GE Multilin
MultiLink ML1200 Managed Field Switch
Canadian Emissions Statement
Electrical Safety requirements
Table of Contents
Access
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Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Introduction
Getting Started
Inspecting the Package and Product
ML1200
Order Codes
Performance
Specifications
Alarm Relay Contacts
Sinusoidal Vibration DNV To 4 G
Interrupts
CE Compliance Low voltage directive EN60950-1 EMC Directive
Applicable Council Directive According to
North America CULus UL60950-1 C22.2 No
ISO9001
Command Line Interface Firmware
Console Setup
Console Connection
Automatic IP Address Configuration
Console Screen
Logging In for the First Time
Step
Setting the IP Parameters Using Console Port
ML1200# reboot
Ipconfig ip=ip-address mask=subnet-mask dgw=gateway
An example is shown below
ML1200# save
Privilege Levels
Enable user-name
User Management
Command Enter
Help command string
Command string TAB First character of the command TAB
Help
Exiting
Following example, the TAB key completes the command
Logout
Following example illustrates logging out from a session
EnerVista Secure Web Management
Secure site will issue the certificate check shown below
Make sure you use Https secure Http and not Http in the URL
Example shown in the previous section, the URL is
Login screen
To add a user, use the add button
Select the Administration User Mgmt User Accounts menu item
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
Modifying the Privilege Level
To exit or logout, click on the logout button
Confirm the logout by selecting OK in the pop-up window
Updating through the Command Line
ML1200 Firmware Updates
Updating Multilink ML1200 Firmware
Selecting the Proper Version
ML1200# xmodem get type=app
Https//IP address of the switch
Introduction
Introduction
Overview
Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Product Description
Product Description
Product Description
Four-Port Copper Module, C1 Module Mdix
PoE power pass-through, C2 Module MDIX, 10/100Mb 4-port
Two -Port 10 Mb mm Fiber ST Modules
Two-Port Fiber Modules, 2@ 100Mb fiber
Packet Prioritization, 802.1p QOS
SFP Gigabit 1000Mbps port modules
Managed Network Firmware for Multilink ML1200-Series
Frame Buffering and Flow Control
Managed switching for high performance Ethernet LANs
Features and Benefits
Features Fiber-Built-In
Management Software included
Product Description
Applications
Example
Example
Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Installation
Locating Multilink ML1200 Switches
Preparation
Connecting Ethernet Media
Fiber
Copper
Twisted Pair CAT
Twisted Pair CAT 3, 4
Gigabit SFP Small Form-factor Pluggable Optical Transceivers
H7 Module H8 HD Module
HE HJ Module
HK Module
DIN-Rail Mounting the Multilink ML1200
Mechanical Installation
Installation
Powering the Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch
Electrical Installation
3 ML1200 Port Module PM Installation
Request to Send
Pinout information for above connector
Transceiver Data
Ground
Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Operation
Switching Functionality
Functionality
Status LEDs
Auto-Cross Mdix and Auto-negotiation, for RJ-45 ports
For Multilink ML1200 models /ML1200
Flow-control, Ieee 802.3x standard
Typical
Power Budget Calculations for ML1200 PM’s with Fiber Media
H4, HH Mb FX
2 ML1200 Modules
Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Port Modules
2.2 C7 Module, 2@10Mb multi-mode FX-ST twist lock Module
CB Module, 2 Ports @100Mbps single-mode FX-SC-type, Sgl.M
CC Module, 4 @100Mb multi-mode FX , Mtrj Small-Form-factor
2.10 C1 Module Twisted Pair, 10/100Mb, 4-Port
PoE LEDs Summary
SFPs, Gigabit 1000Mbps port modules
Before Calling for Assistance
Operation
Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch IP Addressing
IP Address and System Information
Overview
Edit the IP address information
Bootp Database
Dhcp and bootp
Configuring DHCP/bootp/Manual/AUTO
Importance of an IP Address
Click Edit
Select the Administration System menu item
Telnet enabledisable
Using Telnet
ML1200access## telnet enable
ML1200access## exit ML1200#
Default port for telnet is
Select the Administration Telnet menu item
Telnet ipaddress port=port number
Show session Kill session id=session
ML1200# show session
For example
Setting Parameters
Setting Serial Port Parameters
System Parameters
Snmp
Date and Time
Setvar sysnamesyscontactsyslocation =string
Set timezone GMT=+ or hour=0-14 min=0-59
Following command sequence sets the daylight location
Syntax for other date and time commands are
Network Time
Set timeformat format=1224
ML1200sntp## sync hour=5 ML1200sntp## sntp enable
ML1200# sntp
ML1200sntp## exit
IP Addressing
IP Addressing
System Configuration
Saving and Loading Command Line
Config file
# Restricted Rights
System
Syntax show config module=module-name
Displaying configuration
Where module-name can be
Names, passwords
More
’show config’ command output
ML1200# show config module=snmp Hardware
Saving Configuration
Select Y. The ML1200 will prompt
Select N
Save format=v2v3
Show host command displays the host table entries
# Restricted Rights
Script File
Saving and Loading EnerVista Software
IP Addressing
Host Names
IP Addressing
Kill Config option using SWM
Erasing Configuration
IP Addressing
Port/Tag Vlan settings
STP, Rstp settings
IP-Access and Host Table settings
Lacp settings
ML1200# kill config
IPv6
Introduction to IPv6
What’s changed in IPV6?
3 IPv6 Addressing
Syntax ping6 IPv6 address pings an IPv6 station
Configuring IPv6
Syntax show ipv6 displays the IPv6 information
Syntax ftp IPv6 address ftp to an IPv6 station
Syntax telnet IPv6 address telnet to an IPv6 station
List of commands in this chapter
Securing Access
Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Access Considerations
Passwords
Description
Port Security Feature
For example, using the configure port-securitycommand
Commands
Learn port=number-list enabledisable show port-security
Ps enabledisable
ML1200port-security## ps disable
ML1200port-security## ps enable
Allowing MAC Addresses
ML1200port-security## allow
ML1200port-security## learn port=3 enable
Example 6-1 Viewing the port security settings
To deny a mac address, use the following
Example 6-2 Enabling learning on a port
Save the port-security configuration use the save command
ML1200port-security## signal port=3 logandtrap
Example 6-4 Removing MAC addresses from specific ports
Access Considerations
Security Logs
Example 6-5 Configuring port security
Example 6-6 Security log commands
Set logsize size=1-1000
ML1200# show log
Show ip-access
Access
Authorized Managers
Removeall
ML1200# access
ML1200access## exit
Example 6-7 Allowing/blocking specific IP addresses
After enabling the EnerVista Secure Web Management software
Configuring Port Security with EnerVista Software
Access Considerations
Access Considerations
Logs
Authorized Managers
Access Considerations
Access Considerations
Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Access Using Radius
Introduction to
2 802.1x Protocol
802.1x network components
802.1x authentication details
Show auth configports
Configuring 802.1x through the Command Line Interface
Auth enabledisable
Auth
Show-statscommand displays 802.1x related statistics
Show-stats port=num
Trigger-reauthport=numlistrange
Example 7-1 Setting port control parameters
Example
On following
ML1200auth## show-port backend
Setting port control parameters
ML1200auth##
ML1200auth## shoW-port reauth
Commands
To edit the port settings, click on the edit icon
Select the Configuration Radius Port Access menu item
Access Using Radius
Access Using Radius
After all the port characteristics are enabled
Introduction to TACACS+
Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Access using TACACS+
TACACS+ Packet
TACACS+ Flow
Tacacs packet format
Packet type Possible values are
Tacplus enabledisable
Configuring TACACS+ through the Command Line Interface
Example 8-1 below, illustrates how to configure TACACS+
Show tacplus statusservers
Example 8-1 Configuring TACACS+
ML1200user## tacplus enable
ML1200user## tacplus disable
Access Using TACACS+
Access Using TACACS+
Access Using TACACS+
Port Mirroring
Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Port Mirroring Setup
Prtmr enabledisable
Port Mirroring using the Command Line Interface
Show port-mirror
Port-mirror
Device command enters the device configuration mode
Port Setup
Setport command configures the port characteristics
Device
ML1200# device
Example 9-1 Port setup
ML1200device## show port
ML1200device## exit ML1200#
Flow Control
Where the rxthreshold value can be from 4 to 30 default is
Back Pressure
Flowcontrol xonlimit=value xofflimit=value
ML1200device## show port=11
Back pressure and flow control
Broadcast Storms
Broadcast-protect enabledisable
Rate-thresholdport=portlistrange rate=frames/sec
Show broadcast-protect
Example 9-3 Preventing broadcast storms
Link Loss Alert
ML1200device## show port=3
Example 9-4 Link loss alert
Select the Configuration Port Mirroring menu item
Port Setup
Port Mirroring and Setup
Port Mirroring and Setup
Broadcast Storm menu
Port Mirroring and Setup
Vlan Description
Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Vlan
Vlan
Tag Vlan vs. Port Vlan
Multilink ML1200 supports up to 32 VLANs per switch
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Configuring Port VLANs through the Command Line Interface
Set vlan type=porttagnone
Add id=vlan Id name=vlan name port=numberlistrange
Save
Start vlan=namenumberlistrange
Edit id=vlan Id name=vlan name port=numberlistrange
Show vlan type=porttag id=vlanid
Vlan VID=1
Currently assigned Port VLANs are displayed as follows
Select the Configuration Vlan Port-Based menu item
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Show-port port=portlistrange
Configuring Tag VLANs through the Command Line Interface
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Example 10-1 Converting Port Vlan to Tag Vlan
ML1200tag-vlan##add id=20 name=marketing port=3-5
Converting Port Vlan to Tag Vlan
ML1200tag-vlan##set-port port=3-5 filter status=enable
Name engineering Status Active
Port Mode Status Tagged
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Next step is to define the VLANs needed. To do that
Click On Configuration vlan tag-based Menu
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Select the Configuration Vlan Tag-Based Tagging menu
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Gvrp Concepts
Vlan Registration over Garp
Vlan Registration Over Garp
Gvrp Operations
Vlan assignment in Gvrp enabled switches
Port settings for Gvrp operations
Show-vlan
Static vlan=VID
Example 11-1 Converting a dynamic Vlan to a static Vlan
Gvrp options
ML1200# gvrp ML1200gvrp## show-vlan
ML1200gvrp## static vlan=10 ML1200gvrp## show-vlan
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Gvrp Operation Notes
Configuring Gvrp through the Command Line Interface
Show gvrp
Show-forbid
Example 11-2 Configuring Gvrp
To configure Gvrp
Select the Configuration Vlan Gvrp menu item
Gvrp options on
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Features and Operation
Spanning Tree Protocol STP
STP default values
Show stp configports
Configuring STP
Example 12-2 Viewing STP ports
Example 12-1 Viewing STP configuration
Stp
Stp enabledisable
Set stp type=stprstp
Show active-stp
Example 12-3 Enabling STP
Example 12-3shows how to enable STP using the above commands
Timers forward-delay=4-30 hello=1-10 age=6-40
ML1200stp##show stp ports
Example 12-4 Configuring STP parameters
Configuring STP parameters
ML1200stp##cost port=2 value=20
ML1200stp##port port=1 status=enable
Designated Root Priority 15535
Rstp concepts
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol
Transition from STP to Rstp
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Rstp enabledisable
Configuring Rstp through the Command Line Interface
Normal Rstp
Rstp
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Example 13-2 Reviewing the Rstp port parameters
Path cost as defined in Ieee 802.1d / 802.1w
Forceversion stprstp
Show-forceversion
Port port=numberlistrange status=enabledisable
Show-timers
ML1200rstp##show stp config
Example 13-4 Configuring Rstp
Configuring Rstp
ML1200rstp##priority port=2 value=100
ML1200rstp##port port=1 status=disable
Romode add port=portlistrange romode del port=portlistrange
Syntax for the romode command on Rstp is shown below
ML1200rstp##romode add port=1,2
Example 13-5 Configuring smart RSTP, ring-only mode
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Status Indicates whether STP or Rstp is enabled
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Path cost defined in Ieee 802.1d and 802.1w
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Click the Edit button to configure Rstp
Then Save Enable Status
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Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Quality of Service
QoS Overview
QoS Concepts
IP Precedence
DiffServ and QoS
IP Precedence ToS Field in an IP Packet Header
Set-weightweight=0-7
Configuring QoS through the Command Line Interface
Show-portweight
Qos
Show qos command displays the QoS settings
Port weight settings
Show qos type=porttagtos port=portlistrange
Set-untagport=portlistrange priority=highlow tag=0-7
Example 14-1 Configuring QoS
Following example shows how to configure QoS
Configuring QoS
ML1200qos##set-weight weight=4 ML1200qos##show-portweight
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Igmp Concepts
Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Igmp
Igmp
Figure below shows a network running Igmp
Isolating multicast traffic in a network
IP Multicast Filters
Igmp Support
Reserved Addresses Excluded from IP Multicast Igmp Filtering
Igmp enable/disable
Configuring Igmp through the Command Line Interface
Show igmp command displays the Igmp status
Igmp
Show-group
Show-port
Show-router
Example 15-1 Configuring Igmp
Following example shows how to configure Igmp
ML1200igmp## show-port
ML1200igmp## show-router
Configuring Igmp
ML1200igmp## mcast enable
ML1200igmp## mcast disable
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Snmp Concepts
Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Snmp
Snmp
Standards
Traps
Enterprise Traps Intruder
SNMPv1 standards
RFC 2271-2275 SNMPv3
Configuring Snmp through the Command Line Interface
Show-trap id=id#
Following example shows how to configure Snmp
Show-group id=id
Show-view id=id
Example 16-1 Configuring Snmp
Configuring Snmp
ML1200snmpv3## show-group id=1
ML1200snmpv3## show-group
ML1200snmpv3## show-view
ML1200snmpv3## show-view id=1
ML1200snmpv3## show-access id=1
ML1200snmpv3## show-access
ML1200snmpv3## show-user
ML1200snmpv3## show-user id=2
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Multiple managers can be added as shown below
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Rmon
Configuring Rmon
ML1200rmon## exit ML1200#
ML1200rmon## show rmon event
Mail
Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Miscellaneous
Smtp enabledisable
Show smtp configrecipients
Smtp
Server command configures the global Smtp server settings
Delete id=1-5
Server ip=ip-addr port=1-65535 retry=0-3 domain=domain
ML1200smtp##show smtp config
Statistics
Following figure displays the port statistics for group
Optimizing serial connection in HyperTerminal
Serial Connectivity
History
Show history
Show version
Ping through the Command Line Interface
Ping
Ping through EnerVista Secure Web Management software
Changing the Command Line Prompt
Prompt
Set prompt prompt string
System Events
Command Line Interface Example
Following example illustrates a typical event log
Example 17-2 Typical system event log
EnerVista Example
Select the Configuration Statistics Log Statistics menu item
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Main Commands
Command Reference
Set commands are listed below
Set password sets the current user password
Set timeout sets the system inactivity time out
Snmp enables or disables Snmp
Configuration commands
Alarm commands are shown below
Authorization commands are shown below
Vlan Registration over Garp for details
Device commands are shown below
Rapid Spanning Tree Protocol for additional details
Setqos configures QOS configuration usage
Spanning Tree Protocol STP for additional details
Passwd change the user password
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Modbus Configuration
Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Modbus Protocol
Command Line Interface Settings
Following command-line interface settings are available
ML1200# access ML1200access## modbus enable
ML1200access## show modbus
ML1200access## modbus port=602
Select the Configuration Access Modbus menu item
EnerVista Settings
Memory Mapping
Modbus Memory Map
Modbus memory map Sheet 1
Modbus memory map Sheet 2
Modbus memory map Sheet 3
Modbus memory map Sheet 4
Modbus memory map Sheet 5
Modbus memory map Sheet 6
Modbus memory map Sheet 7
Modbus memory map Sheet 8
Modbus memory map Sheet 9
Modbus memory map Sheet 10
Modbus memory map Sheet 11
Modbus memory map Sheet 12
Modbus memory map Sheet 13
Modbus memory map Sheet 14
Modbus memory map Sheet 15
Modbus memory map Sheet 16
Modbus memory map Sheet 17
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Modbus memory map Sheet 19
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Modbus memory map Sheet 27
Modbus memory map Sheet 28
Modbus memory map Sheet 29
Modbus memory map Sheet 30
Modbus memory map Sheet 31
Modbus memory map Sheet 32
Modbus memory map Sheet 33
Format Codes
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Revision History
Multilink ML1200 Managed Field Switch Appendix a
Change Notes
Changes to the Manual
GE Multilin Warranty Statement
Warranty
Multilin
Power Consumption
48 V DC, 24 V DC and 125 V DC Power, Theory of Operation
Applications for DC Powered Ethernet Switches
ML1200, -48 V, 24 V, 125 V DC Installation
UL Requirements for DC-powered units
Operation
DC Power Input
Appendix C Internal DC Dual- Source Power Input
Power Supply Internal, -48VDC Dual-Source
Specifications for Multilink ML1200 Field Switch
Chapter C Internal DC DUAL-SOURCE Power Input Option
Dual-Source Option Theory of Operation
Features and Benefits of the Dual-Source Design
Installation
