TP-LINK 16-Port Gigabit Web Smart Switch with 2 Combo SFP Slots TL-SG2216WEB Data Sheet

Product codes

TL-SG2216WEB

Choose the menu

Spanning Tree→STP Security→Port Protect to load the following page.

Figure 7-10 Port Protect

The following entries are displayed on this screen:

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Port Protect

Port Select:

Click the

Select button to quick-select the corresponding port based

on the port number you entered.

Select:

Select the desired port for port protect configuration. It is
multi-optional.

Port:

Displays the port number of the switch.

Loop Protect:

Loop Protect is to prevent the loops in the network brought by

recalculating STP because of link failures and network congestions.

Root Protect:

Root Protect is to prevent wrong network topology change caused by

the role change of the current legal root bridge.

TC Protect:

TC Protect is to prevent the decrease of the performance and

stability of the switch brought by continuously removing MAC
address entries upon receiving TC-BPDUs in the STP network.

BPDU Protect:

BPDU Protect is to prevent the edge port from being attacked by
maliciously created BPDUs

BPDU Filter:

BPDU Filter is to prevent BPDUs flood in the STP network.

LAG:

Displays the LAG number which the port belongs to.