Allied Telesis AT-8326GB - Manual (Page 18)

AT-8326GB Installation Guide
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Stacking Ports
Figure 7 Stacking Ports
There are two stacking ports on the back of the switch (Figure 7). The
ports are used to connect AT-8326GB switches to form a logical switch. A
logical switch consists of two or more individual switches that function
as one unit. This feature offers the following benefits:
G Stacking allows you to build a switch that is customized to the
needs and requirements of your network.
G Stacking simplifies network management. Rather than having to
mange the switches individually, you can manage all of the
switches as one unit.
G Stacking allows you to manage multiple switches from one
management session. All of the switches in a stack can be
managed from one management session through the master
switch of the switch stack.
G Stacking switches reduces the number of IP addresses you need
to assign to the switches you want to manage, since you can use
one IP address for all of the switches in a switch stack.
Up to six AT-8326GB switches can be stacked together in a daisy-chain
stacking configuration. Star and redundant path configurations will not
work.
A stack does not require any additional hardware other than the
switches and the LVDS stacking cable that comes with the units.
STACK IN STACK OUT
Stacking Ports