Stacking Using Interface Card On Rear Panel - TP-Link JETStream T2700G-28TQ Installation Manual

3. Hold the captive screws on the front panel of the interface card, and gently push
the interface card in along the slot guide rail until the interface card is flush with the
switch, as shown in the following figure.
4. Tighten the captive screws with a Phillips screwdriver to fix the interface card in
place.
Removing the Interface Card
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1. Wear an ESD-preventive wrist strap, and make sure that it has good skin contact and
is well grounded.
2. Use a Phillips screwdriver to loosen the captive screws at both sides of the interface
card until all spring pressure is released.
3. Pull the interface card towards you along the guide rails, until it completely comes
out of the switch chassis.
4. After removing an interface card, if no new interface card is to be installed, please
install the protective cover as soon as possible to prevent dust from entering and
ensure the normal ventilation in the switch.
Note:
TX432 supports hot plug, so if necessary you can install or remove the interface card
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when the switch is operating. However, it is recommended that the power be turned
off during installation.
Do not touch the surface-mounted components directly with your hand while the
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switch is in operation.

3.5 Stacking Using Interface Card on Rear Panel

You can connect up to 8 switches to form a stack with a single management IP address.
Follow the steps below to connect the switches and configure the stack ports, then the
switches will automatically elect a master unit and establish a stack. Once the stack
is established, you can use any port of any switch in the stack to manage the stack
system.
You can use either the SFP+ ports on the front panel or the Interface Card on the rear
panel to create a stack. These two pairs of stack ports cannot be mixedly used in the
stack connection.
Here we take stacking using Interface Card for example.
1. Install an Interface Card (TX432 for example) into the Interface Card Slot of each
switch, see 3.4 Installing & Removing the Interface Card.
Switch
Figure 3-6 Installing the Interface Card
Stackable L2+/L3 Managed Switch
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