GE ML2400 - Manual (Page 3)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS SWITCH – QUICKSTART GUIDE TOC–I
Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION TO TWISTED PAIR AND FIBER 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 ............................................................................. QS-2
Fiber ......................................................................................................................... QS-2
S UPPORTED N ETWORK T OPOLOGIES ................................................................................ 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
F IBER O PTIC E THERNET : ..................................................................................................... QS-7
Wavelengths of light ........................................................................................ QS-7
S INGLE AND M ULTI - 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
A SSIGNING AN IP ADDRESS TO THE M ULTILIN S WITCH ................................................. QS-11
A SSIGNING A STATIC IP A DDRESS TO A PERSONNEL COMPUTER .................................. QS-18
C ONFIGURING THE SWITCH PORTS FOR UR REDUNDANT OPERATION ........................ QS-23
TAGGED VLAN’S .................................................................................................................QS-27
Background: ......................................................................................................... QS-27
C ONFIGURING T AGGED VLAN S ........................................................................................ QS-28
Configuring a VLAN within the switch ..................................................... QS-28
C ONFIGURING THE M ULTILINK SWITCH FOR R ING O NLY M ODE .................................. QS-38
ML1600/2400 FIRMWARE UPDATES ............................................................................QS-49
U PDATING M ULTI L INK F IRMWARE .................................................................................... QS-49
S ELECTING THE P ROPER V ERSION .................................................................................... QS-49
U PGRADING U SING A S ERIAL C ONNECTION - C OMMAND L INE I NTERFACE ................ QS-49
U PDATING U SING THE E NER V ISTA W EB I NTERFACE S OFTWARE ................................. QS-54
Using FTP ............................................................................................................... QS-55
Using TFTP ............................................................................................................. QS-56