DGS-3312SR Stackable Gigabit Layer 3 Switch
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Switch Stack Management
The DGS-3312SR has a possible twelve gigabit ports that may be used in standalone mode or can be used in a stacking
configuration to provide up to 576 10/100 Mbps ports and 12 Gigabit ports in a star architecture. For stacking, the DGS-
3312SR will be the master switch of a stack of DES-3226S switches, DES-3250TG switches or a combination of both. For
more information on stacking see Sections 1 and 2 of this manual regarding stacking and the DGS-3312SR.
Configure Stacking
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
Monitoring
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.
The
Stack Information Table
displays the read-only information listed in the table on the next page.
The current order in the Switch stack is also displayed on the front panel of each slave Switch, under the STACK NO.
heading. The Stack ID LED display on the front panel of the DGS-3312SR will always display an F (15 in hex), regardless
of whether the DGS-3312SR is the master Switch in a Switch stack or in standalone mode.
Below is an example of the
Stack Mode Setup
window with stacking mode enabled.