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    Ins t allation Guide L2 Managed S wit ch TL-SG5428/TL-SG5412F Enterprise Networking Solution[...]

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    I          Spe cif icatio ns are subjec t to change without not ice. i s a r e gi s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k of T P - L I N K TECHN OLOGIES CO. , L TD . Oth er brand s and pro duc t names are t rademark s of the ir res pe ct ive holder s. No par t of the spe cif ic ations may b e [...]

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    II Related Document     The Us er Guid e and CL I Refere nce G uide of the produc t are pr ovided o n the re so urce C D. T o obt ain the lates t pro duc t information, plea se visit t he Of f ic ial Website: ht tp: / /ww w. tp-link .com     [...]

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    III    This Inst allation Guide i s for: Net work Engine er Net work Adminis trator     D u e t o t h e s i m i l a r i t y i n t h e s t r u c t u r e o f t h e L 2 M a n a g e d S w i t c h s e r i e s , i n t h i s Installatio n G uide we t ake T L - SG5428 as an e xample to il[...]

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    IV  Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ———————————— 01 1.1 Product Overview ......................................... 01 1.2 Appearance ................................................. 01 Chapter 2 Installation ————————————— 04 2.1 Package Contents .............................[...]

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    01 L2 Managed Switch     TL -SG5428 and TL -SG5 4 12F are Gi gabit Ether net switc hing pro duc t s rec ently develo pe d by T P-L IN K. TL -SG 5428 p os s es s e s 24 R J45 p or ts an d 4 S FP sl ot s, whil e T L -S G541[...]

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    02 L2 Managed Switch LEDs ( f or TL-SG5 428 ) LED Sta tus Indic ati on PWR On The Swit ch is p ower ed on Of f The Swit ch is p ower ed of f o r power s uppl y is abn ormal Flashi ng Power sup ply i s abno rmal SYS Fla shing Th e Switc h work s pr ope rly On/Of f The Swit ch wor k s impro pe rly 1 00 0Mb ps O n A device is linked to the corr esp on[...]

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    03 L2 Managed Switch Por t Fe atur e Mode l 1 0/ 100/ 1 000 Mbps R J45 Por t SFP Por t Con sole P or t TL -SG 5428 24 4 1 TL -SG 54 12 F 4 12 1 10 / 100 / 1000 Mbps R J45 Po r t D e s i g n e d t o c o n n e c t t o t h e d e v i c e w i t h a b a n d w i d t h o f 10 M b p s , 10 0 M b p s o r 1 00 0 Mbp s. F or TL -SG5 428 , ea ch 1 0/ 100/ 1 00 [...]

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    04 L2 Managed Switch     Make s ure that the pac kage co ntains the fo llowing items. If any of the lis ted ite ms is damaged or mis sing, pleas e cont ac t your distr ibutor . One Resource CD One Switch One Power Cord, O[...]

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    05 L2 Managed Switch Please keep a pro per tempe rature and humidit y in the equipme nt r oom. T oo high/low humidit y may lead to b ad insulation, ele c tricit y l eakage, mec hanical prope r t y change s and cor rosio ns. T o o high temp eratur e may acce lerate aging of the ins ulation materials and can t hus signif icantly shor te n the s er vi[...]

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    06 L2 Managed Switch prote c tion mea sures s hould be t aken. Ensure the rac k and device ar e well ear the d. ■ Make sure the power so cket has a go od co ntac t with th e ground. ■ Keep a reas onable c abling sys tem and avoid induce d lightning. ■ Use the s ignal SPD ( Surge Protec ti ve Device ) when wiring outdo or . ■ Not e: For de t[...]

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    07 L2 Managed Switch T urnover t he dev ice an d at t ac h the s upplie d rub be r fee t to t he re ce ss e d area s on 3. the bot tom at each c orne r of the devic e. TL -SG542 8 Feet Bottom of the Device Notch De sk top Ins tallat ion Figure 2- 1 Rack Ins tallation ■ T o i ns t al l t h e de vi c e in an EI A s t a n da r d- s ize d , 19 -i nc [...]

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    08 L2 Managed Switch     In t he ac t ual net wor k e nvi ro nm en t, you may nee d c ab le ou td o or s an d in d oo r s, and the requirem ent s for c abling outdo ors and indoor s are diffe[...]

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    09 L2 Managed Switch Requirement s for the dis t ance be t ween Et herne t c able and ot her pipe lines are shown ■ in the tab le. Oth er Pipe lines Ethe rnet C able Min Parallel Ne t Leng th L ( mm ) Min Parallel- overlapping N et He ight H ( mm ) Down- condu c tor 1000 30 0 PE 50 20 Ser vice pip e 150 20 Comp res se d air pipe 150 20 Ther mal p[...]

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    10 L2 Managed Switch   Co nne c t in g th e d evi ce to g ro und is to q uic k ly rel ea se th e lig htn ing over -volt ag e an d over -c urrent of the devic e, whic h is also a nec es sar y me asure to pr otec t the b ody fro m elec t ric sho ck. In di f fe r e n t e n v i r o n m e n [...]

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    11 L2 Managed Switch Not e: The f igure is to illustrate th e applic ation and principl e. The power c ord you get fro m ■ the pac kage and the so cket in your situation will comply with the re gulation in your countr y , s o they may dif fer fro m the f igure above. If you intend to c onnec t the devi ce to the gro und via the PE (Protec ting Ea[...]

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    12 L2 Managed Switch   Power lightning arres ter and si gnal lightning arrest er are us ed fo r lighting prote ct ion. Power lightning arre st er is used for limiting the voltage surge due to a lightning. If an outdo or AC power co rd sho uld be dire ct ly conne c ted to [...]

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    13 L2 Managed Switch Connection     Conne c t the Ether net por t s of the Switch to the ne t work device s by R J45 c able as the following f igure shown. TL -SG 5428 RJ45 Cable RJ45 Port Conne c ting t he R J45 Por t Figure 4 - 1 ?[...]

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    14 L2 Managed Switch Connection Opt ic al fib er Optic al f ib er can b e u se d a s a medium f or t ele communicati on an d c omputer net work ing. It is esp ec ially advant ageo us for lon g-dis tan ce communic ations, b ec ause light prop agates through the f ibe r with much les s att enuation comp ared to ele c tric al cable s. For shor t dis t[...]

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    15 L2 Managed Switch   CL I ( Command L ine Inter f ace ) enable s you to manage th e Switc h, thus you c an loa d the CL I af ter conne c ting the PC s or T erminals to the con sole p or t on the Switch via the provide d cabl e. Conne c t the con sole p or t of the dev ice with your comput er by the [...]

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    16 L2 Managed Switch Conne c ting t o Power Suppl y Figure 4 -5 Not e: The  gure is to illustrate the applic ation and principle. The p ower cor d you ge t fro m th e pa c kag e and the so c ket in yo ur sit uat ion w ill c omp ly wit h th e re gul atio n in your countr y , s o they may diffe r from t he gure above. ?[...]

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    17 L2 Managed Switch      T o a c c e s s t h e G U I o f t h e S w i t c h , o p e n a w e b b r o w s e r a n d t y p e t h e d e f a u l t 1. man ag em e nt add re s s ht t p: / /1 92. [...]

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    18 L2 Managed Switch    Y ou c an log o n to the Switch an d acce ss t he CL I by the following t wo met hod s: Log on to t he Switch by the c onso le por t o n the Switch. ■ Lo g on t o th e Switc h r em ote ly by a T elne t or S SH con ne c tio n [...]

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    19 L2 Managed Switch Sel ec t the p or t to c onne c t Figure 5-6 Co nf i gur e t he po r t s el ec te d i n th e s t ep ab ove a s t he fo ll owin g F igu re 5- 7 sh own. 5. Conf igure Bits per s eco nd a s 38 40 0, Dat a bits a s 8, Parit y as Non e, Stop bits as 1, Flow contro l as None, and t hen clic k OK . Por t Se t ting s Figure 5- 7 T ype [...]

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    20 L2 Managed Switch Logon by T elne t ■ T o log on t o the switc h by a T elnet c onne ct ion, please t ake the following s teps: Make sure the switc h and the PC ar e in the same L AN. 1. Click St ar t 2. → Run to open th e Run window . Ope n the Run window Figure 5-9 T ype c md in the pro mpt Run window as Figure 5- 1 0 and clic k OK. 3. Run[...]

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    21 L2 Managed Switch T y pe th e U s er nam e a nd Pa ss wo rd (the fa c to r y de fa ult va lue fo r b o th of t he m i s 5. admin ) and pres s the Enter bu t ton, then you can us e the C LI now, wh ich is sh own as Figure 5- 12. Log in th e Switch Figure 5- 1 2 For det ailed CL I configurati on instruc tio ns, please refer to the CLI R ef ere nce[...]

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    22 L2 Managed Switch     Conne ct th e conso le por t[...]

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    23 L2 Managed Switch    Item Content Standar ds IEEE 802.3 1 0 Bas e- T IEEE 802.3u 1 0 0Ba se - T X IEEE 802.3ab 1 0 00 Bas e- T IEEE 802.3 z 1 00 0Ba se - X IEEE 802.3x Flow Control T ransmis sion Me dium 1 0Bas e- T : U TP /STP of Cat. 3 o r abo[...]

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    24 L2 Managed Switch   For mo re help, please go t o : ■ ht tp :/ /ww w. tp-link.com/ en/ suppor t /faq T o download th e lates t Firmware, Driver , Utilit y and Us er Guid e, go to: ■ http: / /ww w . tp-link. com/ en/ support/do wnload For all othe r tec hni[...]

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    25 L2 Managed Switch Ger many /A us tria T e l: +49 1805 875465 ( Ger man S e r vi ce ) / +49 1805 TPL IN K E-mail : suppor t.de@tp -link.com F e e: 0.14 E U R /m i n f r o m t h e G e r m a n f i x e d p h o n e net work and up to 0. 4 2 EUR/min from mobile pho ne Se r v ic e t ime: M on day t o Fr iday 9: 0 0 A M to 6: 00 PM GMT + 1 or G MT + 2 ([...]

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