Step 8: Connecting The Stacking Modules - NETGEAR ProSafe FSM7352PS Installation Manual

special VLAN that is isolated from other normal routable VLANs for security reasons. If you wish to assign
an IP address to the switch in a normal VLAN, please follow the instructions found in the chapter 6: Quick
Startup of the User Manual for the Netgear 7300 Series Layer 3 Managed Switch Software.
The example above uses "192.168.1.100" as IP address, and "192.168.1.1" as gateway IP address. The
gateway address is optional. You should provide your own IP addressing in the above command.
If you want to use your web browser, or telnet session to manage your switch, note the IP address on the
Sysinfo page. To use your web browser, simply type the IP address in the URL address bar and hit enter.
If you want to use an SNMP management application, you will need to note the IP address and to configure
the SNMP settings in your switch so that it will respond to SNMP requests. This configuration can be done
through either the console or web browser GUI. See User Guide on how to enable SNMP access.
Note: The switch IP address is by default using DHCP mode to assign its address. If you leave the switch
IP mode in the default DHCP mode, the IP address of your switch could change, and you would have to
reconnect to the switch via the console port to discover the new IP address. Change the IP mode to
Manual for a more reliable connection. If you need help changing the IP mode, please refer the User
Manual on the Resource CD for Layer 3 Managed Switches.
To learn more about the managed features on your switch, refer to the manual on the Resource CD.

Step 8: Connecting the stacking modules

Perform this step only if you are setting up a stack of switches.
FSM7352PS can be setup as part of a stack. The last two ports, port 51 and 52, are pre-configured for
stacking functionality. To setup the stack, simply connect the switches using standard Category 5 Ethernet
cable on ports 51 or 52. The switches will automatically select the master unit whose console will be
accessible as normal, and other non-master unit console will no longer provide the normal CLI access. The
following diagram illustrates how the stack can be created.
To disable a port's stacking mode and change it into regular gigabit Ethernet port, enter the following
commands (using port 51 as an example):
(FSM7352PS ) #config
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