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MultiLink ML1600/ML2400 Ethernet Communications Swit ch Quickstar t Guide Firmwar e Revision 2.1x Manual P/N: 1601-9026-A2 Manual Order Code: GEK-113393A Copyright © 2008 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 *1601-0220-A2* I I S[...]

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TABLE OF CONTENTS MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE TOC–I Table of Contents INTRODUCTION TO TWISTED PAIR AND FIBE R OPTIC ETHERNET LANS ............ QS-1 E THERNET P HYSICAL L AYER : T WISTED P AIR C OPPER VS F IBER O PTIC ........................ QS-1 Twisted Pair copper cable ...........................[...]

TOC–II MULTIL INK ML1600/24 00 ETHERNET COMMUN ICATIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE TABLE OF CONTENTS[...]

MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–1 Multilink ML1600/2400 Ethernet Communications Switch Quick Start Guide GE Consumer & Industrial Multilin Quick Start Guide QS.1 Introduction to Twisted Pa ir and Fiber Optic Ethernet LA N s This section will provide a brief review of mode rn Ethernet med ia befor[...]

QS–2 MULT ILINK M L1600/2400 ETHERN ET COMMUNICATIO NS SWITCH – QUICKS T AR T GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE Twisted Pair copper cable • Easy to Terminate • Low installation costs • Susceptible to noise interference • Limited by 100m distance • E ither shielded or unshielded (UTP) Fiber • Longer distanc es possible, limit ed only by attenu[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–3 QS.1.2 Suppor ted Network T opologies With either med ia suppor ted t opologies include: star , mesh and ring. The por t that connects one switch to another is often called the upl ink port and with many switches the uplink p ort can operat e at muc[...]

QS–4 MULT ILINK M L1600/2400 ETHERN ET COMMUNICATIO NS SWITCH – QUICKS T A RT GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE QS.2 10BASE T and 100BaseT Media 10 Base T and 100 Base T are the two most common twisted pair c opper media standards. There ar e also several popular f iber optic media stand ards which we will r eview later in this section. With respect to 1[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–5 FIGURE QS–1: Pin Layout for a RJ45 Ethernet Straight-thr ough Cable The cable itself consists of four pairs of wires terminat ed in RJ45 connect ors. The maximum permitted cable leng th is 100 mete rs. The cable pin connections can be one of two c[...]

QS–6 MULT ILINK M L1600/2400 ETHERN ET COMMUNICATIO NS SWITCH – QUICKS T A RT GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE The pin and wire conf iguration of a patch or crossover cable used to connect or establish a point-to-p oint Ethernet LAN between two Ethernet devices is shown here. FIGURE QS–2: Pin Layout for RJ45 Ethernet Crossover (Patch) Cable 100 metres[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–7 QS.3 Hubs and Switches Two of the major Ethernet L AN components are "hubs" and "switche s." There ar e many advantages of a switch over a hub. Hubs just transfer information from one port t o all other ports. Since a hub has no [...]

QS–8 MULT ILINK M L1600/2400 ETHERN ET COMMUNICATIO NS SWITCH – QUICKS T A RT GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE QS.3.2 Single and Multi-mode cable Fiber Cable Cross Section an d Physical Specif ications Multi Mode • 62.5/125 µm • 50/125 µm* Single Mode • 9/125 µm * Will become more popular as baud rate goes up This is a scaled drawing of both a [...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–9 micrometer f iber is 8 microns in diamet er (almos t an eighth of that of the Multi-Mode f iber) surrounded by a second outer clad. This clad can pa ss a light signal, so for this reason the f iber is referr ed to as 9 by 125 micrometer f iber . FIG[...]

QS–10 M ULTIL INK ML1600/2400 ETH ERNET COMMUNICATIO NS SWITCH – QUIC KST AR T GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE QS.4 Optical Power Budget Inevitably the question t hat arises is “ What is the maximum prac tical communication distance when usi ng a f ib er optic cable?” . The ans wer isn’t straightfor ward, but must be calculated as follows: • Fi[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–11 Several styles of connector are used to terminate the attached t o the end of the f iber cable. The ST and SC connector s shown below , are among the more popular . Ensures that the UR CPU, switch, and cable have compatible connector s. FIGURE QS?[...]

QS–12 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE connected together while pin 2 at one end is connect ed to pin 3 at the other end. Once you have obtained a cable with this pin conf ig uration, connect one end to the computer ’s serial port and th e other to the Multil ink switch port . The [...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–13 Z Select an icon and name to use for saving the new Hyperterminal conf iguration.[...]

QS–14 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE Z Select the computer ’s serial port that is connected to the Multilink switch. Z Select OK . Z In the next window set the baud rate t o 38400 , dat a bits to 8 , no parity , one st op bit and set the flow control to none . Z Left mouse click [...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–15 Z Press the Enter key until the message Hit <Enter> to log int o ML1600/2400 syst em is disp lay ed. Z Press the Enter key one more time to get the login prompt . Z Enter the login name manager and the default password manager . Once you are [...]

QS–16 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE In this example the switch that th e computer is connect ed to is a Multilin k ML1600 . The instruction manual for the MultiLink provides a l ist of all instructions. A vali d IP address and subnet mask can be programmed into the switch using th[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–17 Z Select the Enter key . The switch will ask if y ou would like to r eboot the switch. Z Select Y for yes and Y again to save the new settings. Z Once the switch ha s completed a rebo ot , the new IP and subnet mask will be in effect . Once the swi[...]

QS–18 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE QS.4.2 Assigning a static IP Addr ess to a personnel comput er In order to conf igure the switch using the web -based inter face the comput er must be assigned an IP address and subnet mask . If you are already familiar with t his procedure you [...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–19 Z Once the computer has booted up, right click on the icon labeled My Network Places followed by the Pr operties selection. Z Right mouse click on the Local Area Connections icon and select Properties .[...]

QS–20 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE Z Locate and click on the Ethernet card (it will have T CPIP Protocol as part of its name). The Ethernet card is t ypically r eferred to as an Ethernet ad aptor . Z Select Use the f ollowing IP a ddress then enter a unique IP addr ess (from 3.94[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–21 Z Select Run then enter CMD to st art the DO S shell. Once the DOS shell has launched, you will be presented with a DOS window . Z At the DOS prompt enter the command ipconf ig followed by the Enter key. This is the command that will cause the Ethe[...]

QS–22 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE Z Next launch Internet Explorer a nd enter the IP a ddres s of the switch to go to the swit ch’s web page. Z At the Multilink login web page, enter the default Login name, which is manager . Z Enter the default login Password, which is again m[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–23 Z Left mouse click on the Logi n pushbutton to attempt to log in. If you have successfully logged in you will be presented with a graphic of the particular Multilink sw itch to which you are connected. QS.4.3 Conf iguring the switch por ts for UR r[...]

QS–24 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE Z Double click on the Switch Port icon to open the main port conf iguration screen. Z Select the Edit icon for port number one which has the name A1 .[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–25 Z Ensure that the LINK L OSS AL TER fe ature is enabled on port A1. Z To sav e the change (if made) click on the Sa ve icon. Z Repeat this procedur e for the f iber optic por t on the second switch.. To test the operation of the redundancy proceed [...]

QS–26 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE Z Est ablish communication to one of the relays. Z Disconnect the no rmal port’s transmit or r eceive f iber . Z Note that communications to the relay aren’t disrupt ed, and check that Ethernet port d iagnostics are enabled. The message - pr[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–27 QS.5 Ta gged VL AN’s VLAN is shor t for "V irtual LAN." A VL AN creates separat e network segments that can span multiple Multil ink switches. A VL AN is a group of ports designat ed by the switch as belonging to the same broadcast doma[...]

QS–28 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE QS.5.1 Conf iguring Tagged VLANs FIGURE QS–5: T agged Virtual LANs Conf igur ing a VL AN w ithin the swit ch Z First determine which physic al ports are to be part of the tagged based VLAN. Z Take note the names of the a ssociated ports displa[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–29 Z Once the port names have b een determined, open the main por t conf iguration page by double clicking on one of the Por t icons. In this page we can see that the port named C5 has been assigned por t number 21 and the port named C7 has been assig[...]

QS–30 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE Z Note these por t numbers. Z Now open the VLANs menu and select the Typ e menu. Z In this menu set the VLAN type to ta g . Z Select the Save icon.[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–31 We have now conf igured the switch to suppor t tagged based VL ANs. We can now proceed to the tagged based VL AN menu . From this menu we can see that all ports have been assigned t o the default tag based VLAN 1. SA VE[...]

QS–32 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE Z To create a new t ag based VLAN to which t o assign ports 21 and 23, f irst click on the Add pushbutton. A screen will open that will allow you to conf igure a new tag based VLA N. Z Within this screen enter the new VLAN ID number (or tag) and[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–33 Y ou will notice below , that the status of the VLAN named GOOSE2 is displayed as Pending .[...]

QS–34 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE To activ ate VL AN 2 proceed as follows. Z Select Status . Z Once in the St atus menu, set the VL AN ID to 2 and the VL AN st atus to st art .[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–35 Z Select OK to start VLAN 2. Y ou will notice that VL AN 2 is now active, a nd ports 21 and 23 are part of this VL AN. Por ts 21 and 23 have been re moved from the default tagged based VLAN1. Y ou can add ports 21 and 23 back int o the default tagg[...]

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QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–37 Z Add ports 21 and 23 to t agged based VLAN 1 by checking the corresponding boxes. Z Select the save icon at the top of t he scr een. Z Select OK to return to the main t ag VL AN menu. SA VE[...]

QS–38 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE Note that por ts 21 and 23 are now part of both VLAN1 and VLAN 2. Y ou have now completed the exercise. QS.5.2 Conf iguring the Multilink switch for Ring Only Mode This feature can be only be used when the switches are connected t o form a singl[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–39 Z Determine which por ts on each switch will be used to create the ring. In this example it has been dete rmined that the port named C5 will be one of the ports forming the ring. Z Click on the port C5 to open the main por t conf iguration screen. [...]

QS–40 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE Z Note this por t number . Z from the Admin istration menu open the Set menu. Z Open the STP type setting. Z Set STP to Rapid Spanning Tree ( RSTP ). Z Save the setting.[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–41 . Z From the conf iguration menu open the RSTP menu. Z Select Bridge RSTP . Note that the protocol is still set to normal RSTP . Z Select the Edit icon.[...]

QS–42 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE Z Once in Edit mode, change the St atus to Enabled Z Once these settings have been complet ed Save the conf iguration. ENABLE ST A TUS ... ... T HEN SA VE[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–43 Z Once saved, select OK , then OK again to exit .[...]

QS–44 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE Z Select the Conf iguration > RSTP > RO Mode menu a s shown above. Z Click the Edit button to conf igure RO Mode. Z Select the desired ports that are part of the ring, as shown below . Z Click OK to exit . NOTE Note Only 2 ports can be sel[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–45 Z Select the Enabled option for the St atus setting as shown below . Z Change st atus to Enable . Z Save the conf iguration by cl icking on the icon. For proper r ecovery, disable the Link Loss Alert function on the port named C5 (port21) as follow[...]

QS–46 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE Z From the main port conf iguration menu, left mouse click on the Conf iguration icon for port 21. Z Within por t 21’s conf ig uration screen set the Link Loss Alert to Disabled . Z Save the settings.[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–47 Z Repeat this procedure for the other port on this and the rest of the switches that form the ring. DISABLE LLA ON PORTS THA T ARE IN A RING[...]

QS–48 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE Z Once this procedur e has been completed for all ports forming the ring, connect the conf igured ports into the ring topo logy as shown below . FIGURE QS–6: Con f i guration of the Mu ltiLink ring O nly mode Y ou have completed the exercise.[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–49 QS.6 ML1600/2400 Firmwar e Updates QS.6.1 Updating MultiLink Firmware This section describesthe process for upgradin g the f irmware on a GE Multilink Ethernet switch. The methods describe updating the Multilink f irmware either locally using the c[...]

QS–50 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE Z Login at the manager level with the proper pa ssword . It is recommended that you save the current switch conf iguration before upgrading the fi r m w a r e . Z If the current f irm ware is older than 1.7.3, use the saveconf command as shown b[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–51 Z Enter the path to the folder in which the conf iguration f ile will be stored Z Select Xmodem as th e re ceiving protocol. Z Enter a name for the conf iguration f ile. Z Click OK . The conf iguration f ile will be stored at the specif ied locatio[...]

QS–52 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE Do you wish to upgrade the image? [Y or N] Y Z Select the Tr a n s f e r menu i tem and choose the Send File option Z Enter the location of the f irmware f ile that has to be loa ded into the switch. Z Select Xmodem as the protocol. Z Click on t[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–53 ML1600/2400# reboot Proceed on rebooting the switch? [Y or N] Y Rebooting now... Z Login to the switch and use the show version command to verify the version. ML1600/2400# show version Z If necessary, upload the conf iguration f ile using the follo[...]

QS–54 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE Z Select the Transfer menu item and choose the Send File option. Z Enter the location of the conf iguration f ile and select Xmodem for the protocol. Z Click on the Send button. The f ile will st art to load as shown below: Z Once the transfer i[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–55 Z Ensure that you have an FTP or TF TP server installed and running on your computer . If y ou are using FTP , make sure you have the F TP login name and password information rea dy. Z Select the switch to upgrade. Ensure you have system administra[...]

QS–56 MULTIL INK ML160 0/2400 ETHERNET COM MUNICATIONS SWIT CH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QUICK START GUIDE As the f ile is being load ed, you will see the f ile transfer in progress window . Z Once the transfer is complete, the switch needs t o be rest ar ted. After reboot , the new version of the Multilink f irmware is r eady for use . Using TF TP I[...]

QUICK START GUIDE MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICA TIONS SWITCH – QUICKST ART GUIDE QS–57 As the f ile is being load ed, you will see the f ile transfer in progress window . Z Reboot the switch when the transfer is complete. After reboot , the new version of the Multilink f irmware is r eady for use .[...]

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