D-Link DHS-3224V manual Powering On Switch Stacks, Cable Connections for a Stacked Switch Group

D-Link DHS-3224V Switch User’s Guide

Powering On Switch Stacks

Switches in stacked Switch groups should be powered on simultaneously after all the FireWire connections are in place. The auto-detect mechanism of the stacking function requires that all participating Switches share MAC address information at the same time to establish the stack order. Once the group hierarchy has been established, it can only be changed using a software-driven override or a factory reset of each Switch in the group followed by simultaneous power on.

Cable Connections for a Stacked Switch Group

Interconnection of the Switch stack is accomplished using IEEE 1394 “FireWire” cabling. The ports used to connect the Switch stack are referred to here as the “stacking” ports. For uplink to the Ethernet backbone, it is recommended that the Master Switch be used, although other Switches in the stack can be used for uplink. Follow these steps to connect the stacked devices:

1.Connect the FireWire port on the Master Switch labeled “Out” to the FireWire port labeled “In” on the Number 2 Switch.

2.Connect the FireWire port of the Number 2 Switch labeled “Out” to the FireWire port of the Number 3 Switch. Continue to connect the stacking ports of all the Switches in the stack in a likewise fashion.

3.Connect the FireWire port labeled “Out” on the last Switch in the stack i.e. the highest numbered Switch, to the FireWire port labeled “In” on the Master Switch.

4.Finally, you can connect the Uplink port (10/100BASE-TX) to the Ethernet backbone with Category 5 cabling with RJ-45 connectors.

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