LevelOne ProCon GSW-1290, User Manual

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LevelOne GSW-1290 Gigabit Layer2 SNMP Switch
Stack Information
The GSW-1290 Switch can be used as a standalone high-capacity Switch or be used in a stacked
arrangement. There are two hardware requirements to use the Switch in a stacked group:
1. The proper module(s) must be installed. One or two MDU-1290S Stacking modules must be installed in
order to use the GSW-1290 Switch in a stacked configuration.
2.
The Slave Switch units must be the GSW-2492 equipped with a Stacking module.
3. Two MDU-1290S Stacking modules can be installed on the GSW-1290 to allow up to eight
GSW-
2492 Switches to be stacked. The four built-in combination ports may also be used as stacking ports.
Therefore it is possible to stack twelve GSW-2492 Switches with a GSW-1290.
The web manager can be used to enable or disable the stacking mode and to enable stacking for any of the
built-in combination ports.
The Switch stack displayed in the upper right-hand corner of your web-browser is a virtual representation
of the actual stack (see example below). The icons appear in the same order as their respective Switches.
When the Switches are properly interconnected, information about the resulting Switch stack is displayed
in the
Stack Mode Setup window. To view stacking information or to enable/disable the stacking mode,
click the Stack Information link in the Configuration folder.
Figure 3- 12. Stack Mode Setup (stacking disabled) window
To enable the stacking mode, follow the steps listed below.
1. Select Enabled from the Stack Mode State drop-down menu.
2. Click on the Apply button.
To enable stacking for one or more built-in combination ports, do the following:
1. Select Enabled from the Stack Mode State drop-down menu.
2. Select the Stack Port by clicking to check a corresponding selection box.
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