GE MULTILINK ML2400 - Manual (Page 4)

TOC–II MULTILINK ML2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS SWITCH – INSTRUCTION MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
M ULTI L INK S WITCH S OFTWARE ............................................................................................2-7
R EDUNDANT P OWER S UPPLY ................................................................................................2-8
A DDITIONAL F EATURES AND B ENEFITS ................................................................................2-8
APPLICATIONS ...................................................................................................... 2-10
D ESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................2-10
ML2400 S WITCH FOR A VLAN A PPLICATION ...................................................................2-10
N ETWORK WITH M ULTIPLE S UBNETS ...................................................................................2-11
3: INSTALLATION PREPARATION ....................................................................................................... 3-1
P RECAUTIONS ...........................................................................................................................3-1
L OCATING THE ML2400 .......................................................................................................3-1
CONNECTING ETHERNET MEDIA ..................................................................... 3-3
D ESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................3-3
C ONNECTING ST- TYPE F IBER O PTICS ( TWIST - LOCK ) ..........................................................3-3
C ONNECTING SC- TYPE F IBER O PTICS ( SNAP - IN ) ................................................................3-4
C ONNECTING S INGLE - MODE F IBER O PTICS ........................................................................3-4
C ONNECTING RJ45 T WISTED P AIR ......................................................................................3-4
C ONNECTING G IGABIT M EDIA USING GBIC S ......................................................................3-5
MECHANICAL INSTALLATION .......................................................................... 3-6
T ABLE - TOP OR S HELF M OUNTING ........................................................................................3-6
R ACK M OUNTING ....................................................................................................................3-6
ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION ............................................................................ 3-8
P OWERING THE ML2400 ......................................................................................................3-8
UL R EQUIREMENTS FOR DC-P OWERED U NITS ..................................................................3-8
A LARM C ONTACTS ...................................................................................................................3-9
D IELECTRIC S TRENGTH ( HI - POT ) T ESTING ............................................................................3-10
CONNECTING A MANAGEMENT CONSOLE TERMINAL
TO THE ML2400 ......................................................................... 3-11
D ESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................3-11
4: OPERATION FUNCTIONALITY .................................................................................................. 4-1
S WITCHING F UNCTIONALITY ..................................................................................................4-1
F ILTERING AND F ORWARDING ...............................................................................................4-1
A DDRESS L EARNING ................................................................................................................4-2
S TATUS LED S ..........................................................................................................................4-2
U P - LINK M ANUAL S WITCHES ( FOR RJ45 PORT ONLY ) ......................................................4-2
A UTO -N EGOTIATION ( FOR F AST E THERNET C OPPER P ORTS ) ............................................4-2
F LOW C ONTROL (IEEE 802.3 X ) ...........................................................................................4-3
P OWER B UDGET C ALCULATIONS WITH F IBER M EDIA ........................................................4-5
TROUBLESHOOTING ............................................................................................ 4-7
O VERVIEW ................................................................................................................................4-7
B EFORE C ALLING FOR A SSISTANCE ......................................................................................4-7
W HEN C ALLING FOR A SSISTANCE ........................................................................................4-7
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 D ATABASE ....................................................................................................................5-3
C ONFIGURING DHCP/ BOOTP /M ANUAL /AUTO ................................................................5-3
U SING T ELNET .........................................................................................................................5-5