Ge Multilink ml810 User manual

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Instruction Manual

Firmware Revision: 5.x

Manual P/N: 1601-0123-A3

GE publication code: GEK-113604B

Multilink ML810

Managed Edge Switch

The Multilink ML810 Instruction Manual for revision 5.x.

Multilink ML810 is a registered trademark of GE Multilin Inc.

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Part number: 1601-0123-A3 (November 2015)

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possible contingency to be met in connection with installation, operation, or maintenance. Should further

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Radio Frequency Interference Statement

This equipment generates, uses and can radiate frequency energy and if not installed and used properly

in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions, may cause interference to radio

communication. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device in

accordance with the specifications in Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC rules, which are designed to provide

reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment. Operation

of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference, in which case the user, at their own

expense, will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference.

Canadian Emissions Statement

This Class A digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment

Regulations.

Cet appareil respecte toutes les exigences du Réglement sur le matériel du Canada. Cet appareil est

Classe A..

Electrical Safety requirements:

1. This product is to be installed Only in Restricted Access Areas (Dedicated Equipment Rooms, Electrical

Closets, or the like).

2. 48 V DC products shall be installed with a readily accessible disconnect device in the building

installation supply circuit to the product.

3. This product shall be provided with a maximum 10 A DC Listed fuse or circuit breaker in the supply

circuit when connected to a 48 V centralized DC source.

4. The external power supply for DC units shall be a Listed, Direct Plug In power unit, marked Class 2, or

Listed ITE Power Supply, marked LP, which has suitably rated output voltage (i.e. 24 V DC or 48 V DC)

and suitable rated output current.

5. Product does not contain user replaceable fuses. Any internal fuses can ONLY be replaced by GE

Digital Energy.

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Table of Contents

1: SPECIFICATIONS TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ..........................................................................................................1-1

ORDERING INFORMATION ...............................................................................................................1-5

FIRMWARE OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................................1-6

COMMAND LINE FIRMWARE ..................................................................................................1-6

ENERVISTA SOFTWARE ...........................................................................................................1-6

BEFORE STARTING ...................................................................................................................1-6

COMMAND LINE INTERFACE FIRMWARE ...................................................................................1-8

CONSOLE CONNECTION .........................................................................................................1-8

CONSOLE SETUP ......................................................................................................................1-8

CONSOLE SCREEN ...................................................................................................................1-8

LOGGING INFOR THE FIRST TIME .........................................................................................1-9

AUTOMATIC IP ADDRESS CONFIGURATION .........................................................................1-9

SETTING THE IP PARAMETERS ...............................................................................................1-10

PRIVILEGE LEVELS ....................................................................................................................1-12

USER MANAGEMENT ...............................................................................................................1-12

HELP ..........................................................................................................................................1-13

EXITING .....................................................................................................................................1-15

ENERVISTA SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT .................................................................................1-16

LOGGING IN FOR THE FIRST TIME .........................................................................................1-16

PRIVILEGE LEVELS ....................................................................................................................1-16

USER MANAGEMENT ...............................................................................................................1-17

MODIFYING THE PRIVILEGE LEVEL ........................................................................................1-21

HELP ..........................................................................................................................................1-21

EXITING .....................................................................................................................................1-21

ML810 FIRMWARE UPDATES ..........................................................................................................1-22

UPDATING MULTILINK FIRMWARE ........................................................................................1-22

SELECTING THE PROPER VERSION ........................................................................................1-22

UPDATING THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE .........................................................................1-22

UPDATING THROUGH THE ENERVISTA SOFTWARE ..............................................................1-23

2: INTRODUCTION INSPECTING THE PACKAGE AND PRODUCT .............................................................................2-1

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................................2-2

PACKET PRIORITIZATION, 802.1PQOS ...............................................................................2-3

FRAME BUFFERING AND FLOW CONTROL ...........................................................................2-3

FEATURES AND BENEFITS ................................................................................................................2-4

APPLICATIONS .......................................................................................................................................2-6

3: INSTALLATION LOCATING MULTILINK ML810 SWITCHES .................................................................................3-2

CONNECTING ETHERNET MEDIA ...................................................................................................3-3

CONNECTING TWISTED PAIR (CAT3, CAT5, UTP OR STP) .............................................3-3

CONNECTING TWISTED PAIR (CAT5EOR BETTER, UTP OR STP) ....................................3-4

CONNECTING SINGLE-MODE FIBER OPTIC ..........................................................................3-4

GIGABIT SFP (SMALL FORM-FACTOR PLUGGABLE) TRANSCEIVERS .................................3-4

CONNECTING FIBER OPTIC CABLE TO SFP TRANSCEIVERS ..............................................3-5

DIN-RAIL MOUNTING THE MULTILINK ML810 ........................................................................3-6

MOUNTING DIMENSIONS FOR ML810 WITH METAL BRACKETS .......................................3-6

POWERING THE MULTILINK ML810 MANAGED EDGE SWITCH .....................................3-10

ALARM CONTACTS FOR MONITORING INTERNAL POWER, AND SOFTWARE TRAPS 3-11

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CONNECTING THE CONSOLE TERMINAL TO MULTILINK ML810 .....................................3-12

RJ45 CONSOLE PORT (SERIAL PORT) PIN ASSIGNMENTS ..................................................3-12

4: OPERATION SWITCHING FUNCTIONALITY ..........................................................................................................4-1

AUTO-CROSS(MDIX) AND AUTO-NEGOTIATION, FOR RJ-45 PORTS ..............................4-2

FLOW-CONTROL, IEEE 802.3X STANDARD ...............................................................................4-4

POWER BUDGET CALCULATIONS FOR ML810 MODULES WITH FIBER MEDIA .........4-5

ML810 SWITCH PORT MODULES ..................................................................................................4-6

ML810 MODULE LED DESIGNATIONS ................................................................................4-6

ML8104 (C1), 4 X10/100MBRJ45 (SLOT C) ...............................................................4-8

ML810 (E4) XMULTIMODE LC (SLOT C) ...........................................................................4-8

ML810 (E6), 4 XSINGLEMODE LC (SLOT C) .....................................................................4-9

ML810 (C4), 2 XMULTIMODE LC / 2 XRJ45 (SLOT C) ................................................4-9

ML810 (C5), 2 XSINGLEMODE LC / 2 XRJ45; ML810 (CI), 2 X10/100 RJ45 + 2 X100

MBITLC SM FIBER, 40 KM(SLOT C) ...............................................4-9

ML810 (E3), 4 XMULTIMODE MTRJ (SLOT C) ................................................................4-10

ML810 (C3), 2 XMULTIMODE MTRJ / 2 XRJ45 (SLOT C) ..........................................4-10

ML810 (EL), 2 X10 FL + 2 X100 FX ST - 2 KM (SLOT C) ........................................4-11

ML810 (E5), ML810 (E7) (SLOT C) ...................................................................................4-11

ML810 (C6), ML810 (C8) (SLOT C) ..................................................................................4-12

ML810 (C7) (SLOT C) ............................................................................................................4-12

ML810 (EJ), ML810 (EH) (SLOT C) ...................................................................................4-12

ML810 (EK) (SLOT C) ............................................................................................................4-13

ML810 (CD), 1 XLC MULTIMODE / 3 XRJ45 (SLOT C) ................................................4-13

ML810 (CF), ML8104 (CH) (SLOT C) ...............................................................................4-13

ML810 (CB), 1 XMTRJ MULTIMODE / 3 XRJ45 (SLOT C) ..........................................4-13

ML810 (EB), (EC), (ED), 1 XLC (SLOT C) .........................................................................4-14

ML810 (EA), 1 XMTRJ MULTIMODE (SLOT C) ................................................................4-14

ML810 (C2), 4 XPOE RJ45 (SLOT C) ...............................................................................4-14

ML810 (H7), 2 XGIGABIT RJ45 (SLOT B) ........................................................................4-15

TROUBLESHOOTING ...........................................................................................................................4-16

BEFORE CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE ......................................................................................4-16

WHEN CALLING FOR ASSISTANCE ........................................................................................4-16

5: IP ADDRESSING IP ADDRESS AND SYSTEM INFORMATION .................................................................................5-1

OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................5-1

IMPORTANCE OF AN IP ADDRESS .................................................................................................5-3

DHCP AND BOOTP .................................................................................................................5-3

BOOTP DATABASE ....................................................................................................................5-3

CONFIGURING DHCP/BOOTP/MANUAL/AUTO ................................................................5-3

USING TELNET .........................................................................................................................5-5

SETTING PARAMETERS ......................................................................................................................5-8

SETTING SERIAL PORT PARAMETERS ....................................................................................5-8

SYSTEM PARAMETERS .............................................................................................................5-8

DATE AND TIME .......................................................................................................................5-10

NETWORK TIME .......................................................................................................................5-10

SYSTEM CONFIGURATION ................................................................................................................5-14

SAVING AND LOADING – COMMAND LINE ..........................................................................5-14

CONFIG FILE .............................................................................................................................5-14

DISPLAYING CONFIGURATION ................................................................................................5-17

SAVING CONFIGURATION .......................................................................................................5-20

SCRIPT FILE ..............................................................................................................................5-22

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SAVING AND LOADING – ENERVISTA SOFTWARE ...............................................................5-23

HOST NAMES ...........................................................................................................................5-25

ERASING CONFIGURATION .....................................................................................................5-27

IPV6 ............................................................................................................................................................5-31

INTRODUCTION TO IPV6 .........................................................................................................5-31

WHAT’SCHANGED IN IPV6? .................................................................................................5-31

IPV6 ADDRESSING ..................................................................................................................5-32

CONFIGURING IPV6 ................................................................................................................5-32

LIST OF COMMANDS IN THIS CHAPTER .................................................................................5-34

6: ACCESS

CONSIDERATIONS

SECURING ACCESS ..............................................................................................................................6-1

DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................6-1

SET PASSWORDS .....................................................................................................................6-1

PORT SECURITY FEATURE .......................................................................................................6-1

CONFIGURING PORT SECURITY THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE .........6-3

COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................6-3

ALLOWING MAC ADDRESSES ...............................................................................................6-4

SECURITY LOGS .......................................................................................................................6-8

AUTHORIZED MANAGERS .......................................................................................................6-10

CONFIGURING PORT SECURITY WITH ENERVISTA SOFTWARE .......................................6-12

COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................6-12

LOGS .........................................................................................................................................6-15

AUTHORIZED MANAGERS .......................................................................................................6-16

7: ACCESS USING RADIUS INTRODUCTION TO 802.1X ..............................................................................................................7-1

DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................7-1

802.1XPROTOCOL .................................................................................................................7-1

CONFIGURING 802.1X THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ...........................7-4

COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................7-4

EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................7-6

CONFIGURING 802.1X WITH ENERVISTA SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 7-9

COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................7-9

8: ACCESS USING

TACACS+

INTRODUCTION TO TACACS+ .........................................................................................................8-1

OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................8-1

TACACS+ FLOW ....................................................................................................................8-2

TACACS+ PACKET .................................................................................................................8-2

CONFIGURING TACACS+ THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ......................8-4

COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................8-4

EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................8-4

CONFIGURING TACACS+ WITH ENERVISTA SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 8-6

9: PORT MIRRORING AND

SETUP

PORT MIRRORING ................................................................................................................................9-1

DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................9-1

PORT MIRRORING USING THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ............................................9-2

COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................9-2

PORT SETUP ...........................................................................................................................................9-3

COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................9-3

FLOW CONTROL ......................................................................................................................9-5

BACK PRESSURE ......................................................................................................................9-5

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BROADCAST STORMS ..............................................................................................................9-7

LINK LOSS ALERT ....................................................................................................................9-9

PORT MIRRORING USING ENERVISTA SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ...9-11

COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................9-11

PORT SETUP .............................................................................................................................9-12

BROADCAST STORMS ..............................................................................................................9-15

10: VLAN VLAN DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................10-1

OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................10-1

TAG VLAN VS. PORT VLAN ..................................................................................................10-3

CONFIGURING PORT VLANS THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ...............10-5

DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................10-5

COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................10-5

CONFIGURING PORT VLANS WITH ENERVISTA SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

10-7

DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................10-7

CONFIGURING TAG VLANS THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ..................10-12

DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................10-12

COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................10-12

EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................10-13

CONFIGURING TAG VLANS WITH ENERVISTA SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

10-19

DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................10-19

11: VLAN REGISTRATION

OVER GARP

OVERVIEW ...............................................................................................................................................11-1

DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................11-1

GVRP CONCEPTS ....................................................................................................................11-1

GVRP OPERATIONS ................................................................................................................11-2

CONFIGURING GVRP THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ..............................11-6

COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................11-6

GVRP OPERATION NOTES .....................................................................................................11-6

CONFIGURING GVRP WITH ENERVISTA SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 11-8

EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................11-8

12: SPANNING TREE

PROTOCOL (STP)

OVERVIEW ...............................................................................................................................................12-1

DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................12-1

FEATURES AND OPERATION ...................................................................................................12-1

CONFIGURING STP ..............................................................................................................................12-3

13: RAPID SPANNING

TREE PROTOCOL

OVERVIEW ...............................................................................................................................................13-1

DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................13-1

RSTP CONCEPTS .....................................................................................................................13-1

TRANSITION FROM STP TO RSTP .........................................................................................13-2

CONFIGURING RSTP THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ...............................13-4

NORMAL RSTP ........................................................................................................................13-4

SMART RSTP (RING-ONLY MODE) THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE (CLI) .13-13

CONFIGURING STP/RSTP WITH ENERVISTA SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

13-15

NORMAL RSTP ........................................................................................................................13-15

SMART RSTP (RING-ONLY MODE) WITH ENERVISTA SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE

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13-19

14: QUALITY OF SERVICE QOS OVERVIEW ....................................................................................................................................14-1

DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................14-1

QOS CONCEPTS .......................................................................................................................14-1

DIFFSERV AND QOS ...............................................................................................................14-2

IP PRECEDENCE .......................................................................................................................14-2

CONFIGURING QOS THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ................................14-4

COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................14-4

EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................14-6

CONFIGURING QOS WITH ENERVISTA SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ..14-9

DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................14-9

15: IGMP OVERVIEW ...............................................................................................................................................15-1

DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................15-1

IGMP CONCEPTS ....................................................................................................................15-1

IP MULTICAST FILTERS ...........................................................................................................15-4

RESERVED ADDRESSES EXCLUDED FROM IP MULTICAST (IGMP) FILTERING .................15-4

IGMP SUPPORT .......................................................................................................................15-5

CONFIGURING IGMP THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ...............................15-6

COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................15-6

EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................15-8

CONFIGURING IGMP WITH ENERVISTA SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 15-11

EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................15-11

16: SNMP OVERVIEW ...............................................................................................................................................16-1

DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................16-1

SNMP CONCEPTS ...................................................................................................................16-1

TRAPS ........................................................................................................................................16-3

STANDARDS ..............................................................................................................................16-3

CONFIGURING SNMP THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE .............................16-5

COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................16-5

EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................16-6

CONFIGURING SNMP WITH ENERVISTA SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 16-11

EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................16-11

CONFIGURING RMON ........................................................................................................................16-15

DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................16-15

COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................16-15

17: MISCELLANEOUS

COMMANDS

E-MAIL .......................................................................................................................................................17-1

DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................17-1

COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................17-2

EXAMPLE ...................................................................................................................................17-3

STATISTICS ..............................................................................................................................................17-5

VIEWING PORT STATISTICS WITH ENERVISTA SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE 17-5

SERIAL CONNECTIVITY .......................................................................................................................17-7

DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................17-7

HISTORY ...................................................................................................................................................17-8

COMMANDS ..............................................................................................................................17-8

PING ...........................................................................................................................................................17-9

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PING THROUGH THE COMMAND LINE INTERFACE ..............................................................17-9

PING THROUGH ENERVISTA SECURE WEB MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ...........................17-9

PROMPT ....................................................................................................................................................17-10

CHANGING THE COMMAND LINE PROMPT ..........................................................................17-10

SYSTEM EVENTS ...................................................................................................................................17-11

DESCRIPTION ............................................................................................................................17-11

COMMAND LINE INTERFACE EXAMPLE .................................................................................17-11

ENERVISTA EXAMPLE ..............................................................................................................17-12

COMMAND REFERENCE ....................................................................................................................17-14

MAIN COMMANDS ...................................................................................................................17-14

CONFIGURATION COMMANDS ................................................................................................17-16

18: MODBUS PROTOCOL MODBUS CONFIGURATION .............................................................................................................18-1

OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................18-1

COMMAND LINE INTERFACE SETTINGS .................................................................................18-1

ENERVISTA SETTINGS ..............................................................................................................18-3

MEMORY MAPPING .............................................................................................................................18-4

MODBUS MEMORY MAP .........................................................................................................18-4

FORMAT CODES .......................................................................................................................18-37

A: REVISION HISTORY

AND WARRANTY

REVISION HISTORY ..............................................................................................................................A-1

CHANGE NOTES .......................................................................................................................A-1

CHANGES TO THE MANUAL ....................................................................................................A-1

GE DIGITAL ENERGY WARRANTY INFORMATION ...................................................................A-2

B: DC POWER INPUT SPECIFICATIONS FOR MULTILINK ML810 SWITCHES, DC POWER AT 12, 24, –48, 125 AND

250 VDC POWER INPUT ................................................................................B-1

12, 24, –48, 125 AND 250VDC POWER, THEORY OF OPERATION .................................B-3

APPLICATIONS FOR DC POWERED ETHERNET SWITCHES................................................. B-4

ML810, 12, 24, –48, 125 AND 250VDC INSTALLATION ........................................................B-5

UL REQUIREMENTS FOR DC-POWERED UNITS ...................................................................B-5

OPERATION .............................................................................................................................................B-7

TROUBLESHOOTING ...........................................................................................................................B-8

C: INTERNAL DC DUAL-

SOURCE POWER

INPUT OPTION

SPECIFICATIONS - FOR MULTILINK ML810 EDGE SWITCH ................................................C-1

MULTILINK ML810, WITH DC DUAL-SOURCE OPTION ........................................................C-3

DUAL-SOURCE OPTION, THEORY OF OPERATION .................................................................C-4

FEATURES AND BENEFITS OF THE DUAL-SOURCE DESIGN ..............................................C-5

INSTALLATION .......................................................................................................................................C-6

ORDERING INFORMATION FOR DUAL SOURCE POWER .....................................................C-7

D: FIELD INSTALLATION

INSTRUCTIONS FOR

SLOT C MODULE