ESW 540 8-port

[briangroper]

Hello forum

I bought an ESW 540 8-port switch, mainly for the POE capability over all 8 ports, so that we can power some SPA50X phones.

The concepts of a "managed" switch are challenging for a newbie.

Is there a way to make this device behave like a boring "unmanaged" switch ??

We have plenty of bandwidth, and don't need to be troubled by QoS and virtual LAN's, or all the security stuff at this time.

Making this device work like an unmanaged switch (aka plug-and-pray) would greatly simplify my life.

TIA's for any tips or clues.

[jonatrod]

Good morning

Hi brian, thanks for using our forum, my name is Johnnatan and I am part of the Small business Support community. As far I know you can´t turn it as “unmanaged” device, however you can use it without any special configuration, these models are such as "plug-and-play" and by default you can connect computers, then setting ip´s to them and have connectivity, however if someday you are curious about how to use it, we can help you with that, by the way here you can see the guide for your device. I apologize for the inconvenience, however I hope you find this answer useful,

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Greetings,

Johnnatan Rodriguez Miranda.

Cisco Network Support Engineer.

[briangroper · Accepted solution]

Jonathan

Thanks for your reply, and link to the User Manual of considerable bulk, some 442 pages.

I fondly remember the old days when printed documentation was routinely included with packaged goods.

In those times, manufacturers incurred the cost of printing, so they paid more attention to writing the manuals simply and succinctly.

It’s a shame we've lost those ideals in recent decades. 

Bloat now seems pervasive though documentation as well as softwares.

Also thanks for your answer that this device cannot be dumbed down as desired.

When life permits, I'll attempt to get my head around those 442 pages.  (I'd rather read a good novel.)

Cheers