DES-3326S Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Switch User’s Guide

Switch Stack Connections

Up to 6 DES-3326S switches can be stacked, using the optional stacking module, into a switch stack that can then be configured and managed as a single unit. The Web-based Management agent of the Master Switch can configure and manage all of the switches in a switch stack using a single IP address (the IP address of the Master Switch).

The Command Line Interface (CLI) can be also be used to manage and configure all of the switches in a switch stack from the serial port on the master switch.

The CLI can also be used to configure and manage the switch stack via the TELNET protocol using a single IP address (the IP address of the Master Switch).

The stacking ports are marked IN and OUT. The IEEE 1394 compliant cable must be connected from an IN port on one switch to an OUT port on the next switch in the stack. The last two switches (at the top and bottom of the stack) must also be connected from the IN port on one switch to the OUT port on the other switch. In this way, a loop is made such that all of the switches in the switch stack have the IN stacking port connected to another switch’s OUT stacking port.

An example stacking port interconnection is shown below:

Connecting The Switch

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D-Link DES-3326S manual Switch Stack Connections