TABLE OF CONTENTS
MULTILINK ML1600/2400 ETHERNET COMMUNICATIONS SWITCH – QUICKSTART GUIDE
TOC–I
Table of Contents
1. PREPARATION ...................................................................................................... 1
P
RECAUTIONS
...............................................................................................................................1
D
ETERMINING
M
OUNTING
L
OCATION
......................................................................................1
2. MECHANICAL INSTALLATION ........................................................................ 3
T
ABLE
-
TOP
OR
S
HELF
M
OUNTING
............................................................................................3
R
ACK
M
OUNTING
- ML2400 ...................................................................................................3
DIN-R
AIL
/ P
ANEL
M
OUNTING
- ML1600 ............................................................................4
Mounting Dimensions with Metal Brackets............................................................6
DIN-R
AIL
/ P
ANEL
M
OUNTING
- ML1200/ML800 ...........................................................7
Mounting Dimensions for ML1200/ML800 with metal brackets ..................7
3. ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION ........................................................................... 9
P
OWERING
THE
U
NIT
- ML2400 .............................................................................................9
P
OWERING
THE
U
NIT
- ML1600 .............................................................................................10
P
OWERING
THE
U
NIT
- ML1200/ML800 .............................................................................10
UL R
EQUIREMENTS
FOR
DC-P
OWERED
U
NITS
......................................................................11
A
LARM
C
ONTACTS
.......................................................................................................................11
D
IELECTRIC
S
TRENGTH
(
HI
-
POT
) T
ESTING
................................................................................12
4. CONNECTING A MANAGEMENT CONSOLE TERMINAL TO THE UNIT ... 13
D
ESCRIPTION
................................................................................................................................13
ML2400/ML1600 .................................................................................................................13
ML1200/ML800....................................................................................................................14
5. INTRODUCTION TO TWISTED PAIR & FIBER OPTIC ETHERNET LANS .. 15
E
THERNET
P
HYSICAL
L
AYER
: T
WISTED
P
AIR
C
OPPER
VS
F
IBER
O
PTIC
................................15
Twisted Pair copper cable ..............................................................................................15
Fiber ..........................................................................................................................................16
S
UPPORTED
N
ETWORK
T
OPOLOGIES
........................................................................................16
Star Architecture.................................................................................................................16
Mesh Architecture ..............................................................................................................16
Ring Architecture ................................................................................................................17
10BASE T
AND
100B
ASE
T M
EDIA
.........................................................................................17
Unshielded Twisted Pair cable: ....................................................................................17
Ethernet: Unshielded Twisted Pair..............................................................................18
6. CONNECTING ETHERNET MEDIA ................................................................... 20
D
ESCRIPTION
................................................................................................................................20
C
ONNECTING
ST-
TYPE
F
IBER
O
PTICS
(
TWIST
-
LOCK
) ..............................................................20
C
ONNECTING
SC-
TYPE
F
IBER
O
PTICS
(
SNAP
-
IN
) ....................................................................21
C
ONNECTING
S
INGLE
-
MODE
F
IBER
O
PTICS
............................................................................21
C
ONNECTING
RJ45 T
WISTED
P
AIR
..........................................................................................21
C
ONNECTING
G
IGABIT
M
EDIA
USING
GBIC
S
.........................................................................22
7. HUBS AND SWITCHES ........................................................................................ 23
F
IBER
O
PTIC
E
THERNET
: .............................................................................................................23
Wavelengths of light .........................................................................................................23
S
INGLE
AND
M
ULTI
-
MODE
CABLE
.............................................................................................24
Fiber Cable Cross Section and Physical Specifications.....................................24
Single mode fiber - Less attenuation per unit distance ...................................25
8. OPTICAL POWER BUDGET ................................................................................ 26
A
SSIGNING
AN
IP
ADDRESS
TO
THE
M
ULTILIN
S
WITCH
.........................................................27
A
SSIGNING
A
STATIC
IP A
DDRESS
TO
A
PERSONNEL
COMPUTER
..........................................33
C
ONFIGURING
THE
SWITCH
PORTS
FOR
UR
REDUNDANT
OPERATION
................................39
