Chapter 2  Introduction 
Thanks for choosing the TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424/TL-SG2424P/TL-SG2452 Gigabit Smart Switch! 
2.1  Overview of the Switch 
Designed for workgroups and departments, TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424/TL-SG2424P/TL-SG2452 
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. Link aggregation (LACP) increase aggregated bandwidth, optimizing the transport of 
business critical data. SNMP, RMON, WEB/CLI/Telnet Log-in bring abundant management 
policies. TL-SG2216/TL-SG2424/TL-SG2424P/TL-SG2452 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 up to 512 VLANs simultaneously (out of 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. 
  Manageability 
+ Supports Telnet, CLI, 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 
The front panel of TL-SG2216 is shown as Figure 2-1. 
 
Figure 2-1 Front Panel of TL-SG2216 
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