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Unmanaged/Easy Smart Rackmountable Switches
Introduction
Chapter 1 Introduction
1.1 Product Overview
The Unmanaged/Easy Smart Switch provides you with a low-cost, easy-to-use, high-performance,
seamless, and standard upgrade to improve your network to 100 Mbps or 1000 Mbps.
TL-SG1008MP/TL-SG1016PE/TL-SG1218MP/TL-SG1218MPE/TL-SG1428PE is also a Power Sourcing
Equipment (PSE*). The RJ45 port 1–8 on TL-SG1008MP and TL-SG1016PE, 10/100/1000 Mbps
RJ45 port 1–16 on TL-SG1218MP and TL-SG1218MPE, and 10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 port 1–24 on
TL-SG1428PE support the Power over Ethernet (PoE*) function, which can automatically detect and
supply power to those powered devices (PDs*) complying with IEEE 802.3af and IEEE 802.3at.
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*PSE is a device (switch or hub for instance) that will provide power in a PoE setup.
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*PoE is a technology that describes a system to transmit electrical power, along with data, to
remote devices over standard twisted-pair cable in an Ethernet network.
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*PD is a device powered by a PSE and thus consumes energy. Examples include powering
IP telephones, wireless LAN access points, network cameras, network hubs, embedded
computers, and so on.
1.2 Appearance
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Front Panel
The front panel of TL-SG1008 is shown as the following figure.
Figure 1-1
Front Panel of TL-SG1008
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1000Mbps
TL-SG1008 8-Port Gigabit Switch
10/100/1000 Mbps
RJ45 Port
LEDs
The front panel of TL-SG1008MP is shown as the following figure.
Figure 1-2
Front Panel of TL-SG1008MP
10/100/1000 Mbps RJ45 Port
LEDs
