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
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