TP-Link TL-SG108E 1000M 8-Port Switch

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Physically, both switches are small, silent desktop switches with rubber feet and external power supplies. The SG108E measures 6.2″x4.0″x1.0″ and the SG2008 measures 8.2″x4.9″x1.0″. A difference is the SG108E RJ45 ports are on the front of the device, while the SG2008 RJ45 ports are the rear of the device. Personally, I prefer the RJ45 ports on the front of the front of the device as it makes it easier to plug and unplug devices from my network. Please verify the hardware version of your device for the firmware version. Wrong firmware upgrade may damage your device and void the warranty. ( Normally Vx.0=Vx.6/Vx.8 (eg:V1.0=V1.6/V1.8); Vx.x0=Vx.x6/Vx.x8 (eg:V1.20=V1.26/V1.28)

Loop detection and prevention is easy to test. I connect a PC to the switch I’m testing and start a continuous ping to the switch. Then, I take an Ethernet cable and plug both ends into ports on the switch. This creates a loop. Without loop detection and prevention, my ping will likely stop due to the loop I introduced. With loop detection and prevention, there should be minimal interruption to the ping. One of the things you lose with an unmanaged switch is loop prevention. If someone accidentally creates a switching loop in a network without STP by plugging cables into the wrong port, the whole network can crash until the loop is removed. Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) will detect a loop, automatically shut down one leg of the loop and keep the network running.It's recommended that users stop all Internet applications on the computer, or simply disconnect Internet line from the device before the upgrade. A firmware update can resolve issues that the previous firmware version may have and improve its current performance. To Upgrade TP-Link’s Smart Switch line includes ten models that vary by total number of ports, port speed (10/100 or 10/100/1000), support for PoE, and additional Gigabit Ethernet or SFP combo ports. The TP-Link TL-SG2008 data sheet tells us that “TP-LINK’s 8-Port Gigabit Smart Switch TL-SG2008 is especially designed for the small and medium business networks that require efficient network management.”

IMPORTANT: To prevent upgrade failures, please read the following before proceeding with the upgrade process To avoid wireless disconnect issue during firmware upgrade process, it's recommended to upload firmware with wired connection unless there is no LAN/Ethernet port on your TP-Link device. Your device's configuration will not be lost after upgrading, which means you don't need to configure your device again after upgrading. NIE odłączaj urządzenia od prądu podczas trwania aktualizacji. Może to spowodować trwałe uszkodzenia.Zalecamy wyłączyć wszystkie aplikacje korzystające z internetu lub rozłączyć połączenie z Internetem na urządzeniu przed przeprowadzeniem aktualizacji.