Chapter 2 Introduction
Thanks for choosing the TL-SL2428 24-Port 10/100Mbps + 4-Port Gigabit Smart Switch!
2.1 Overview of the Switch
Designed for workgroups and departments, TL-SL2428 from TP-LINK provides wire-speed
performance and full set of layer 2 management features. It provides a variety of service features
and multiple powerful functions with high security.
The EIA-standardized framework and smart configuration capacity can provide flexible solutions
for a variable scale of networks. QoS and IGMP snooping/filtering optimize voice and video
application. SNMP, RMON, WEB Log-in bring abundant management policies. TL-SL2428 Switch
integrates multiple functions with excellent performance, and is friendly to manage, which can fully
meet the need of the users demanding higher networking performance.
2.2 Main Features
Resiliency and Availability
+ IEEE 802.1s Multiple Spanning Tree provides high link availability in multiple VLAN
environments.
+ Multicast snooping automatically prevents flooding of IP multicast traffic.
+ Root Guard protects root bridge from malicious attack or configuration mistakes
Layer 2 Switching
+ Supports 255 active VLAN groups and 4K VLAN IDs.
Quality of Service
+ Supports L2/L3 granular CoS with 4 priority queues per port.
+ Rate limiting confines the traffic flow accurately according to the preset value.
Security
+ Control the users logging on to the Web management page.
Manageability
+ Supports SNMP v1/v2c/v3, RMON and web access.
+ Port Mirroring enables monitoring selected ingress/egress traffic.
2.3 Appearance Description
2.3.1 Front Panel
Figure 2-1 Front Panel
The following parts are located on the front panel of the Switch:
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