Connecting Catalyst Switches To The Catalyst Matrix - Cisco Catalyst 3920 Installation Manual

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Connecting Catalyst Switches to the Catalyst Matrix

Up to eight Catalyst switches can be connected to a Catalyst Matrix. This configuration requires a
Catalyst Matrix, and a stack port cable. The connection is made through one of the eight I/O stack
ports on the back panel of the Catalyst Matrix to the single I/O stack port on the stack port on the
back of each Catalyst switch. After mounting the Catalyst switches and Catalyst Matrix in a rack or
cabinet, use the following instructions to cable the units together.
Step 1
Caution
stack port connector. Inserting the connector at an angle may cause the pins to bend. (The cable connector in
the following figures are shown at an angle for illustration purposes only.)
Connecting the Stack Port Cable to the Stack Port
Connecting the Other End of the Cable to the Other Catalyst 3920
Attach one end of the stack port cable to Port 1 (recommended port to use first) on the
Catalyst Matrix (Figure 3-6). It does not matter which end of the cable is used and it does
not matter if the Catalyst switch or Catalyst Matrix is powered on or off.
When installing the stack port cable connector, keep the connector straight as you insert it in the
RPS Present
RPS Good
INT PS GOOD
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RPS Present
RPS Good
INT PS GOOD
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