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Connecting Stacking Cables

3-12 Hardware Installation

Figure 3‐8showsanexampleofafour‐highstackconnectedinaclosedloop

configuration.AllSTACKDOWNandSTACKUPconnectorsareusedintheinstallation.

ThestackingcableconnectionsarefromtheSTACKDOWNconnectorofoneswitchto

theSTACKUPconnectorofthenextswitchup

inthestack.Astackingcableconnection

fromtheSTACKDOWNconnectoroftheswitchatthetopofthestacktotheSTACKUP

connectoratthebottomofthestackclosestheloop.Inadaisychainconfiguration,one

cableconnectionisnotmade.

Figure 3-8 Stacking Cable Connections

Afterconnectingthecables

tothestackingports,proceedto“ConfiguringSwitchesina

Stack”onpage 3‐13forinstructions.

1 Category 5 or better UTP cable 4 STACK UP connector at top of stack

2 STACK UP connector 5 STACK DOWN connector at bottom of stack

3 STACK DOWN connector

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