D-Link xStack DGS-3600 Series User Manual - Stacking
xStack DGS-3600 Series Layer 3 Gigabit Ethernet Managed Switch
Setting the Switch's IP Address using the Console Interface
Each Switch must be assigned its own IP Address, which is used for communication with an SNMP network manager or other
TCP/IP application (for example BOOTP, TFTP). The Switch's default IP address is 10.90.90.90. You can change the default
Switch IP address to meet the specification of your networking address scheme.
The IP address for the Switch must be set before it can be managed with the Web-based manager. The Switch IP address can be
automatically set using BOOTP or DHCP protocols, in which case the actual address assigned to the Switch must be known. The
IP address may be set using the Command Line Interface (CLI) over the console serial port as follows:
Starting at the command line prompt, enter the commands
config ipif System ipaddress xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/
yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy.
Where the x's represent the IP address to be assigned to the IP interface named System and the y's
represent the corresponding subnet mask.
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Alternatively, you can enter
config ipif System ipaddress xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx/z.
Where the x's represent the IP address
to be assigned to the IP interface named
System
and the z represents the corresponding number of subnets in CIDR
notation.
The IP interface named System on the Switch can be assigned an IP address and subnet mask, which can then be used to connect a
management station to the Switch's Telnet or Web-based management agent.
The system message
Success
indicates that the command was executed successfully. The Switch can now be configured and
managed via Telnet and the CLI or via the Web-based management agent using the above IP address to connect to the Switch.
Stacking
From firmware release v2.00 of this Switch, the xStack DGS-3600 Series now supports switch stacking, where a set of twelve
switches can be combined to be managed by one IP address through Telnet, the GUI interface (web), the console port or through
SNMP. Each switch of this series has either two or three stacking slots located at the rear of the device, which can be used to add
10-gigabit DEM-410CX or DEM-410X stacking modules, sold separately. After adding these stacking ports, the user may connect
these ports together using copper or fiber stacking cables (also sold separately) in one of two possible topologies.
Duplex Chain
– As shown in Figure 6-2, The Duplex Chain topology stacks switches together in a chain-link format. Using this
method, data transfer is only possible in one direction and if there is a break in the chain, then data transfer will obviously be
affected.
Duplex Ring
– As shown in Figure 6-3, the Duplex Ring stacks switches in a ring or circle format where data can be transferred
in two directions. This topology is very resilient due to the fact that if there is a break in the ring, data can still be transferred
through the stacking cables between switches in the stack.
Figure 6- 3. Switches stacked in a Duplex Chain Figure 6- 4. Switches stacked in a Duplex Ring
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