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Installation Guide

7106508401  RE

V4.1.0

1000 Mbps (Green)  

On:

 

Running at 1000 Mbps

 

Flashing:

 Transmitting/receiving data

10/100 Mbps (Yellow)

On:

 Running at 10/100 Mbps 

Flashing:

 Transmitting/receiving data

LED Explanation

Power

On:

 Power on

Off:

 Power off

Link/Act

Note:

 

For simplicity, we will take TL-SG108E for example throughout this Guide.

Connection

Ethernet Ports (1-8)

TL-SG108E

PC

PC

Router

LAN Port

WAN Port

Internet

Configuration

The switch is plug and play. To configure the switch, you can use the Web-based GUI or 

the configuration utility. 

The utility is only supported on Windows now.

Using the Configuration Utility

1. Go to https://www.tp-link.com/support and search the model number of your switch. 

Download the 

Easy Smart Configuration Utility

 

from the product 

Support 

web page 

on your PC.

Using the Web-based GUI

Note

: If the switch gets a new IP address from the DHCP server, your connection to the 

switch will be lost. Enter the new IP address in your browser to access the switch again. 

1.

Find out the IP address of the switch.

By default, the switch receives an IP addess from a DHCP server (or a router that 

functions as a DHCP server) in your network. You can find out this IP address on the 

DHCP server.

If the switch cannot receive an IP address from a DHCP server, it uses the static IP 

address of 

192.168.0.1

, with a subnet mask of 

255.255.255.0

.

2.

Configure IP address on your PC to make sure the switch and PC are in the same 

subnet.

If the switch uses an IP address assigned by a DHCP server, set your PC to obtain 

an IP address automatically from the DHCP server.

If the switch uses 

192.168.0.1

 as the IP address, configure your PC’s IP address as 

192.168.0.x

 

(”x” ranges from 2 to 254), and subnet mask as 

255.255.255.0

.

Launch a web browser on your PC, enter the IP address of the switch in the address 

bar and press 

Enter

. Log in with 

admin 

as both user name and password. 

3.

Now you can configure the switch using the Web-based GUI. For further information, 

refer to the 

User Guide

Go to https://www.tp-link.com/support, search the model number of your switch, and 

you can find this guide on the product 

Support 

web page.

Now you can configure the switch using the configuration utility. For further information, 

refer to the 

Easy Smart Configuration Utility User Guide

.

Go to https://www.tp-link.com/support, search the model number of your switch, and you 

can find this guide on the product 

Support 

web page.

Double click the icon      on the desktop, and the utility 

Home page will display a list of TP-Link switches on 

the local network.

3.

2.

Decompress the downloaded file, run the installation 

wizard and follow the prompts to install the 

Easy 

Smart Configuration Utility

.

4.

If the switch uses an IP address assigned by a 

DHCP server, set your PC to obtain an IP address 

automatically from the DHCP server.

If the switch uses 

192.168.0.1

 as the IP address, 

configure your PC’s IP address as 

192.168.0.x

 

(”x” 

ranges from 2 to 254), and subnet mask as 

255.255.255.0

.

Click      to find out IP parameters of the switch.

Double click the switch that you want to configure. 

Log in with 

admin 

as both user 

name and password. 

5.

5/8/16-Port Gigabit Easy Smart Switch

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