3Com 3C17203 Getting Started Manual

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Placing Units On Top of Each Other 25Placing Units OnTop of Each OtherIf the Switch units are free-standing, up to eight units can be placed oneon top of the other. If you are mixing a variety of SuperStack® 3 Switchand Hub units, the smaller units must be positioned at the top.If you are placing Switch units one on top of the other, you must use theself-adhesive rubber pads supplied. Apply the pads to the underside ofeach Switch, sticking one in the marked area at each corner. Place theSwitch units on top of each other, ensuring that the pads of the upperunit line up with the recesses of the lower unit.Stacking Units Switch 4400 units can be stacked together and then treated as a singlemanageable unit with one IP address. Any combination of 24-port and48-port units is allowed in a single stack, as long as the total number offront panel ports does not exceed the limit of 192 ports. The followingcombinations are allowed:■ 4 x 48-port Switches■ 3 x 48-port Switches and 2 x 24-port Switches■ 2 x 48-port Switches and 4 x 24-port Switches■ 1 x 48-port Switch and 6 x 24-port Switches■ 8 x 24-port SwitchesUsing the Expansion Module slot at the rear of the Switch, you can stackSwitch units together in two ways:■ The SuperStack 3 Switch Cascade Stacking Kit (3C17227) consists oftwo Cascade Modules and a Cascade Cable. This kit allows you toconnect two Switch 4400 units together.■ The SuperStack 3 Cascade Extender Kit (3C17228) consists of oneCascade Module, one Cascade Cable and one Cascade Extender Unit.This kit allows you to connect any of the combinations of Switch 4400units shown in “Stacking Units” on page 25. Each Cascade ExtenderKit enables you to add one additional Switch to your stack.For more information contact your supplier, and refer to the userdocumentation that accompanies these Cascade Kits.CAUTION: The SuperStack 3 Switch 4400 SE cannot be stacked withnon-SE Switches unless you are running the 4400 enhanced feature set.DUA1720-3AAA03_online.book Page 25 Monday, March 25, 2002 10:48 AM