TRENDnet TL2-F7080 Management
Starting off, we found the interface at 192.168.10.200.
Here we had a setup wizard that required a strong password upon first logging into the switch.
We then had to setup the network.
Once we were in, we updated the firmware manually.
A nice feature is that it has dual image partitions like higher-end switches.
Here is the web GUI dashboard.
You can also setup Telnet or SSH access to this device if you want.
We do not expect that, with this class of switch, the CLI will be used by the vast majority of folks, but we got a console cable.
There is a simple setup for VLANs.
Here is the main spanning tree feature page.
There are some high-level QoS settings, albeit again, usually this is seldom used in this class of switch.
You can also setup trunking and LACP which we could see some using to get to other, perhaps 10Gbase-T switches.
There are also port access control settings and quite a bit more.
Usually on this class of switch VLANs are the most setup feature, but there is a bit more here. Still, it was relatively easy to get to all of this in the menus.
Next, let us get to the performance.
My understanding is that “web managed” means no console and no CLI. This switch apparently has both. So calling it that undersells it significantly.
Seems expensive once you factor in the cost of transceivers? I’d rather buy a 10GBASET switch with a couple SFP+ ports for uplinks. I’m looking forward to your reviews of other options.