SMC Networks 8700S-130, Installation Manual

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NSTALLING THE
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WITCH
3-8
Connecting Switches in a Stack
To connect up to eight switches in a stack, perform the following steps:
1. Plug one end of the stack cable (ordered separately) in the Down
(right) port of the top unit.
2. Plug the other end of the stack cable into the Up (left) port of the next
unit.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each unit in the stack. Form a simple chain
starting at the Down port on the top unit and ending at the Up port
on the bottom unit (stacking up to 8 units).
4. (Optional) To form a wrap-around topology, plug one end of a stack
cable into the Down port on the bottom unit and the other end into
the Up port on the top unit.
Figure 3-6 Making Stacking Connections
Down
Up
Down
Up
Up
Up
Down
Down