TOC TABLE OF CONTENTS
MULTILINK ML1600 ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS SWITCH – INSTRUCTION MANUAL TOC–I
Table of Contents
1: INTRODUCTION GETTING STARTED ............................................................................................................. 1-1
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NSPECTING THE PACKAGE AND PRODUCT ........................................................................1-1
ORDERING ........................................................................................................................... 1-2
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RDER CODES .......................................................................................................................1-2
SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................1-3
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ECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ................................................................................................1-3
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NVIRONMENTAL SPECIFICATIONS ......................................................................................1-5
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HYSICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................1-5
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PPROVALS AND WARRANTY ..............................................................................................1-5
SOFTWARE OVERVIEW ..................................................................................................... 1-6
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OMMAND LINE SOFTWARE ................................................................................................1-6
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NERVISTA SOFTWARE .........................................................................................................1-6
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EFORE STARTING .................................................................................................................1-7
COMMAND LINE INTERFACE SOFTWARE ..................................................................... 1-8
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ONSOLE CONNECTION .......................................................................................................1-8
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ONSOLE SETUP ....................................................................................................................1-8
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ONSOLE SCREEN .................................................................................................................1-9
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OGGING IN FOR THE FIRST TIME .......................................................................................1-9
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UTOMATIC IP ADDRESS CONFIGURATION .......................................................................1-9
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ETTING THE IP PARAMETERS .............................................................................................1-10
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RIVILEGE LEVELS ..................................................................................................................1-12
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SER MGMNT ......................................................................................................................1-12
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ELP ........................................................................................................................................1-13
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XITING ...................................................................................................................................1-15
ENERVISTA SECURE WEB MGMNT ................................................................................. 1-16
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OGGING IN FOR THE FIRST TIME .......................................................................................1-16
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RIVILEGE LEVELS ..................................................................................................................1-17
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SER MGMNT ......................................................................................................................1-17
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ODIFYING THE PRIVILEGE LEVEL ......................................................................................1-20
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ELP ........................................................................................................................................1-20
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XITING ...................................................................................................................................1-21
ML1600 SOFTWARE UPDATES ........................................................................................ 1-22
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PDATING MULTILINK SOFTWARE .....................................................................................1-22
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ELECTING THE PROPER VERSION ......................................................................................1-22
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PDATING THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE .......................................................................1-22
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PDATING THROUGH THE ENERVISTA SOFTWARE ...........................................................1-23
2: PRODUCT
DESCRIPTION
OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................ 2-1
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NTRODUCTION TO THE ML1600 .......................................................................................2-1
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ESIGN ASPECTS ...................................................................................................................2-2
COMMUNICATIONS MODULES ....................................................................................... 2-3
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OUR-PORT MODULES .........................................................................................................2-3
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IX-PORT MODULES ..............................................................................................................2-4
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IGHT-PORT MODULES .........................................................................................................2-4
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IGABIT (1000 MBPS) MODULES ......................................................................................2-5
FEATURES AND BENEFITS ................................................................................................ 2-6
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ACKET PRIORITIZATION, 802.1P QOS .............................................................................2-6
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RAME BUFFERING AND FLOW CONTROL .........................................................................2-6
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ULTILINK SWITCH SOFTWARE ..........................................................................................2-6