Netonix Stacked Switches, Trunking and Access ports

Netonix Stacked Switches, Trunking and Access ports

In this example we will stack two switches and trunk between them. We want to manage the switch from port 1 on Switch 1 and port 1 on Switch 2 via port 8 on Switch 1.

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1. To configure the switch, set an IP address of 192.168.1.1/24 on your laptop and log into Switch 2 at 192.168.1.20 using admin/admin, after connecting your laptop to the switch's port 1.

2. Click the VLAN tab and using the (+) sign, add as many vlans as you plan to use. In this case we added 5.  Set the ID and add a description for each.  

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3. Remember vlan 1 is untagged traffic to manage the switch.  Toggle the ports for vlan 1 until your screen looks like the example. The letters T for Tagged and U for untagged toggle so keep clicking until you get the desired effect.  Do the same for all vlans.  

4. When your screen looks exactly like the example above, click Save/Apply.

5. Put Switch 2 aside and connect to port 1 of Switch 1 and log inat 192.168.1.20 using admin/admin, after connecting your laptop to the switchport 1.

6. Click the Device-Configuration tab and set the IP address to 192.168.1.21 and click Save/Apply:

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7. Log into the switch at the new IP of 192.168.1.21 as before and set the VLANs tab as follows:

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8. Click Save/Apply and now connect the switches as follows:

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You should now be able to manage Switch 1 and Switch 2 at their respective IP addresses. You can now replace the Laptop with a Router with the appropriate VLAN configuration as shown in our Netonix Router on a Stick Example HERE

I have included my configs as attachments. 

 

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