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MultiLink ML1200 Managed Field Swit ch Instruction Manual Firmwar e Revision 3.3x Manual P/N: 1601-9095-A1 Manual Order Code: GEK-1135 38 Copyright © 2009 GE Multilin GE Multilin 215 Anderson Avenue, Markham, Ontario Canada L6E 1B3 T el: (905) 294-6222 Fax: (905) 20 1-2098 Internet: http ://www .GEmultilin.com *1601-9095-A1* I I SO9001:2000 G E M [...]

These instructions do not purport to cover all details or variations in equipment nor provide for every possible contingency t o be met in connection with installation, operat ion, or maintenance. Should fur ther information be desired or should particular proble ms arise which are not covered sufficiently for the purchase r ’s purpose, the matte[...]

TOC TABLE OF CONTENTS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL TOC–I Table of Contents 1: INTRODUCTION GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................... .............. 1-1 I NSPECTING THE P ACKAGE AND P RODUCT .....................................[...]

TOC–II MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS A LARM C ONTACTS FOR MONITORING INTERNAL POWER , AND S OFTWAR E T RAPS ..... 3-8 ML1200 P ORT M ODULE (PM) I NSTALLATION ................................................................. 3-9 C ONNECTING A M ANAGEMENT C ONSOLE T ERMINAL TO M ULTILINK ML1200 (S[...]

TOC TABLE OF CONTENTS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL TOC–III S ECURITY L OGS ..................................................................................................................... 6-8 A UTHORIZED M ANAGE RS .............................................................................................[...]

TOC–IV MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ............................................................ 10-7 D ESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................................... 10-7 CONFIGURING TAG VLANS THROUG[...]

TOC TABLE OF CONTENTS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL TOC–V D ESCRIPTION .......................................................................................................................... 14-9 15: IGMP OVERVIEW .................................................................................................[...]

TOC–VI MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL TABLE OF CONTENTS M AIN C OMMANDS ................................................................................................................. 17-14 C ONFIGURATION COMMAN DS .............................................................................................. 17-[...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 1–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Chapter 1: Introduction Digital Energy Multilin Introduction 1.1 Getting Started 1.1.1 Inspecting the Package and Pr oduct Examine the shipping container for obvious damage prior to install ing this product; notify the carrier of any damage t[...]

1–2 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL INTRODUC TION CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.2 Order Codes ML1200 - * - * - * - * - * - * * ML1200 Module Slot A Slot B Slot C Slot D ML1200 | | | | | | Base Unit Power Supply 250S | | | | | ML1200 250VDC Chassis 125S | | | | | ML1200 125VDC Chassis 48VS | | | | | ML1200 48VDC Chass[...]

CHAPTER 1: I NTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 1–3 1.3 Specif ications PER FOR MAN CE Filtering / Forwarding Rate:........... ............... ............... ............... ....... Ethernet(10Mb):14,880 pps Fast Ethernet(100Mb): 1 48,800 pps Gigabit Ethernet (1000 Mb): 1, 488,000 pps Switchi[...]

1–4 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL INTRODUC TION CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1000BASE-SX , full-duplex, mult i-mode(50 μ m cable):............ 550m 1000BASE-LX , full-duplex, single-mode(62.5 μ m cable): ...... 5Km FIBER MULTI-MODE CONNECTOR TYPES SUPPOR TED: Fiber Port , ST-type (twis t-lock): ................. .[...]

CHAPTER 1: I NTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 1–5 POWER CONSUMPTION 35 watt s worst case (f or a fully loaded f ibe r model ) 12 watts t ypical (for a small 4 p ort copper-on ly model) DUAL DC POWER INPUT (OPTIONAL) A Dual-Source option is avai lable for the 12VDC, 24VDC, – 48VDC, and 1 25[...]

1–6 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL INTRODUC TION CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION APPROV ALS WARRANTY Three years, per UL 60950 t emperature rating. Made in USA Applicable Council Directive According to CE Compliance Low voltage directive EN60950-1 EMC Directiv e EN61000-6-2, EN61000-6-4 North America cULus UL60950-1 C22[...]

CHAPTER 1: I NTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 1–7 1.4 Command Line Int erface Firmware 1.4.1 Console Connection The connection to the console is accessed through the DB-9 RS23 2 connector on the switch marked as the console por t . This command li ne interfa ce (or CLI) provides access to th[...]

1–8 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL INTRODUC TION CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.4.3 Console Screen Once the console cable is connected to the P C and the f irmwar e conf igur ed, ML1200 legal disclaimer s and other text scrolls by on the screen. The line interfa ce prompt appears d isplaying the switch model number ([...]

CHAPTER 1: I NTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 1–9 Note If the ML1200 is not connected to a network , then pr oceed to Step 3 below . or use the default IP address. Step 1: The ML1200 will scan the network for a DHCP server . If the server responds, the ML1200 will acquire and set the assigne[...]

1–10 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL INTRODUC TION CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Z Follow the steps described above for connecting the console cable and setting the console f irmware. Z Power on the switc h. Z Once the login prompt appears, login as manager using default password (manager). Z Conf igure the IP address, n[...]

CHAPTER 1: I NTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 1–11 ML1200# show se tup Version: ML1200 build 2.1.0 Nov 12 2007 11:10:13 MAC Address: 00:20:06:27:0a:e0 IP Address: 3.94.247.41 Subnet Mask: 255.255.252.0 Gateway Address: 3.94.244.1 CLI Mode: Manager System Name: ML1200 System Description: 6 Po[...]

1–12 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL INTRODUC TION CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.4.8 User Management A maximum of f ive users can be added per switch. Users can be added, deleted or changed from a manager level account . There can be more than one manager account , subject to the maximum number of user s on the switch [...]

CHAPTER 1: I NTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 1–13 1.4.9 Help Typi ng the help command l ists the commands you can execute at t he current privilege level. For example, typing help at the Operator level shows the following: ML1200 > help logout ping set terminal telnet walkmib Contextless[...]

1–14 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL INTRODUC TION CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION ? alarm clear enable exit help logout ping set show telnet terminal walkmib whoami ML1200> The following example lists commands sta rting with a specif ic string: ML1200> s <TAB> set show ML1200> In the following example, the [...]

CHAPTER 1: I NTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 1–15 1.5 EnerVista Secur e Web Management 1.5.1 Logging in for the First T ime Enter the following URL in the web br owser to login t o the EnerVista Secur e Web Management softwar e. https://<IP Add ress assigned to t he switch> Note Make [...]

1–16 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL INTRODUC TION CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION FIGURE 1–3: Login screen For the f irst time, Z Login with the name manager and password manager . Z Click on Login . After a successful login, the welcome screen is shown. Note the different information provided on the screen and differen[...]

CHAPTER 1: I NTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 1–17 FIGURE 1–4: Welcome screen 1.5.2 Privilege Levels • Operator privilege users : operator privileges allow views of the curr ent conf igurations but do not allow changes t o the conf iguration. • Manager privilege users : manager privile[...]

1–18 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL INTRODUC TION CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION In the following example below , the user pet er was added with manager privilege after click ing the add button.[...]

CHAPTER 1: I NTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 1–19 After successfully add ing a user , the added user is displayed in the l ist of users as shown below . Z To delete a user , cl ick on the delete icon ( )as shown below .[...]

1–20 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL INTRODUC TION CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION The f irmware will prompt to verify the delete comm and. Z To modify the passwor d, view the users as described above and cl ick on the edit icon ( ).[...]

CHAPTER 1: I NTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 1–21 After cl icking on the ed it icon, the screen opens up for modifying the passwor d. In this example, the user ID peter was selected for modif ication. The passwor d for pete r will be mod if ied af ter the new p assword is entered. 1.5.4 Mod[...]

1–22 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL INTRODUC TION CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.5.5 Help Help for the EnerV ista Secure Web Management softwar e can be obtained by cl icking on the Help icon as s hown below. 1.5.6 Exiting Z T o exit or logout , cl ick on the logout button.[...]

CHAPTER 1: I NTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 1–23 Z Conf irm the logout by selecting OK in the pop-up window .[...]

1–24 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL INTRODUC TION CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1.6 ML1200 Firmwar e Updat es 1.6.1 Updating Multilink ML1200 Firmw are This section describes the process for upgrading f irmwar e on a ML1200 Switch Module. There ar e several ways of updating Firmwar e on a Multil ink ML1200: Serial using[...]

CHAPTER 1: I NTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 1–25 Z Save the existing conf iguration (refer to section 5.4.4 - Saving Conf iguration for details). Z Enter the following command: ML1200# xmodem get type =app Do you wish to upgrade the image? [Y or N] Y Please start XModem file transfer now. [...]

1–26 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL INTRODUC TION CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION Z Once the f ile transfer is complet ed reboot the switch with the reboot command or by cycl ing power . Z Login to the switch and use the show version command t o verify and upload the conf igu ration f ile (if necessa ry). 1.6.4 Updating t[...]

CHAPTER 1: I NTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 1–27 Z Reboot the switch when the transfer is complet e. After reboot , the f irmware is r eady for use. Z If using TF TP , save the conf iguration b efor e proceeding. GE Multilin recommends a two-step updat e: • f ir st save the conf iguratio[...]

1–28 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL INTRODUC TION CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION[...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 2–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Chapter 2: Product Description Digital Energy Multilin Product Description 2.1 Over view Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Swi tches provide maximum conf igurabil ity in their class. The f iber-rich ML1200 can be conf igured with up to 12 100Mb [...]

2–2 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL PRODUCT DESCRIPTION CHAPTER 2: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION points, IP phones) that comply with the IEEE 802.3af PoE standard. The P oE switch ports have an auto-sensing algorithm, so that they pr ovide power only to 802.3af, PoE end devices. PoE is managed by a multi-stage handshake to[...]

CHAPTER 2: PRODU CT DESCRI PTION PRODUCT DESCRIPTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 2–3 2.1.1 Four- port SFF f iber modules (C C Module, CD Module), 100Mb f iber In a four- por t SFF (Small Form Factor) f iber por t module, all of the f iber por ts are of the same speed (100Mb), mode, and connector type. Small For[...]

2–4 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL PRODUCT DESCRIPTION CHAPTER 2: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2.1.2 Four-P o rt Copper Module, C1 Module MDIX) The ML1200’s 4- por t Copper module, the C1 Module, pr ovides four 10/100Mb switched RJ- 45 ports. The 10/100Mb switched ports norma lly (as a default setting) are independentl[...]

CHAPTER 2: PRODU CT DESCRI PTION PRODUCT DESCRIPTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 2–5 The LEDs on C2 PoE modules ar e sl ightly different compar ed to regular (non-PoE) RJ-45 mo d ul e s a s s h ow n in th e f ig ur e b el o w . Wh e n t h e P oE p or t is i n u s e, th e Po E L E D i s O N wh e n connected prop[...]

2–6 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL PRODUCT DESCRIPTION CHAPTER 2: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2.1.6 SFP Gigabit (1000Mbps) port modules The Gigabit port options for the modular slot come in a few different conf igurations of Fiber SFP ’s or RJ-45’s. The Multilink ML1200 offers only SFPs (Small Form Pluggable) for Gi[...]

CHAPTER 2: PRODU CT DESCRI PTION PRODUCT DESCRIPTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 2–7 2.1.8 Frame Buffering and Fl ow Control Multilink ML1200’s are store-and-forward switches. Each frame (or packet) is loaded into the Switch’s memory and inspected before forwarding can occur . This t echnique ensures that a[...]

2–8 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL PRODUCT DESCRIPTION CHAPTER 2: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2.2 Featur e s and Benef its • Managed switching for high performance Ethern et LANs. Multilink ML1200 Switc hes provide unicast non-blocking (all ports can run at full speed at once) performance with standard Managed Network[...]

CHAPTER 2: PRODU CT DESCRI PTION PRODUCT DESCRIPTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 2–9 QoS, Port- and ta g-based VLANs, GVRP , IGMP Snooping, SNMPc GUI suppor t; Event Log; SNTP client for time-of-day; BootP an d DHCP client for IP conf iguring, and password security and Secure d Web inter face.[...]

2–10 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTION CHAPTER 2: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION 2.3 Applications Multilink ML1200 Field Swi tches offer high performance, modularity and availabil ity. They provide the flexibility of 100Mbps f iber and copper ports as well as single or dual Gigabit (1000Mb) ports, with indus[...]

CHAPTER 2: PRODU CT DESCRI PTION PRODUCT DESCRIPTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 2–11 Extended t emperature ratings and a variety of options for AC/DC power supplies qual ify this managed ML1200 switch for use in non- temperature contr olled networks and many other temperat ur e sensitive critical Industrial ap[...]

2–12 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL PRODUCT DESCRIPTION CHAPTER 2: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The ML1200 Managed Fiber with the Ring-Only Mode feature easily f ulf ill the r edu ndant requir ement with a secure and fast r econf igura tion time for cable breakup when set up in a ring topology. The Gigabit por t option boo[...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 3–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Chapter 3: Installation Digital Energy Multilin Instal lation 3.1 Preparation Before installing the equipment , it is necessary t o take the following precautions: 1. If the equipment is mounted in an enclosed or multiple rack assembly, the s[...]

3–2 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL INSTALLATION CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION 3.2 Connecting Ethernet Media The Multilink ML1200 Switches are specif ically designed to support all standard Ethernet media types wit hin a single Switch unit . This is accomplished by u sing a family of d iffere nt Fiber Connectors whi ch[...]

CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION INSTALLATION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 3–3 3.2.0.2 Connecting Fi ber Optic SC-type , "Snap-In " The following procedure applies t o installations using a PM with SC-type f iber connec tors, i.e., using C9 Module, CA Module single-mode: When connecting f iber med ia to SC conn[...]

3–4 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL INSTALLATION CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION 3.2.0.5 Connecting T wist ed Pair (CA T5e or better, Unshielded or S hielded) The RJ-45 Gigabit ports of the Multilink ML1200 can be connected t o the media types, 1000BASE-T or CA T 5E or better 100-ohm UTP or shielded twisted pair (ST P) b[...]

CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION INSTALLATION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 3–5 3.2.0.7 Connecting Fiber Op tic Cable to SFP Transceivers 1. Before connecting the f iber optic cable, remove the protective dust caps from the tips of the connectors on the PM. Save these dust caps for futur e use. 2. Wipe clean the ends of t[...]

3–6 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL INSTALLATION CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION 3.3 Mechanical Instal lation 3.3.1 DIN-Rail Mounting the Multilink ML1200 The Multilink ML1200 is designed for use in a “f actory floor ” industrial environment . It is available with optional DIN-Rail brackets t o mount it securely in a[...]

CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION INSTALLATION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 3–7 For best cooling of the ML1200, attach the me tal brackets to metal (rather than wood or plastic). Attaching to metal helps conduct heat away from the ML1200 thr ough the metal brackets and into the metal suppor t structure. Since the ML1200 h[...]

3–8 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL INSTALLATION CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION 3.4 Electrical Installation 3.4.1 Powering the Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch The DC internal power supply supports insta llation environments wher e the DC voltage is from 18 to 150 volts depending on the model selected. The power co[...]

CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION INSTALLATION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 3–9 The Alarm Contacts are on the front left ar ea (next to the DC power source) of the Multil ink ML1200 unit and are green in color as shown in the picture. 3.4.3 ML1200 Port Module (PM) Installation Multilink ML1200 Switc hes are normally recei[...]

3–10 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL INSTALLATION CHAPTER 3: INSTALLATION 3.4.4 Connecting a Management Console Te rminal to Multilink ML1200 (Serial-RJ-45 Console Port) The serial console port on the Multilink ML1200 is different from other Multilink family switches. The Serial RJ-45 port , as shown in the pict ur[...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 4–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Chapter 4: Operation Digital Energy Multilin Oper ation This chapter desc ribes the functions and operation of the Multilink ML1200 Switch. 4.1 Functionality 4.1.1 Switching Functionality A Multilink ML1200 pr ovides switched connectivity at [...]

4–2 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL OPERATION CHAPTER 4: OPERATION 4.1.1.2 Addr ess Learning All Multilink ML1200 units have address table capacities of 4K node addr esses suitable for use in larger networks. They ar e sel f -learning, so as nodes are added, r emoved or moved from one segment to another , the ML1[...]

CHAPTER 4: OPERATION OPERATIO N MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 4–3 The auto-negotiation logic will att empt to operate in descend ing order and will normally arrive at the highest order mode that both devices can support at that time. (Since aut o- negotiation is pot entially an ext ernally controlled process, the[...]

4–4 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL OPERATION CHAPTER 4: OPERATION 4.1.5 Power Budget Calculations for ML1200 PM’s with Fiber Media Receiver Sensitivity and Transmitt er Power are the parameters necessa ry to compute the power budget . To calculate the power budget of different f iber media installations using [...]

CHAPTER 4: OPERATION OPERATIO N MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 4–5 Note * The use of either multi-mo de or single-m ode f iber t o operate at 100Mbps speed over long distances ( i.e., in excess of approx. 400 meters) can be achieved only if the following factors are both applied: • The 100Mb f iber segment must [...]

4–6 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL OPERATION CHAPTER 4: OPERATION 4.2 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Por t Modules This chapter describes each Por t Module (P M), including appearance, functionality, and status disp lays. 4.2.1 Inspecting the Package and Pr oduct This section applies only t o Port Modules[...]

CHAPTER 4: OPERATION OPERATIO N MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 4–7 Multilink ML1200 Managed Switch, the copp er port supports the standard d istance 100m on each port and the f iber por t supports f i ber optic cable d istances up the IEEE-standard 100Mbps distance limits, i.e., typic ally 2k m at full-duplex and [...]

4–8 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL OPERATION CHAPTER 4: OPERATION 4.2.2.4 CB Module, 2 Ports @100Mbps single-mode FX-SC-type, Sgl.M The CB Module is also a Fiber module equipped with 2 Single-mode (Long Reach) SC-type connectors. It provides a long reach Fiber f unction in one module to the ML1200 Switches, supp[...]

CHAPTER 4: OPERATION OPERATIO N MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 4–9 Each port has an Activity (ACT) LED indicating packets being received, a Link (LK) LED that indicat es proper connectivity with the remote device when lit , and a FDX/HDX LED to indicat e full-duplex mode when lit (or half -d uplex when off ). The [...]

4–10 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL OPERATION CHAPTER 4: OPERATION The cable end is a “plug-in” connector with both f iber strands t erminated in one housing that cannot be improperly insert ed. Each port has an Activity (ACT) LED ind icating packets being received, a Link (LK) LED indicating prop er connectiv[...]

CHAPTER 4: OPERATION OPERATIO N MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 4–11 Each port has an Activity (ACT) LED indicating packets being received, a Link (LK) LED that indicat es proper connectivity with the r emote devi ce when lit , a FDX/HD X LED to indicate full-duplex mode when lit (or half-duplex wh en off ), and a [...]

4–12 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL OPERATION CHAPTER 4: OPERATION • In the case where the 48VDC pow er in not internally connect ed and no power is coming to the PoE ports for some re ason, all the PoE port LEDs ar e ON simultaneously to ind icate a trouble condition. The ports will still operat e properly for [...]

CHAPTER 4: OPERATION OPERATIO N MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 4–13 described in this section or if the Multilink ML1200 Switch is not performing as expected, do not attempt t o re pair the unit; inst ead contact your supplier for assistance or contact GE Multilin Cust omer Suppor t . 4.2.3 Before Calling for Assi[...]

4–14 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL OPERATION CHAPTER 4: OPERATION[...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 5–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Chapter 5: IP Addressing Digital Energy Multilin IP Addr essing 5.1 IP Address and System Information 5.1.1 Overview It is assumed that the user has famil iarity wi th IP addresses, classes of IP addresses and related netmask schemas (for exa[...]

5–2 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL IP ADDRESSING CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING Z Edit the IP address information. Besides manually assigning IP a ddresses, ther e are other means to assign an IP address automatically . The two most commo n proced ures are using DHCP and bootp.[...]

CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESSING MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 5–3 5.2 Import ance of an IP Addr ess 5.2.1 DHCP and bootp DHCP is commonly used for setting up addresses for computers, users and other user devices on the network. bootp is the older cous in of DHCP and is used for setting up IP addresses of n[...]

5–4 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL IP ADDRESSING CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING The bootimg argument is only valid with the bootp type. This option allows the switch t o load the image f ile from the bootp server . This is useful when a new switch is placed on a network and the IT policies are set to load a specif ic [...]

CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESSING MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 5–5 Z After the changes are completed for each section, cl ick OK to register the changes. Note that if the IP address is changed, the http session has to be restar ted with the new IP address. 5.2.4 Using T elnet The telnet cl ient is enabled o[...]

5–6 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL IP ADDRESSING CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING The show console command can show the status of the t elnet client as well as other console paramet ers. The following example reviews the console parameter s with the show console command. Not e that telnet is enabled. ML1200# show consol[...]

CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESSING MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 5–7 For example: ML1200# user ML1200(user)## useraccess user= peter service=telne t enable Telnet Access Enabled. ML1200(user)## exit ML1200# show session Current Sessions: SL# Sessn Id Connection User Name User Mode 1 1 163.10.10.14 manager Man[...]

5–8 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL IP ADDRESSING CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING 5.3 Setting Paramet ers 5.3.1 Setting Serial Port Parameters To be compliant with IT or other p olicies the cons ole parameters can b e changed from the CLI inter face. This is best done by setting the IP addr ess and then t elnet over to [...]

CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESSING MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 5–9 ML1200# show sy sconfig System Name: ML1200 System Contact: multilin.tech@ge.com System Location: Markham, Ontario Boot Mode: manual Inactivity Timeout(min): 120 Address Age Interval(min): 300 Inbound Telnet Enabled: Yes Web Agent Enabled: Y[...]

5–10 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL IP ADDRESSING CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING To set the time to be 08:10 am in the -5 hours from GMT (Eastern Standard T ime) and to set the date as 11 May 2005, the following sequence of commands are used. ML1200# set tim e hour=8 min=10 se c=0 zone=GMT-5:00 Success in setting device[...]

CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESSING MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 5–11 T o set the SNTP server to be 3.94.210.5 (w ith a time out of 3 seconds and a number of retries set to 3 times); allowing the synchronization to be ever 5 hours, the following sequence of comma nds are used ML1200# sntp ML1200(sntp )## sets[...]

5–12 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL IP ADDRESSING CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING After the proper SNTP values are entered, cl ick OK t o r egister the ch anges, o r click Cancel to back out from the changes made. To add an SNTP server , cl ick the add button on the Conf iguration > SNTP menu. The menu prompts you to [...]

CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESSING MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 5–13 The T ime Out value is in seconds. Note the time se rver can be a NTP server available on the Internet . Ensure the IP parameters are conf igured for the switch and the device can be pinged by the switch. Once the ser ver is adde d, it is l[...]

5–14 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL IP ADDRESSING CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING 5.4 Syst em Conf iguration 5.4.1 Saving and Loading – Command Line Note Place the Switch offl ine while transferring Setting Files t o the Switch. When transferring Settings Files from one Switch to another , the IP address of the origina[...]

CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESSING MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 5–15 Using Conf ig Download , examinati on of the contents of the sav ed f ile w ould appear as shown below: <ML1200 -conf- 1.0> ############ ################ ############### ################ ##### # Copyright (c) 2001-2005 GE Multilin, In[...]

5–16 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL IP ADDRESSING CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING FIGURE 5–1: Contents of a conf ig f ile Note 1. A conf ig f ile allows onl y certain por tions of the f ile t o be edited by a user . Changi ng any other part of the f ile will result in the sy stem not allowin g the f ile to be loaded, a[...]

CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESSING MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 5–17 5.4.3 Displaying conf iguration Using SWM, the need to d isplay specif ic CLI commands for conf iguring capabil ities is not needed. The menus are modular and ar e alph abetically sorted t o display each necessary component in a logical man[...]

5–18 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL IP ADDRESSING CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING FIGURE 5–2: ’show conf ig’ command output # System Manager - This area conf igures System related # # information. # ############# ################ ############### ############## [SYSTEM] ***Edit below thi s line only**** system_name=[...]

CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESSING MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 5–19 FIGURE 5–3: Disp laying specif ic modules using the ‘show co nf ig’ comm and ML1200# show conf ig module=snmp [HARDWARE] type= ML1200 slotB=8 Port TP Module ############ ############### ################ ############### # Network Manag[...]

5–20 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL IP ADDRESSING CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING FIGURE 5–4: Displaying conf iguration for different modul es. Note – multiple modules can be spe cif ied on the co mmand line 5.4.4 Saving Conf iguration It is advisable to save the conf iguration before updating the softwar e, as it ma[...]

CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESSING MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 5–21 Additional cap abilities have been added t o save and load conf igurations. The commands are: ftp <get|put|list|del> type=<a pp|c onfi g|oldconf|s cript|hosts|log> host=<hostname> ip=<ipaddress> file=<f ilename &g[...]

5–22 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL IP ADDRESSING CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING 5.4.5 Script File Script f ile is a f ile containing a set of CLI commands which ar e used to conf igure the switch. CLI commands are r e peated in the f ile for clarity, providing guidance to the user editing the f ile as to what commands [...]

CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESSING MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 5–23 In the above example, note that all the com m ands are CLI commands. This script provides an insight into the conf iguration of GE MultiLink switches settings. GE Multilin, Inc. recommends that modif icat ions of this f ile and the commands[...]

5–24 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL IP ADDRESSING CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING This process can also be used to upda te new software to the managed MultiLink switches . Before the softw are is updated, it is advised to save the conf igurations. Reloadi ng of the conf iguration is not usually necess ary, but in certain[...]

CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESSING MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 5–25 Z If the changes need to be ignored, click on Cancel and reboot the switch. Z If the changes need to be saved, click on OK . The following f igur es illustrat e saving changes made aft er adding an SNTP server . This is done by cl icking on[...]

5–26 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL IP ADDRESSING CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING Z To add a host , cl ick the Add button. Z Fill in all the f ields below t o create the necessary host entries.[...]

CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESSING MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 5–27 Z T o delete or ed it the entries, use the delete or edit icons next to each entry shown above. 5.4.8 Erasing Conf iguration K ill Conf ig option using SWM To erase the conf iguration and reset the conf igurations to fact ory defaults, you [...]

5–28 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL IP ADDRESSING CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING In the example below “syste m” module box has be en check ed. In this case after kill Conf ig command is issued by pressing the OK button, the Switch will perform a fact ory dump restoring all the Switch settings back to fac tory defaul[...]

CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESSING MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 5–29 Here is a l ist of the modules and r elated settings that can be selec ted not to default back t o factory default settings. K ill Conf ig option using CLI This command is a “hidden command”; that is, the on-l ine help and other help fu[...]

5–30 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL IP ADDRESSING CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING It is recommended to save the conf iguration (using saveconf command d iscussed above) before using the kill conf ig command. The following two exam ples illustrate how t o erase all the Switch’s conf iguration using the k ill conf ig com[...]

CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESSING MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 5–31 5.5 IPv6 This section explains how to access the GE Mu ltiLink swi tches using IPv6 inst ead of IPv4 addressing. IPv6 provides a much larger address space and its use is often required. Assumptions It is assumed here that the user i s famil[...]

5–32 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL IP ADDRESSING CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING addresses. The scalability of multicast routing is improved by adding a " scope" f ield t o multicast addresses. • A new type of addr ess called an "anycast addr ess" is def ined, that identi f ies sets of nodes where [...]

CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESSING MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 5–33 Details of the addr essing are cov ered by num erous articles on the WWW as well as other lit erature, and ar e not cover ed here. 5.5.4 Conf i guring IPv6 The commands used for IPv6 are the same as those used for IPv4. Some of the commands[...]

5–34 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL IP ADDRESSING CHAPTER 5: IP ADDRESSING Syn tax te lnet <IPv6 addre ss> - telne t to an IPv 6 st ation Example – telnet fe80::220:6ff :fe25:ed80 Besides, if the end station supports IP v6 addressing (as most Linux and W indows systems do), one can access the switch using [...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 6–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Chapter 6: Access Considerations Digital Energy Multilin Access Considerations 6.1 Securing Access 6.1.1 Description This section explains how the access t o the MultiLink ML1200 Managed Field Switch can be secured. Further security considera[...]

6–2 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 6: ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS 6.1.3 Port Security Feature The port security feature can be used to block com puters from accessing the network by requiring the port to val idate the MAC address against a known l ist of MAC addresses. This p or t s e c u[...]

CHAPTER 6: ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 6–3 6.2 Conf iguring Por t Security th rough the Command Line Interface 6.2.1 Commands To conf igure port security, logi n as a level 2 user or as a manager . Once logged in, get to the port-security conf iguration level to setup[...]

6–4 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 6: ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS • remove mac - removes specif ic or all MAC addr esses from port security lookup • signal port=< num|list|range> - obser ve list of specif ied por ts and notify if there is a security br each on the l ist of port [...]

CHAPTER 6: ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 6–5 To deny a mac addr ess, use the follow ing: #port-security (port-security)##ps enable (port-security)##deny mac=<address,list,range> port=<num,list,range> (port-security)##action port=<num,list,range>drop Ex[...]

6–6 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 6: ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS Example 6-2 shows how to enable learning on a port . Aft er the learning is enabled, the port security can be queried to f ind the status of MAC addr esses learnt . If there wer e machines connect ed to this port , the MAC [...]

CHAPTER 6: ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 6–7 Z Disable learning on r equired ports (for example, use the learn port=3,5 disab le command). Z (Optional step) Add any specif ic MAC addresses, if needed, to allow designated devices to access the network (use the add mac=00[...]

6–8 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 6: ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS Example 6-5 illustrate s these steps for setting up port security on a speci f ic port: Once port s ecurity is setup, it is impor tant to manage the log and review the log oft en. If the signals are sent to the trap receive[...]

CHAPTER 6: ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 6–9 (such as unexpected beha vior). The specif ic type s of logs can be viewed and cleared. The show log command d isplays the log information and the clear log command clear s the log entries. The syntax for these commands is sh[...]

6–10 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 6: ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS When the switch detec ts an intrusion attempt on a por t , it re cords the date and time stamp, the MAC address, the port on which the a ccess was attempt ed and the action taken by ML1200 software . The event log lists the [...]

CHAPTER 6: ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 6–11 Note It is assumed here that the user is familiar with IP addressing schemes (e.g. class A , B, C, etc.), subnet masking and masking issues such as how many sta tions are allowed for a given subnet mask . In Example 6-7, any[...]

6–12 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 6: ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS 6.3 Conf iguring Por t Securi ty with EnerVista Software 6.3.1 Commands After enabl ing the EnerVista Secure Web Management software, Z Select the Conf iguration > Port > Security menu item t o conf igure port security[...]

CHAPTER 6: ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 6–13 Note that the screen also provides an o verview of each por t on the switch. Each port can be individually conf igured for the pr oper por t security action. Each individual por t can be conf igured by click ing on the edit [...]

6–14 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 6: ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS There is a limitation of 200 MAC addr esses per por t and 500 MAC addr esses per switch for port security. After cl icking on the Add button, the foll owing screen appears, allowing the entry of a specif ic MAC address Once [...]

CHAPTER 6: ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 6–15 6.3.2 Logs All events occurring on the Managed MultiL ink ML1200 Managed Field Switch are logged. The events can be informational (e.g. login, STP synchronization etc.), debugging logs (for debugging network and other values[...]

6–16 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 6: ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS Severity has one of the following values, and depend ing on the severity type, is assig ned a severity level. • I (information, severity level 1) indicates routine events. • A (activity, severity level 2) indicat es the [...]

CHAPTER 6: ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 6–17 In the following example, any computer on 10.10.10.0 sub network is allowed (note how the subnet mask is used to ind icate that). Also, a specif ic station with IP address 192.168.15.25 is allowed (again not e how the subnet[...]

6–18 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS CHAPTER 6: ACCESS CONSIDERATIONS[...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 7–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Chapter 7: Access Using RADIUS Digital Energy Multilin Access Using RADIUS 7.1 Introduction to 802.1x 7.1.1 Description The T ACA CS+ protocol is the latest generation of T ACACS. T ACACS is a simple UDP (User Datagram Protocol) based access [...]

7–2 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL ACCESS USING RADIUS CHAPTER 7: ACCESS USING RADIUS access to services that a re ac cessible via that port . The au thentic ator is re sponsible for communication with the suppli cant and for submitting the information received fr om the supplica nt to a suitable authentication [...]

CHAPTER 7: ACCESS USING RADIUS ACCESS USING RADIUS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 7–3 10. If the supplicant does not have the necessary credentials, a RADIUS-Access- Deny packet is relayed to the supplicant as an E AP-Failure frame. The access to the network continues to be blocked. FIGURE 7–2: 802.1x authentica[...]

7–4 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL ACCESS USING RADIUS CHAPTER 7: ACCESS USING RADIUS 7.2 Conf iguring 802.1x throug h the Command Line Interface 7.2.1 Commands On enabling 802.1x por ts, make sure the port which connects to the RADIUS ser vers needs to be manually authenticat ed. T o authenticat e the port , us[...]

CHAPTER 7: ACCESS USING RADIUS ACCESS USING RADIUS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 7–5 and integer values can range from 0 to 10. The transmit argument is optional and repr esents the transmit period. This is the time in seconds the authenticator waits to transmit another request for identif ication fr om the suppl[...]

7–6 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL ACCESS USING RADIUS CHAPTER 7: ACCESS USING RADIUS 7.2.2 Example Example 7-1 demonstrates how t o secur e the network using port access. Ensu re there is no 802.1x or RADIUS server def ined. Only one RADIUS server can be def ined for the entir e network. Example 7-1: Setting po[...]

CHAPTER 7: ACCESS USING RADIUS ACCESS USING RADIUS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 7–7 Setting por t control parameters (continued ) ML1200(auth)## backend port=2 supptimeout =45 servertimeout= 60 maxreq=5 Successfully set backend server authentication parameter(s) ML1200(auth)## show-por t backend Port Supp Timeou[...]

7–8 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL ACCESS USING RADIUS CHAPTER 7: ACCESS USING RADIUS Setting por t control parameters (continued ) ML1200(auth)## reauth port=1 status=enabl e period=300 Successfully set re-authentication parameter(s) ML1200(auth)## shoW-po rt reauth Port Reauth Status Reauth Period (sec.) =====[...]

CHAPTER 7: ACCESS USING RADIUS ACCESS USING RADIUS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 7–9 7.3 Conf iguring 802.1x with EnerVi sta Secure Web Management software 7.3.1 Commands T o access the 802.1x conf iguration window , select the Conf iguration > Radius > Ser ver menu item. First , select the server . Do not [...]

7–10 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL ACCESS USING RADIUS CHAPTER 7: ACCESS USING RADIUS The following f igure illustrates the ed iting of information for the RADIUS server . Not e the UDP port number can be left blank and the default port 1812 is used. After conf iguring the server information, specif ic port infor[...]

CHAPTER 7: ACCESS USING RADIUS ACCESS USING RADIUS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 7–11 Ensure that the port which has the RADIUS server is force authorized and asser ted. For other ports (user por ts), it is best to leave the Contr ol on auto and Initia lize on de-asser ted. To change the port access characteristi[...]

7–12 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL ACCESS USING RADIUS CHAPTER 7: ACCESS USING RADIUS The Max Reauth column shows the permitt ed r eauthentication att empts before the port becomes unauthorized. Values ar e int egers ranging from 0 to 10, with a default of 2. The Tx Period column represents the transmit period. T[...]

CHAPTER 7: ACCESS USING RADIUS ACCESS USING RADIUS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 7–13 The port authentication characteristics def i ne how the authenticator (ML1200 switch) does the re-authentication with the suppl icant or P C. These are def ined through the Conf iguration > Radius > Por t > Access >[...]

7–14 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL ACCESS USING RADIUS CHAPTER 7: ACCESS USING RADIUS After all the por t characteristics are enabled, Z Do not forget to save the conf iguration using the save ( ) icon and enabli ng RADIUS fr om the Conf iguration > Radius > Ser ver menu.[...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 8–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Chapter 8: Access using TACACS+ Digital Energy Multilin Access using TACA CS + 8.1 Intro duction to T ACA CS+ 8.1.1 Overview The T ACA CS+ protocol (shor t for T erminal Access Controller Access Control Syst em) provides access control for r [...]

8–2 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL ACCESS USING TACACS+ CHAPTER 8: ACCESS USING TACACS+ 8.1.2 T ACAC S+ Flow T ACA CS works in conjunction with the local us er list on the ML1200 software (operating system). The process of authentication as well as authorization is shown in the flow chart below . FIGURE 8–1: T[...]

CHAPTER 8: ACCESS USING TACACS+ ACCESS USING TACACS+ MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 8–3 FIGURE 8–2: T ACACS packet format The portions of the T ACACS packet ar e def ined as follows: • Ma jor Version : The ma jor T ACA CS+ version number . • Minor versio n : The minor T ACACS+ version number . This is intend[...]

8–4 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL ACCESS USING TACACS+ CHAPTER 8: ACCESS USING TACACS+ 8.2 Conf iguring T ACA CS+ throug h the Command Line Inter face 8.2.1 Commands There ar e several commands t o conf igure T ACA CS+. The show tacplus command d isplays the status of T ACACS or servers conf ig ured as T ACA CS[...]

CHAPTER 8: ACCESS USING TACACS+ ACCESS USING TACACS+ MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 8–5 Example 8-1: Conf iguring T ACA CS+: ML1200# show ta cplus servers ID TACACS+ Server Port Encrypt Key ======================================= 1 10.21.1.170 1 Enabled secret 2- - - -- - - - 3- - - -- - - - 4- - - -- - - - 5- - -[...]

8–6 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL ACCESS USING TACACS+ CHAPTER 8: ACCESS USING TACACS+ 8.3 Conf iguring T ACA CS+ with EnerVi sta Secur e Web Management softwar e Z T o access the T ACA CS ser vers, select the Administration > User Mgmt > T ACACS+ menu item. By default , no T ACACS servers are def ined. Z[...]

CHAPTER 8: ACCESS USING TACACS+ ACCESS USING TACACS+ MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 8–7 After the conf iguration is com pleted, Z Save the settings. Z Enable the T ACACS+ services by using the Status drop down menu..[...]

8–8 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL ACCESS USING TACACS+ CHAPTER 8: ACCESS USING TACACS+[...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 9–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Chapter 9: Port Mirroring and Setup Digital Energy Multilin Port Mirrori ng and Setup 9.1 Port Mirroring 9.1.1 Description This section explains how individual charac te ristics of a port on a MultiLink ML1200 Managed Field Switch is conf igu[...]

9–2 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP CHAPTER 9: PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP 9.2 Port Mirroring using the Command Line In ter face 9.2.1 Commands Monitoring a specif ic port can b e done by port mirroring. Mirroring traff ic from one port t o another port allows analysis of the traff ic on tha[...]

CHAPTER 9: PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 9–3 9.3 Port Setup 9.3.1 Commands Each port on the MultiLink ML1200 Managed Fi eld Switch can be setup specif ic por t characteristics. The commands for setting the port characteristics are shown below . The device command [...]

9–4 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP CHAPTER 9: PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP In Example 9-1, ports 3 a nd 4 are given specif ic names. Ports 1 a nd 5 are active, as shown by the link st atus. Port 5 is set to 100 Mbps, and all other por ts are set to 10 Mbps. All ports are set to auto sensing [...]

CHAPTER 9: PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 9–5 9.3.2 Flow Control The flow setting is disabled by defaul t . In this case, the port will not generate flow cont r ol packets and drops r eceived flow control packets. If the flow setting is enab led, the port uses 802.[...]

9–6 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP CHAPTER 9: PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP Back pressure and flow control (continued) ML1200(device)## back pressure rxthreshold= 30 Rx Buffer Threshold set successfully ML1200(device)## show backpressure Rx Buffer Threshold : 30 ML1200(device)## show port Key[...]

CHAPTER 9: PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 9–7 9.3.4 Broadcast Storms One of the best features of the MultiLink ML1200 Managed Field Switch is its abil ity to keep broadcast storms from spre ading thr oughout a network . Network storms (or broadcast storms) are char[...]

9–8 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI O N MANU AL PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP CHAPTER 9: PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP The braoadcast-prote ct command enables or disables the broadcast storm protection capabil ities. broadcast- protect <enable|disable> The rate-threshold command set the rate l imit in frames per second. rate-thr[...]

CHAPTER 9: PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 9–9 9.3.5 Link Loss Alert The GE Multilin Universal Relay (UR) family and the F650 family of relays have r edundant Ethernet ports that allow for aut omatic switching to their secondary por ts when they detect the primary p[...]

9–10 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP CHAPTER 9: PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP It is recommended to enable the Link Loss Alert (LL A) feature on ports that are connected to end devices. LL A should be d isabled for switch ports connect ed in a ring. The Link Loss Alert feature is disabled by de f[...]

CHAPTER 9: PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 9–11 9.4 Port Mirroring using EnerVista Secur e Web Management software 9.4.1 Commands Monitoring a specif ic port can b e done by port mirroring. Mirroring traff ic from one port t o another port allows analysis of the tra[...]

9–12 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP CHAPTER 9: PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP Z Make sure the Mirror Status is also set to enabled for mirroring: For security reasons, GE Multilin recommends that the port mirroring be disabled using the Edit button and sett ing the Mirror Status to of f onc e po[...]

CHAPTER 9: PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 9–13 Z Select a specif ic por t by using the edit ic on in the Conf igurat ion > Por t > S etti ngs m enu. Z Click the edit icon to open the following window . In these windows: • Por t Nu mber re presents the port [...]

9–14 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP CHAPTER 9: PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP • Por t Na me assigns a specif ic name to the port . This name is a designat ed name for the port and can be a ser ver name, user name or any other name. • Admin Status indicat es whether the port can be administer[...]

CHAPTER 9: PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 9–15 9.4.3 Broadcast Storms One of the best features of the MultiLink ML1200 Managed Field Switch is its abil ity to keep broadcast storms from spre ading thr oughout a network . Network storms (or broadcast storms) are cha[...]

9–16 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANA GED FIELD SWITCH – INS TRUCTION MANUAL PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP CHAPTER 9: PORT MIRRORING AND SETUP See details in Broadcast S torms on page 9–7 to determine the threshold level. Z After changes are made, do not for get t o save the changes using the save icon ( ). If the switch is rebooted before the changes ar e [...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 10–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Chapter 10: VLAN Digital Energy Multilin VLAN 10.1 VL AN Description 10.1.1 Overview Short for vir tual LAN (VL AN), a VLAN create s separate broadcast domains or network segments that can span multiple MultiLink ML1200 Managed Field Switchs[...]

10–2 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL VLAN CHAPTER 10: VLAN The following f igure illustrat es a VLAN as two separate broadcast domains. The t op part of the f igure shows two “traditional” Et hernet segments. Up to 32 VL ANs can be def ined per switch. FIGURE 10–1: VLAN as two separate broadcast domains A gro[...]

CHAPTER 10: VLAN VLAN MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 10–3 If VLANs are entirely separate segments or traff ic domains - how can the VLANs route traff ic (or “talk”) t o each other? This can be done using routing technologies (e.g., a router or a L3-switch). The routing f unction can be do ne internally to a L3[...]

10–4 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL VLAN CHAPTER 10: VLAN 802.1Q VLANs ar en ' t l imited to one switch. VL ANs can span many switches. Shar ing VLANs between switches is achieved by inserting a tag with a VL AN identif ier (VID) into each frame. A VID must be assigned for each VL AN. By assigning the same VI[...]

CHAPTER 10: VLAN VLAN MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 10–5 10.2 Conf iguring Por t VL ANs thro ugh the Command Line Interface 10.2.1 Description Port VLANs are rarely used, and ar e not recommended, in networks which use VLANs across multiple switches. Port VL ANs are used when VLANs are setup up on a single s witc[...]

10–6 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL VLAN CHAPTER 10: VLAN star t vlan=<name|number|list|range> To sav e VLAN conf iguration: save To ed i t VL AN s: edit id=<vlan Id> [name=<vlan na me>] por t=<number|list|range> To display the VLAN information: show vlan type=<por t|tag> [<id=vlan[...]

CHAPTER 10: VLAN VLAN MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 10–7 10.3 Conf iguring Por t VL ANs with EnerVista Secure Web Management software 10.3.1 Description Port VLANs are rarely used, and ar e not recommended, in networks which use VLANs across multiple switches. Port VL ANs are used when VLANs are setup up on a sin[...]

10–8 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL VLAN CHAPTER 10: VLAN The currently assigned Port VL ANs are displayed as foll ows: Z Select the Conf iguration > VLAN > Port-Based menu it em.[...]

CHAPTER 10: VLAN VLAN MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 10–9 As discussed above, por ts 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and 8 still belong to default VLAN. We will now add another VLAN with VID=40 and VL AN name = Suppor t . Z Add the port s. Z Def ine the VL AN. Z Click OK ..[...]

10–10 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL VLAN CHAPTER 10: VLAN After add ing the VLAN, the VLAN is not active. Activating the VL AN has to be done manually. Z To activ at e the VLAN, cl ick on the Status button. Z Select VL AN ID. Z Sel ect V LA N Statu s: Sta rt . A specif ic VL AN can be activated or all VL ANs can[...]

CHAPTER 10: VLAN VLAN MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 10–11 After activation, note that por ts 1 to 3 belong to the new VL AN. The VLAN membership of the ports assigned t o VLAN 40 now indica tes that they are only members of VLAN 40. The default VLAN members hip has been terminated on VL AN activation.[...]

10–12 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL VLAN CHAPTER 10: VLAN 10.4 Conf iguring Tag VLANs throug h the Command Line Inter face 10.4.1 Description The VLAN information needs t o be propagated on to other switches when multiple switches are connected on a network. In these situ ations it is best to use tag-based VL AN[...]

CHAPTER 10: VLAN VLAN MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 10–13 10.4.3 Example In the following example, we start with Port VLAN and conver t to T AG VLAN. We def ine ports 3 through 5 to belong to VL ANs 10, 20 and 30 and the rest of the ports bel ong to the default VLAN ( in this case, VLA N 1). Filtering is enabled [...]

10–14 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL VLAN CHAPTER 10: VLAN Example 10 -1: Converting Port VLAN to Tag VLAN ML1200#vlan type=port ML1200(port-vlan)## show vlan typ e=port VLAN ID: 1 Name : Default VLAN Status : Active ======================== PORT | STATUS ======================== 5 | DOWN 6 | DOWN 7 | UP VLAN ID:[...]

CHAPTER 10: VLAN VLAN MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 10–15 Converting Port VL AN to Tag VLAN (conti nued) VLAN ID: 1 Name : Default VLAN Status : Active ----------------------------------------------- PORT | MODE | STATUS ----------------------------------------------- 1 | UNTAGGED | UP 2 | UNTAGGED | DOWN 3 | UNT[...]

10–16 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL VLAN CHAPTER 10: VLAN Converting Port VL AN to Tag VLAN (conti nued) VLAN ID: 1 Name : Default VLAN Status : Active ----------------------------------------------- PORT | MODE | STATUS ----------------------------------------------- 1 | UNTAGGED | UP 2 | UNTAGGED | DOWN 3 | UN[...]

CHAPTER 10: VLAN VLAN MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 10–17 Converting Port VL AN to Tag VLAN (conti nued) ----------------------------------------------- PORT | MODE | STATUS ----------------------------------------------- 1 | UNTAGGED | UP 2 | UNTAGGED | DOWN 6 | UNTAGGED | DOWN 7 | UNTAGGED | UP VLAN ID: 10 Name[...]

10–18 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL VLAN CHAPTER 10: VLAN Converting Port VL AN to Tag VLAN (conti nued) ----------------------------------------------- PORT | MODE | STATUS ----------------------------------------------- 1 | UNTAGGED | UP 2 | UNTAGGED | DOWN 6 | UNTAGGED | DOWN 7 | UNTAGGED | UP VLAN ID: 10 Nam[...]

CHAPTER 10: VLAN VLAN MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 10–19 10.5 Conf iguring Tag VLANs with EnerVi sta Secure Web Ma nagement software 10.5.1 Description When multiple switches are on a network , the VLAN information needs to be propagat ed on to other switches. In such situations, it is best to use tag based VL A[...]

10–20 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL VLAN CHAPTER 10: VLAN The next st ep is to def ine the VLANs ne eded. To do that , Z Click On Conf iguration >vlan >tag-based Menu. Z Click on the Add butt on.. Z Now add the necessary VL ANs. In the example below , add the VLANs in the following manner •V L A N 1 , A [...]

CHAPTER 10: VLAN VLAN MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 10–21 • VLAN 30, Marketing VLAN - port s 5, 6 (note that por t 5 belongs to VLAN 20, 30) Z After add ing the ports and def ining the VLAN, click OK . Z Click on Port Settings in the Conf iguration >VLA N >Tag-Based menu and enable the tagging for each po[...]

10–22 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL VLAN CHAPTER 10: VLAN Z Repeat the last two steps for each of the ports and ea ch of the VLANs (cl ick on port settings and enable the ta g on the port .) After all the por ts are tagged, the tagged column should change to “Yes” for all VLANs To check the status of the tag[...]

CHAPTER 10: VLAN VLAN MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 10–23 T o activate the VLAN, Z Click on the Status butt on under the Conf iguration >VL AN >Tag- Based > Settings menu. Z Click OK . Tagged VLANs can be viewed from the Conf iguration > VLAN > Tag-Based > Tagging menu. To add or delete specif i[...]

10–24 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL VLAN CHAPTER 10: VLAN To enable the f ilter capabil ity for each port , use the Conf iguration >VL AN >Tag-Based > Settings menu as shown below . Use the Conf iguration >VL AN >Tag-Base d > Filter menu to view the f ilter information for the ports.[...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 11–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Chapter 11: VLAN Registration over GARP Digital Energy Multilin VLAN Registration over GARP 11.1 Over view 11.1.1 Description The Generic Attribute Registration Protocol (G ARP) and VLAN r e gistration over GARP is called GVRP . GVRP is def [...]

11–2 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL VLAN REGISTRATION OVER GARP CHAPTER 11: VLAN REGISTRATION OVER GARP Note There must be one common VLAN (that is, one common VID) connecting all of the GVRP- awar e devices in the network to carry GVRP packets. GE Multilin recommends the default VLAN (DEF AUL T_VL AN; VID = 1), w[...]

CHAPTER 11: VLAN REGISTRATION OVER GARP VLAN REGISTRATION OVER GARP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 11–3 11. Port 2 receives advertisement of VID 3. (Port 2 was alr eady statically conf igured for VIDs 1, 2, 3). Note If a static VL AN is conf igured on at least one port of a switch, and that port has establ ished a[...]

11–4 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL VLAN REGISTRATION OVER GARP CHAPTER 11: VLAN REGISTRATION OVER GARP • Send VLAN adver tisements, and also receive advertisements for VL ANs on other ports and dynamically join those VL ANs • Send VLAN adver tisements, but ignore advertisements received fr om other por ts •[...]

CHAPTER 11: VLAN REGISTRATION OVER GARP VLAN REGISTRATION OVER GARP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 11–5 The unknown VLAN paramet ers are conf igured on a per interface basis using the CLI. The tagged, untagged, Auto, and Forbid options are conf igured in the VLAN cont ext . Since dynamic VLANs operat e as tagged V[...]

11–6 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL VLAN REGISTRATION OVER GARP CHAPTER 11: VLAN REGISTRATION OVER GARP The time-to-l ive for dynamic VLANs is 10 seconds. That is, if a port has not received an advertisement for an existing dynamic VL AN during the last 10 seconds, the port removes itself from that dynamic VLAN.[...]

CHAPTER 11: VLAN REGISTRATION OVER GARP VLAN REGISTRATION OVER GARP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 11–7 11.2 Conf iguring GVRP thr ough the Command Line Inter face 11.2.1 Commands The commands used for conf iguring GVRP ar e shown belo w . The gvrp command enables or d isables GVRP . gvrp <enable|disable> Th[...]

11–8 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL VLAN REGISTRATION OVER GARP CHAPTER 11: VLAN REGISTRATION OVER GARP Example 11-2: Conf iguring GVRP ML1200# gvrp ML1200(gvrp)# show gvrp GVRP Status : Enabled ML1200(gvrp)## gvrp di sable GVRP is now disabled ML1200(gvrp)## gvrp en able GVRP enabled ML1200(gvrp)## show-vl an ===[...]

CHAPTER 11: VLAN REGISTRATION OVER GARP VLAN REGISTRATION OVER GARP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 11–9 11.3 Conf iguring GVRP with EnerVist a Secur e Web Management softwar e 11.3.1 Example To conf igure GVRP , Z Select the Conf iguration > VLAN > GVRP menu it em. From the GVRP menu scr een, GVRP can be ena[...]

11–10 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL VLAN REGISTRATION OVER GARP CHAPTER 11: VLAN REGISTRATION OVER GARP[...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 12–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Chapter 12: Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) Digital Energy Multilin Spanning Tree Protocol (STP) 12.1 Over view 12.1.1 Description The Spanning Tree Pr ot ocol was designed to avoid loops in an Etherne t network. An Ethernet network using switc[...]

12–2 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) CHAPTER 12: SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) While allowing only one active path through a network at any time, STP retains any redundant physical path to ser ve as a backup (blocked) path in case the existing active path fails. Thus, if an active path f[...]

CHAPTER 12: SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 12–3 12.2 Conf iguring STP The show stp command l ists the switch ' s full STP conf iguration, including general settings and port settings, regardless of whether STP is enabled or disabled (default). show stp[...]

12–4 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) CHAPTER 12: SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) forwarding stat e. The default is 15 se conds, with a range of 4 to 30 seconds. • Root Bridge Hello T ime : Indicat es the designated root bridge's hello time. H ello information is transmitte d every 2[...]

CHAPTER 12: SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 12–5 • Priority : STP uses this to determine which por ts are used for forwarding. Lower the number means higher priority. Value ranges fr om 0 to 255. Default is 128 • Path Cost : This is the as signed p ort c[...]

12–6 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) CHAPTER 12: SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) Example 12-3 shows how to enable STP using the above commands. The priority command specif ies the port or switch level priority. When a port(s) are specif ied the priority is associ at ed with ports and their[...]

CHAPTER 12: SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 12–7 priority [port=<number|list|range>] value=<0-255 | 0-65535> The cost command is port spec if ic. A path cost is assigned t o individual por ts for the switch to determine whic h ports are the forwa[...]

12–8 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) CHAPTER 12: SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) Example 12-4: Conf iguring STP parame ters ML1200(stp)## show stp conf ig STP CONFIGURATION ----------------- Spanning Tree Enabled(Global) : NO Spanning Tree Enabled(Ports) : YES, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Protocol : Nor[...]

CHAPTER 12: SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 12–9 Conf iguring STP par ameters (continued) ML1200(stp)## show stp ports STP Port Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Port# Type Priority Path Cost State [...]

12–10 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) CHAPTER 12: SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) Conf iguring STP par ameters (continued) ML1200(stp)## cost port=2 value=20 Setting cost for STP...Successfully set the path cost for port 2 ML1200(stp)## show stp ports STP Port Configuration --------------[...]

CHAPTER 12: SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 12–11 Conf iguring STP par ameters (continued) ML1200(stp)## port port=1 status=enable Successfully set the STP status for port 1 R-2S(stp)## show stp ports STP Port Configuration ----------------------------------[...]

12–12 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) CHAPTER 12: SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL (STP) Conf iguring STP par ameters (continued) ML1200(stp)## show stp conf ig STP CONFIGURATION ----------------- Spanning Tree Enabled(Global) : YES Spanning Tree Enabled(Ports) : YES, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Protocol : No[...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 13–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Chapter 13: Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol Digital Energy Multilin Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol 13.1 Over view 13.1.1 Description The Rapid Spanning Tree Pr otoc ol (RTSP), like STP , was designed to avoid loops in an Ethernet network. Rapid S[...]

13–2 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL CHAPTE R 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL • STP relays conf iguration messages received on the root port going out of its designated p orts. If an STP switch (bri dge) fails to receive a message from its neighbor it cannot be sure wher e along the [...]

CHAPTER 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PR OTOCOL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 13–3 1. Under some circumstances, it is possible for the rapid state transitions employed by RSTP to result in an increase in the rates of frame duplica tion and the order in which the frames are sent and r eceive[...]

13–4 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL CHAPTE R 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL 13.2 Conf iguring RSTP through the Command Line Inter face 13.2.1 Normal RSTP The commands to setup and conf igur e RSTP a re as follows. The set stp command sets the switch to suppor t RSTP or STP . It is ne[...]

CHAPTER 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PR OTOCOL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 13–5 The variables listed by the show stp config command are: • Rapid Spanning Tree Ena bled (Global) : Indicat es whether STP is enabled or disabled globally i.e. if the values is YES, all por ts have STP enabl[...]

13–6 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL CHAPTE R 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL • Bridge Max Age : This is the maximum time a message with STP informat ion is allowed by the switch before the switch discards the information and updates the add r ess table again. Values range from 6 to [...]

CHAPTER 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PR OTOCOL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 13–7 • Path Cost : This is the assigned por t cost value used for the switch to determi ne the forwarding points. Values range from 1 to 2000000. Lower values indicate a lower cost and hence the preferred r out [...]

13–8 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL CHAPTE R 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL The show-timers command d isplays the values of the timers set for RSTP . show-timers The priority command spec if ies the switc h (bridge) priority value. This value is used along with the switch MAC address[...]

CHAPTER 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PR OTOCOL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 13–9 Example 13-4: Con f igurin g RSTP ML1200# rstp ML1200(rstp)## show stp conf ig RSTP CONFIGURATION ----------------- Rapid STP/STP Enabled(Global) : NO RSTP/STP Enabled Ports : 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Protocol : Normal [...]

13–10 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL CHAPTE R 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL Conf igu ring RSTP (continu ed) RSTP Port Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Port# Type Priority Path Cost State Des. Bridge Des. Port ------------[...]

CHAPTER 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PR OTOCOL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 13–11 Conf igu ring RSTP (continu ed) RSTP CONFIGURATION ----------------- Rapid STP/STP Enabled(Global) : YES RSTP/STP Enabled Ports : 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 Protocol : Normal RSTP Bridge ID : 80:00:00:20:06:2b:e1:55 Brid[...]

13–12 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL CHAPTE R 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL Conf igu ring RSTP (continu ed) ML1200(rstp)## show stp ports RSTP Port Configuration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Port# Type Priority Path Cost State Des.[...]

CHAPTER 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PR OTOCOL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 13–13 13.2.2 Smart RSTP (Ring-Only Mode) thro ugh the Command Line Inter face (CLI) A special case of a mesh structur e is a ring. In many networks, network managers pr efer to create a ring structure for r edunda[...]

13–14 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL CHAPTE R 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL romo de < ena ble |di sab le> romo de s how The sequence of commands for enabl ing ring-only mode is shown in the following example: Example 13-5: Conf iguring smart RSTP , ring-only mode ML1200# rstp[...]

CHAPTER 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PR OTOCOL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 13–15 13.3 Conf iguring STP/RSTP with EnerVi sta Secure Web Management softw are 13.3.1 Normal RSTP To setup and conf igure RSTP , select the Conf igure > RSTP menu items. In setting up RSTP or STP , it is advi[...]

13–16 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL CHAPTE R 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL • Status : Ind icate s whether STP or RSTP is enabled. • Bridge Hello T ime : When the switch is the root device, this is the time between messages being transmitted. The value is from 1 to 10 seconds, [...]

CHAPTER 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PR OTOCOL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 13–17 Once again, if you are not famili ar with the ST P or RSTP parameter settings, is best t o use the default values. Z Simply enable RSTP (or STP) and let the system default values prev ail. After RSTP is enab[...]

13–18 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL CHAPTE R 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL The port specif ic values for RSTP or STP are shown below . Z Click on th e edit icon ( ) to ed it the values for a specif ic port . The columns in the above window are def ined as follows: • Por t# : Ind[...]

CHAPTER 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PR OTOCOL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 13–19 • P2P Ports : set the "point-to-point" value to off on all por ts that are connect ed to shared LAN segments (i.e. connections to hubs). The default value is auto. P2P ports would typically be en[...]

13–20 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL CHAPTE R 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL To conf igure ring-only mode, ensure the f irst thr ee of the four si tuations de scribed ab ove are met . To enable ring-only mode, f irst Z Enable RSTP by setting the STP Type to R ST P i n t he Administr[...]

CHAPTER 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PR OTOCOL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 13–21 Z Once in Edit mode, change the Status t o Enable. Z Save Conf iguration. To r eset RSTP b ack to normal mode, select “Normal RSTP” for the Protocol setting. Save the conf iguration by cl icking on the i[...]

13–22 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL CHAPTE R 13: RAPID SPANNING TREE PROTOCOL Note Only 2 ports can be select ed to Ring Only Mode. Z Select the Enabled option for the Status setting as shown below: Z Save the conf iguration by clicking on the icon.[...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 14–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Chapter 14: Quality of Service Digital Energy Multilin Qual ity of S ervic e 14.1 QoS Over view 14.1.1 Description Quality of Ser vice (QoS) refers to the capabil ity of a network to p r ovide different priorities t o different types of traf[...]

14–2 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL QUALITY OF SERVICE CHAPTER 14: QUALITY OF SERVICE To make the preemptive queuing possible, most switches implement at least two queue buffers. The MultiLink ML1200 Managed Field Switch has tw o priority queues, 1 (low) and 0 (high).When tagged packets ent er a switch port , the [...]

CHAPTER 14: QUALITY OF SERVICE QUALITY OF SERVICE MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 14–3 FIGURE 14–2: IP Precedence ToS Field in an IP Packet Header The three most signif icant bits (correlating to binary settings 32, 64, and 128) of the Type of Service (ToS) f ield in the IP header constitute the bits used for IP [...]

14–4 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL QUALITY OF SERVICE CHAPTER 14: QUALITY OF SERVICE 14.2 Conf iguring QoS through the Command Line Inter face 14.2.1 Commands The MultiLink ML1200 Managed Field Switch supp orts three types of QoS - Port based, Tag based and ToS b ased. Note QoS is disabled by defa ult on the swit[...]

CHAPTER 14: QUALITY OF SERVICE QUALITY OF SERVICE MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 14–5 The show qos command disp lays the QoS settings show qos [type=<por t|tag|to s>] [port=<port|list|range>] Sometimes it is necessary to change the priori ty of the packets going out of a switch. For example, when a pac[...]

14–6 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL QUALITY OF SERVICE CHAPTER 14: QUALITY OF SERVICE 14.2.2 Example The following example shows how to conf igure QoS. Example 14-1: Conf iguring QoS ML1200# show port Keys: E = Enable D = Disable H = Half Duplex F = Full Duplex M = Multiple VLAN's NA = Not Applicable LI = Lis[...]

CHAPTER 14: QUALITY OF SERVICE QUALITY OF SERVICE MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 14–7 Conf iguri ng QoS (continued) ML1200(qos)## show qos ======================================== PORT | QOS | STATUS ======================================== 1 | Port | DOWN 2 | Tag | DOWN 3 | None | DOWN 4 | None | DOWN 5 | None | [...]

14–8 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL QUALITY OF SERVICE CHAPTER 14: QUALITY OF SERVICE Conf ig uring QoS (contin ued) Port priority Weight set to 1 High : 1 Low. ML1200(qos)## set- weight w eight=4 ML1200(qos)## show- portweight Port priority Weight set to 8 High : 1 Low. ML1200(qos)## show qos ====================[...]

CHAPTER 14: QUALITY OF SERVICE QUALITY OF SERVICE MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 14–9 14.3 Conf iguring QoS with EnerVist a Secur e Web Management softwar e 14.3.1 Description To access QoS settings, Z Select the Conf iguration > QoS menu items.[...]

14–10 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL QUALITY OF SERVICE CHAPTER 14: QUALITY OF SERVICE Z Select the Port and the type of QoS/T oS settings. The following window illustrat es the setting of p ort 1 for por t-based QoS with a high priority. Note the sections on Tag and T OS are ignored for Port settings. After the [...]

CHAPTER 14: QUALITY OF SERVICE QUALITY OF SERVICE MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 14–11 Next , a tag-based QoS is enabled on port 3. Note that only the menu area for the tag setting is relevant . After the Tag QoS settings are completed, the changes are reflected on the QoS menu screen.[...]

14–12 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL QUALITY OF SERVICE CHAPTER 14: QUALITY OF SERVICE In the following window , a ToS is enabled on P ort 5. As before , only the ToS level settings are r elevant . Note that the d iffer ent settings are clear fr om the window below . Port 1 has por t-based QoS, port 3 has tag-bas[...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 15–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Chapter 15: IGMP Digital Energy Multilin IGMP 15.1 Over view 15.1.1 Description Internet Group Management Protocol (IGMP) is def ined in RFC 1112 as the standard for IP multicasting in the Int ernet . It is used to establ ish host membership[...]

15–2 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL IGMP CHAPTER 15: IGMP zero. On the other hand, a transient group is dynamically assigned an address when the group is created, at the request of a host . A trans ient group ceases to exist , and its address becomes eligible for reassignment , wh en its membership d r ops to zero[...]

CHAPTER 15: IGMP IGMP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 15–3 The f igure below shows a network running IGMP . FIGURE 15–1: Advantages of using IGMP In the above diagram: • P Cs 1 and 4, switch 2, and all of the routers are members of an IP multicast group (the routers operat e as queriers). • Switch 1 ignores I[...]

15–4 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL IGMP CHAPTER 15: IGMP E ither of these switches can opera te as querier because a multicast router is not present on the network. (If an IGMP switch does not de t ect a querier , it automatical ly assumes this role, assuming the querier feature is enabled-the default-within IGMP[...]

CHAPTER 15: IGMP IGMP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 15–5 15.1.4 Reserved Addresses Excluded from IP Multicas t (IGMP) Filtering Traff ic t o IP multicast groups in addr ess ra nge 224.0.0.0 t o 224.0. 0.255 will always be flooded because addresses in this range are “well known” or “reserved” . Thus, if IP[...]

15–6 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL IGMP CHAPTER 15: IGMP 15.2 Conf iguring IGMP through the Command Line Inter face 15.2.1 Commands The i gmp command enter s IGMP conf iguration mode and enables or d isables IGMP on the switch. igmp igmp <enable/disable> The show igmp command di splays the IGMP status. show[...]

CHAPTER 15: IGMP IGMP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 15–7 show-group The following command sequence illustrat es how to display IGMP groups: ML1200( igmp)## show-group GroupIp PortNo Timer LeavePending ---------------------------------------- 224.1.0.1 1 155 0 224.0.1.40 1 155 0 ML1200( igmp)## The output of the s[...]

15–8 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL IGMP CHAPTER 15: IGMP 15.2.2 Example The following example shows how to conf igure IGMP . Example 15-1: Conf iguring IGMP ML1200( igmp)## set-port port= 2-4 mode=forward Port mode is set. ML1200( igmp)## show-port --------------------- Port | Mode --------------------- 1 | Auto [...]

CHAPTER 15: IGMP IGMP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 15–9 Conf iguri ng IGMP (continued) ML1200( igmp)## set-leave enab le IGMP immediate leave status is enabled ML1200( igmp)## show igmp IGMP State : Enabled ImmediateLeave : Enabled Querier : Enabled Querier Interval : 125 Querier Response Interval : 10 Multicast[...]

15–10 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL IGMP CHAPTER 15: IGMP Conf iguri ng IGMP (continued) ML1200( igmp)## show igmp IGMP State : Enabled ImmediateLeave : Disabled Querier : Disabled Querier Interval : 127 Querier Response Interval : 11 Multicasting Unknown Streams : Enabled ML1200( igmp)## mcast disable MCAST is [...]

CHAPTER 15: IGMP IGMP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 15–11 15.3 Conf iguring IGMP with EnerVist a Secure Web Management softwar e 15.3.1 Example For conf iguring IGMP , Z Select the Conf iguration > IGMP menu item. The menu allows the IGMP parameter s to be set and provides information on IGMP groups and router[...]

15–12 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL IGMP CHAPTER 15: IGMP Z Click on the Edit butt on to edit the IGMP paramet ers. This screen also enables and d isables IGMP . Changes are r eflect ed on the Conf iguration > IG MP > Information screen. The groups and routers screen displays the IGMP Groups and IGMP Route[...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 16–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Chapter 16: SNMP Digital Energy Multilin SNMP 16.1 Over view 16.1.1 Description SImple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) enables management of the network. There are many softw are packages which provide a graphical interface and a graphica[...]

16–2 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL SNMP CHAPTER 16: SNMP authoritative. When an SNMP message does not expect a response, the sender is authoritative • Communi ty string - A text string used to authenticat e messages between a management station and an SNMP v1/v2c engine • Data integrity - A cond ition or stat[...]

CHAPTER 16: SNMP SNMP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 16–3 • SNMP user - A person for which an SNMP management operation is performed . The user is the person on a remote SNMP engine who r eceives the information. • SNMP view - A mapping between SNMP objects and the access rights available for those objects. An[...]

16–4 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL SNMP CHAPTER 16: SNMP • RFC 1907, Management Information Base for Version 2 of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMPv2). SNMP v2 Working Group • RFC 1908, Coexistence between Version 1 and Version 2 of the Internet-standard Network Management Framew ork . SNMPv2 Worki[...]

CHAPTER 16: SNMP SNMP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 16–5 16.2 Conf iguring SNMP through the Command Line Inter face 16.2.1 Commands There ar e several commands and variable which can be set for conf iguring SNMP . The basic SNMP v1 parameter s can be set by ref erring to the section on S ystem Parameters. Most co[...]

16–6 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL SNMP CHAPTER 16: SNMP trap <add|delete> id=<id> [type=<v 1|v2|inform>] [host=<host -ip>] [community=<string >] [port=<1-65534>] The show-trap command shows the conf igured trap stations in tabular format . The id argument is optional and is th[...]

CHAPTER 16: SNMP SNMP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 16–7 Example 16-1: Conf iguring SNMP ML1200# set snmp type =v1 SNMP version support is set to "v1" ML1200# show sn mp SNMP CONFIGURATION INFORMATION ------------------------------ SNMP Get Community Name : public SNMP Set Community Name : private SNMP [...]

16–8 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL SNMP CHAPTER 16: SNMP Conf igu ring SNMP (conti nued) ML1200(snmpv3)## trap add id=1 type= v1 host=3.94.200.10 7 Entry is added successfully ML1200(snmpv3)## show-trap ID Trap Type Host IP Community Port ================================================ 1 v1 3.94.200.107 -- -- 2 [...]

CHAPTER 16: SNMP SNMP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 16–9 Conf igu ring SNMP (conti nued) ML1200(snmpv3)## show-group ID Group Name Sec. Model Com2Sec ID ============================================= 1v 1 v 1 1 2 public v2c 1 3 public usm 1 4- - - - - - 5- - - - - - 6- - - - - - 7- - - - - - 8- - - - - - 9- - - - [...]

16–10 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL SNMP CHAPTER 16: SNMP Conf igu ring SNMP (conti nued) ML1200(snmpv3)## show -access ID View Name Model Level R/View W/View N/View Context Prefix ================================================================================= 1 v1 v1 noauth 1 none none "" exact 2 - [...]

CHAPTER 16: SNMP SNMP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 16–11 16.3 Conf iguring SNMP with EnerVist a Secure Web Management softwar e 16.3.1 Example Most SNMP v1 capabilities can be set using the EnerV ista Secure Web Management softwar e. For SNMP v2 and v3 parameter s, please refer to Conf iguring SNMP throug h the [...]

16–12 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL SNMP CHAPTER 16: SNMP The following window illustrat es changes t o the SNMP community param eters. It is recommended to change the community strings from the default values of publ ic and private to other values. Z When done changing the community strings, click OK . Multiple[...]

CHAPTER 16: SNMP SNMP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 16–13 Z When done adding stations, click OK . Z When adding SNMP tra p receivers, click on the Add button on the SNMP menu screen. Z Make sure that each station can be pinged from the switch by using the Administration > Ping menu. Z Determine which sorts of [...]

16–14 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL SNMP CHAPTER 16: SNMP Note the d ifferent types of trap r eceivers added. Stations can be deleted using the delete icon ( ). To change the stations characteristics or IP addresses, it is recommended to delet e the station and add a new one. Z After all changes are made, save t[...]

CHAPTER 16: SNMP SNMP MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 16–15 16.4 Conf iguring RMON 16.4.1 Description The switch supports RMON (Remot e Monitoring ) on all connected network segments. This allows for troubleshooting and optimizing your network. The MultiLink ML1200 Managed Field Switch provides hardwar e-based RMON[...]

16–16 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL SNMP CHAPTER 16: SNMP ML1200(rmon)## sho w rmon event RMON Event Default Owner : test RMON Event Default Community : somestring ML1200(rmon)## exi t ML1200#[...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 17–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Chapter 17: Miscellaneous Digital Energy Multilin Miscellaneou s commands 17.1 E-mail 17.1.1 Description SMTP (RFC 821) is a TCP/IP pr otocol used in se nd ing e-mail. However , since it' s limi ted in its ability t o queue messages at [...]

17–2 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS • SMTP alerts can be enabled or d isabled globally. • User can def ined a global default SMTP serv er identif i ed by its IP address, T CP por t and retry count . • User can add up to f ive SMTP alert recipients. Ea[...]

CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS CO MMANDS MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 17–3 The delete command deletes the specif ic id spec if ied. The dele t ed id no longer r eceives the traps via e-mail. The id is added using the add command delete id=<1-5> The sendma il command customizes (an d also [...]

17–4 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS Example 17-1: Conf iguring SMTP to receive SNMP trap information via e-mail ML1200# smtp ML1200(smtp)## server ip=3.94.210 .25 port=25 retry=3 domain=ge.com Successfully set global SMTP server configuration ML1200(smtp)##[...]

CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS CO MMANDS MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 17–5 17.2 Statistics 17.2.1 Viewing Port Statistics with En erVista Secur e Web Management software The EnerVista Secure Web Management softwa re allows for the display of several statistics in a gra phical format . These are[...]

17–6 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS The following f igure displays the por t statistics for group 2. The following f igure displays the por t statistics for group 3.[...]

CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS CO MMANDS MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 17–7 17.3 Serial Connectivity 17.3.1 Description When using the serial connectivity with appl ications such as HyperTerminal, it may be necessary to optimize the charact er delays so that the FIFO buffer used in the MultiLink[...]

17–8 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS 17.4 Histor y 17.4.1 Commands The commands below may be useful in r e peating commands and obtaining histor y information. The !! command r epeats the last command. !! The !1 , !2 ,..., !n commands repeat the n th command[...]

CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS CO MMANDS MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 17–9 17.5 Ping 17.5.1 Ping through the Command Line Inter face The ping command can be used to test connectivity t o other devices as well as checking to see if the IP address is setup corr ectl y. The command syntax is: ping[...]

17–10 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS 17.6 Prompt 17.6.1 Changing the Command Line Prompt Setting a meaningful host prompt can be usef ul when a network administrator is managing multiple switches and has multipl e telnet or console sessions. To facilitate [...]

CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS CO MMANDS MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 17–11 17.7 Syst em Events 17.7.1 Description The event log recor ds operating ev ents as single-line ent ries list ed in chronological or der , and are a useful tool for isolating problems. Each event log entry is composed of[...]

17–12 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS Event logs can be expor ted to a ftp or a tftp server on the network for further analysis. The CLI command is used to facil itate the expor t of the event log exportlog mode=<serial|tftp|f tp> <ipaddress> fi[...]

CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS CO MMANDS MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 17–13 For viewing each specif ic log, Z Select the Conf iguration > Logs menu item. Each specif ic type of log can be viewed by using the drop down menu as shown below . In this example only informational logs are displaye[...]

17–14 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS 17.8 Command Refer ence 17.8.1 Main Commands The main commands can be categorized as show commands, set commands, and context-less commands. The show commands are list ed below . • show active-snmp : d isplays current[...]

CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS CO MMANDS MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 17–15 • show smtp : d isplays e-mail (SMTP) aler t information • show snmp : di splays information related to SNMP • show sntp : displays the conf igured SNTP servers details • show stats : displays the por t statisti[...]

17–16 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS • save • whoami : di splay the user information • reboot • authorize • degrade • exportlog mode • ftp • help • ipconfig • kill • kill session id • logout : logs out from the current user • ping[...]

CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS CO MMANDS MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 17–17 • portaccess • reauth • setport • show-port • show-stats • trigger-reauth The device commands are shown below . • device • backpressure • broadcast-prote ct : enables or disables broadcast storm protec[...]

17–18 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS The port mirroring commands are shown below . Refer to Chapter 9 - Port Mirroring and Set up for additional details. • help port-mirror • prtmr : enables/disables por t mirroring functionality • setport : def ines[...]

CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS CO MMANDS MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 17–19 The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) commands for e-mail are shown below . Refer to Chapter 17 - E-mail for additional details. • add : adds a r ecipient • delete : delet es a r ecipient • help smtp • sendma[...]

17–20 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS CHAPTER 17: MISCELLANEOUS COMMANDS The VLAN commands are shown below . Refer to Chapter 10 - VLAN for add itional details. • add • delete • edit • save • set-egress • set-ingress • set-port • show-egress • show-ingress • show-port •[...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 18–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Chapter 18: Modbus Protocol Digital Energy Multilin Modbus Protocol 18.1 Modbus Conf iguration 18.1.1 Overview Modicon programmable controllers as well as other PLCs can communicate with each other and other devices over a variety of network[...]

18–2 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL MODBUS PROTOCOL CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL The commands enable the Modbus protocol and set the relevant Modbus slave addr es s and communication port values. For example, ML1200# show ip config IP Address: 192.168.1.5 Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0 Default Gateway: 192.168.1.10 ML1[...]

CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL MODBUS PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 18–3 18.1.3 EnerVista Settings To modify the Modbus settings through EnerVista Secure Web Management software , Z Select the Conf iguration > Access > Modbus menu it em.[...]

18–4 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL MODBUS PROTOCOL CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL 18.2 Memory Mapping 18.2.1 Modbus Memory Map The Modbus memory map is shown below . Refer to Fo rmat Cod es on page 18–37 for details on the items in the format column. Table 18–1: Mod bus memory map (Sheet 1 of 33) Address Descrip[...]

CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL MODBUS PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 18–5 0062 Por t 13 type 0 to 6 1 F4 Varies 0063 Por t 14 type 0 to 6 1 F4 Varies 0064 Por t 15 type 0 to 6 1 F4 Varies 0065 Por t 16 type 0 to 6 1 F4 Varies 0066 Por t 17 type 0 to 6 1 F4 Varies 0067 Por t 18 type 0 to 6 1 F4 Varies 0068 Po[...]

18–6 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL MODBUS PROTOCOL CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL 0090 Por t 27 link status 0 to 1 1 F3 0 0091 Por t 28 link status 0 to 1 1 F3 0 0092 Por t 29 link status 0 to 1 1 F3 0 0093 Por t 30 link status 0 to 1 1 F3 0 0094 Por t 31 link status 0 to 1 1 F3 0 0095 Por t 32 link status 0 to 1 1 [...]

CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL MODBUS PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 18–7 00BE Port 9 activity 0 t o 1 1 F3 0 00BF Port 10 ac tivity 0 to 1 1 F3 0 00C0 Port 11 activity 0 to 1 1 F3 0 00C1 Port 12 activity 0 to 1 1 F3 0 00C2 Port 13 activity 0 to 1 1 F3 0 00C3 Port 14 activity 0 to 1 1 F3 0 00C4 Port 15 activ[...]

18–8 MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL MODBUS PROTOCOL CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL 00F0 Port 1: Number of late coll isions occurred 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 00F2 Port 1: Number of 64-byte frames received/sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 00F4 Port 1: Number of 65 to 127 byt e frames received/sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 00F6 [...]

CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL MODBUS PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL 18–9 0128 Por t 2: Number of 128 to 255 byte frames received/sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 012A Port 2: Number of 256 t o 511 byte frames received/sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 012C Port 2: Number of 512 t o 1023 byte frames received/sent 0 to [...]

18–10 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MODBUS PROTOCOL CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL 0160 Por t 3: Number of 1023 to maximum byte frames received/sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0162 Por t 3: Number of MAC err or packets 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0164 Por t 3: Number of dropped received packets 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0166 P[...]

CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL MODBUS PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 18–11 0198 Por t 4: Number of multicast frames sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 019A Port 4: Number of broadcast frames sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 019C Port 4: Number of <64 byt e fragments with good CRC 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 019E Port 5: N[...]

18–12 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MODBUS PROTOCOL CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL 01D0 Port 6: Number of bytes received 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 01D2 Port 6: Number of bytes sent 0 t o 4294967295 1F 9 0 01D4 Port 6: Number of frames received 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 01D6 Port 6: Number of frames sent 0 to 4294967295 1[...]

CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL MODBUS PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 18–13 0208 Por t 7: Number of frames sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 020A Port 7: Total bytes received 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 020C Port 7: Total frames receiv ed 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 020E Port 7: Number of broadcast frames rec eiv ed 0 to 429[...]

18–14 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MODBUS PROTOCOL CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL 0240 Por t 8: Number of broadcast frames rec eiv ed 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0242 Por t 8: Number of multicast frames rec eiv ed 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0244 Por t 8: Number of frames with CRC error 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0246 Por t 8: [...]

CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL MODBUS PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 18–15 0278 Por t 9: Number of oversized frames rec eiv ed 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 027A Port 9: Num ber of bad fragments received (<64 bytes) 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 027C Port 9: Number of jabber fram es rec eiv ed 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 02[...]

18–16 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MODBUS PROTOCOL CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL 02B0 Port 10: Number of co llisions occurred 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 02B2 Port 10: Number of lat e collisions occurred 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 02B4 Port 10: Number of 64-b yte frames received/sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 02B6 Port 10: N[...]

CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL MODBUS PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 18–17 02E8 Port 11: Number of 65 t o 127 byte frames received/sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 02E A Port 11: Number of 128 to 255 byt e frames received/sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 02EC Port 11: Number of 256 t o 511 byte frames received/sent 0 [...]

18–18 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MODBUS PROTOCOL CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL 0320 Por t 12: Number of 512 to 1023 byte frames received/sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0322 Por t 12: Number of 1023 to maximum byte frames received/sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0324 Por t 12: Number of MAC error packets 0 to 429496729[...]

CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL MODBUS PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 18–19 0358 Por t 13: Number of dropped r eceived packets 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 035A Port 13: Number of m ulticast frames sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 035C Port 13: Number of broadcast frames sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 035E Port 13: Number [...]

18–20 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MODBUS PROTOCOL CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL 0390 Por t 14: Number of <64 byte fragments with good CRC 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0392 Por t 15: Number of bytes received 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0394 Por t 15: Number of bytes sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0396 Por t 15: Number of fr[...]

CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL MODBUS PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 18–21 03C8 Port 16: Number of frames received 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 03CA Port 16: Num ber of frames sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 03CC Port 16: Total bytes received 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 03CE Port 16: Total frames r eceived 0 to 4294967295 [...]

18–22 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MODBUS PROTOCOL CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL 0400 Por t 17: T otal frames received 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0402 Por t 17: Number of broadcast frames rec eiv ed 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0404 Por t 17: Number of multicast frames rec eiv ed 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0406 Por t 17: Numbe[...]

CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL MODBUS PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 18–23 0438 Por t 18: Number of frames with CRC error 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 043A Port 18: Number of oversized frames rec eiv ed 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 043C Port 18: Number of bad fragm ents received (<64 bytes) 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 043[...]

18–24 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MODBUS PROTOCOL CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL 0470 Por t 19: Number of jabber frames rec eiv ed 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0472 Por t 19: Number of collisions occurred 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0474 Por t 19: Number of late coll isions occurred 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0476 Por t 19: Num[...]

CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL MODBUS PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 18–25 04A8 Port 20: Number of 64-b yte frames rec eiv ed/ se nt 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 04AA Por t 20: Number of 65 to 127 byte frames received/sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 04AC Port 20: Number of 128 t o 255 byte frames received/sent 0 to 42[...]

18–26 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MODBUS PROTOCOL CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL 04E0 Port 21: Number of 256 t o 511 byte frames received/sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 04E2 Port 21: Number of 512 t o 1023 byte frames received/sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 04E4 Port 21: Number of 1023 to maximum byte frames received/s[...]

CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL MODBUS PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 18–27 0518 Por t 22: Number of MAC error packets 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 051A Port 22: Number of dropped received packets 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 051C Port 22: Number of multicast frames sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 051E Port 22: Number of bro[...]

18–28 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MODBUS PROTOCOL CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL 0550 Por t 23: Number of broadcast frames sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0552 Por t 23: Number of <64 byte fragments with good CRC 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0554 Por t 24: Number of bytes received 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0556 Por t 24: N[...]

CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL MODBUS PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 18–29 0588 Por t 25: Number of bytes sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 058A Port 25: Number of frames received 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 058C Port 25: Number of frames sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 058E Port 25: Total bytes received 0 to 4294967295 1F[...]

18–30 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MODBUS PROTOCOL CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL 05C0 Port 26: Total bytes received 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 05C2 Port 26: Total frames received 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 05C4 Port 26: Number of broadcast frames rec eiv ed 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 05C6 Port 26: Number of multicast frames [...]

CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL MODBUS PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 18–31 05F8 Port 27: Number of multicast frames rec eiv ed 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 05F A Port 27: Number of frames with CR C error 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 05FC Port 27: Number of oversized frames rec eiv ed 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 05FE Port 27:[...]

18–32 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MODBUS PROTOCOL CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL 0630 Por t 28: Number of bad fragments received (<64 bytes) 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0632 Por t 28: Number of jabber frames rec eiv ed 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0634 Por t 28: Number of collisions occurred 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0636 P[...]

CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL MODBUS PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 18–33 0668 Por t 29: Number of late coll isions occurred 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 066A Port 29: Number of 64-b yte frames rec eiv ed/ se nt 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 066C Port 29: Number of 65 t o 127 byte frames received/sent 0 to 4294967295 1F[...]

18–34 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MODBUS PROTOCOL CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL 06A0 Port 30: Number of 128 t o 255 byte frames received/sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 06A2 Port 30: Number of 256 t o 511 byte frames received/sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 06A4 Port 30: Number of 512 t o 1023 byte frames received/sent [...]

CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL MODBUS PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 18–35 06D8 Port 31: Number of 1023 to maximum byte frames received/sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 06DA Port 31: Number of MAC error packets 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 06DC Port 31: Number of dropped r eceived packets 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 06DE Po[...]

18–36 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MODBUS PROTOCOL CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL 0710 Por t 32: Number of multicast frames sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0712 Por t 32: Number of broadcast frames sent 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0714 Por t 32: Number of <64 byte fragments with good CRC 0 to 4294967295 1F 9 0 0716 Seri[...]

CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL MODBUS PROTOCOL MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL 18–37 18.2.2 Format Codes • Bitmap : 32-bit group of bits, packed into two registers. Enc oded in big endian. • F1 : 16-bit unsigned integer • F2 : Enumerat ion - pow er alarm 0 = power supply good 1 = power supply fail • F3 : Enume[...]

18–38 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCT ION MANU AL MODBUS PROTOCOL CHAPTER 18: MODBUS PROTOCOL[...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGED F IELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL A–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Appendix A Digital Energy Multilin Appendix A A .1 Revis ion History A .1.1 Change Notes A .1.2 Changes to the Manual Table A–1: Revision history Part N umber Revision Re lease Dat e 1601-9095-A1 3.3.0 3 June, 2009 Table A–2: Updates for [...]

A–2 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWITCH – IN STRUCTION MANUAL APPENDIX A CHAPTER A: APPENDIX A A. 2 W a r r a n t y A .2.1 GE Multilin Warranty Statement General Electric Multil in Inc. (GE Multilin) warrants each switch it manufactures to be free from defects in material and workmanship under normal use and ser vice for a period of 24 month[...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL B–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Appendix B: DC Power Input Digital Energy Multilin DC Power Input[...]

B–2 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWITCH – IN STRUCTION MANUAL DC POWER INPUT CHAPTER B: DC POWER INPUT B.1 Specif ications for Multilink ML1200 Sw itches, DC Power at 24 V and –48 V and 125 V DC Power input Each Multilink ML1200 Managed Switch requires DC pow er input , at either 24VDC, -48VDC or 125VDC nominal. The wide range of DC pow e [...]

CHAPTER B: DC POWER INPUT DC POWER INPUT MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL B–3 B.2 -48 V DC, 24 V DC and 125 V DC Power , Theory of Operation The -48VDC, 24VDC and 125VDC power options are designed using diodes inside on each DC power input line behind the two ext ernal power connection terminals, so that the power f[...]

B–4 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWITCH – IN STRUCTION MANUAL DC POWER INPUT CHAPTER B: DC POWER INPUT B.3 Applications for DC Po wered Ethernet Switches Multilink ML1200 Switches are easily installed in a variety of appl ications where -48VDC, 24, or 125VDC power is used as the primary power source. The DC power conf iguration capabil ity p[...]

CHAPTER B: DC POWER INPUT DC POWER INPUT MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL B–5 B.4 ML1200, -48 V , 24 V , 125 V DC Installation This section describes the proper connection of the -48VDC leads (or 24VDC / 125VDC leads) to the DC power terminal block on the Multilink ML1200 Switch. The DC t erminal block on the Multil[...]

B–6 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWITCH – IN STRUCTION MANUAL DC POWER INPUT CHAPTER B: DC POWER INPUT B.5 UL Requirements for DC- powered units 48VDC products shall be installed with a r eadily accessibl e disconnect device in the building i nstallation supply circuit to t he product . 1. Minimum 18AWG cable fo r connection to a Central ize[...]

CHAPTER B: DC POWER INPUT DC POWER INPUT MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAG ED FIELD SWITCH – INSTR UCTION MANUAL B–7 B.6 Operation Operation of Multilink ML1200 Switches with the optional -48 V DC, 12 V DC, 24 V DC , 125 V DC or 250 V DC dual-sour ce power input is identical to that of the standard single- source DC- powered models.[...]

B–8 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWITCH – IN STRUCTION MANUAL DC POWER INPUT CHAPTER B: DC POWER INPUT[...]

MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL C–1 Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Appendix C: Internal DC Dual- Source Power Input Digital Energy Multilin Internal DC Dual-S ource Power Input Option[...]

C–2 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI ON MANUA L INTERNAL DC DUAL-SOURCE POWER INPUT OPTION CHAPTER C: INTERNAL DC DUAL-SOURCE POWER INPUT OPTION C.1 Specif ications for Multilink ML1200 Field Swit ch Power Supply (Internal, -48VDC Dual-Source) DC Power Connector : First Source: “ A+” , “A -“ , 2nd Source “B-“ , ?[...]

CHAPTER C: INTERNAL DC DUAL-SOURCE POWER INPUT OPTION INTERNAL DC DUAL-SOURCE POWER INPUT OPTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL C–3 C.2 Multilink ML1200 with -48 V DC, 24 V DC and 125 V DC Dual-Source option The ML1200-Switch models with the internal -48VDC, 12VDC, 24VDC, 125VDC and 250VDC Dual-Source power supply[...]

C–4 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI ON MANUA L INTERNAL DC DUAL-SOURCE POWER INPUT OPTION CHAPTER C: INTERNAL DC DUAL-SOURCE POWER INPUT OPTION C.3 Dual-Source Option Theory of Operation The Dual-Source DC power option is designed using d iodes inside of the chassis on each DC power input line. A d iode is placed in each of [...]

CHAPTER C: INTERNAL DC DUAL-SOURCE POWER INPUT OPTION INTERNAL DC DUAL-SOURCE POWER INPUT OPTION MULTIL INK ML1200 MANAGE D FIELD SWITCH – INSTRUC TION MANUAL C–5 C.4 Features and Benef its of the Dual-Sour ce Design The Switch unit can receive power from either input , “ A” or “B” . The hub will normall y draw its power from the DC sou[...]

C–6 MULTILINK ML1200 MANAGED FI ELD SWIT CH – INSTRUCTI ON MANUA L INTERNAL DC DUAL-SOURCE POWER INPUT OPTION CHAPTER C: INTERNAL DC DUAL-SOURCE POWER INPUT OPTION C.5 Installation This section describes the proper connection of the -48VDC, 12 VDC, 24VDC, 125VDC and 250VDC dual source leads to the power term inal block on the Multilink ML1200 S[...]