User Manual

Chapter 1: Overview
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Stack Port
You can simplify the management of two or more
AT-MCF2000 chassis by interconnecting the devices with
the Stack port and managing them as a single unit. Some of
the benefits of the Stack port and the stacking feature are:
 A stack requires only one AT-MCF2000M Management
Module.
 A stack can consist of up to eight AT-MCF2000 Multi-
channel Media Converter Chassis and 16 media
converter modules.
 A stack requires only one IP configuration.
 You can add or remove a chassis from the stack without
interrupting the flow of network traffic through the
channels on the media converter modules.
Stack with a
Single
Management
Module
A stack must have one AT-MCF2000M Management
Module. The module must be installed in a chassis at one
end of the stack. The other units are connected to the stack
with the AT-MCF2000S Stacking Module, which has two
stacking ports.
The media converter units are connected together in a
daisy chain topology using the Stack ports. The Stack port
on the AT-MCF2000M Management Module must be
connected to a Stack port on the AT-MCF2000S Stacking
Module in the next chassis, which must be connected to a
Stack port in the next chassis, and so on. The topology
does not support redundant connections or loops.