Allied Telesis AT-S62 - Manual (Page 26)

Chapter 2: Enhanced Stacking
Section I: Basic Operations 26
Setting a Switch’s Enhanced Stacking Status
The enhanced stacking status of the switch can be master, slave, or
unavailable. Each status is described below:
❑ Master - A master switch of a stack is used to manage other
switches in an enhanced stack. Establishing a local or remote
management session on a master switch gives you access to the
other switches in the enhanced stack.
In order to manage the switches of an enhanced stack using
the web browser interface, you must assign the master switch
a unique IP address. You can manually assign the address or
activate the BOOTP and DHCP client software on the switch so
that it automatically obtains an IP address from a BOOTP or
DHCP server on your network.
❑ Slave - A slave switch can be remotely managed through a master
switch. It does not need an IP address or subnet mask. This is the
default setting for an AT-8500 Series switch.
❑ Unavailable - A switch with this designation cannot be accessed
through enhanced stacking. To remotely manage a switch with
this designation using the web browser interface, you must assign
it an IP address.
Note
The only switch whose stacking status you can change through a
web browser management session is the switch on which you
started the management session, typically a master switch. You
cannot change the stacking status of a switch accessed through
enhanced stacking. If the switch does not have an IP address and
subnet mask, the only way to change its stacking status is through a
local management session.
To adjust a switch’s enhanced stacking status, perform the following
procedure:
1. From the Home page, select Configuration.
2. From the Configuration menu, select the Mgmt. Protocols option.
3. Select the Enhanced Stacking tab.