Stacking Switches - NETGEAR ProSafe FSM7328S Hardware Installation Manual

Hardware Installation Guide for Managed Stackable Layer 3 Fast Ethernet Switches

Stacking Switches

Up to eight switches can be stacked. The last two ports on the right side of the
front panel of each switch are preconfigured for stacking. These are ports 27 and
28 for the FSM7328S, and ports 51 and 52 for the FSM7352S and FSM7352PS.
To set up a stack:
1. Connect the switches using a standard Category 5 Ethernet cable on the
stacking ports, as shown:
The number of RJ-45 ports depends on
the switch model, but the stacking ports are
always on the right side of the front panel.
Figure 3-2
2. The switches automatically select the master switch in the stack.
3. To use the console and Command Line Interface (CLI), connect the console to
the master switch. This single console connection enables you to manage all
of the switches in the stack.
For information about working with the CLI, see the Command Line Interface
Reference for the ProSafe 7300S Series Layer-3 Stackable Switches on the
NETGEAR CD that shipped with your product.
Hardware Installation
Note: You can connect and establish a link with non-stacking interfaces,
but no traffic will pass across the interface.
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