Allied Telesis AT-S62 - Manual (Page 580)

Chapter 32: Enhanced Stacking
Section VIII: Web Browser Management 580
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 can be used to manage other
switches in an enhanced stack. Once you have established a local
or remote management session with a master switch, you can
access and manage the other enhanced stacking switches.
A master switch must have a unique IP address. You can
manually assign a master switch an IP address or activate the
BOOTP and DHCP client software on the switch so that the
switch 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.
❑ Unavailable - A switch with an unavailable stacking status cannot
be remotely managed through a master switch. A switch with this
designation can be managed locally. To be managed remotely, a
switch with an unavailable stacking status must be assigned a
unique 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.
The Configuration System page is displayed with the General tab
selected by default, as shown in Figure 194 on page 586.
2. From the Configuration menu, select the Layer 2 option.
The Layer 2 page is displayed with the MAC Address tab selected
by default, as shown in Figure 208 on page 622.
3. Select the Enhanced Stacking tab.