GE MultiLink ML1200 User Manual

TOC–II MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ALARM CONTACTS FOR MONITORING INTERNAL POWER, AND SOFTWARE TRAPS .....3-8
ML1200 P
ORT MODULE (PM) INSTALLATION .................................................................3-9
C
ONNECTING A MANAGEMENT CONSOLE TERMINAL
TO MULTILINK ML1200 (SERIAL-RJ-45 CONSOLE PORT) ........3-10
4: OPERATION FUNCTIONALITY ..................................................................................................................................4-1
S
WITCHING FUNCTIONALITY ................................................................................................4-1
S
TATUS LEDS ........................................................................................................................4-2
A
UTO-CROSS (MDIX) AND AUTO-NEGOTIATION, FOR RJ-45 PORTS ...........................4-2
F
LOW-CONTROL, IEEE 802.3X STANDARD ......................................................................4-3
P
OWER BUDGET CALCULATIONS FOR ML1200 PM’S WITH FIBER MEDIA .................4-4
MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FIELD SWITCH PORT MODULES .................................4-6
I
NSPECTING THE PACKAGE AND PRODUCT ........................................................................4-6
ML1200 M
ODULES .............................................................................................................4-6
B
EFORE CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE ....................................................................................4-13
5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESS AND SYSTEM INFORMATION ...............................................................................5-1
O
VERVIEW ..............................................................................................................................5-1
IMPORTANCE OF AN IP ADDRESS ...............................................................................................5-3
DHCP
AND BOOTP ...............................................................................................................5-3
BOOTP DATABASE ..................................................................................................................5-3
C
ONFIGURING DHCP/BOOTP/MANUAL/AUTO ..............................................................5-3
U
SING TELNET .......................................................................................................................5-5
SETTING PARAMETERS ....................................................................................................................5-8
S
ETTING SERIAL PORT PARAMETERS ..................................................................................5-8
S
YSTEM PARAMETERS ...........................................................................................................5-8
D
ATE AND TIME .....................................................................................................................5-9
N
ETWORK TIME .....................................................................................................................5-10
SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ..............................................................................................................5-14
S
AVING AND LOADING – COMMAND LINE ........................................................................5-14
C
ONFIG FILE ...........................................................................................................................5-14
D
ISPLAYING CONFIGURATION ..............................................................................................5-17
S
AVING CONFIGURATION .....................................................................................................5-20
S
CRIPT FILE ............................................................................................................................5-22
S
AVING AND LOADING – ENERVISTA SOFTWARE .............................................................5-23
H
OST NAMES .........................................................................................................................5-25
E
RASING CONFIGURATION ...................................................................................................5-27
IPV6 ..........................................................................................................................................................5-31
I
NTRODUCTION TO IPV6 .......................................................................................................5-31
W
HAT’S CHANGED IN IPV6? ...............................................................................................5-31
IP
V6 ADDRESSING ................................................................................................................5-32
C
ONFIGURING IPV6 ..............................................................................................................5-33
L
IST OF COMMANDS IN THIS CHAPTER ................................................................................5-34
6: ACCESS
CONSIDERATIONS
SECURING ACCESS ............................................................................................................................6-1
D
ESCRIPTION ..........................................................................................................................6-1
P
ASSWORDS ...........................................................................................................................6-1
P
ORT SECURITY FEATURE .....................................................................................................6-2
CONFIGURING PORT SECURITY THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE .......6-3
C
OMMANDS ............................................................................................................................6-3
A
LLOWING MAC ADDRESSES .............................................................................................6-4

GE MultiLink ML1200 Specifications

General

Brand	GE
Model	MultiLink ML1200
Category	Switch
Language	English