Switch Stacking - D-Link DES-3226SM Reference Manual

DES-3226S Layer 2 Fast Ethernet Switch User's Guide
Figure 1-3. Assigning the Switch an IP Address
In the above example, the switch was assigned an IP address of
10.42.73.10 with a subnet mask of 255.0.0.0. The system message
Success indicates that the command was executed successfully.
The switch can now be configured and managed via TELNET and
the CLI or via the Web-based management agent using the above IP
address to connect to the switch.

Switch Stacking

The Switch is designed to be stacked in stacks of up to six Switches,
all managed as a single unit with a single IP address. The stack
order is hardware-determined, by default. That is, the unique MAC
address of each Switch determines where the Switch stands in the
stack order. This fact can be taken into account when you are
placing the Switches in the equipment rack. Administrators may
find it convenient to place the Switches in the rack in the same
order they appear logically in the Switch stack. However, you also
may prefer to override the auto-detect stack order feature if for
example, you add Switches to a stack that is already in place.
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