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AT-S39 User’s Guide
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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 all
other AT-8000 Series switches in a subnet. Once you have
established a local or remote management session with the
master switch, you can access and manage all the switches in the
subnet.
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 services on the switch.
❑ 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 a switch.
❑ 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. To change the stacking status of a switch that
does not have an IP address and subnet mask, you must use a local
management session.
To adjust a switch’s enhanced stacking status from a web browser
management session, perform the following procedure:
1. From the Home page, select Configuration.
2. From the Configuration page, select Layer 2.
3. Select the Enhanced Stacking tab.
Note
If the window does not have an Enhanced Stacking tab, you are
attempting to change the stacking status of a switch accessed
through enhanced stacking. This is not allowed. The only stacking
status you can change remotely from a web browser management
session is the switch on which you started the session.