table  Member Port: Select the port as the LAG member. Clearing all the ports of the LAG will delete this LAG. Tips: The LAG can be deleted by clearing its all member ports. A port can only be added to a LAG. If a port is the member of a LAG or is dynamically aggregated as the LACP member, the port number will be displayed in gray and can not be selected.
Page 49 Figure 5-9 LACP Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: Global Config  System Priority: Specify the system priority for the switch. The system priority and MAC address constitute the system identification (ID). A lower system priority value indicates a higher system priority. When exchanging information between systems, the system with higher priority determines which link aggregation a link belongs to, and the system with lower priority adds the proper links to the link...
Page 50: Traffic Monitor
priority of the port to be selected as the dynamic aggregation group member. The port with smaller Port Priority will be considered as the preferred one. If the two port priorities are equal; the port with smaller port number is preferred. Status: Enable/Disable the LACP feature for your selected port.
Page 51: Traffic Statistics
Refresh Rate: Enter a value in seconds to specify the refresh interval. Traffic Summary  Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Port: Displays the port number. Packets Rx: Displays the number of packets received on the port.
Page 52 The following entries are displayed on this screen: Auto Refresh  Auto Refresh: Allows you to Enable/Disable refreshing the Traffic Summary automatically. Refresh Rate: Enter a value in seconds to specify the refresh interval. Statistics  Port: Enter a port number and click the Select button to view the traffic statistics of the corresponding port.
Page 53: Mac Address
5.4 MAC Address The main function of the switch is forwarding the packets to the correct ports based on the destination MAC address of the packets. Address Table contains the port-based MAC address information, which is the base for the switch to forward packets quickly. The entries in the Address Table can be updated by auto-learning or configured manually.
Page 54 Figure 5-12 Address Table The following entries are displayed on this screen: Search Option  MAC Address: Enter the MAC address of your desired entry. VLAN ID: Enter the VLAN ID of your desired entry. Port: Select the corresponding port number of your desired entry. Type: Select the type of your desired entry.
Page 55: Static Address
Address Table  MAC Address: Displays the MAC address learned by the switch. VLAN ID: Displays the corresponding VLAN ID of the MAC address. Port: Displays the corresponding Port number of the MAC address. Type: Displays the Type of the MAC address. Aging Status: Displays the Aging status of the MAC address.
Page 56: Dynamic Address
Search Option  Search Option: Select a Search Option from the pull-down list and click the Search button to find your desired entry in the Static Address Table.  MAC: Enter the MAC address of your desired entry.  VLAN ID: Enter the VLAN ID number of your desired entry. ...
Page 57 Figure 5-14 Dynamic Address The following entries are displayed on this screen: Aging Config  Auto Aging: Allows you to Enable/Disable the Auto Aging feature. Aging Time: Enter the Aging Time for the dynamic address. Search Option  Search Option: Select a Search Option from the pull-down list and click the Search button to find your desired entry in the Dynamic Address Table.
Page 58: Filtering Address
Select: Select the entry to delete the dynamic address or to bind the MAC address to the corresponding port statically. It is multi-optional. MAC Address: Displays the dynamic MAC Address. VLAN ID: Displays the corresponding VLAN ID of the MAC address. Port: Displays the corresponding port number of the MAC address.
Page 59 The following entries are displayed on this screen: Create Filtering Address  MAC Address: Enter the MAC Address to be filtered. VLAN ID: Enter the corresponding VLAN ID of the MAC address. Search Option  Search Option: Select a Search Option from the pull-down list and click the Search button to find your desired entry in the Filtering Address Table.
Page 60: Chapter 6 Vlan
Chapter 6 VLAN The traditional Ethernet is a data network communication technology based on CSMA/CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Access/Collision Detect) via shared communication medium. Through the traditional Ethernet, the overfull hosts in LAN will result in serious collision, flooding broadcasts, poor performance or even breakdown of the Internet.
Page 61: Q Vlan
received untagged packets on the port and match the packets with the Protocol VLAN and 802.1Q VLAN in turn. If a packet is matched, the switch will add a corresponding VLAN tag to it and forward it in the corresponding VLAN. 6.1 802.1Q VLAN VLAN tags in the packets are necessary for the switch to identify packets of different VLANs.
Page 62: Vlan Config
（2） TRUNK: The TRUNK port can be added in multiple VLANs, and the egress rule of the port is TAG. The TRUNK port is generally used to connect the cascaded network devices for it can receive and forward the packets of multiple VLANs. When the packets are forwarded by the TRUNK port, its VLAN tag will not be changed.
Page 63 Choose the menu VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→VLAN Config to load the following page. Figure 6-3 VLAN Table To ensure the normal communication of the factory switch, the default VLAN of all ports is set to VLAN1. The Web Management Page of switch can only be accessed through the ports in VLAN1. VLAN1 can not be modified or deleted.
Page 64 Figure 6-4 Create or Modify 802.1Q VLAN The following entries are displayed on this screen: VLAN Config  VLAN ID: Enter the ID number of VLAN. Description: Give a description to the VLAN for identification. Check: Click the Check button to check whether the VLAN ID you entered is valid or not.
Page 65: Port Config
Egress Rule: Select the Egress Rule for the VLAN port member. The default egress rule is UNTAG.  TAG: All packets forwarded by the port are tagged. The packets contain VLAN information.  UNTAG: Packets forwarded by the port LAG: Displays the LAG to which the port belongs.
Page 66: Configuration Procedure
Select the Link Type from the pull-down list for the port. Link Type:  ACCESS: The ACCESS port can be added in a single VLAN, and the egress rule of the port is UNTAG. The PVID is same as the current VLAN ID. If the current VLAN is deleted, the PVID will be set to 1 by default.
Page 67: Protocol Vlan
Create VLAN. Required. On the VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→VLAN Config page, click the Create button to create a VLAN. Enter the VLAN ID and the description for the VLAN. Meanwhile, specify its member ports. Modify/View VLAN. Optional. On the VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→VLAN Config page, click the Edit/Detail button to modify/view the information of the corresponding VLAN.
Page 68: Protocol Template
Choose the menu VLAN→Protocol VLAN→Protocol VLAN to load the following page. Figure 6-7 Create Protocol VLAN The following entries are displayed on this screen: Create Protocol VLAN  Protocol: Select the defined protocol template. VLAN ID: Enter the ID number of the Protocol VLAN. This VLAN should be one of the 802.1Q VLANs the ingress port belongs to.
Page 69: Port Enable
Figure 6-8 Create and View Protocol Template The following entries are displayed on this screen: Create Protocol Template  Protocol Name: Give a name for the Protocol Template. Ether Type: Enter the Ethernet protocol type field in the protocol template. Protocol Template Table ...
Page 70: Application Example For 802.1Q Vlan
The following entries are displayed on this screen: Port Enable  Port Enable: Select your desired port for Protocol VLAN feature. All the ports are disabled by default. Configuration Procedure: Step Operation Description Set the link type for port. Required. On the VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→Port Config page, set the link type for the port based on its connected device.
Page 71: Application Example For Protocol Vlan
Network Diagram  Configuration Procedure  Configure Switch A  Step Operation Description Configure Required. On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→Port Config page, configure Link Type of the the link type of Port 2, Port 3 and Port 4 as ACCESS, TRUNK and ports ACCESS respectively Create VLAN10...
Page 72 Department A has IP host and AppleTalk host;  IP host, in VLAN10, is served by IP server while AppleTalk host is served by AppleTalk server;  Switch B is connected to IP server and AppleTalk server.  Network Diagram ...
Page 73: Vlan Vpn
Create Protocol Required. On VLAN→Protocol VLAN→Protocol Template page, Template configure the protocol template practically. E.g. the Ether Type of IP network packets is 0800 and that of AppleTalk network packets is 809B. Port Enable Required. On the VLAN→Protocol VLAN→Port Enable page, select and enable Port 3, Port 4 and Port 5 for Protocol VLAN feature.
Page 74: Vpn Config
LACP 0x8809 802.1X 0x888E Table 6-3 Values of Ethernet frame protocol type in common use This VLAN VPN function is implemented on the VPN Config and Port Enable pages. 6.5.1 VPN Config This page allows you to enable the VPN function, adjust the global TPID for VLAN-VPN packets and enable the VPN up-link port.
Page 75: Gvrp
Figure 6-11 Enable VLAN VPN for Port Select your desired port for VLAN VPN function. All the ports are disabled for VLAN VPN function by default. Configuration Procedure of VLAN VPN Function: Step Operation Description Enable VPN mode. Required. On the VLAN→VLAN VPN→VPN Config page, enable the VPN mode.
Page 76  Leave Message: When a GARP entity expects other switches to deregister certain attribute information of its own, it sends out a Leave message. And when receiving the Leave message from the other entity or deregistering some attributes statically, the device also sends out a Leave message.
Page 77 Figure 6-12 GVRP Config Note: If the GVRP feature is enabled for a member port of LAG, please ensure all the member ports of this LAG are set to be in the same status and registration mode. The following entries are displayed on this screen: Global Config ...
Page 78: Private Vlan
Registration Select the Registration Mode for the port. Mode:  Normal: In this mode, a port can dynamically register/deregister a VLAN and propagate the dynamic/static VLAN information.  Fixed: In this mode, a port cannot register/deregister a VLAN dynamically. It only propagates static VLAN information. ...
Page 79 Private VLAN adopts Layer 2 VLAN structure. A Private VLAN consists of a Primary VLAN and a Secondary VLAN, providing a mechanism for achieving layer-2-separation between ports. For uplink devices, all the packets received from the downstream are without VLAN tags. Uplink devices need to identify Primary VLANs but not Secondary VLANs.
Page 80 2) Port configuration and MAC address duplication should be synchronized on the Switch. Port configuration synchronization is completed in the whole configuration progress and MAC address duplication is implemented while FDB is changing. Port configuration synchronization: when configuring promiscuous and host ports for a ...
Page 81 unicast via the right port, MAC address duplication is used to expand the VLANs the MAC address is in. Normally, the egress ports for forwarding these packets are identified through MAC address learning. For example the switch in Figure 6-13 maintains a MAC address table shown in Table 6-6.
Page 82: Pvlan
When the host port Port2 on the Switch receives this packet, it adds a default VLAN ID 2 to this packet and learns its source MAC address. The MAC address entry, mac_2+VLAN2+Port2 is created, indicating that the egress port for the traffic with destination MAC address mac_2 and VLAN ID 2 is Port2.
Page 83: Port Config
The following entries are displayed on this screen: Create Private VLAN  Primary VLAN: Enter the ID number of the Primary VLAN. Secondary VLAN: Enter the ID number of the Secondary VLAN. Search Option  Search Option: Select a Search Option from the pull-down list and click the Search button to find your desired entry in Private VLAN.
Page 84: Application Example For Private Vlan
Primary VLAN: Specify the Primary VLAN the port belongs to. Secondary VLAN: Specify the Secondary VLAN the port belongs to. Private VLAN Port Table  Port ID: Displays the port number. Port Type: Displays the corresponding Port Type. Operation: Click Remove button to delete the port. Note: A Host Port can only join to a Private VLAN.
Page 85 Network Diagram  Configuration Procedure  Configure Switch A  Step Operation Description Create VLAN6 Required. On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→VLAN Config page, create a VLAN with its VLANID as 6, owning Port 1. Configure Switch B  Step Operation Description Create Private Required.
Page 86 Configure Switch C  Step Operation Description Create Private Required. On the VLAN→Private VLAN→PVLAN page, Enter the VLANs. Primary VLAN 6 and Secondary VLAN 2-3, and then click the Create button. Required. On the VLAN→Private VLAN→Port Configure page, Promiscuous configure the port type of Port8 as Promiscuous, enter Primary port to Private VLAN 6 and Secondary VLAN 2-3, and click the Add button.
Page 87: Chapter 7 Spanning Tree
Chapter 7 Spanning Tree STP (Spanning Tree Protocol), subject to IEEE 802.1D standard, is to disbranch a ring network in the Data Link layer in a local network. Devices running STP discover loops in the network and block ports by exchanging information, in that way, a ring network can be disbranched to form a tree-topological ring-free network to prevent packets from being duplicated and forwarded endlessly in the network.
Page 88 Figure 7-1 Basic STP diagram STP Timers  Hello Time: Hello Time ranges from 1 to 10 seconds. It specifies the interval to send BPDU packets. It is used to test the links. Max. Age: Max. Age ranges from 6 to 40 seconds. It specifies the maximum time the switch can wait without receiving a BPDU before attempting to reconfigure.
Page 89 Each switch sends out configuration BPDUs and receives a configuration BPDU on one of its ports from another switch. The following table shows the comparing operations. Step Operation If the priority of the BPDU received on the port is lower than that of the BPDU if of the port itself, the switch discards the BPDU and does not change the BPDU of the port.
Page 90 The condition for the designated port to transit its port state rapidly: The designated port is  an edge port or connecting to a point-to-point link. If the designated port is an edge port, it can directly transit to forwarding state; if the designated port is connecting to a point-to-point link, it can transit to forwarding state after getting response from the downstream switch through handshake.
Page 91 MSTP  MSTP divides a network into several MST regions. The CST is generated between these MST regions, and multiple spanning trees can be generated in each MST region. Each spanning tress is called an instance. As well as STP, MSTP uses BPDUs to generate spanning tree. The only difference is that the BPDU for MSTP carry the MSTP configuration information on the switches.
Page 92: Stp Config
7.1 STP Config The STP Config function, for global configuration of spanning trees on the switch, can be implemented on STP Config and STP Summary pages. 7.1.1 STP Config Before configuring spanning trees, you should make clear the roles each switch plays in each spanning tree instance.
Page 93: Stp Summary
Max Age: Enter a value from 6 to 40 in seconds to specify the maximum time the switch can wait without receiving a BPDU before attempting to reconfigure. The default value is 20 seconds. Forward Delay: Enter a value from 4 to 30 in seconds to specify the time for the port to transit its state after the network topology is changed.
Page 94: Port Config
Figure 7-5 STP Summary 7.2 Port Config On this page you can configure the parameters of the ports for CIST Choose the menu Spanning Tree→Port Config to load the following page.
Page 95 Figure 7-6 Port Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: Port Config  Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select: Select the desired port for STP configuration. It is multi-optional. Port: Displays the port number of the switch.
Page 96: Mstp Instance
Port Role: Displays the role of the port played in the STP Instance. Root Port: Indicates the port that has the lowest path cost  from this bridge to the Root Bridge and forwards packets to the root. Designated Port: Indicates the port that forwards packets to ...
Page 97: Region Config
7.3.1 Region Config On this page you can configure the name and revision of the MST region Choose the menu Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Region Config to load the following page. Figure 7-7 Region Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: Region Config ...
Page 98: Instance Port Config
The following entries are displayed on this screen: Instance Table  Instance ID Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding Instance ID based on the ID number you entered. Select: Select the desired Instance ID for configuration. It is multi-optional. Instance: Displays Instance ID of the switch.
Page 99 Figure 7-9 Instance Port Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: Port Config  Instance ID: Select the desired instance ID for its port configuration. Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select: Select the desired port to specify its priority and path cost.
Page 100: Stp Security
Note: The port status of one port in different spanning tree instances can be different. Global configuration Procedure for Spanning Tree function: Step Operation Description Make clear roles the switches Preparation. play spanning tree instances: root bridge designated bridge Globally configure MSTP Required.
Page 101 Root Protect  A CIST and its secondary root bridges are usually located in the high-bandwidth core region. Wrong configuration or malicious attacks may result in configuration BPDU packets with higher priorities being received by the legal root bridge, which causes the current legal root bridge to lose its position and network topology jitter to occur.
Page 102 Figure 7-10 Port Protect The following entries are displayed on this screen: Port Protect  Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select: Select the desired port for port protect configuration. It is multi-optional.
Page 103: Tc Protect
7.4.2 TC Protect When TC Protect is enabled for the port on Port Protect page, the TC threshold and TC protect cycle need to be configured on this page. Choose the menu Spanning Tree→STP Security→TC Protect to load the following page. Figure 7-11 TC Protect The following entries are displayed on this screen: TC Protect...
Page 104 On Spanning Tree→STP Config→Port Config page, enable MSTP function for the port. Configure the region name and Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Region the revision of MST region Config page, configure the region as TP-LINK and keep the default revision setting. Configure VLAN-to-Instance Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Instance...
Page 105 On Spanning Tree→STP Config→Port Config page, enable MSTP function for the port. Configure the region name and Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Region the revision of MST region Config page, configure the region as TP-LINK and keep the default revision setting. Configure VLAN-to-Instance Spanning Tree→MSTP Instance→Instance...
Page 106 For Instance 1 (VLAN 101, 103 and 105), the red paths in the following figure are connected  links; the gray paths are the blocked links. For Instance 2 (VLAN 102, 104 and 106), the blue paths in the following figure are connected ...
Page 107: Chapter 8 Multicast
Chapter 8 Multicast Multicast Overview  In the network, packets are sent in three modes: unicast, broadcast and multicast. In unicast, the source server sends separate copy information to each receiver. When a large number of users require this information, the server must send many pieces of information with the same content to the users.
Page 108 1. Multicast IP Address: As specified by IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority), Class D IP addresses are used as destination addresses of multicast packets. The multicast IP addresses range from 224.0.0.0~239.255.255.255. The following table displays the range and description of several special multicast IP addresses.
Page 109: Igmp Snooping
IGMP Snooping  In the network, the hosts apply to the near Router for joining (leaving) a multicast group by sending IGMP (Internet Group Management Protocol) messages. When the up-stream device forwards down the multicast data, the switch is responsible for sending them to the hosts. IGMP Snooping is a multicast control mechanism, which can be used on the switch for dynamic registration of the multicast group.
Page 110: Snooping Config
The host, running IGMPv1, does not send IGMP leave message when leaving a multicast group, as a result, the switch can not get the leave information of the host momentarily. However, after leaving the multicast group, the host does not send IGMP report message any more, so the switch will remove the port from the corresponding multicast address table when its member port time times out.
Page 111: Port Config
Figure 8-4 Basic Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: Global Config  IGMP Snooping: Select Enable/Disable IGMP Snooping function globally on the Switch. Unknown Multicast: Select the operation for the switch to process unknown multicast, Forward or Discard. IGMP Snooping Status ...
Page 112 Figure 8-5 Port Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: Port Config  Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select: Select the desired port for IGMP Snooping feature configuration. It is multi-optional.
Page 113: Vlan Config
8.1.3 VLAN Config Multicast groups established by IGMP Snooping are based on VLANs. On this page you can configure different IGMP parameters for different VLANs. Choose the menu Multicast→IGMP Snooping→VLAN Config to load the following page. Figure 8-6 VLAN Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: VLAN Config ...
Page 114: Multicast Vlan
VLAN Table  VLAN ID Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding VLAN ID based on the ID number you entered. Select: Select the desired VLAN ID for configuration. It is multi-optional. VLAN ID: Displays the VLAN ID. Router Port Time: Displays the router port time of the VLAN.
Page 115 Figure 8-7 Multicast VLAN The following entries are displayed on this screen: Multicast VLAN  Multicast VLAN: Select Enable/Disable Multicast VLAN feature. VLAN ID: Enter the VLAN ID of the multicast VLAN. Router Port Time: Specify the aging time of the router port. Within this time, if the switch doesn’t receive IGMP query message from the router port, it will consider this port is not a router port any more.
Page 116 Configuration procedure: Step Operation Description Enable IGMP Snooping Required. Enable IGMP Snooping globally on the switch function port Multicast→IGMP Snooping→Snooping Config and Port Config page. Create a multicast VLAN Required. Create a multicast VLAN and add all the member ports and router ports to the VLAN on the VLAN→802.1Q VLAN page.
Page 117 Configuration Procedure  Step Operation Description Create VLANs Create three VLANs with the VLAN ID 3, 4 and 5 respectively, and specify the description of VLAN3 as Multicast VLAN on VLAN→802.1Q VLAN page. Configure ports On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN function pages. For port 3, configure its link type as GENERAL and its egress rule as TAG, and add it to VLAN3, VLAN4 and VLAN5.
Page 118: Multicast Ip
8.2 Multicast IP In a network, receivers can join different multicast groups appropriate to their needs. The switch forwards multicast streams based on multicast address table. The Multicast IP can be implemented on Multicast IP Table, Static Multicast IP page. 8.2.1 Multicast IP Table On this page you can view the multicast IP table on the switch.
Page 119: Static Multicast Ip
Note: If the configuration on VLAN Config page and multicast VLAN page is changed, the switch will clear up the dynamic multicast addresses in multicast address table and learn new addresses. 8.2.2 Static Multicast IP Static Multicast IP table, isolated from dynamic multicast group and multicast filter, is not learned by IGMP Snooping.
Page 120: Multicast Filter
Static Multicast IP Table  Select: Select the desired entry to delete the corresponding static multicast IP. It is multi-optional. Multicast IP: Displays the multicast IP. VLAN ID: Displays the VLAN ID of the multicast group. Forward Port: Displays the forward port of the multicast group. 8.3 Multicast Filter When IGMP Snooping is enabled, you can specified the multicast IP-range the ports can join so as to restrict users ordering multicast programs via configuring multicast filter rules.
Page 121: Port Filter
IP-Range Table  IP-Range ID Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding IP-range ID based on the ID number you entered. Select: Select the desired entry to delete or modify the corresponding IP-range. It is multi-optional. IP-Range ID: Displays IP-range ID.
Page 122: Packet Statistics
Select: Select the desired port for multicast filtering. It is multi-optional. Port: Displays the port number. Filter: Select Enable/Disable multicast filtering feature on the port. Action Mode: Select the action mode to process multicast packets when the multicast IP is in the filtering IP-range. Permit: Only the multicast packets whose multicast IP is in ...
Page 123 Figure 8-12 Packet Statistics The following entries are displayed on this screen: Auto Refresh  Auto Refresh: Select Enable/Disable auto refresh feature. Refresh Period: Enter the time from 3 to 300 in seconds to specify the auto refresh period. IGMP Statistics ...
Page 124: Chapter 9 Qos
Chapter 9 QoS QoS (Quality of Service) functions to provide different quality of service for various network applications and requirements and optimize the bandwidth resource distribution so as to provide a network service experience of a better quality.  This switch classifies the ingress packets, maps the packets to different priority queues and then forwards the packets according to specified scheduling algorithms to implement QoS function.
Page 125 As shown in the figure above, each 802.1Q Tag has a Pri field, comprising 3 bits. The 3-bit priority field is 802.1p priority in the range of 0 to 7. 802.1P priority determines the priority of the packets based on the Pri value. On the Web management page of the switch, you can configure different priority tags mapping to the corresponding priority levels, and then the switch determine which packet is sent preferentially when forwarding packets.
Page 126: Diffserv
WRR-Mode: Weight Round Robin Mode. In this mode, packets in all the queues are sent in order based on the weight value for each queue and every queue can be assured of a certain service time. The weight value indicates the occupied proportion of the resource. WRR queue overcomes the disadvantage of SP queue that the packets in the queues with lower priority can not get service for a long time.
Page 127: Schedule Mode
Figure 9-6 Port Priority Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: Port Priority Config  Select: Select the desired port to configure its priority. It is multi-optional. Port: Displays the physical port number of the switch. Priority: Specify the priority for the port. LAG: Displays the LAG number which the port belongs to.
Page 128: P Priority
scheduling. The switch will control the forwarding sequence of the packets according to the priority queues and scheduling algorithms you set. On this switch, the priority levels are labeled as TC0, TC1… TC3. Choose the menu QoS→DiffServ→Schedule Mode to load the following page. Figure 9-7 Schedule Mode The following entries are displayed on this screen: Schedule Mode Config...
Page 129: Dscp Priority
Figure 9-8 802.1P Priority The following entries are displayed on this screen: 802.1P Priority Config  802.1P Priority: Select Enable/Disable 802.1P Priority. Priority Level  Priority Tag: Indicates the precedence level defined by IEEE802.1P. Priority Level: Indicates the priority level the packets with tag are mapped to. The priority levels are labeled as TC0, TC1, TC2 and TC3.
Page 130 mode; non-IP datagram with 802.1Q tag are mapped to different priority levels based on 802.1P priority mode if 8021.1P Priority mode is enabled; the untagged non-IP datagram are mapped based on port priority mode. Choose the menu QoS→DiffServ→DSCP Priority to load the following page. Figure 9-9 DSCP Priority The following entries are displayed on this screen: DSCP Priority Config...
Page 131: Bandwidth Control
Configuration Procedure: Step Operation Description Log on to the DSCP Priority page Enable DP priority function Required. By default, the DSCP priority function is disabled. Map the DSCP priority to the Required. Select DSCP priority and the corresponding priority level priority level.
Page 132: Storm Control
The following entries are displayed on this screen:  Rate Limit Config Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select: Select the desired port for Rate configuration. It is multi-optional. Port: Displays the port number of the Switch.
Page 133 Figure 9-11 Storm Control The following entries are displayed on this screen: Storm Control Config  Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select: Select the desired port for Storm Control configuration. It is multi-optional.
Page 134: Voice Vlan
9.3 Voice VLAN Voice VLANs are configured specially for voice data stream. By configuring Voice VLANs and adding the ports with voice devices attached to voice VLANs, you can perform QoS-related configuration for voice data, ensuring the transmission priority of voice data stream and voice quality.
Page 135 GENERAL: Supported. The default VLAN of the port can not be voice VLAN and the egress rule of the access port in the default VLAN should be TAG. UNTAG voice ACCESS: Supported. stream TRUNK: Not supported. GENERAL: Supported. The default VLAN of the port can not be voice VLAN and the egress rule of the access port in the voice VLAN should be UNTAG.
Page 136: Global Config
Note: Don’t transmit voice stream together with other business packets in the voice VLAN except for some special requirements. The Voice VLAN function can be implemented on Global Config, Port Config and OUI Config pages. 9.3.1 Global Config On this page, you can configure the global parameters of the voice VLAN, including VLAN ID, aging time, the transmission priority of the voice packets and so on.
Page 137 Figure 9-13 Port Config Note: To enable voice VLAN function for the LAG member port, please ensure its member state accords with its port mode. If a port is a member port of voice VLAN, changing its port mode to be “Auto” will make the port leave the voice VLAN and will not join the voice VLAN automatically until it receives voice streams.
Page 138: Oui Config
Security Mode: Configure the security mode for forwarding packets. Disable: All packets are forwarded.  Enable: Only voice data are forwarded.  Member State: Displays the state of the port in the current voice VLAN. LAG: Displays the LAG number which the port belongs to. 9.3.3 OUI Config The switch supports OUI create and add the MAC address of the special voice device to the OUI table of the switch.
Page 139 Mask: Displays the OUI address mask of the voice device. Description: Displays the description of the OUI. Configuration Procedure of Voice VLAN: Step Operation Description Configure the link type Required. On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN→Port Config page, of the port configure the link type of ports of the voice device. Create VLAN Required.
Page 140: Chapter 10 Acl
Chapter 10 ACL ACL (Access Control List) is used to filter packets by configuring match rules and process policies of packets in order to control the access of the illegal users to the network. Besides, ACL functions to control traffic flows and save network resources. It provides a flexible and secured access control policy and facilitates you to control the network security.
Page 141: Time-Range Create
10.1.2 Time-Range Create On this page you can create time-ranges. Choose the menu ACL→Time-Range→Time-Range Create to load the following page. Figure 10-2 Time-Range Create Note: To successfully configure time-ranges, please firstly specify time-slices and then time-ranges. The following entries are displayed on this screen: Create Time-Range ...
Page 142: Holiday Config
End Time: Displays the end time of the time-slice. Delete: Click the Delete button to delete the corresponding time-slice. 10.1.3 Holiday Config Holiday mode is applied as a different secured access control policy from the week mode. On this page you can define holidays according to your work arrangement. Choose the menu ACL→Time-Range→Holiday Config to load the following page.
Page 143: Acl Summary
The ACL Config function can be implemented on ACL Summary, ACL Create, MAC ACL, Standard-IP ACL and Extend-IP ACL pages. 10.2.1 ACL Summary On this page, you can view the current ACLs configured in the switch. Choose the menu ACL→ACL Config→ACL Summary to load the following page. Figure 10-4 ACL Summary The following entries are displayed on this screen: Search Option...
Page 144: Mac Acl
ACL ID: Enter ACL ID of the ACL you want to create. Rule Order: User Config order is set to be match order in this ACL. 10.2.3 MAC ACL MAC ACLs analyze and process packets based on a series of match conditions, which can be the source MAC addresses, destination MAC addresses, VLAN ID, and EtherType carried in the packets.
Page 145: Standard-Ip Acl
User Priority: Select the user priority contained in the rule for the tagged packets to match. Time-Range: Select the time-range for the rule to take effect. 10.2.4 Standard-IP ACL Standard-IP ACLs analyze and process data packets based on a series of match conditions, which can be the source IP addresses and destination IP addresses carried in the packets.
Page 146 Figure 10-8 Create Extend-IP Rule The following entries are displayed on this screen: Create Extend-IP ACL  ACL ID: Select the desired Extend-IP ACL for configuration. Rule ID: Enter the rule ID. Operation: Select the operation for the switch to process packets which match the rules.
Page 147: Policy Config
10.3 Policy Config A Policy is used to control the data packets those match the corresponding ACL rules by configuring ACLs and actions together for effect. The operations here include stream mirror, stream condition, QoS remarking and redirect. The Policy Config can be implemented on Policy Summary, Police Create and Action Create pages.
Page 148: Action Create
Figure 10-10 Create Policy The following entries are displayed on this screen: Create Policy  Policy Name: Enter the name of the policy. 10.3.3 Action Create On this page you can add ACLs and create corresponding actions for the policy. Choose the menu ACL→Policy Config→Action Create to load the following page.
Page 149: Policy Binding
S-Condition: Select S-Condition to limit the transmission rate of the data packets in the policy. Rate: Specify the forwarding rate of the data packets those  match the corresponding ACL. Out of Band: Specify the disposal way of the data packets ...
Page 150: Port Binding
Direction: Displays the binding direction. 10.4.2 Port Binding On this page you can bind a policy to a port. Choose the menu ACL→Policy Binding→Port Binding to load the following page. Figure 10-13 Bind the policy to the port The following entries are displayed on this screen: Port-Bind Config ...
Page 151 VLAN-Bind Config  Policy Name: Select the name of the policy you want to bind. VLAN ID: Enter the ID of the VLAN you want to bind. VLAN-Bind Table  Index: Displays the index of the binding policy. Policy Name: Displays the name of the binding policy.
Page 152 Configuration Procedure  Step Operation Description Create VLANs On VLAN→802.1Q VLAN page, create VLAN 6, specify its description as RD, configure port 16 and port 2 as the members of VLAN 6. Connect RD department to port 16 of TL-SG5428, and configure the link type of port 16 as GENERAL and its PVID as 6.
Page 153 Configure On ACL→ACL Config→ACL Create page, create ACL 100. requirement 2 On ACL→ACL Config→Standard-IP ACL page, select ACL 100, create and 3 Rule 1, configure operation as Deny, configure S-IP as 172.31.70.1 and mask as 255.255.255.0, configure D-IP as 172.31.50.1 and mask as 255.255.255.0, configure the time-range as No Limit.
Page 154: Chapter 11 Network Security
Chapter 11 Network Security Network Security module is to provide the multiple protection measures for the network security, including five submenus: IP-MAC Binding, ARP Inspection, IP Source Guard, DoS Defend and 802.1X. Please configure the functions appropriate to your need. 11.1 IP-MAC Binding The IP-MAC Binding function allows you to bind the IP address, MAC address, VLAN ID and the connected Port number of the Host together.
Page 155: Manual Binding
The following entries are displayed on this screen: Search Option  Source: Select a Source from the pull-down list and click the Search button to view your desired entry in the Binding Table.  All: All the bound entries will be displayed. ...
Page 156 Figure 11-2 Manual Binding The following entries are displayed on this screen: Manual Binding Option  Host Name: Enter the Host Name. IP Address: Enter the IP Address of the Host. MAC Address: Enter the MAC Address of the Host. VLAN ID: Enter the VLAN ID.
Page 157: Arp Scanning
11.1.3 ARP Scanning ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) is used to analyze and map IP addresses to the corresponding MAC addresses so that packets can be delivered to their destinations correctly. IP address is the address of the Host on Network layer. MAC address, the address of the Host on Data link layer, is necessary for the packet to reach the very device.
Page 158: Dhcp Snooping
Figure 11-4 ARP Scanning The following entries are displayed on this screen: Scanning Option  Start IP Address: Specify the Start IP Address. End IP Address: Specify the End IP Address. VLAN ID: Enter the VLAN ID. If blank, the switch will send the untagged packets for scanning.
Page 159 network configuration protocol optimized and developed based on the BOOTP, functions to solve the above mentioned problems. DHCP Working Principle  DHCP works via the “Client/Server” communication mode. The Client applies to the Server for configuration. The Server assigns the configuration information, such as the IP address, to the Client, so as to reach a dynamic employ of the network source.
Page 160 （1） DHCP-DISCOVER Stage: The Client broadcasts the DHCP-DISCOVER packet to find the DHCP Server. （2） DHCP-OFFER Stage: Upon receiving the DHCP-DISCOVER packet, the DHCP Server selects an IP address from the IP pool according to the assigning priority of the IP addresses and replies to the Client with DHCP-OFFER packet carrying the IP address and other information.
Page 161 Figure 11-7 DHCP Cheating Attack Implementation Procedure DHCP Snooping feature only allows the port connected to the DHCP Server as the trusted port to forward DHCP packets and thereby ensures that users get proper IP addresses. DHCP Snooping is to monitor the process of the Host obtaining the IP address from DHCP server, and record the IP address, MAC address, VLAN and the connected Port number of the Host for automatic binding.
Page 162 Figure 11-8 DHCP Snooping Note: If you want to enable the DHCP Snooping feature for the member port of LAG, please ensure the parameters of all the member ports are the same. The DHCP Snooping function and DHCP Relay function can not be enabled at the same time. The following entries are displayed on this screen: DHCP Snooping Config ...
Page 163 Global Flow Control: Select the value to specify the maximum amount of DHCP messages that can be forwarded by the switch per second. The excessive massages will be discarded. Decline Threshold: Select the value to specify the minimum transmission rate of the Decline packets to trigger the Decline protection for the specific port.
Page 164: Arp Inspection
11.2 ARP Inspection According to the ARP Implementation Procedure stated in 11.1.3 ARP Scanning, it can be found that ARP protocol can facilitate the Hosts in the same network segment to communicate with one another or access to external network via Gateway. However, since ARP protocol is implemented with the premise that all the Hosts and Gateways are trusted, there are high security risks during ARP Implementation Procedure in the actual complex network.
Page 165 Figure 11-10 ARP Attack – Cheating Gateway As the above figure shown, the attacker sends the fake ARP packets of Host A to the Gateway, and then the Gateway will automatically update its ARP table after receiving the ARP packets. When the Gateway tries to communicate with Host A in LAN, it will encapsulate this false destination MAC address for packets, which results in a breakdown of the normal communication.
Page 166 As the above figure shown, the attacker sends the fake ARP packets of Host A to Host B, and then Host B will automatically update its ARP table after receiving the ARP packets. When Host B tries to communicate with Host A, it will encapsulate this false destination MAC address for packets, which results in a breakdown of the normal communication.
Page 167: Arp Detect
ARP Flooding Attack  The attacker broadcasts a mass of various fake ARP packets in a network segment to occupy the network bandwidth viciously, which results in a dramatic slowdown of network speed. Meantime, the Gateway learns the false IP address-to-MAC address mapping entries from these ARP packets and updates its ARP table.
Page 168: Arp Defend
Configuration Procedure: Step Operation Description Bind the IP address, MAC Required. On the IP-MAC Binding page, bind the IP address, VLAN ID and the address, MAC address, VLAN ID and the connected Port connected Port number of number of the Host together via Manual Binding, ARP the Host together.
Page 169: Arp Statistics
Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Select: Select your desired port for configuration. It is multi-optional. Port: Displays the port number. Defend: Select Enable/Disable the ARP Defend feature for the port. Speed: Enter a value to specify the maximum amount of the received ARP packets per second.
Page 170: Ip Source Guard
The following entries are displayed on this screen: Auto Refresh  Auto Refresh: Enable/Disable the Auto Refresh feature. Refresh Interval: Specify the refresh interval to display the ARP Statistics. Illegal ARP Packet  Port: Displays the port number. Trusted Port: Indicates the port is an ARP Trusted Port or not.
Page 171: Dos Defend
Select: Select your desired port for configuration. It is multi-optional. Port: Displays the port number. Security Type: Select Security Type for the port.  Disable: Select this option to disable the IP Source Guard feature for the port.  SIP: Only the packets with its source IP address and port number matched to the IP-MAC binding rules can be processed.
Page 172 11.4.1 DoS Defend On this page, you can enable the DoS Defend type appropriate to your need. Choose the menu Network Security→DoS Defend→DoS Defend to load the following page. Figure 11-17 DoS Defend The following entries are displayed on this screen: Defend Config ...
Page 173 （2） Authenticator System: The authenticator system is usually an 802.1X-supported network device, such as this TP-LINK switch. It provides the physical or logical port for the supplicant system to access the LAN and authenticates the supplicant system. （3） Authentication Server System: The authentication server system is an entity that provides authentication service to the authenticator system.
Page 174 802.1X client program to initiate an 802.1X authentication through the sending of an EAPOL-Start packet to the switch, This TP-LINK switch can authenticate supplicant systems in EAP relay mode or EAP terminating mode. The following illustration of these two modes will take the 802.1X authentication procedure initiated by the supplicant system for example.
Page 175 The 802.1X client program responds by sending an EAP-Response/Identity packet to the switch with the user name included. The switch then encapsulates the packet in a RADIUS Access-Request packet and forwards it to the RADIUS server. Upon receiving the user name from the switch, the RADIUS server retrieves the user name, finds the corresponding password by matching the user name in its database, encrypts the password using a randomly-generated key, and sends the key to the switch through an RADIUS Access-Challenge packet.
Page 176: Global Config
In PAP mode, the switch encrypts the password and sends the user name, the randomly-generated key, and the supplicant system-encrypted password to the RADIUS server for further authentication. Whereas the randomly-generated key in EAP-MD5 relay mode is generated by the authentication server, and the switch is responsible to encapsulate the authentication packet and forward it to the RADIUS server.
Page 177 Figure 11-21 Global Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: Global Config  802.1X: Enable/Disable the 802.1X function. Authentication Select the Authentication Method from the pull-down list. Method:  EAP-MD5: IEEE 802.1X authentication system uses extensible authentication protocol (EAP) to exchange information between the switch and the client.
Page 178: Port Config
authentication request from the same supplicant during the Quiet Period. Retry Times: Specify maximum transfer times repeated authentication request. Supplicant Timeout: Specify the maximum time for the switch to wait for the response from supplicant before resending a request to the supplicant. Server Timeout: Specify the maximum time for the switch to wait for the response from authentication server before resending a request to the...
Page 179: Radius Server
Guest VLAN: Select Enable/Disable the Guest VLAN feature for the port. Control Mode: Specify the Control Mode for the port.  Auto: In this mode, the port will normally work only after passing the 802.1X Authentication.  Force-Authorized: In this mode, the port can work normally without passing the 802.1X Authentication.
Page 180 Primary IP: Enter the IP address of the authentication server. Secondary IP: Enter the IP address of the alternate authentication server. Authentication Port: Set the UDP port of authentication server(s). The default port is 1812 Authentication KEY: Set the shared password for the switch and the authentication servers to exchange messages.
Page 181: Chapter 12 Snmp
Chapter 12 SNMP SNMP Overview  SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) has gained the most extensive application on the UDP/IP networks. SNMP provides a management frame to monitor and maintain the network devices. It is used for automatically managing the various network devices no matter the physical differences of the devices.
Page 182 SNMP v1: SNMP v1 adopts Community Name authentication. The community name is used to define the relation between SNMP Management Station and SNMP Agent. The SNMP packets failing to pass community name authentication are discarded. The community name can limit access to SNMP Agent from SNMP NMS, functioning as a password.
Page 183: Snmp Config
The User is configured in a SNMP Group can manage the switch via the client program on management station. The specified User Name and the Auth/Privacy Password are used for SNMP Management Station to access the SNMP Agent, functioning as the password. SNMP module is used to configure the SNMP function of the switch, including three submenus: SNMP Config, Notification and RMON.
Page 184: Snmp View
Note: The amount of Engine ID characters must be even. 12.1.2 SNMP View The OID (Object Identifier) of the SNMP packets is used to describe the managed objects of the switch, and the MIB (Management Information Base) is the set of the OIDs. The SNMP View is created for the SNMP management station to manage MIB objects.
Page 185: Snmp Group
12.1.3 SNMP Group On this page, you can configure SNMP Group to control the network access by providing the users in various groups with different management rights via the Read View, Write View and Notify View. Choose the menu SNMP→SNMP Config→SNMP Group to load the following page. Figure 12-5 SNMP Group The following entries are displayed on this screen: Group Config...
Page 186: Snmp User
Write View: Select the View to be the Write View. The management access is writing only and changes can be made to the assigned SNMP View. The View defined both as the Read View and the Write View can be read and modified. Notify View: Select the View to be the Notify View.
Page 187 Figure 12-6 SNMP User The following entries are displayed on this screen: User Config  User Name: Enter the User Name here. User Type: Select the type for the User.  Local User: Indicates that the user is connected to a local SNMP engine.
Page 188: Snmp Community
Privacy Password: Enter the Privacy Password. User Table  Select: Select the desired entry to delete the corresponding User. It is multi-optional. User Name: Displays the name of the User. User Type: Displays the User Type. Group Name: Displays the Group Name of the User. Security Model: Displays the Security Model of the User.
Page 189 Community Name: Enter the Community Name here. Access: Defines the access rights of the community.  read-only: Management right of the Community is restricted to read-only, and changes cannot be made to the corresponding View.  read-write: Management right of the Community is read-write and changes can be made to the corresponding View.
Page 190: Notification
Create SNMP View. Required. On the SNMP→SNMP Config→SNMP View page, create SNMP View of the management agent. The default View Name is viewDefault and the default OID is 1. Create Required alternatively. SNMP Create SNMP Community directly.  Community On the SNMP→SNMP Config→SNMP Community page, directly.
Page 191 The following entries are displayed on this screen: Create Notification  IP Address: Enter the IP Address of the management Host. UDP Port: Enter the number of the UDP port used to send notifications. The UDP port functions with the IP address for the notification sending. The default is 162.
Page 192: Rmon
Operation: Click the Edit button to modify the corresponding entry and click the Modify button to apply. 12.3 RMON RMON (Remote Monitoring) based on SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) architecture, functions to monitor the network. RMON is currently a commonly used network management standard defined by Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), which is mainly used to monitor the data traffic across a network segment or even the entire network so as to enable the network administrator to take the protection measures in time to avoid any network malfunction.
Page 193: Event Config
Figure 12-9 History Control The following entries are displayed on this screen: History Control Table  Select: Select the desired entry for configuration. Index: Displays the index number of the entry. Port: Specify the port from which the history samples were taken. Interval: Specify the interval to take samplings from the port.
Page 194: Alarm Config
Figure 12-10 Event Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: Event Table  Select: Select the desired entry for configuration. Index: Displays the index number of the entry. User: Enter the name of the User or the community to which the event belongs.
Page 195 Figure 12-11 Alarm Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: Alarm Table  Select: Select the desired entry for configuration. Index: Displays the index number of the entry. Variable: Select the alarm variables from the pull-down list. Port: Select the port on which the Alarm entry acts.
Page 196 Owner: Enter the name of the device or user that defined the entry. Status: Select Enable/Disable the corresponding alarm entry. Note: When alarm variables exceed the Threshold on the same direction continuously for several times, an alarm event will only be generated on the first time, that is, the Rising Alarm and Falling Alarm are triggered alternately for that the alarm following to Rising Alarm is certainly a Falling Alarm and vice versa.
Page 197: Chapter 13 Lldp
Chapter 13 LLDP LLDP (Link Layer Discovery Protocol) is a Layer 2 protocol that is used for network devices to advertise their own device information periodically to neighbors on the same IEEE 802 local area network. The advertised information, including details such as device identification, capabilities and configuration settings, is represented in TLV (Type/Length/Value) format according to the IEEE 802.1ab standard, and these TLVs are encapsulated in LLDPDU (Link Layer Discovery Protocol Data Unit).
Page 198  Disable: the port cannot transmit or receive LLDPDUs. LLDPDU transmission mechanism  If the ports are working in TxRx or Tx mode, they will advertise local information by sending LLDPDUs periodically.  If there is a change in the local device, the change notification will be advertised. To prevent a series of successive LLDPDUs transmissions during a short period due to frequent changes in local device, a transmission delay timer is set by network management to ensure that there is a defined minimum time between successive LLDP...
Page 199 Maximum Frame TLV are defined by IEEE 802.3. Note: For detailed introduction of TLV, please refer to IEEE 802.1AB standard. In TP-LINK Switch, the following LLDP optional TLVs are supported. Port Description TLV The Port Description TLV allows network management to advertise the IEEE 802 LAN station's port description.
Page 200: Basic Config
Management Address The Management Address TLV identifies an address associated with the local LLDP agent that may be used to reach higher entities to assist discovery by network management. Port VLAN ID TLV The Port VLAN ID TLV allows a VLAN bridge port to advertise the port's VLAN identifier (PVID) that will be associated with untagged or priority tagged frames.
Page 201 Figure 13-1 Global Configuration The following entries are displayed on this screen: Global Config  LLDP: Enable/disable LLDP function globally. Parameters Config  Transmit Interval: Enter the interval for the local device to transmit LLDPDU to its neighbors. The default value is 30. Hold Multiplier: Enter a multiplier on the Transmit Interval.
Page 202: Port Config
13.1.2 Port Config On this page you can configure all ports' LLDP parameters. Choose the menu LLDP→Basic Config→Port Config to load the following page. Figure 13-2 Port Configuration The following entries are displayed on this screen: LLDP Port Config  Port Select: Select the desired port to configure.
Page 203: Local Info
13.2.1 Local Info On this page you can see all ports' configuration and system information. Choose the menu LLDP→Device Info→Local Info to load the following page. Figure 13-3 Local Information The following entries are displayed on this screen: Auto Refresh ...
Page 204: Device Statistics
Figure 13-4 Neighbor Information The following entries are displayed on this screen: Auto Refresh  Auto Refresh: Enable/Disable the auto refresh function. Refresh Rate: Specify the auto refresh rate. Neighbor Info  Port Select: Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered.
Page 205 Figure 13-5 Device Statistics The following entries are displayed on this screen: Auto Refresh  Auto Refresh: Enable/Disable the auto refresh function. Refresh Rate: Specify the auto refresh rate. Global Statistics  Last Update: Displays latest update time of the statistics. Total Inserts: Displays the number of neighbors inserted till last update time.
Page 206 Neighbor Statistics  Port Select Click the Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based on the port number you entered. Port: Displays local device's port number. Transmit Total: Displays the number of LLDPDUs sent by this port. Receive Total: Displays the number of LLDPDUs received by this port.
Page 207: Chapter 14 Cluster
Chapter 14 Cluster With the development of network technology, the network scale is getting larger and more network devices are required, which may result in a more complicated network management system. As a large number of devices need to be assigned different network addresses and every management device needs to be respectively configured to meet the application requirements, manpower are needed.
Page 208: Ndp
The commander switch discovers and determines candidate switches by collecting related  information. After being added to the cluster, the candidate switch becomes to be the member switch,  After being removed from the cluster, the member switch becomes to be the candidate switch. ...
Page 209: Ndp Summary
The following entries are displayed on this screen: Neighbor  Search Option: Select the information the desired entry should contain and then click the Search button to display the desired entry in the following Neighbor Information table. Neighbor Info  Native Port: Displays the port number of the switch.
Page 210: Ndp Config
Global Config  NDP: Displays the global NDP status (enabled or disabled) for the switch. Aging Time: Displays the period for the neighbor switch to keep the NDP packets from this switch. Hello Time: Displays the interval to send NDP packets. Port Status ...
Page 211: Ntdp
The following entries are displayed on this screen: Global Config  NDP: Select Enable/Disable NDP function globally. Aging Time: Enter the period for the neighbor switch to keep the NDP packets from this switch. Hello Time: Enter the interval to send NDP packets. Port Config ...
Page 212 Choose the menu Cluster→NTDP→Device Table to load the following page. Figure 14-5 Device Table The following entries are displayed on this screen: Device Table  Device Type: Displays the device description collected through NTDP. Device MAC: Displays the MAC address of this device. Cluster Name: Displays the cluster name of this device.
Page 213: Ntdp Summary
Click the Detail button to view the complete information of this device and its neighbors. Figure 14-6 Information of the Current Device 14.2.2 NTDP Summary On this page you can view the NTDP configuration. Choose the menu Cluster→NTDP→NTDP Summary to load the following page.
Page 214 Figure 14-7 NTDP Summary The following entries are displayed on this screen: Global Config  NTDP: Displays the NTDP status (enabled or disabled) of the switch globally. NTDP Interval Time: Displays the interval to collect topology information. NTDP Hops: Displays the hop count the switch topology collects. NTDP Hop Delay: Displays the time between the switch receiving NTDP request packets and the switch forwarding NTDP request packets for the...
Page 215: Ntdp Config
NTDP: Displays NTDP status (enabled or disabled) of the current port. 14.2.3 NTDP Config On this page you can configure NTDP globally. Choose the menu Cluster→NTDP→NTDP Config to load the following page. Figure 14-8 NTDP Config The following entries are displayed on this screen: Global Config ...
Page 216: Cluster
NTDP Hop Delay: Enter the time between the switch receiving NTDP request packets and the switch forwarding NTDP request packets for the first time. The default is 200 milliseconds. NTDP Port Delay: Enter the time between the port forwarding NTDP request packets and its adjacent port forwarding NTDP request packets over.
Page 217 Global  Cluster: Displays the cluster status (enabled or disabled) of the switch. Cluster Role: Displays the role the switch plays in the cluster. For a commander switch，the following page is displayed:  Figure 14-10 Cluster Summary for Commander Switch The following entries are displayed on this screen: Global Config ...
Page 218 Role: Displays the role the switch plays currently. Online Time: Displays the time when the member switch is added to the cluster. Hops: Displays the hop count from the member switch to the commander switch. For a member switch, the following page is displayed: ...
Page 219: Cluster Config
Cluster Role: Displays the role the switch plays in the cluster. 14.3.2 Cluster Config On this page you can configure the status of the cluster the switch belongs to. Choose the menu Cluster→Cluster→Cluster Config to load the following page. For a candidate switch, the following page is displayed. ...
Page 220 Figure 14-14 Cluster Configuration for Commander Switch The following entries are displayed on this screen: Current Role  Role: Displays the role the current switch plays in the cluster. Role Change  Candidate: Select this option to change the role of the switch to be candidate switch.
Page 221: Member Config
Role: Displays the role the current switch plays in the cluster. Role Change  Individual: Select this option to change the role of the switch to be individual switch. For an individual switch, the following page is displayed.  Figure 14-16 Cluster Configuration for Individual Switch The following entries are displayed on this screen: Current Role ...
Page 222: Cluster Topology
Member MAC: Enter the MAC address of the candidate switch. Member Info  Select: Select the desired entry to manage/delete the corresponding member switch. Device Name: Display the description of the member switch. Member MAC: Displays the MAC address of the member switch. IP Address: Displays the IP address of the member switch used in the cluster.
Page 223 Figure 14-18 Collect Topology The following entries are displayed on this screen: Graphic Show  Collect Topology: Click the Collect Topology button to display the cluster topology. Manage: If the current device is the commander switch in the cluster and the selected device is a member switch in the cluster, you can click the Manage button to log on to Web management page of the corresponding switch.
Page 224: Application Example For Cluster Function
Enable the NTDP function Optional. On Cluster→NTDP→NTDP Config page, enable globally and for the port, the NTDP function on the switch. and then configure NTDP parameters Establish cluster Optional. On Cluster→Cluster→Cluster Config page, configure related establish a cluster and configure the related parameters. parameters Manage the device in the Optional.
Page 225 IP pool: 175.128.0.1, Mask: 255.255.255.0.  Network Diagram  Figure 14-19 Network diagram Configuration Procedure  Configure the member switch  Step Operation Description Enable NDP function on the On Cluster→NDP→NDP Config page, enable NDP switch and for port 1 function.
Page 226 Create a cluster and configure Cluster→Cluster→Cluster Config page, the related parameters configure the role as Commander and enter the related information. IP pool: 175.128.0.1 Mask: 255.255.255.0 Configure the member switch On Cluster→Cluster→Member Config page, select the member switch and click the Manage button to log on to its Web management page.
Page 227: Chapter 15 Maintenance
Chapter 15 Maintenance Maintenance module, assembling the commonly used system tools to manage the switch, provides the convenient method to locate and solve the network problem. （1） System Monitor: Monitor the utilization status of the memory and the CPU of switch. （2）...
Page 228: Memory Monitor
Figure 15-1 CPU Monitor Click the Monitor button to enable the switch to monitor and display its CPU utilization rate every four seconds. 15.1.2 Memory Monitor Choose the menu Maintenance→System Monitor→Memory Monitor to load the following page.
Page 229: Log
Figure 15-2 Memory Monitor Click the Monitor button to enable the switch to monitor and display its Memory utilization rate every four seconds. 15.2 Log The Log system of switch can record, classify and manage the system information effectively, providing powerful support for network administrator to monitor network operation and diagnose malfunction.
Page 230: Log Table
The Log function is implemented on the Log Table, Local Log, Remote Log and Backup Log pages. 15.2.1 Log Table The switch supports logs output to two directions, namely, log buffer and log file. The information in log buffer will be lost after the switch is rebooted or powered off whereas the information in log file will be kept effective even the switch is rebooted or powered off.
Page 231: Local Log
15.2.2 Local Log Local Log is the log information saved in switch. By default, all system logs are saved in log buffer and the logs with severities from level_0 to level_4 are saved in log file meanwhile. On this page, you can set the output channel for logs.
Page 232: Backup Log
Figure 15-5 Log Host The following entries are displayed on this screen: Log Host  Index: Displays the index of the log host. The switch supports 4 log hosts. Host IP: Configure the IP for the log host. UDP Port: Displays the UDP port used for receiving/sending log information.
Page 233: Device Diagnose
Figure 15-6 Backup Log The following entries are displayed on this screen: Backup Log  Backup Log: Click the Backup Log button to save the log as a file to your computer. Note: It will take a few minutes to backup the log file. Please wait without any operation. 15.3 Device Diagnose This switch provides Cable Test and Loopback functions for device diagnose.
Page 234: Loopback
Pair: Displays the Pair number. Status: Displays the connection status of the cable connected to the port. The test results of the cable include normal, close, open, short, impedance or unknown. Length: If the connection status is normal, here displays the length range of the cable.
Page 235: Network Diagnose
Loopback Port  Loopback Port: Select the desired port for loopback test. Test: Click the Test button to start the loopback test for the port. 15.4 Network Diagnose This switch provides Ping test and Tracert test functions for network diagnose. 15.4.1 Ping Ping test function, testing the connectivity between the switch and one node of the network, facilitates you to test the network connectivity and reachability of the host so as to locate the...
Page 236: Tracert
15.4.2 Tracert Tracert test function is used to test the connectivity of the gateways during its journey from the source to destination of the test data. When malfunctions occur to the network, you can locate trouble spot of the network with this tracert test. Choose the menu Maintenance→Network Diagnose→Tracert to load the following page.
Page 237: Chapter 16 System Maintenance Via Ftp
Chapter 16 System Maintenance via FTP The firmware can be downloaded to the switch via FTP function. FTP (File Transfer Protocol), a protocol in the application layer, is mainly used to transfer files between the remote server and the local PCs. It is a common protocol used in the IP network for files transfer. If there is something wrong with the firmware of the switch and the switch can not be launched, the firmware can be downloaded to the switch again via FTP function.
Page 238 Figure 16-2 Open Hyper Terminal 2） The Connection Description Window will prompt shown as Figure 16-3. Enter a name into the Name field and click OK. Figure 16-3 Connection Description 3） Select the port to connect in Figure 16-4 and click OK.
Page 239 Figure 16-4 Select the port to connect 4） Configure the port selected in the step above shown as the following Figure 16-5. Configure Bits per second as 38400, Data bits as 8, Parity as None, Stop bits as 1, Flow control as None, and then click OK. Figure 16-5 Port Settings 3.
Page 240 6） When the prompt “Are you want to upgrade the firmware[Y/N]:” displays, please enter Y to start upgrade or enter N to quit upgrade shown as the following figure. The # icon indicates it is upgrading. After upgrading, the [TP-LINK] command will display. Are you want to upgrade the firmware[Y/N]: y...
Page 241 [TP-LINK]: start Start ..◀ * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * User Access Login * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *...
Page 242: Appendix A: Specifications
Transmission Medium 1000Base-T: 4-pair UTP (≤100m) of Cat. 5 or above 1000Base-X: MMF or SMF SFP Module (Optional) PWR 、 SYS 、 Link/Act LEDs 、 1000Mbps LEDs 、 10/100/1000Mbps BASE-T LED (for TL-SG5412F) Transmission Method Store and Forward 10BASE-T：14881pps/port Packets Forwarding Rate 100BASE-TX：148810pps/port...
Page 243: Appendix B: Configuring The Pcs
Appendix B: Configuring the PCs In this section, we’ll introduce how to install and configure the TCP/IP correctly in Windows 2000. First make sure your Ethernet Adapter is working, refer to the adapter’s manual if necessary. Configure TCP/IP component On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, and then click Control Panel. Click the Network and Internet Connections icon, and then click on the Network Connections tab in the appearing window.
Page 244 Figure B-2 The following TCP/IP Properties window will be displayed and the IP Address tab is open on this window by default.
Page 245 Select Use the following IP address. And the following items will be available. If the switch's IP address is 192.168.0.1, specify IP address as 192.168.0.x (x is from 2 to 254), and the Subnet mask as 255.255.255.0. Now: Click OK to save your settings. Return to CONTENTS...
Page 246: Appendix C: 802.1X Client Software
Appendix C: 802.1X Client Software In 802.1X mechanism, the supplicant Client should be equipped with the corresponding client software complied with 802.1X protocol standard for 802.1X authentication. When the switch TL-SG5428 works as the authenticator system, please take the following instructions to install the TpSupplicant provided on the attached CD for the supplicant Client.
Page 247 Figure C-3 Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard To continue, choose the destination location for the installation files and click Next on the following screen. Figure C-4 Choose Destination Location By default, the installation files are saved on the Program Files folder of system disk. Click the Change button to modify the destination location proper to your need.
Page 248 Figure C-5 Install the Program The InstallShield Wizard is installing TpSupplicant-V2.0 shown as the following screen. Please wait. Figure C-6 Setup Status On the following screen, click Finish to complete the installation.
Page 249 Uninstall Software If you want to remove the TpSupplicant, please take the following steps: On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to All ProgramsTP-LINK TpSupplicant-V2.0, and then click Uninstall TP-LINK 802.1X, shown as the following figure. Then the following screen will appear. If you want to stop the remove process, click Cancel.
Page 250 On the continued screen, click Yes to remove the application from your PC. Figure C-9 Uninstall the Application Click Finish to complete. Figure C-10 Uninstall Complete Configuration After completing installation, double click the icon to run the TP-LINK 802.1X Client Software. The following screen will appear.
Page 251 Figure C-11 TP-LINK 802.1X Client Enter the Name and the Password specified in the Authentication Server. The length of Name and Password should be less than 15 characters. Click the Properties button on Figure C-11 to load the following screen for configuring the connection properties.
Page 252 Auto reconnect after timeout: Select this option to allow the Client to automatically start the connection again when it does not receive the handshake reply packets from the switch within a period. To continue, click Connect button after entering the Name and Password on Figure C-11 Then the following screen will appear to prompt that the Radius server is being searched.
Page 253 FAQ: Q1: Why does this error dialog box pop up when starting up the TP-LINK 802.1X Client Software? A1: It’s because the supported DLL file is missing. You are suggested to go to http://www.winpcap.org to download WinPcap 4.0.2 or the higher version for installation, and run the client software again.
Page 254: Appendix D: Glossary
Appendix D: Glossary Access Control List (ACL) ACLs can limit network traffic and restrict access to certain users or devices by checking each packet for certain IP or MAC (i.e., Layer 2) information. Boot Protocol (BOOTP) BOOTP is used to provide bootup information for network devices, including IP address information, the address of the TFTP server that contains the devices system files, and the name of the boot file.
Page 255 IEEE 802.1Q VLAN Tagging—Defines Ethernet frame tags which carry VLAN information. It allows switches to assign endstations to different virtual LANs, and defines a standard way for VLANs to communicate across switched networks. IEEE 802.1p An IEEE standard for providing quality of service (QoS) in Ethernet networks. The standard uses packet tags that define up to eight traffic classes and allows switches to transmit packets based on the tagged priority value.
Page 256 MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm An algorithm that is used to create digital signatures. It is intended for use with 32 bit machines and is safer than the MD4 algorithm, which has been broken. MD5 is a one-way hash function, meaning that it takes a message and converts it into a fixed string of digits, also called a message digest.
Page 257 Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) Protocol suite that includes TCP as the primary transport protocol, and IP as the network layer protocol. Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) A TCP/IP protocol commonly used for software downloads. User Datagram Protocol (UDP) UDP provides a datagram mode for packet-switched communications. It uses IP as the underlying transport mechanism to provide access to IP-like services.

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TP-Link TL-SG5412F User Manual

Chapter 1 About this Guide

Chapter 2 Introduction

Chapter 3 Login to the Switch

Chapter 4 System

Chapter 5 Switching

Chapter 6 VLAN

Chapter 7 Spanning Tree

Chapter 8 Multicast

Chapter 9 Qos

Chapter 10 ACL

Chapter 11 Network Security

Chapter 12 SNMP

Chapter 13 LLDP

Chapter 14 Cluster

Chapter 15 Maintenance

Chapter 16 System Maintenance Via FTP

Appendix A: Specifications

Appendix B: Configuring the Pcs

Appendix C: 802.1X Client Software

Appendix D: Glossary

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