Hi @mxguy31 

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mxguy31 wrote

My questions:

A) Is there a way to assign physical ports to the switch so they can be managed by Switch ACLs

B) Am I missing something obvious?

C) If there is no way currently to do this as I suspect. TP-Link, please add it to the next firmware update, this 3-in-1 model is advertised as having a managed switch, yet... I can't manage it. False advertising at best.

 

The IP-Port Group between the LANs has been submitted to the dev for projecting and evaluation.

https://community.tp-link.com/en/business/forum/topic/606980

To answer the questions:

A) No.

B) No.

C) As you are accusing of the false advertisement:

1. Which page do you see is advertised as a managed switch? Or capable of managed switch abilities/features?

2. The subject is a router 3-in-1 router. Which we owned page advertises it as a managed switch as the subject?

3. Note that the managed switch is jargon that describes a certain type of switch. Switching-related terms can be used to describe things related to the switching. But the product essence remain the same.

Hi @mxguy31 

Thanks for posting in our business forum.

mxguy31 wrote

  @Clive_A Thank you for the assistance, it is refreshing to see a prompt response from a large company such as TP-Link.

 

In regards to the advertising as a managed switch. I apologize, you are correct, I could not find any information indicating the unit included a managed switch. I assume this misunderstanding is due to the time I spent reading and trying to figure out why I was unable to accomplish this task, I likely got mixed up at some point and came to an assumption that was not true.

 

I look forward to a future firmware update that includes this ACL functionality.

It's okay. Learn something every day.

So, this product is a router but just with more ports than other regular routers which will have 5 or 8. It contains a variety of ports like SFP and PoE. It somehow can be thought as a switch but in the end, in essence, it is still etched with the router system.

You might read some articles that explain it could replace or save the cost of a switch. Eventually, it does not play the switch's role if you are looking forward to switching features.

Will count your vote. No worries. I do hope the GW ACL could be better so it gives users more versatile setups.