Solved: Stacking a 3750TS with a 3750PS

WillaBamm · ‎04-08-2016

I have a 3750-48TS and a 3750-48PS.

Both switches have the same IOS and I have one StackWise cable. Do I need two cables? I was told I only needed one.

Does it matter what switch the cable is plugged into Stack 1? I have the TS connected to all my computers and the incoming internet signal. I placed the SW Cable in Stack 1 on this switch and the SW Cable in Stack 2 position on the PS. Tera Term does see both switches, if that matters any.

I want to use the PS for security POE cameras and the software I am using is Xeoma. These are IP cameras, so I need LAN/WAN on the PS switch. I don't know if the camera server needs to be plugged into the PS switch or the TS switch, but I know the camera server has to be able to see the incoming feed from the IP cameras.

Do I need to configure the switches to do all this?

Thanks for any help.

Reza Sharifi · ‎04-08-2016

You don't have to have 2 stacking cables. It will work fine with one. Its just you get half of the bandwidth with one cable. As for connecting them, you are doing the right way. You want one side of the cable to connect to stack-1 and the other side to stack-2. In the feature if you want to add a second cable, it will go the opposite way and you don't have to disconnect the first cable.r

I want to use the PS for security POE cameras and the software I am using is Xeoma. These are IP cameras, so I need LAN/WAN on the PS switch. I don't know if the camera server needs to be plugged into the PS switch or the TS switch, but I know the camera server has to be able to see the incoming feed from the IP cameras.

You can plug the server to either switch. If there is available port simply plug it to the PS switch with the cameras. You can put all the cameras and the server in one vlan. As for LAN/WAN access, once the switches are stacked, they logically become one switch. So what ever access you need in one switch you can have it on the other one as well. Think of them being one switch.

HTH

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Reza Sharifi · ‎04-08-2016

You don't have to have 2 stacking cables. It will work fine with one. Its just you get half of the bandwidth with one cable. As for connecting them, you are doing the right way. You want one side of the cable to connect to stack-1 and the other side to stack-2. In the feature if you want to add a second cable, it will go the opposite way and you don't have to disconnect the first cable.r

I want to use the PS for security POE cameras and the software I am using is Xeoma. These are IP cameras, so I need LAN/WAN on the PS switch. I don't know if the camera server needs to be plugged into the PS switch or the TS switch, but I know the camera server has to be able to see the incoming feed from the IP cameras.

You can plug the server to either switch. If there is available port simply plug it to the PS switch with the cameras. You can put all the cameras and the server in one vlan. As for LAN/WAN access, once the switches are stacked, they logically become one switch. So what ever access you need in one switch you can have it on the other one as well. Think of them being one switch.

HTH

WillaBamm · ‎04-08-2016

Thank you for verifying my information.