GE ML1600, ML2400 quick start Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION TO TWISTED PAIR AND FIBER OPTIC ETHERNET LANS	QS-1
ETHERNET PHYSICAL LAYER: TWISTED PAIR COPPER VS FIBER OPTIC	QS-1
Twisted Pair copper cable	QS-2
Fiber	QS-2
SUPPORTED NETWORK TOPOLOGIES	QS-3
Star Architecture	QS-3
Mesh Architecture	QS-3
Ring Architecture	QS-3
10BASE T AND 100BASET MEDIA	QS-4
Unshielded Twisted Pair cable:	QS-4
Ethernet: Unshielded Twisted Pair	QS-4
HUBS AND SWITCHES	QS-7
FIBER OPTIC ETHERNET:	QS-7
Wavelengths of light	QS-7
SINGLE AND MULTI-MODE CABLE	QS-8
Fiber Cable Cross Section and Physical Specifications	QS-8
Single mode fiber - Less attenuation per unit distance	QS-9
OPTICAL POWER BUDGET	QS-10
ASSIGNING AN IP ADDRESS TO THE MULTILIN SWITCH	QS-11
ASSIGNING A STATIC IP ADDRESS TO A PERSONNEL COMPUTER	QS-18
CONFIGURING THE SWITCH PORTS FOR UR REDUNDANT OPERATION	QS-23
TAGGED VLAN’S	QS-27
Background:	QS-27
CONFIGURING TAGGED VLANS	QS-28
Configuring a VLAN within the switch	QS-28
CONFIGURING THE MULTILINK SWITCH FOR RING ONLY MODE	QS-38
ML1600/2400 FIRMWARE UPDATES	QS-49
UPDATING MULTILINK FIRMWARE	QS-49
SELECTING THE PROPER VERSION	QS-49
UPGRADING USING A SERIAL CONNECTION- COMMAND LINE INTERFACE	QS-49
UPDATING USING THE ENERVISTA WEB INTERFACE SOFTWARE	QS-54
Using FTP	QS-55
Using TFTP	QS-56

MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS SWITCH – QUICKSTART GUIDE TOC–I