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TOC–II MULTILINK ML2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS SWITCH – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
MULTILINK SWITCH SOFTWARE ............................................................................................2-7
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EDUNDANT POWER SUPPLY ................................................................................................2-8
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DDITIONAL FEATURES AND BENEFITS ................................................................................2-8
APPLICATIONS ......................................................................................................................2-10
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ESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................2-10
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WITCH FOR A VLAN APPLICATION ...................................................................2-10
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ETWORK WITH MULTIPLE SUBNETS ...................................................................................2-11
3: INSTALLATION PREPARATION .......................................................................................................................3-1
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RECAUTIONS ...........................................................................................................................3-1
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OCATING THE ML2400 .......................................................................................................3-1
CONNECTING ETHERNET MEDIA .....................................................................................3-3
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ESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................3-3
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ONNECTING ST-TYPE FIBER OPTICS (TWIST-LOCK) ..........................................................3-3
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ONNECTING SC-TYPE FIBER OPTICS (SNAP-IN) ................................................................3-4
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ONNECTING SINGLE-MODE FIBER OPTICS ........................................................................3-4
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ONNECTING RJ45 TWISTED PAIR ......................................................................................3-4
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ONNECTING GIGABIT MEDIA USING GBICS ......................................................................3-5
MECHANICAL INSTALLATION ............................................................................................3-6
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ABLE-TOP OR SHELF MOUNTING ........................................................................................3-6
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ACK MOUNTING ....................................................................................................................3-6
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION ..............................................................................................3-8
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OWERING THE ML2400 ......................................................................................................3-8
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EQUIREMENTS FOR DC-POWERED UNITS ..................................................................3-8
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LARM CONTACTS ...................................................................................................................3-9
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IELECTRIC STRENGTH (HI-POT) TESTING ............................................................................3-10
CONNECTING A MANAGEMENT CONSOLE TERMINAL TO THE ML2400 ................3-11
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ESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................3-11
4: OPERATION FUNCTIONALITY ...................................................................................................................4-1
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WITCHING FUNCTIONALITY ..................................................................................................4-1
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ILTERING AND FORWARDING ...............................................................................................4-1
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DDRESS LEARNING ................................................................................................................4-2
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TATUS LEDS ..........................................................................................................................4-2
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P-LINK MANUAL SWITCHES (FOR RJ45 PORT ONLY) ......................................................4-2
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UTO-NEGOTIATION (FOR FAST ETHERNET COPPER PORTS) ............................................4-2
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LOW CONTROL (IEEE 802.3X) ...........................................................................................4-3
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OWER BUDGET CALCULATIONS WITH FIBER MEDIA ........................................................4-5
TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................................4-7
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VERVIEW ................................................................................................................................4-7
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EFORE CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE ......................................................................................4-7
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HEN CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE ........................................................................................4-7
5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESS AND SYSTEM INFORMATION .....................................................................5-1
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VERVIEW ................................................................................................................................5-1
IMPORTANCE OF AN IP ADDRESS ....................................................................................5-3
DHCP
AND BOOTP .................................................................................................................5-3
BOOTP DATABASE ....................................................................................................................5-3
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ONFIGURING DHCP/BOOTP/MANUAL/AUTO ................................................................5-3
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SING TELNET .........................................................................................................................5-5
SETTING PARAMETERS .......................................................................................................5-8