Netgear M5300-28G3 (GSM7328Sv2h2) - ProSAFE 24+4 Gigabit Ethernet L3 Managed Stackable Switch Administrator's Guide

M5300-28G3

M5300-52G3

M5300-28GF3

M5300-28G-POE+

M5300-52G-POE+

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Install the switches in a rack.

Install all stacking cables, including the redundant stack link. 

NETGEAR highly recommends that you install a redundant link between the switches.

Identify the switch to be the master and power it up.

Monitor the console port.

Allow the master switch to come up to the login prompt. If the switch has the default 

configuration, it should come up as unit #1, and automatically become a master switch. If 
not, renumber the units.

If you want to configure switches offline, preconfigure the other switches to be added to the 
stack.

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Power on a second switch, making sure it is adjacent (that is, the next physical switch in the 
stack) to the switch already powered up.

This ensures that the second switch comes up as a member of the stack, and not a 
master of a separate stack.

Monitor the master switch to make sure that the second switch joins the stack.

You can issue the show switch command to determine when the switch joins the stack. 
It will be assigned a unit number (unit #2, if it has the default configuration).

As an option, renumber this stack member.

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To add more members to the stack, repeat steps 

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Always power on a switch adjacent to the switches already in the stack.