Switch User Manual

C H A P T E R 5 Managing the Switch

Switch Position Organizer

Using the Switch Position

Organizer

This tool enables you to reposition the switches displayed on screen,

so they have the same relative position to each other as the physical

switches in the stack. To reposition a switch:

1 Select Tools>Switch Position Organizer.

2 Click the switch’s IP address.

3 Use the arrows to change the position of the IP address in the

list.

4 To update the names of the individual switches to match the

physical position view, check the

Update individual

switch names too

5 Click OK. The switches in Device View now change position.

The new order is stored in the switch, so the order is maintained

regardless of where you manage them.

Color Code Matrix Ports

Purpose Enabling this tool colors the individual ports on the Matrix Module.

This simplifies the task of tracing cables, as the ports on the Stack In-

terface Modules become the same color as the port they are connected

to on the Matrix Module.

Color Coding Each Matrix port has a unique color:

• Port 1 – brown

• Port 2 – yellow

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