SMC Networks 10G manual Connecting Switches in a Stack, Making Stacking Connections

INSTALLING THE SWITCH

Connecting Switches in a Stack

To connect up to eight switches in a stack, perform the following steps:

1.Plug one end of the stack cable (ordered separately) in the Down (right) port of the top unit.

2.Plug the other end of the stack cable into the Up (left) port of the next unit.

3.Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each unit in the stack. Form a simple chain starting at the Down port on the top unit and ending at the Up port on the bottom unit (stacking up to 8 units).

4.(Optional) To form a wrap-around topology, plug one end of a stack cable into the Down port on the bottom unit and the other end into the Up port on the top unit.

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Figure 3-6 Making Stacking Connections

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