TABLE OF CONTENTS
MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS SWITCH – QUICKSTART GUIDE TOC–I
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION TO TWISTED PAIR AND FIBER OPTIC ETHERNET LANS ............QS-1
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THERNET PHYSICAL LAYER: TWISTED PAIR COPPER VS FIBER OPTIC ........................ QS-1
Twisted Pair copper cable ............................................................................. QS-2
Fiber ......................................................................................................................... QS-2
SUPPORTED NETWORK TOPOLOGIES ................................................................................QS-3
Star Architecture ................................................................................................ QS-3
Mesh Architecture .............................................................................................QS-3
Ring Architecture ...............................................................................................QS-3
10BASE T AND 100BASET MEDIA ..................................................................................QS-4
Unshielded Twisted Pair cable: ................................................................... QS-4
Ethernet: Unshielded Twisted Pair ............................................................. QS-4
HUBS AND SWITCHES ......................................................................................................QS-7
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IBER OPTIC ETHERNET: .....................................................................................................QS-7
Wavelengths of light ........................................................................................ QS-7
SINGLE AND MULTI-MODE CABLE ..................................................................................... QS-8
Fiber Cable Cross Section and Physical Specifications ...................QS-8
Single mode fiber - Less attenuation per unit distance ..................QS-9
OPTICAL POWER BUDGET ..............................................................................................QS-10
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SSIGNING AN IP ADDRESS TO THE MULTILIN SWITCH ................................................. QS-11
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SSIGNING A STATIC IP ADDRESS TO A PERSONNEL COMPUTER ..................................QS-18
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ONFIGURING THE SWITCH PORTS FOR UR REDUNDANT OPERATION ........................QS-23
TAGGED VLAN’S .................................................................................................................QS-27
Background: .........................................................................................................QS-27
CONFIGURING TAGGED VLANS ........................................................................................QS-28
Configuring a VLAN within the switch ..................................................... QS-28
CONFIGURING THE MULTILINK SWITCH FOR RING ONLY MODE ..................................QS-38
ML1600/2400 FIRMWARE UPDATES ............................................................................QS-49
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PDATING MULTILINK FIRMWARE .................................................................................... QS-49
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ELECTING THE PROPER VERSION ....................................................................................QS-49
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PGRADING USING A SERIAL CONNECTION- COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ................ QS-49
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PDATING USING THE ENERVISTA WEB INTERFACE SOFTWARE .................................QS-54
Using FTP ............................................................................................................... QS-55
Using TFTP .............................................................................................................QS-56
